Phantasmagoria in Rags: heidi braid

This is one of my favorite dresses. I hardly ever wear it because of my disdain of short sleeves (on me) and wearing something over it ruins the dress completely. The back and shoulders are crocheted; I actually bought it several years ago when crochet wasn't really 'in' (maybe why it was on the sales rack for somewhere between $5-$10) but I instantly loved it. Sometime soon I think I'm going to write a post about the benefits of buying new and the benefits of thrifting. But not today. Oh, and I did my hair in a Heidi braid again. It looks kind of weird up close because I have so many layers, but this is one of the few ways I actually like wearing my hair up.

Dress: Charlotte Russe, apx. $10.

Back of the dress...

Vintage Sunglasses: Thrifted, $3.

Vintage Love Necklace: Secondhand, Gift.

Ring: F21, $5.

Love Ring: Uban Outfitters, $10.

Vintage Mood Ring: Secondhand, Gift.

Mocassins: Thrifted, $5.

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.