the case of the missing eyeball

on friday afternoon a little gold bird was victimized right under my nose, quite literally.  while i was busy making faces at my husband, i heard a crunch, i heard a crack, and i realized that a crime had been committed.  one of my little blue-eyed brooch birds had been assaulted and was lucky to escape the attack with its life, but only one of its two eyes.  it didn't take me long to identify the attacker thanks to exhibit A:





jacket: american eagle // lace dress: h&m via ebay // neon belt: gap // bird brooch: vintage // sandals: aldo

a few things about this outfit: first, i almost died when i saw that i'd won this dress on ebay.  i've been wanting a lace dress for so long, but seeing as how i'm a cheapskate, i wasn't willing to pay what most of them went for.  and then i found this one.  $17 later, i'm the proud new owner of this brand new dress with a €30 price tag.  next, i've had this neon yellow belt for years, and although i love it so much, i've never been sure of how to wear it because i'm pretty low key and i didn't want it to make me stand out so much.  i guess this is another reason i really needed this dress.

so how was your weekend?  mine was nice, and i'll tell you more about it tomorrow!  but until then, be sure to enter the giveaway i've got going on from printrunner.com for 100 postcards with your very own design! 

22 comments:

  1. oh i love that dress! sorry about your birdie brooch! i hope the culprit was treated fairly but justicely for her actions.

    love that dress so much! i have a white lace dress coming in the mail but i have to dye t a dark purple for my best friends wedding. i am a bit nervous about dying it and getting it to be a perfect color. we shall see....

    oh man you are gonna kill me arent you! i can't wait to hear about your fair and i know you did well!
    xo,
    cb

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    1. oh wow, i'm curious to see how the dye job on the dress turns out! i bet it'll be really pretty and elegant in dark purple!

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  2. I can't even tell you how many times one of my sweet dogs have destroyed something I love. Ahh, the things we do for these animals of ours.

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    1. i know, i know. i just hope they realize how much we love them.

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  3. Oh my, sorry about your brooch! That first picture is somehow pretty funny too though. A mischievous magpie moment for Flojo...

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    1. she is SERIOUSLY a magpie! i rarely ever wear anything sparkly around her because there's a pretty good chance she'll break it!

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  4. You are gorgeous! Love your outfit as always sexay laday.

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  5. Oh no! What a punk! You're poor brooch :( But you did get a really awesome photo out of it, so all is not lost.

    I love this dress, good ebay score!

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    1. the good news is, the eyeball was tiny so i doubt anyone else will notice, AND i've got more vintage bird brooches where that came from!

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  6. Oh I love that dress. Ha-ha that's funny you got a picture of him in the act!!

    Sara
    http://seventwentysomethings.blogspot.com/

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    1. i always like looking back at the pictures she's in, because she's usually doing something bad or funny! goofball.

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  7. This dress fits you perfectly! Was your craft show this weekend? Can't wait to hear how it went!
    -Hannah

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    1. this was the big event weekend! i still hadn't even looked at the few pictures i took, so i guess i'll have to do that so i can share! thank you so much for asking!

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  8. The dress is so pretty! I'm sure your parrot was just a little jealous that you had so many other birds as accessories this time.

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  9. That dress is gorgeous Danielle - and love those shoes! So cute :)

    Annie
    The Other Side of Gray

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  10. Haha poor lil' eyes!

    LOVE that dress! SO pretty. I have a lace dress, but it isn't lined or anything and the back is BARE. & when I say lace, I mean it's just LACE. Completely see-through. So, I'm going to have to learn how to sew or something & make myself a slip, ha. Or just suck it up and pay someone to make me one... I am just cheap! Ha.

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  11. Love this dress!

    Stopping by from Brunch in April! :)

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  12. That dress looks lovely on you! Perfect for summer! XO

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