an outfit and a glimpse into jasmine's room

lets start with an outfit picture from the first day of school:
blouse: i "borrowed" it from my cousin
skirt: i made it a few years ago
shoes: plain black mary janes
it may have been inspired by casey brown's lovely outfits or maybe this print i found in my room

look i painted my room:
and here's the dress i altered a little while ago (it looks good with my walls, yes?)

-jmg

check out the new banner!

Good News: i was finally able to scan a bunch of my drawings including our new banner!!!!!

here are some of my scans:

this chambered nautilus was actually drawn a long time ago (i think it wasn't too long after the squid with the banner a few entries back). its pretty realistic which is a good look for me.

here is a small sketch i did of me and charlotte that i was planning on adding to the banner, but i liked the banner the way it was so i didn't end up adding it to the final banner.


this is a larger, more stylized version of the last drawing. and the next two are basically the same but i was trying to get more comfortable using ink and trying out new fill techniques. enjoy!
(obviously drawn during the brief period where charlotte's hair was red)


i already have more things lined up for my next few posts so stay tuned.

-jmg

Daily Outfit #1

So I was thinking that we should start incorporating our "daily outfits" into our blog, as we do appreciate fashion and individual style. Here's an outfit from last week while I was walking around in downtown Portland, OR. Of the five days that I was there, it was extremely hot, like in the high 90s, so I had to wear the least amount of clothing possible, but of course in the least revealing way, too. It was nice though to be able to wear a skirt again and not get cold at all for the whole day.

Sweater - Forever 21

Bandana - Thrifted

Black Chemise - American Apparel

Lace Skirt - Sewn by me

Shoes - Converse

(fun, secret flair: Black Apple pin)

New Hair

And I dyed my hair again. I'm a little compulsive when it comes to my hair, I like to change it up kinda frequently. I've been longing for chocolatey tresses for a while now. After seeing 500 Days of Summer, my girl crush on Zooey was renewed, and seeing her long brown hair reinforced my decision to dye it darker so I did it that same night. It actually turned out a lot darker than what I was expecting, some streaks are practically black, but Im happy with it. I think the hunt for a cute Black Apple girl that resembles me will be a lot easier now.

Lovable

Here's some more female-lead pop punk for ya. And they're totally lovable.

“There's something addictive about this album, I swear. Don't start listening to it unless you're perfectly immune to infectious girl-fronted pop punk rock.” -Razorcake Zine

Try it: Heartsickle

<3char

sew stuffs: an improved jacket and a caplet

just shortened the sleeves and added the black braid trim. it matches a cute dress that i'm working on (pictures soon hopefully!)


a sweet little caplet i made using emily's tutorial the hem fur is a little stiff, but a good washing ought to fix that up. i can't wait to wear this over all of my dresses this fall/winter!!!

(please excuse my dumb face)

-jmg

Discount

This band fucking rules hard. I found out about them unexpectably one day when Marissa and I were reading up on The Kills and came across the band's biography and the member's backgrounds. Turns out Alison Mosshart, the lead vocals of The Kills, used to be in this punk band, Discount. They formed in 1995 in Vero Beach, Florida and disbanded in 2000. It's too bad they're not playing together anymore, Mosshart was way cooler punk. I was so excited when I heard their stuff. It's fun and fast and makes you wanna shake.

Download Here

Band: Discount

Album: Half Fiction

Enjoy!

Char

Afternoon of the Faun

My love for The Black Apple just grows fonder.