Me-Made-May Outfit 7

 Dress: Dixie DIY Ballet Dress V3

Leggings: Self drafted from Etsy tutorial, unblogged

Well, its back to the grind around here, my glamorous life of sipping champagne wearing a raincoat on the beach is over. On the 7th and 8th I was doing field work and wearing boring clothes, but on the 9th I had a little break and got to work in the office. Yay for wearing fun clothes! Except, the thing is, I think I kind of hate this dress. Or, at the least, I like it less and less each time I wear it. Its too short and it is SO not flattering. It might be time to let it go- or at least turn it into a skirt. What do ya'll think? In other news, my garden is growing VERY slowly. (Fingers crossed) I'm buying a house at the end of the month (holy shit, ya'll), so I'm trying to keep most things in pots until then.

 

Me-Made-May Outfit 6

Dress: Newly made by me, McCalls 6700

Here I am at the Albuquerque airport again, during my three hour layover waiting for my 20 minute flight that saved me a two hour drive. Poor planning!! Oh well, at least I was wearing my new maxi dress and got to spend a little time at the park dog peeing and airport employee smoking area. Plus, I enjoyed this fantastic view on the short flight home. Guys, I was seriously the only person on the plane other than the pilot. As in, there was no co-pilot. Terrifying!! But at least it was scenic!

 

Me-Made-May Outfit 5

Dress: Washi Dress V2

Leggings: newly made by me, unblogged

On Sunday, the final day of my Florida trip, the sun finally came out (though it did certainly remain windy)! We took full advantage, visiting a historic lighthouse, the original spanish fort in the area, and finishing up with a bike ride on the beach. It was a busy day, good thing I had my Washi to see me through!

I'm back home now, and back to a busy work schedule. Boo. Hopefully I can catch up with Me-Made-May posts before this coming weekend, when I hope to wear some me-made stuff again! So far, I've worn me-made stuff 6 out of 7 days in May, so I think I'm doing well on my pledge. 

Sorry to be MIA from commenting on your lovely blogs over the last week, I haven't mastered discus or wordpress or the captcha thing on the iphone yet. I'm playing catch up right now, because I've seen so many lovely new spring items and me-made outfits on your blogs!

 

Me-Made-May Outfit 4

Dress: made by me Washi dress v1
Leggings: recently made by me,(unpictured)

This was day 2 of 2 of constant downpour in Florida- hence the indoors picture. Every time I was somewhere scenic, I was bundled up in my raincoat. Thank goodness I threw in these leggings last minute, or I would have frozen my ass off! On Saturday, we moved operations to Saint Augustine, Florida in hope of enjoying the beach! I think that was overly optimistic! However, it was actually a pretty interesting place (though a but touristy for my liking). Did you know that it claims to be the oldest town in the States? I thinly there are several places in new mexico that would beg to differ, but it was still enjoyable!

Me-Made-May Outfit 3

Dress: newly made by me colette hazel (photo clearly taken after one or two or three too many glasses of wine)

On Friday, I was in Gainesville, Florida, home of the University of Florida. My sister graduated with a masters degree in women's and gender studies. Gainsville was much more charming than expected, but it did certainly have a seedy underbelly! Also, it rained HARD the entire time we were there, hence the lame inside photo taken during my sister's graduation party.

Me-Made-May Outfit 2

Dress: newly made by me, McCalls 6700
(Taken in the Albuquerque airport- keeping it klassy!)

I have to say, this dress was absolutely perfect for a day of flying practically all the way across the country. Nothing beats a maxi dress when it comes to squeezing yourself into those uncomfortable airplane seats!



Speaking of airplanes, here is the one I took my first ride of the day on. It was a thrilling ride, to say the least!

P.S. please don't mind my iPhone blogging! I'm not sure I have the system quite worked out.

Me-Made-May Outfit 1

Clover Pants V 1.0, Alabama Chanin + Blank Canvas Tee Tunic

I wanted to kick off Me-Made-May with a bang, but once again I had to deal with safety related dress code requirements at work. I spent the morning in a laboratory- long pants and closed toed shoes were mandatory. Clovers to the rescue! I spent the afternoon in my lovely cubicle not being very productive since I go on vacation tomorrow and was getting antsy, so instead I attempted to take a self timed photo with my iPhone. I think you can see how well that worked out above! I've provided with you with something pretty below to make up for it. 

So, that was my day of me-made wearing while learning how to detect high explosives in groundwater, walking the dog, and packing!