dotty wears mittens

[wearing]

tie-neck blouse: thrifted

moto jacket: forever21 (similar)

skinny jeans: forever21

boots: chinese laundry (exactly)

mittens: target (similar)

[going]
to pick up the boy from the train station, to pickup delicious sparkling juices and fondue dippables at whole foods, and then lounging during the snowstorm. 

dotty wears red

[wearing]
grandma cardigan: thrifted (similar)
stripes: target (exactly)
red skirt: thrifted (similar)
sweater tights: target
boots: target (exactly)


[going]
graphics class, studio all afternoon, and then onto a sociology lecture.

and yup, it's friday again... 

1. with all the blogging events out there how do you determine which ones to participate in and which ones to avoid?

i don't participate in very many blogging events.  i just recently starting participating in fbff because i like reading other blogger's answers.  i like that there's no obligation to participate every week.  
as far as the thirty challenges go, i've been following kendi since back before she did her first thirty remix-a-thon back in my flickr wardrobe remix days.  i liked the idea, since it's all about remixing, so when i starting my blog last summer i signed up.  and now i'm on my third round!

2. be honest, have you ever jumped on the bandwagon of some blogging movement/event for the wrong reasons? how did that turn out?

at one point i joined chictopia, but it's seems a little but too much like a popularity contest.  i also joined weardrobe without knowing too much about it and i'm totally smitten.  it makes my "previously on" posts really easy to put together.  

3. how do you give your own flair to a blog event while still maintaining the general mission and purpose?

i stick to my way of presenting content--dashes and dots.  i recap all the outfits using animated gifs (my first rounds are here and here) because, well, i just heart animated gifs.  i think that a remix challenge really just pushes me to be more creative with my combinations, so it's good for me (and my little blog too).

4. when determining the best content for your blog what criterion do you keep in mind?

um...if it's pretty?  i'm really not trying to make it big in blogging.  i have a blog because i like it.  i really only post about things i wear and things i make, so this blog is just a little sliver of my life pie.*  i have a lot of admiration for bloggers like hillary that write about all of their life adventures while still maintaining a strong identity/personality on their blogs.  

5. while everything will not suit your blog, how do you try and support your fellow bloggers who are participating in something worthwhile but not your style? 

i don't feel any sort of obligation to fully read and/or comment every post from every blog i follow.  and really, i would hope that readers of my blog do the same. 


*it's key lime pie, in case you were wondering.  yes, my life is one giant green pie.  mmm.

dotty goes blue

[wearing]

jacket: brooklyn industries

tulle top: j. crew (similar)

navy skirt: rescued from a forever21 dress (similar)

boots: chinese laundry (exactly)

[going]
back inside.  no class on thursdays means that i get to spend the day avoiding the snow. 

[previously on] navy skirt

dash of the bestest

iskoola pota text

dotty has a giveaway (!) CLOSED

remember when i learned to use circular knitting needles and made a huge orange cowl?  well, it turns out that i am terrible at translating yarn skeins into knit objects, so i ended up with approximately twice as much yarn as i needed.  

and then i decided to just knit my cowl a twin.  

but i can only wear one large knit object around my neck at a time.

so you should enter to win it!

and then we can be orange-necked bloggy twins.

cowl giveaway rules:

• you must be a follower of dashdotdotty.  click the follow icon on the right sidebar.
• to make this more interesting, come up with another name for a massive blizzard.  snowpocalypse is already taken and totally overrated.  
• leave a comment on this post with your contact email.  
• this is open to international readers too.  
• the winner will be chosen using a random number generator next tuesday, february 9.

good luck!

oh, and here's a picture of that cowl's twin not hanging on a branch. 

dotty times two

[wearing]

dress: joie (exactly)

shawl-collar cardigan: thrifted (similar)

tights: target

boots: target (exactly)

necklace: made by me

[going]
to class.  that's right.  no snow days here.  but don't worry, there's plenty of snow. 

anyway, i've always wanted to give myself a high five.  it seems much better than patting yourself on the back.  did you know that if you look at someone's elbow during a high five it turns out better?  somebody should tell that to my twin, because she sucks at high fives.  

dotty starts her thirty

[wearing]

tie-neck blouse: thrifted

gray wool cardigan: j. crew (similar)

that lace skirt: target (similar)

sweater tights: target

boots: chinese laundry (exactly)

[going]
to studio for a meeting before i get snowed in and snow-related errands.  
and how did i go for this long without short boots? 
and without a confetti-print tie-neck blouse? 
and without 8-tracks?