Blue Blood Blues Pt. 2

Here's Part Two of my holiday series with Karli Owens. What a babe!

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Blue Blood Blues Pt. 1

Here's the first set of my holiday series with the foxiest of foxes, Karli Owens. Keep checking back for more!
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Winter Came

It snowed today! Unfortunately nothing stuck but it was so fun playing in the the flurry blizzard of icy cotton. It's Dylan's birthday too, so it's been a pretty memorable day. I can't get over the fact that we went the beach multiple times last month and this month is full of ice and hot cocoa. Oh Wilmington, always keeping us on our toes. Here's a few shots from our three-hour winter.
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Winter Weather

Today I got lunch with a couple of old friends, Courtney and Johanna. It was so fun catching up and laughing too hard to chew our food. Not to mention these two are a couple of babes. We just got to hang out and enjoy each other's company and brace the abrupt cold weather together. Great day. Afterwards I got together with my three favorite siblings, the Tews, for a fun little photoshoot! I'm really excited about this one. Keep checking back for some sneak peeks!
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Sun Struck

Today was absolutely perfect. It was the best day I've had in such a long time. I got to sleep in and then Dylan and I went to beach to celebrate the beautiful weather. We body surfed, ran to the pier and back to dry off and warm up, and then laid out in the midday sun. Oh man, what a good day. I cannot believe it's the middle of January! How awesome is our little town.
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Thursdays

Why today kicks butt: new kicks, sassy nail polish, and my favorite mags.

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Like Flowers At Last

Today I was planning on shooting with two of my closest friends, Sara and Katherine Christian. Yes they're gorgeous; yes they're twins. It was going to be awesome. But sadly, Father Winter decided to pull a fast one on our 70-degree winter. For all of you non-Wilmies, it was freezing and ice-raining all day and we were left with no place to take cover besides Barnes & Noble. It was fun though! We caught up, celebrated the completion of our first semesters of college, and laughed, laughed, laughed. Company with these two is always good company. This next week I'll be traveling on vacation with my family so get excited for some sweet photos ops Third Sun style! Cheers to Winter Break!
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DIY: Infinity Scarf

Although Spring is well on it's way and quite a relief from the cold weather, it still has its chilly days! So, the best way to stay warm with style is definitely a scarf that you can just throw on when you're cold and throw off when it heats up. I love infinity scarfs, but I cannot believe how expensive they are, especially when I know how easy it is to make myself! It's so simple:

All you'll need is 60 inches of fabric, fabric scissors, measuring tape, pins, and a needle and thread.

Measure 60 inches long, and 9-12 inches wide from the fold. (Lengths/widths may vary according to your preference)

Cut the fabric straight down the edge, NOT along the fold.

Pin the edges together, and sew a 5/8" seam down the long side of the fabric.

Once you're finished sewing, your scarf should like like the picture above. 

Next, pull the scarf right side out, so that the seam is on the inside.

Now, this part may be confusing, but have faith! With the seam in the middle facing towards you, begin to turn the scarf inside out, but stop when the edges meet. Now the inside seam should be showing again. You want to line up the seam at the top holes so that the scarf doesn't twist.

Next, sew a 5/8" seam around the top, but leave 1-2 inches open, so that you can pull your scarf right-side-out.
Be sure to backstitch so the seam doesn't come out. Almost there!

Pull the scarf right-side-out through the hole. This may be frustrating if your hole is too small 

for the fabric to be pulled through. Don't pull too hard or you'll tear the fabric/seam.

Once you've pulled your scarf right-side-out, blind stitch the hole up with your needle and thread.

And you're done!

Stay warm! xoxo