Winesday Weekend: Wings, Done Fan, Chartreuse and More Dresses

It's been a lovely weekend, for company, hangin' out and weather!

On Saturday, L and I went for brunch and ran a few errands.

• Sweater - Jaeger, thrifted; last worn here (2nd outfit) on a Zentangle adventure in April
• Skirt - Kenneth Cole, consignment; first worn here in April with leather
• Shoes - Donald J. Pliner, consignment; last seen here (3rd outfit) in May for the theatre

An older gentleman commented on my outfit while I was out and about, saying that it was so nice to see someone dressed up for every day. Smile.

Lounging pose with hands in pockets.

 I love the pattern of this skirt. It reminds me of butterfly wings.

I liked this colour top with it but the boxy shape was a little out of my comfort zone.

The stuff:

Goodbye shoes! This was their second wear, and they are outta here! They cause my toes to spread and zap a nerve really badly. I couldn't wait to get them off! Darn, I liked these.

Copper bling:

Any excuse to wear my vintage copper.

• Earrings and necklace - Renoir, vintage 60s, vintage fairs
• Big cuff -  Renoir, vintage 60s, Grandma J's
• Cuff - vintage fair

In the afternoon, I hung out on the deck with Vizzini.

"Don't block my shade, woman."

I can't resist petting his warm fur - he's so soft.

I finally finished my Zentangle fan for Caro!

That started out blank - I drew all of it, then coloured with felt pens and watercolour pencils.

My first go on it, back in April:

I blocked in the large "C" (for Caro) on the right, made the giant swirly pattern on the left, did the centre pattern and the "tree" branch thing beside that.

I hid little hearts in the C.

And an upside-down heart for "balls" (hee).

The centre, just starting the Tipple pattern around the branches.

The big swirl was my favourite to draw.

I adore swirly patterns.

A couple of weeks later in May, I added the background pattern to tie it all together cohesively.

I like the contrast of the geometric pattern with all the organic rounded shapes.

It was easier to work on a big fan than the smaller one I did for Alli.

I still poked a few holes in it along the spines.

Earlier this week, I shaded on the square pattern and added some blue felt pen to the design to see how I liked it.

There's no going back - no erasing or correcting, so what's done is done.

I used shades of blue, purple, pink and red, with yellow for background and contrast.

In some areas, I coloured in or outlined with the felts, then used the watercolour pencils for the shading.

This had almost no pencil shading.

And voila!

The fan is done! I gave it to Caro at Winesday last night and she cried. Aw...

My next one will be for Cat!

After a bit of a sleep-in due to my late night, I went for groceries this morning.

It was hot, so long sleeves and silk! It was a good sunblock, although I did wear a scarf and lots of actual sunblock.

• Dress - Mary Jo Bruno, consignment; last seen here in March as my going out dress for our anniversary trip to Vancouver
• Shoes - Born, consignment; last worn here (2nd outfit) last weekend

My bug scarf kept the sun off my tattoos.

I went to the Patch and a couple of stores, as well as the flea market at Market Square.

This was an easy outfit for trying stuff on.

The stuff:

Shiny, shiny!

Gold bling:

I love my bug scarf.

• Scarf - Smoking Lily, gift from Janet, 1997
• Belt - vintage 60s, Mom's
• Earrings - gift from L

The Patch had a "buy one dress, get the second for 40% off" deal, so I browsed through the dresses and found a couple.

This one is obviously from the late 60s. Dig that groovy pattern, man...

I like all these colours! I can't wait to wear this, although it'll be warm - ah, good ol' double-knit polyester. Doesn't breathe.

It's a Dress Town Original!

Ooooh...This looks like it's had a lot of love. This was $19.99 with 40% off.

I also fell for this purple leopard dress:

It's got a really good shape, and is fully lined.

It's by Z Spoke: Zac Posen for Lord & Taylor, and still had its original price tag on it for $199.00.

It was also $19.99. Both dresses together were just over $30.00. Score!

I bought these little stud crystal earrings at the flea market for a dollar.

Useful! 

Not useful. 

"Can I chew on those earrings?"

Silly flop-cat. No, you may not.

I hope you all had an awesome weekend!