Blog Party!

Saw this blog party and thought I have to enter! Haha! The girls who are running this little party ( Stella from Inspire, Elisabeth Rose from Living on Literary Lane and Amanda of Farmgirl Writes) have amazing blogs, so I think you should check them out and follow them! You should enter this for sure ! :) Here I go...

1. If you had to choose between living on a desert island or tropical rainforest for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

I'm not a big fan of leeches, so I must say a desert island! At least there will be water! :)

2. What is your favorite music CD right now?

That is such a hard question! I'm really loving BarlowGirl's Love and War album and Britt Nicole's Lost Get Found- there all so good!

3. If you were given the choice between wildflowers or roses - which would you pick?

Roses- there beauty is amazing, and they would have to be deep crimson red- almost like blood! (sigh..)

4. How much do you like notebooks? Is it mild, or are you absolutely obsessed with them?

Hmmmm- I have never really been a notebook person- I love scrap paper that I can just draw and write words that stick out in my head ( such as *inevitable* or *love*) or song lyrics. I'm more of a doodler and a daydreamer.

5. What is your biggest goal this winter?

Well, considering that Australia is in it's hottest season at the moment- I'll act like it said summer- lol! It would probably be to perfect the Fur Elise on piano!

6. If you could change your hair however you wanted, what would you do?

I would make it much longer but keep the natural slight wave so I could still either straighten it or curl it!

7. Do you think Harry Potter is bad?

I personally don't think it is- it's just a fictional book. It's not good to be caught up with it and become obsessed and black magic isn't good at all. But I found the books enjoyable when I read them, and once you read them thats it really. They do show virtues though of loyalty and courage ect...

8. Why do you think pink is a girls' color?

Good question. When a baby girl is born pink is the right colour to put on them- it's very light and delicate, but also bold and striking, depending on the shade. My brothers wear pink now and it's fine. I think it's because alot of guys clothes is getting alot more feminine? :) HaHa

9. Would you be up to singing in front of a thousand people?

Well for starters- I can't really sing that well- so I would if I was in a band and was performing a Paramore song cause when they sing live Hayley- the lead singer- just sort of speak sings and makes it really exciting! If you know the band than you will now what I mean!

10. What colors look best on you?

RED, Black, White, Grey Electric Blue, Chinese blue, Light Lemon Yellow, Hot Pink, Bright Green & Dark purples!

11. If you had a different name, what would it be?

Oooohh- that's a hard one! I love my name Chanel, but maybe I would like Gabriella, Rubria (or Ruby-Rose), Violet, Adelaide...

12. Do you like...

boots or sneakers?

Boots- living in the country it's a must!

flats or heels?

I'm a tall girl so I usually go for flats!

books or movies?

Books- all the way!

Purple or pink?

Purple. Said and done.

Long hair or short hair?

Long Hair for sure!

a best friend or a group of friends?

A best friend- love you darling!

ice cream or cake?

Ummmmm- ice cream!

plaid or polka dots?

Polka dots!

Wooohh- Done!

Love Chanel

Hmmmm...

Well, I hardly ever use blogger anymore. I haven't really had the time, what with all my exams, but I'm on holidays now for 7 weeks, i think in America you may call that Summer Vacation- but that just sounds weird to me lol! I should try and post more- I'm pretty lazy! Well, i have a pool party to go to this afternoon and I would like to wish everyone a big Merry Christmas!!

Love Chanel,

P.S I didn't get into the Shabby Apple competition- kinda disappointing but i liked the dress that one!

Dress Design for 'Shabby Apple' Dresses...

Dress Design for Shabby Apple Dresses Competition!

After missing last years competition from Shabby Apple, I decided that this was the year to do it. So here is my design sketch...

After searching for a dress for this Spring season, I had no luck whatsoever (I live in Australia). Most Spring dresses, are above the knee, have no sleeves and are so low it just gets embarrassing! So, when the Shabby Apple Dare to Design competition returned for this year, I decided that it was time for me to design a beautiful MODEST dress for Spring. The inspiration for this dress starts when my Mum bought me a pretty top for winter secondhand and I immediately fell in love with its butterfly sleeve design! This was the base inspiration for my design and you can see the top on the top right hand corner of my 'Inspiration' box below. This top was very feminine, but unfortunately the neck line was very low! I then quickly thought of a picture I had of the gorgeous Audrey Hepburn and then and there added a very high and flattering neckline. This created my bodice for the dress!

The attached skirt of my dress was a lot harder to design. One of my favourite skirts for Spring is a pretty knee length tiered skirt from Esprit. I decided that I would use this to create the attached skirt of my dress. When you walk in this skirt, it flits and floats around you and is very feminine because it is a circle skirt! Once this was drawn onto my sketch, a simple belt was needed to complete the dress, a very thin one! It would be in a simple plain colour, probably the same colour as the shoes you wear with the dress. The back of the dress will be zipped up with a long zipper.

Printed Chiffon, in a gorgeous vibrant pattern for Spring, whether a feminine floral pattern or a bold one, should be used for this dress, to give a formal look. An acetate lining should be used in a plain colour. For example, the sample of the blue printed chiffon in the box below, would use pale blue acetate lining. This will make the dress very delicate and graceful.

I believe it is modest enough to wear to Church or I could easily see this dress with a beautiful hat, like the one below, worn to a garden wedding! This dress is perfect for SPRING 2011!

For more info, please visit:

www.shabbyapple.com

Saint Mary MacKillop featuring Gary Pinto

Here is a song by Gary Pinto, about Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop or Mother Mary of the Cross! Do any of your countries saints have a song about them???? Hahaha :)

Morning Prayer - St Therese of Lisieux

Well, I haven't posted in a long time, I must seem like a slacko but i have been sooooo busy with school work! So since I am on holidays now, I have come to the conclusion that school is stupid! yes, that is a very immature and silly thing to say but, oh well! Just thought I would post this quick video on St Therese, because her feast is on 1st October!

Modesty at Mass

Hello!
Haven't posted since last year which kinda sounds weird!! Hop everyone had a wonderful Christmas, (I know I did) and Happy New Year!! I had a great birthday and am now 15 :)!! Man last year went too fast. Hopefully 2010 isn't as fast and I can't wait to go back to school and see all my besties again!! Sometimes I wish I could go back and rethink some of my decisions from last year at school, everyone was getting on each others nerves in Term 4 and there were quite a few fights among the girls. But hopefully the holidays has cleared that all up!!

My Mum and I decided to start a blog on Modesty at Mass!! Since not many people out there are modest, Catholic or Non-catholic, we started this blog:

http://modestyatmass.blogspot.com/

Keep up to date with Modesty at Mass, because there may be a competition coming up, so spread the word and tell all the Modest Catholic girls to keep up to date with the site!

BTW, I also have a youtube account and would advise people to create one! My name is oOMissRosaryOo!! I haven't uploaded anything though, any ideas!!???? There are a lot of beautiful Catholic videos on there as well!! If you go onto Modesty at Mass, there should be a link to direct you to a video on Catholic Modesty that My Mum and I made! By clicking on the person who created it (which is stcatherineofsiena, mu Mother dearest, lol) check out her friends and my youtube will appear!

God Bless
Chanel