Back in action!

Hey everyone, it's been a while since my last post (nearly 2 months! oh my gosh!) but the last few months have been very busy!

Not only have I had end of the year uni assessments and exams, but I've also started a new blog, Second Hand Jayne, and it's dedicated to second hand fashion! There's loads of pretty goodies up there already with outfit ideas to match, plus some beautiful vintage finds. Check it out if you're interested.

Anyhow, I will be back to posting regularly now, starting with some pictures of the first few trials at handmaking my wedding invitations, and bunting for our save the dates. It's so exciting to be making things for our wedding!

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30 for 30 day thirty!!!

oh my gosh!! last day of my challenge! and by way of fortune (or compulsory dress regulations) i had to wear a special shirt that was embroidered for the trip, as we met the mayor of the japanese city we are staying in, and toured the city.
i stuck to the rules for the rest of my outfit!

shoes (second hand store), jeans (mum's second hand store),

invisible belt (mum's wardrobe).

but check out the traditional japanese gardens we were walking through! such amazing scenery!

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30 for 30 day twenty nine

training in japan!!! 

(jeans, slightly invisible belt and scarf - mum's 2nd hand store, singlet - old work)

first traditional japanese meal
 

i am having the most amazing time over in japan!! as i'm over here for a martial arts based holiday (i train in karate and kobudo, which is traditional japanese weaponry) i've trained at several different dojos over here, which all focus in different styles of martial arts, it's been amazing!! anyway, back to the main point of this post (day 29) this photo is after an hour and a half of training, so i'm looking the best, and i'm slightly not yet fully dressed after getting out of my karate gear, so add a jacket (second hand store) and thongs (hand-me-down) and that was day 29!

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30 for 30 day twenty eight

shoe cheat!! i'm so guilty! and the camera was out about 30 seconds

after we got off the plane...

it's dress weather in the daytime in japan!! we had an overnight flight, so as soon as we landed i "freshened up" and got changed for the nicer weather :)

sundress and shoes (2nd hand store), white blouse and shrug (my old work).

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30 for 30 day twenty seven

best photo ever

in the limo on the way down to the airport :)

i had to make an outfit that was going to to comfy for ten hours on a plane, but still look half decent. so i chose....

a singlet top with a white blouse (both from my old work) over the top, over black tights (mum's 2nd hand store) with thongs (hand-me-down) for shoes, for comfort. and i finished it off with my knitted shrug because it's really cute and i love it, and a scarf for some colour (both also from my old work).

and i took my karate hoodie (cotton on) to wear if it got really cold on the plane.

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30 for 30 day twenty five

five days to go!

denim long shirt and belt (old work), sundress (second hand store),

thongs (hand-me-down).

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30 for 30 day twenty four

denim shirt jacket and waist belt (old work), playsuit (mum's 2nd hand store),

thongs (hand-me-down), assorted bangles (collected over the years),

sunnies (cotton on).

check out the atti-tood... little bit of a dorky poser :P

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30 for 30 day twenty three

knitted shrug (old work), cossie top (target),

shorts and thongs (hand-me-down)

it was supposed to be a really warm day today (it turned out to be mild), but in preparedness for the upcoming warmth i chose to wear my bikini top under the shrug (and that's all, woowoo!) so at lunch time i could lay in the sun. it was still a good idea in the end. it wasn't boiling, so i just whipped the shrug off (i was at a friends house, not just a random strip in public!) and lay in the sun for 30 minutes. it was lush!!

and for all you clever bunnies out there, i realise i am missing two days. i don't like doing jigsaw outfits and i didn't get a photo of monday or tuesday. i promise to play dress up before i leave for the holidays on sunday and catch up!

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30 for 30 day twenty

although i would have loved to have spent sunday (all day) on the beach, i had a few places to be so it was time to play weekend dress up. appologies for the blurry photo. for some reason my camera seems to have been in a grumpy mood sunday!

shirt and dress (old work), pocket watch necklace (tree of life),

clogs and bangle (second hand store)

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30 for 30 day eighteen

jacket (second hand store), white shirt (old work),

shorts and thongs (hand-me-down), pearl necklace-gone-bracelet (stolen from best friend :D)

i still love this jacket months and months after i bought it. i think it is so cute and unique! it really picks up a relatively boring outfit when combined with my totally stylish sunnies (haha) and the pearl necklace. however, i'll be totally honest, it was too hot to wear it most of the day but it looks good in the photo!

