Hair Progress: The Short Hair Blues

Not too long ago, I let my friend cut my hair, super short. I have been trying to grow out an asymmetrical cut, which if you have tried you would know it is agonizing. I figured why not have her cut it all one length? Well, I ended up not really liking it. It is just SO short and I have been dreaming of collar-bone length hair for months now.

Here is a picture of it:

Haha I kind of have a funny look on my face, I was in art class.

 So I decided that I am going to blog about my hair length status (Which is kind of weird, but it will get me through the hair growing process). I will probably include some remedies to make your hair grow faster (Or at least keep it healthy), and different ways to wear your hair so you are not running to a salon to get it cut. I find that encouragement is really what I need sometimes, also I think that seeing other people with flaws and problems similar to your own can really be a picker upper.

Here is a video of when I had asymmetrical hair, I hope you enjoy my sassy dance moves!

Xo Chloe.

P.S.

Sorry to everyone who commented on this, the comments all got deleted when I removed Intense Debate. I decided I like the traditional Blogger commenting better.

Stuff I Luff

My new friend Katie took this picture and I think it is so wonderful.

I absolutely adore this little pouch from Paper Sparrow.

I love the new turban headbands for sale on Olivia's Etsy shop!

I LOVE this dress! It is so simple, yet so perfect.

This movie is my all time favorite! "This is America, dude!" I love the shirtless mullet guy.

Look how cute these monster pillows are! They remind me of koala bears.

Xo Chloe.

And the Winner is...(Drumroll please)

The winner of this lovely floppy brim winter hat, is......

Lauryn Green!

Congratulations! I hope you enjoy your hat! And just know, I am envious ;)

Happy Friday everyone!

Xo Chloe.

P.S. Lauryn's blog is super cute, if you haven't visited it before, be sure to click here.

(Update 2/25/2012) Here is a picture of Lauryn in her lovely new hat!

Blog Award

Tia, from A Cup of T passed on this blog award to me! Her blog is truly adorable so I hope you will check it out! (And her hair is wonderful, too!)

Info:

This award is given to bloggers with less than 200 followers, in the hopes that it will bring many new friends/followers.

Liebster is German and means 'dearest' or 'beloved' but it can also mean 'favorite'. The idea of the Liebster award is to bring attention to blogs with less than 200 followers. So, I am passing this award on to five other bloggers. Please stop by and visit them.

The Rules are:

1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
2. Reveal your five picks for the award and let them know.
3. Post the award on your blog.
4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogshare-other bloggers.
5. Finally and the best rule of all..........have fun and spread the love!

I am passing it on to 5 lovely bloggers:

Argyle Owl- Even though she hasn't blogged in a while, I have to include her because her blog is what inspired me to create one of my own. 

Bunny Picnic- I cannot believe she does not have more than 200 followers! Her blog is one of my absolute favorites! She has such a great sense of style.

Enchanted Aria- This is one of my friend's personal blogs, she began her blog not too long ago so show her some love!

Humble Pie Vintage- This is another one of my favorite blogs. I love the variety of her posts, and she is just too cute!

Hi, Ho, Amanda-o!- Yet another friend of mine. She posts embarrassing pictures of me sometimes, go check it out. Haha.

Xo Chloe.

Giveaway with The Art and Found!

This Giveaway has Ended.

Woohoo, giveaway time! The beautiful miss Olivia Royale agreed to do a giveaway for my readers! Olivia's lovely creations are all handmade, with her own patterns that you can buy from her online Etsy shop. She mostly buys her materials locally in New York. Also, she models most of her creations, I find her pictures very aesthetically pleasing. In fact, I have posted pictures from her shop on my tumblr before (Linking back, of course!)

So, you have the chance to win this lovely floppy brim winter hat! Woohoo! (I wish I could enter!)

Here's what you have to do:

•  -1st Entry- Follow Lazy Explorers via GFC.
• -2nd Entry- Head on over to Olivia's Etsy shop and comment telling me your favorite item.
•  -3rd Entry- *Like* The Art and Found on Facebook.

