Hello!

This is what I wore to my Grandfather’s 70th Birthday.

I bought this 80s dress from the Salvation Army store for about $4. Unfortunately for me, it was then a six sixteen. Half and hour and several metres of cotton thread later and it is sufficiently bella-sized. Oh, and it has self-buttons!

I’m still hung up on poppies…

The playful polka dots remind me of my childhood for some reason. So I decided to go with it and use bright red accessories. Isn’t this red bow so very girlie? I feel like I’m six years old again!

Dress: Thifted

Shoes: Vivienne Westwood

Bag: Vintage

Brooch: RSL

Headband: Diva

Belt: Thrifted

Image from shes jac.

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• Ingrid Newkirk of PETA certainly does have a unique & original will.

That one of my eyes be removed, mounted, and delivered to the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a reminder that PETA will continue to be watching the agency until it stops poisoning and torturing animals in useless and cruel experiments

• Are your passwords secure? Fabulously Broke discusses creating useful, secure & easy to remember passwords.

• How To Make Friends Wherever You Go.

• A cute article at io9 peeks into the lives of real life Storm Troopers. Well, at least the ones who are members of the 501st legion.

• Working for these guys might just be the coolest job ever.

• Olivier Theyskens for Nina Ricci has created the most amazing heel-less high-heels! TLO thinks they’re ridiculous, but I kinda like them.

• Incredibly geeky T-shirts. I’m thinking I would like one with the periodic table of elements on it. My high school biology teacher could probably appreciate that!

• If you ever wanted to sparkle like a vampire ala Stephanie Meyer then Miss K over at Aromaleigh has just the thing for you.

• A recipe for Mars Bar Slice…with chillies! Chocolate & Chilli go together quite will actually.

• Lockwood Estate is for sale. This is the most adorable house ever! Very Addams-esque!

• Haute Macabre mixes up some absinthe cocktails. From what I can remember Aleister Crowley created a cocktail containing not only absinthe but also ether. Eesh! To many of those & you would definitely be seeing fairys!

• Because everything is funnier…in the butt! These guys make hilarious stickers & then take photos of the places they end up. Awesome!

• If you’re ever lacking make-up inspiration for your next big night out Eugene has found a goldmine of brilliant photos that are bound to get your creativity flowing. Eye candy indeed!

• Someone should send one of these to Mermaid!

• Ever wish you were back in primary school? Do you long to back in the days of endless playtime, exploring & fun? Maybe that’s because grownups need recess too!

• & if you’re stressed out & don’t have time for a little recess, why not pop some bubble wrap? Go on. You know you want to.

• This personal advertisement is hilarious!

• Whenever someone @’s on twitter with “that’s what she said” thatswh.at will display the original comment. You can vote for your favourite too!

• Ten reasons to smile. Like we needed a reason!

• Ever wonder how they really shoot those editorials in fashion magazines? All is not as it seems!

• Love Stories without dialogue:

Have a lovely Wednesday!

Image by Farruska.

• Amazing photos inspired by events leading up to the French revolution.

• Check out the flow chart for heavy metal band names. I just love that the whole thing is an inverted pentagram! Oh, & that it’s a flow chart! \m/

• Dita Von Teese for Express Style is the ultimate feme fatal: dark, lux & beautiful.

• Jenifer 8. Lee & Cara Buckley of the New York Times explore the darker underside of DIY abortion. The stories these ladies have to tell are heart rending.

• Christmas cards that are perfect for use during a recession. My personal favourite is the “Selling the kids Christmas card.” Yours?

• Yulia Brodskaya creates some drop dead gorgeous paper art. Totally amazing!

• Hold your breath every time you use Google & you just might save the planet!

• I’ve always found the scent of coriander (cilantro) repulsive. Now I know why.

• Dark Roasted Blend explores some alluringly creepy abandoned theme parks. Very Spirited Away.

• How awesome is Blake Lively?!

• Only die-hard culinary explorers will be willing to try a taste of snail caviar. Personally, I’m a bit of a wuss.

• Tina Su uses a circle as the perfect metaphor for the ideal lifestyle & gives a few tips for “designing” the life you want. My circle could be a little smoother, how about yours?

• Smash Magazine predicts the top web design trends for 2009. Will Bella’s Threads follow suit? Stay tuned to find out!