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30 for 30 day seventeen

today is brought to you by the sweet and warm spring weather. dresses and 3/4 knitted shrugs, oh the femininity of it all! i felt so pretty today in this floral sun dress from one of my second hand shopping saturdays earlier this year. it's light and comfortable, while still looking lovely.

shrug and belt (old work), sun dress (second hand store),

thongs (hand-me-down)

and apparently it's going to get even warmer for the weekend. woohoo!!!

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30 for 30 day sixteen

apologies for being a day late! but for your wait you get a double dose of dorky poses! (come on, you know that's worth waiting for :P)

white shirt (old work), playsuit (mum's 2nd hand store), 

thongs (hand-me-down)

also sorry about the dodgy photography. however i tried to make up for it with the pose :P

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30 for 30 day fifteen

halfway, woohoo! wow, time goes fast!
it was so lovely and warm today, once the morning chill wore off. i'm still in my shorts now, and the sun has nearly completely set. bring on the warm nights!

scarf (mum's), beige singlet (old work), denim look t-shirt (2nd hand store), 

shorts and thongs (hand-me-down).

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30 for 30 day fourteen

beige singlet tops (i double layered again - old work), jeans (mum's 2nd hand store), belt (mum's wardrobe), thongs (hand-me-down).

there were a few photos taken for todays post, and out of all of them, the one in which i was just goofing off looks the best (what does that say about the rest??) haha :)

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30 for 30 day eleven

OH MY GOSH. it was so cold today! it started out at 14.5 degrees at 7:30 am, and by 12pm it was down to 12 degrees! this is starting to sound like a weather report blog with all the temperature updates, but it's the most relevant thing to my wardrobe choice of each day. i liked today's outfit quite a lot, and it's one that i will do again, post 30 for 30 days. i like the colour combination of the light and dark denim with neutral black and the eye grabbing cheetah print scarf. a few other touches of colour (the belt and thongs) and a pretty plain outfit that worked as meeting, uni and afternoon tea attire quite nicely :)

 denim jacket, singlet and scarf (old work), belt (mum's), jeans (lee), thongs (hand-me-down)

one thing i did wish i'd remembered was a big jacket to pull over the whole outfit to stay warm!

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30 for 30 day ten (double figures, woohoo!)

little bit grey, little bit chilly today, so i snuggled back into my jeans and a 3/4 jacket to keep away the goosebumps.

jacket and singlet (old work), jeans (mums 2nd hand store), thongs (hand-me-down).

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30 for 30 day nine

another jigsaw day, but for a totally valid (and funny) reason
i was on my way home, and eating an orange in the car when it EXPLODED all over me. orange everywhere, over everything. me. my clothes. the steering wheel. the inside of the windshield.
needless to say, everything is in the wash now, and noticeably unphotographed. sorry, again! :(

singlets (old work), shorts & thongs (hand-me-down), tights (mums 2nd hand store), jacket (second hand store)

it was meant to rain all day today. instead it was sunny and warm. i'm glad i spring layered. i wore the beige spaghetti strap singlet (which is now beige and orange) under the cream singlet for a bit of extra warmth (for the supposed cold??) and the tights under my shorts for the same reason, the tights came off around midday anyway because it got too hot! as i was around kids all day, it was a comfort and practicality outfit, but i threw the jacket in as an attempt at some style.




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30 for 30 day eight

i made it through a week (doing well so far).
today was warm, sunny, and lush! however, the weather report looks down from tomorrow onwards (culminating in 14 degrees on saturday??!!! is that even possible?). looks like a return to the hermit days for kim.
but back to the positive! today was a summery pleasure, so i dressed the part :)

dress and denim long shirt (old work), thongs (hand-me-down)

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30 for 30 day seven

oh my gosh! i am a week in. i had the impulse to go second hand store browsing this afternoon, and i even walked into one, but i was well behaved and didn't buy a thing!
mondays are now officially jigsaw day! (sorry... lack of photographers in the house again!)

IT WAS SO WARM TODAY!!! i had both the windows down in my car! summer is coming! i am so excited!!!!! (excessive exclamation mark excited!)
okay, sorry. i'm calm now. today really was super warm, so it was all singlets and shorts for me. i wore a black boob tube under the singlet. and my karate hoodie for inside or in the shade :)

              singlet (old work)                                                                                 shorts (old work)

thongs (hand-me-down)

 hoodie (cotton on)

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30 for 30 day six

sun(shine and gelato)day!
the sun was beautiful today but the breeze was icy, so i just sat in the sun all day eating gelato :)
 

sunnies (cotton on), white blouse (old work), cossie top (thrifted), shorts and thongs (hand-me-down).

i've been playing around with the special effects on my camera, can you tell? haha. i think it makes the photos more interesting! and it's fun to play with all the goofy effects.

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