When I was doing my photos by that truck the other day, I found this little stack of wood and tires. When I was younger we used to make forts and stuff down here and I wonder if this is left over from then. One of my favorite things about growing up in Alaska is all the outdoor fun we had as kids (and still have as adults!). I spent hours and hours outside tromping through the woods pretending to be a Native or a dog musher or some other rugged persona. We'd make forts and come up with imaginary stories in which we were main characters. Instead of playing "house" we used to play "bush family." I remember mushing up leaves and bark pretending to make some sort of medical salve, and "fishing" by using a stick to pull clumps of grass out of ponds (the bigger the clump of grass, the bigger the fish, obviously). I hope that when I have kids I live somewhere they can have as much creative fun as I did as a kid.
boots/target :: necklace/courtesy of dolly and boy
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I love all the lace with the tiny print. Very cute.
I enjoyed your story about playing when you were a kid. It reminded me of how I used to play pioneers with my sister.
hmm based on the tumblr are you dying your hair red? because as much as I LOVE your hair now, you'd look amazing as a redhead...then again I could have misread your tumblr
your childhood games sounds absolutely adorable. I remember playing lion king a lot, but I've never heard of playing bush people. making medical salve is so cute and creative. alaska sounds truly magical to grow up in. I dunno how kids in cities have fun
Unfortunate about your camera! :(
I love this dress though - so pretty!
I am in love with that dress! And I love the way you styled the outfit with the belt and boots.
-Juliette from WhereForArtThouRomeo
P.S. Your poor camera! Mine is literally falling apart too, lol.
Ahh, my brothers and I loved (and still do) to play outside and build forts and pretend we lived there. I recently built a fort in my room that I'm now sleeping in. Not quite the same as outside, but much warmer. :)
You're only 5'1"? Wow, I thought you were taller! I'm like 5'3" and I always find itsurprising when someone is shorter than me. I'm the shrimp of my group of friends, they're all 5'6" to 5'11".
Red hair! I would love to dye my hair red but I'm not sure it would work with my coloring. If you do dye yours, though I'll miss your dark mane, I think you'll look fantastic! You could definately pull it off!
I was the same way as a kid! I played outside ALL THE TIME. I think it's so great to have the opportunity to get outside and be creative as a kid.
My guess is...red hair?! So excited to see it!
Oh and of course, you look amazing here!
When I was little I used to tell my mom is was her fault that I didn't have curly red hair, freckles, and green eyes. My brown hair, brown eyes combination just wasn't cutting it.
Years later I went for the next best thing. My boyfriend is a curly red head with green eyes.
As someone who always wished they were a redhead...I'm excited to see your hair! Good luck!
wow, you look totally amazing in this dress. i really love how you styled it. such a great look on you.
LOVE the double lacey ness you have going on here!
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I had no idea you were so short -- I feel very close to you know! The dress looks spectacular on you and I love your photos today!
I love the dress. It looks great on both you and Tieka! I may have to get one myself...
-Lloyd
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the lace works wonders with the small print on the dress :)
Okay I truly love that dress!
Looks so good on you, glad tieka put it in the swap..I was secretly hoping she would so I could see this amazing dress on all of you. You look super good in it! and I am 5'1 too :)
can't wait to see your hair :)
I totally agree about how important creative play is for kids. I remember building snow forts and bringing food and drink to school to put in our fridge! And pretending we were hiking for days up the "huge" snowplowed "mountain" :)
love the dress mixed with the different lace -eclectic but still sophisticated =)
You have the most amazing hair! and you look gorgeous in that dress!
man I used to do stuff like that all the time as a kid. we'd make salad out of all the different kinds of leaves and live in our tree house.
The dress was insanely short on me too! Brett was cracking up because my butt was completely exposed when he was taking photos! But I really love the way you styled it!
I love that last photo of you. GORGEOUS!!
I love the parallel/contrast going on between the lace and the tree's boughs (and your hair)! Beautiful pictures!
Your photos are gorgeous! Love that dress on you.
Alaska sounds completely fascinating, I'm far away in Virginia and can't imagine anything like it.....definitely on my list of places to travel to in the future!
oh god, I remember making forts!! One of my favorite memories!
You look awesome in this dress, and I love your pictures! I was wondering if you delightful dozen girls could do a post, or something on your fb page on taking outfit pictures, some tips on taking them alone or even in general...just a thought. :D
Your childhood adventures sound so much like mine! Except we're out in the Southwest so we were always pretending we were like dust bowl travelers. We had this odd plant that we'd mash up with water and was our soup. Another favorite game was Lava, jumping around from object to object trying not to touch the ground. It was definitely a blast growing up outdoors and letting our imaginations run wild.
i love the outfit!
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Your hair looks amazing here.
My DSLR broke some months ago and it's been quite an adjustment using my back-up point-and-shoot.
That dress looks so pretty on you- you suite dresses so well x
Camilla
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You seriously know how to style some lace! First, the lace body con and now this outfit with the lace tights..! You look fabulous. And I thought you were taller, too! I'm only 5'3 so we are in the same boat!
You are such a skinny minny! Cute outfit, as always.
He he, I have hair similar to yours, and it is red. I think I am a bit paler than you, though...but yeah, we'd be twins! I even used to have the straight-across bangs.
if I've interpreted your tumblr correctly, I think you and I may be doing the exact same thing. I'm about to go red and I'm incredibly nervous and incredibly excited! so if this is it.. good luck to you!
also your childhood games are so cute. i grew up visiting my ranch often and we liked to pretend we were cowboys or magic horses and we used to make witch potions out of leaves and water and dirt, so i feel ya. having the woods to play in as a child gives you endless possibilities, i miss those days.
This dress looks soooo pretty on you! I love the photos! :)
I love this dress!!
I saw it on Tieka and bought it straight away!!
I love all your outdoorsy photos!! I've come home from university for Easter and I can't wait to go the the beautiful park near my house to take photos!!
xxx
I love this dress, and the mood of your shoot. Was your title from the song Barnacles by Ugly Casanova?
you'd look amazing as a redhead...then again I could have misread your tumblr
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Gorgeous shoot, love the setting
love these photos! just gorgeous
Ha! Those are the sort of game I played too...
I spent two summers in Anchorage, with my aunt, and I was always in the woods. I tried to make cranberry jelly out of native cranberries. I also grew a little garden and picked strawberries for dinner.
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