So there ya go, three entries per person!
The winner will be announced on the 27th, in one week with a random number generator!
Good luck!

P.S. Also, please leave me some way to contact you if you win, email would be best.

Xo Chloe.

Local musicians, local coffee shop, and local friends.

Last night Dom's band, The Dandelion Brigade, played a show at our favorite local coffee shop. My friend Jake Mo performed before them. It is always loads of fun because I always meet someone new, and I get to indulge in the most wonderful chai tea on the planet.

There is my man, isn't he so suave? I just love him.

I chug my Chai tea, it is the only way.

That's Jake Mo. Isn't he just great?

Amanda and I wear dresses all winter long! Woo!

Shaana is adorable.

Thurday nights nights are the best! They start off my weekend because I have no school on Friday! Woo! What are you up to this weekend?

Xo Chloe.

By the way, I got my haircut. There is a post coming up about it.

Wear a Dress, Snow Matter What.

I love wearing dresses, and I do not plan to stop because there is a little snow on the ground. Honestly, I think my tights are warmer than my jeans (They are fleece-lined!). When I wear jeans, I do not feel the same. I just love the way I look and feel in a dress. 

I got a new backpack! It is from the brand Herschel, and it is called the Little America Backpack. I just love it so darn much! It is made extremely well, which I would hope for such a high price! The inside, which you can kind of see peeking out in the picture, is red and white striped. There is a separate padded pocket for a laptop up to 17 inches. I have an HP and it fits, but it is a bit snug. The backpack itself is huge, I fit all of my books and art supplies in it no problemo!

Outfit Details:

Dress-Target

Cardigan-H&M

Socks-Target (Men's Section)

Boots-Forever 21

I am also very happy about my purchase of these boots! Dominick's mom gave me a Forever 21 gift card for Christmas and I bought these! They are super comfy and cute! I love to wear men's dress socks with them, so they are just long enough to peek out. Target seems to have the best collection of men's dress socks.

Xo Chloe.

Stuff I Luff

Nan Lawson's art inspires me so much!

I love all of Olivia Royale's crotchet works!

This embroidery is 2 cute!

This framed print is absolutely adorable!

I love Luminology's soy candles, they are so modern and sleek looking.

I have recently been doing all sorts of new crafty things, these stuffed bears inspire me so much. I would love to make stuffed animals!

Xo Chloe.

New Camera News

Yes, you heard that right. I got a nice camera, finally! My mom and I put our money together and I got a Canon T3. I really like it. I looked up reviews before buying it and it seemed like a good beginner camera. I have yet to sit down and read the manual thoroughly and really learn how to work it, but I have taken quite a few pictures. The pictures already look much better than the ones from my old camera.

You might be able to see (if you look closely) that I am wearing a hat. I'm not sure if I mentioned this on here, since I have not been posting much, but I am growing my hair out a bit. It looks absolutely ridiculous right now because I had one side cut a lot shorter than the other. I did not think about how frustrating it would be to grow out an asymmetrical cut when I did it. Gah, hats forever.

I bought my first record for my new record player I got for my birthday. I love it so much. Vinyls just sound so wonderful. I also bought those boots because all of my boots soak my toes. I needed some nice ones for this next semester. The college campus can be awful to walk around if you do not have appropriate attire. 

My sister and I went shopping, hopefully she doesn't kill me for this picture. Isn't she so cute? I think she is just the prettiest girl. (And she said her hair didn't look good that day! Can you believe that?!)

Hopefully now I will be back on track with blogging. I am on tumblr quite a bit so if you just really want to be updated on the things I like, click here ;)

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! <3

Merry New Year!

Here is my first picture of 2012, with my new camera! (It's a Canon T3, I am in love.)

That's my pops and me. He was sleeping. Anyways, Happy 2012! What's your New Year Resolution? I am still coming up with mine.