Phantasmagoria in Rags: betsey johnson

Everytime I try to take indoor pictures, they just turn out horrible. There's not really a good place to take them in my house and I decided yesterday to try taking them next to this shelf...but no, that didn't work. I was originally standing up, but I just didn't like them, so I sat down and played with Mardi instead. I guess this just means that from now on I have to actually brave the cold and go outside to do photos.

Don't forget that it isn't too late to show off your recent finds at this week's Thursdays are for Thrifters link up!

Oh, and I had originally worn this so that I could participate in Bloggers Do it Better: Sequins (see, there are sequins on my sweater), but I'm not really a fan of asking participants to put a button in their sidebar, so I'm not going to do that. I'm just a non-participating participant this time, and I'll be checking everybody else's sequined looks out too!

Floral Shirt: Charlotte Russe, apx. $10., Sweater: Gift., Blue Pants: Arizona, apx. $25., Socks: Betsey Johnson, Gift.

Vintage Love Knot Earrings: Secondhand, Gift.

Ring: F21, Gift.

Ring: F21, $6.

Shoes: Betsey Johnson, $20.

Ever since I saw Elaine over at Clothed Much wearing her gorgeous crown braid, I've wanted to try one. Problem is, I'm hair styling challenged. I mean, it took me forever to get the hang of a regular braid and forget french braiding. I just can't do it. So I thought I'd never be able to do a crown braid...which is why I'm so proud that yesterday I did...sort of. This is actually a Heidi braid. It doesn't meet in the back, but maybe I'll figure out how to do that one day.