• I am totally considering Eye-fi. “Upload photos automatically from your digital camera to your computer,” no cables or anything. How awesome is that?!

• Amelia Arsenic rocks that big red bow!

• How to make your own snow globe! I always found snow globes fascinating as a child. Who didn’t? Now you can make your own!

• Thursday Bram makes it easy for you – 50 Businesses You Can Start In Your Spare Time!

• Someone finally said it “Vogue is getting a bit stale.” What does this mean for the magazine’s future?

• These final threads are full of awesome video content. This is perhaps the most hilarious condom ad I have ever seen.

• 4th Estate creates the most adorable video for bibliophiles like myself. A world made of books. How absolutely lovely!

• Let my Grandfather read you a bedtime story – he’s really very good at it!

1. Wire rope, 2. What a tangled web we weave….., 3. herringbone homage, 4. Curly Rope, 5. please stop hating playing hard, 6. Green Thread, 7. fray, 8. Spools of vintage thread: greens, 9. blue 7, 10. cob nut – wrong side, 11. Thread-ends, 12. Little boy in a pot of ropes, 13. Green

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• I have discovered Paco Peregrín! His Wonderland series is awe inspiring. As is this & this & oh gosh this!

• Even Kermit the Frog does yoga! Awesome!

• Dr Who: is the new Dr everything the Dr should be? I think McMillan is right; I would have liked to have seen the Dr wear skin with a different shade – or some stilettos.

• It’s every DnD players’ dream cake! Complete with twenty sided dice & a battle grid! When your party is done slaying the beast, they can slice up its tail & serve it with ice cream…

• The ever-beautiful Miss Karen recreates Siouxsie Sioux’s iconic make-up & does a smashing job!

• This dress used to be a phone book…

• Just like tinyurl makes long winded urls a decent size, hugeurl makes any url a well….very decent size. Huge in fact. If you like that, why not treat yourself to the worlds longest email address?

• Snopes investigates the Good Wife’s Guide. True or not, it’s still hilarious!

• You can buy Peta branded coffins with Peta-esque slogans emblazoned all over ‘em. Gives new meaning to “I wouldn’t be caught dead in fur!” $75 from each sold is directly donated to Peta.

• Ever wondered if scientists can dance? Me neither. But the answer is yes, yes they can. I can remember when my tenth grade science teacher dressed up as the superhero “Science Man” and danced around to Tom Lehrer’s Periodic Table of the Elements. Too good to forget.

• Dr Martens are celebrating their 50th year by collaborating with well known artists & designers & the resulting footwear is well worth a peek.

• Check out these geeky tattoos. I think the Death Eater one is pretty hawt. Which is your favourite?

• Very attractive zombies. Fashion zombies even. Need I say more?

• I wish I could have gone to this party – would have been interesting no? I bet the costumes were delicious! Now, where can I find some photos of this party…?

• Speaking of Christmas, Laura Keeble devised an installation two years ago with the three wise men as the central theme. Only, they bear the gifts of Dior, Rolex & Chanel. Creepy.

• The jewellery from Majo Fruithof is stunning. So is the photography. I have my heart set on the cross necklace.

Apologies for the muted expression, but I was feeling a bit glum. I have a junk food hangover you see. No more nachos for me in the near future I think.

• Black jersey shirt
• Black velvet high waisted skirt
• Black patent PVC pumps
• Black ribbon (around left wrist)
• Pearls, pearls, pearls! (the faux kind: around neck, on ears, in hair)

A while ago I went on a shopping spree for faux-pearls. I love the shape & colour of pearls, & how lovely they look en mass. Pearls seem to me to be the epitome of femininity. I used to raid my mother’s jewellery draw for her strings of pearls & wear them whenever I could get away with it. I think that sometimes pearls really deserve to be the centre of attention. To take advantage of the white-on-black contrast they provide, I like to combine pearls with simple black clothing. Though, I have been known to wear pearls wrapped around tartan skirts, coiled around my ankles & thrown over bold T-shirts!

Also, my brother & I picked this cane lawn-chair up from the side of the road. Isn’t it awesome? It needs some tender loving care, but it should make for the perfect garden seat on hot summer days don’t you think?

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