ClareBare

This is a shout out to another one of my super talented peeps.

Clare is a dear friend and old roommate of mine with a fabulous sense of personal style and an absolutely stunning lingerie line. One of a kind organic sustainable pieces, with girly cute and sexy details like ruffles bows and beautiful patterns. She has just started a blog, and since Christmas (and my birthday *wink wink) is coming up. here is the link to her etsy store.

xo-HMc

Thin Line Press

This is my dear friend Maggie. She is a wonderful gal. Recently she has been working on a line of handmade greeting cards. You can check them out here:

Thin line press

Her stuff is really whimsical and pretty.

xo-

hMc

HALLOWEEN HELP!

I have too many good ideas for this years Halloween costume. Here's where I need your help.

What should I be for Hollyween 2009?!!

A) Tinkerbell

B) Jem

OR

C) Paul Stanley

All three of these options would of course be homemade and or put together using second hand things. They would also be very cute & sexy. Yes, even the Paul Stanley option.

Please leave your vote as a comment.

White T-shirts to the rescue!

Last Friday evening I found myself in a terrible situation. I had to be at work (Bartending @ the fabulous Dokebi in Williamsburg) in less than one hour, and I had absolutely nothing to wear. I had completely exhausted all of my options (as the pile of clothes strewn about my room could attest to.) In a panic I grabbed a Hanes white mens v-neck, a pair of scissors and started hacking away at the collar and sleeves.

Here is the result:

I likey the result but it still needed some shape, so I cinched the back with a mini heart-shaped brooch. The brooch has my name on it and was given to me by a friend from a past life. Now the shirt is personalized and extra special.

Not to mention a little more sexy.

Take that white T-shirt!!

On a final note. I don't recommend bartending in a white T-shirt.

xo- hMC

NAKED LADY PARTY!

Last night I hosted a "Naked Lady Party". Stand down pervs. A naked lady party is nothing more than a clothing swap between friends. So after opening a bottle of wine, and snacking on these baby caprese salad bites that I made,

we got right down to business. Look at how excited Leah was!

We started by tossing everything into a pile on the floor. After sorting through and seeing what each of us liked we moved into the dressing room aka my bedroom.

For those of you on the slower side of things, here is why we call it a naked lady party!

We were very civil about the swapping and if I liked something but thought it would look better on Leah I happily gave it to her to try.

In the end I think we all ended up with some great new duds. Even Laser got in on the action!

I am definitely going to be hosting more naked lady parties in the future!

xo- hMC

PEEK INTO MY CLOSET

I've become kind of obsessed with my wardrobe lately. Fueled by my dwindling budget, and my love of a good deal drilled into me by mommy dearest, I've become quite the thrifty shopper. Take a look at one of my favorite finds of the summer. I bought this Mara Hoffman dress at Beacon's Closet for $40. The dress retails at $286, so while $40 might seem steep for second hand it's really quite a steal. Here is the asymmetrical version of the same dress. Mine is the winged version.

Pretty hot right? I didn't even realize the tigers in the pattern until I got it in the dressing room. That was pretty much the dealbreaker so I purchased it. Upon bringing it home my dumbass, (not realizing it was 100% silk) threw it in the washer and dryer. It's nowhere near as silky and shiny soft as it once was but it still makes for a KILLER sexy beach coverup.

Girls and boys, ALWAYS check your labels before washing any garment. Lesson learned.

Stay tuned for more peeks into my closet!

xo-

HMc

CONGRATS MAGGIE & FRANK

Tomorrow I will be heading off to Florida to celebrate in the wedding of two of my dear friends. Maggie is my closest friend in New York. She's also probably the person I've been friends with the longest since living here. We've been through it all together... crappy jobs, awful apartments, and bad boyfriends. This weekend will be a real milestone to me because it's the first of my New York friends to go off and get married. Most of my New York pals have always been single. It's just a more common way of life here. Now as we get older I see everyone around me slowing down, maturing and in this case...getting hitched! It's going to be a great celebration. I adore Frank and can actually say that I was the one that introduced these two. I was dating Franks brother at the time and I forced Maggie to go out with me so I could meet him at the bar. She didn't want to go but I dragged her and as soon as we got there she went to the bathroom. While she was in there I saw Frank who I had met the week before at a party. As soon as I saw him at the bar that night, an imaginary cartoon light bulb went on above my head! Maggie has to meet this guy! They'll LOVE each other. When she got back from the bathroom she told me some guy had been staring at her while she was waiting in line and it really annoyed her. Sure enough, turns out it was Frank. I introduced them and the next thing I knew they were smooching at the bar. They've been smooching ever since and this Saturday we will all celebrate. I can't wait to Party! Congrats Maggie & Frank. I love you both!