Spring Breezes

The weather this spring has been unseasonably warm so I have been able to wear my dresses, which I love!  Pants are so overrated.

Dress: Rosebud from Francesca's

Woven belt: Charolette Russe

Shoes: Shi

It was suuuuper windy!

On a side note I am still working on the layout (as you can tell from the crazy colors and lots of links that do nothing).  My HTML knowledge is from about age 15 so bear with me!  My senior thesis is also due next week (aaah) so it might take a minute.  Thanks for being patient, everyone!

Simple Changes

I am forever looking for jewelry display pieces since I am definitely an "out of sight, out of mind" person when it comes to basically anything.  Whenever I move from place to place I always stumble in to something that makes me think "Oh yeah, I forgot about wearing you!"  However, cute jewelry displays are either expensive and cute or cheap and ugly.  Luckily I go to the Urban Outfitter sales section basically once every two weeks and I found this little guy on sale (it's cheaper in stores than it is online)!

Turned Wood Jewelry Stand from UO (I forgot to take a before picture so this is from their website)

Unfortunately I generally do not like the color yellow, but especially this color.  It just seems so...blasé and looks like macaroni & cheese (delicious to eat, not so much to look at).  So, I decided to paint it! 

Initially I painted it just one aqua blue color, but for me it was way too blue.  I felt like it was screaming at me "LOOK, I'M BLUE!"

Sorry for the terrible picture, I figured out later flash is not a great idea

So then I painted it a lighter blue, but it was much, much too light.  Almost like it was whispering "I think I'm blue."
 

This was also before I discovered the close-up setting...

So then my mix-ologist came out and I combined my two colors...

And put a clear coat of gloss so it would not chip and voilà! 

 Here's a picture of the stand in action

I love the way it works in my room.  The color is poppy but not too intense and the gloss looks great.  The simple change of painting the stand made me absolutely love it!

I'm just getting into this whole crafting/thrifting thing so I figured I would not get in too over my head and instead start something I knew I could finish in one day (which I finished while watching My Fair Wedding with David Tuterra, love that show!).  My next project will be slightly more authentic to the true crafting spirit, never fear!

First Post

Hello all!  I am very excited for my first blog post even though I do not have any real content yet.  I want this to be a blog about what is in my life, what I am making, eating, loving, hating, what is making me who I am.  That is where the title of this blog comes in, Everything Gold.  It is based off of my favorite poem by Robert Frost entitled "Nothing Gold Can Stay."

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

This describes me quite well, as I move through life I pick up new interests and hobbies.  I make new friends and live in new places.  And that is all O.K., because everything new is gold (and I try new things a lot).  This means my blog won't specifically be about thrifting, baking, crafting, coffee, traveling, struggles, or anything.  It is what is gold in my life, what is new.

That being said what I do want to do is review products/tips/crafts/etc. that are on other people's blogs!  I have seen so many ideas on Pinterest and different recipes to make the same thing and I always wish there was someone like me who could comment on what worked and what didn't.  I would say I possess normal skill level at cooking/baking and crafting, which I feel is often what the average blog-reader has.  This way I can help those who are interested in crafting/making things know exactly what they are getting into before it happens.  I hope that you all enjoy this blog, I am excited to start trying new things already!