VLOG: Let's Go to the Beach Beach

Hey guys! Just uploaded a quick 10 min vlog from a few weeks ago! Follow along as the fam, squad, and I hit up the beach and have a dance party at my grandparent's house. (and also if you want to see what I look like in drag makeup, because our girly makeover session took a turn for the weird...)

Enjoy!

A Birthday Soiree + Vlog

(my dress: Tracy Reese via Ebay, Caitie's dress: Tracy Reese via Ebay, Lily's Dress: Goodwill)

So Saturday was kind of a big deal....

My best friend Caitie and I decided to throw a join birthday party for our 18th and 16th birthdays!!! My birthday was in June and Caitie's is at the end of August so we met in the middle. 

(Ruth's dress:vintage, Rachel's dress: vintage)

family on point

This is when our friend Jesse surprised everyone with a song he had written about Caitie and I, :') The full version is in the vlog!

It was a wonderful evening and I wish all of you could have been there! Since that wasn't possible I have a vlog from the whole weekend to make it feel like you were! Beware... there's LOTS of embarrassing dance moves and off tune singing. (screaming?) 

Killing Flowers

For my baptism I knew I wanted hydrangeas for the centerpieces but couldn't find nice ones anywhere! I was getting discouraged when Caitie said her neighbor said the deer were eating all her flowers and she could pick whatever she wanted. Free hydrangeas? Score.  (Shoutout to Caitie's neighbor who I do not know. You rock.)

"shhh, flowers. I'm only killing you."

I made this dress at the end of the summer last year and it's one of my faves. Classic but 

still quirky. 

Kevin: "Ooo wait! I have a photo idea! Here take my pic." (He legit instagrammed this...)

Outfit details: 

Hannah: Dress: Made by me; Shoes: Consignment store

Caitie: Dress: Calvin Klein; Shoes: Goodwill

Kevin: who knows

Tropics

So guess who DIDN'T drop off the face of the earth, as opposed to what I may have led you to think. 

So seeing as it's been forevs I thought I'd catch you up on some things... 

1. Girlfriend here got some highlights on the bottom half of my hair. You may be able to tell from these photos, but maybe not cause they blended them supa well. I think I'll add even more blonde next year. 

2. I went to KEEYYY WEST with my sister Rachel and one of my best friends Lily for a week! We stayed with my Grandpa who is the coolest person ever and has the most amazing house down there. I'll do several more blog posts on actual photos from our trip and what we did, but I wanted to show you a photoshoot we did while we were down there! 

3. My excuse for not blogging has been pretty valid. I've been working harder than I think I ever have (I've worked 16 hours a day in the studio for the past few days, if that gives you any idea), and never really leave the house or get dressed HA. Ironic, right? Spends all day making cute skirts and NEVER GETS DRESSED CUTE ANYMORE. Things are more under control than they were a few weeks ago, so hopefully I can get back into blogging. 

4. This week is the homeschool convention (HOLLA) and I'm pretty pumped about having a booth for my 4th year in a row! (If you're going to be at the virginia convention come see meee!) My friend Caitie is staying at Coker Casa for the week and is going to be helping out at my booth, and you bet that we have coordinated outfits for each day. Hopefully I'll get some outfit photos out of that! And I think we're going to vlog the week which is supa exciting. 

So anyway... there's a little life update for you!

The humidity on the island was actually amazing because I could wear my hair natural with no problems! I'm all about that life.

Here' s my stunning friend Lily 

And my glamorous sister friend 

Hope you enjoyed reading and I'll be back tomorrow with more photos from the trip!

 (My dress is from goodwill, Lily's is from a yard sale, and Rachel got her's from a thrift store on the island. We're big spenders.)

3 Years of Hannah Everly

(this post was written yesterday)

Three years ago today I made the spontaneous decision to open my etsy shop, and that decision honestly changed my life. 

Here are some photos my friends posted on Instagram throughout the day! Don't I have an amazing squad?!?! ;)

It makes me feel so happy and blessed to read through all of those and see all the photos. :') It feels like it's my birthday and these are the best gifts I could ever ask for!!!

So... today felt like a big giant hug. Thanks so much for all the amazing comments, emails, messages, and texts. I can't tell you how much it all means to me. Last night I was stressed and overwhelmed and ready to throw in the towel, but all your encouragement today made a world of difference. Sure I've had people say hurtful things, but you know what? The positive outweighs the negative x 1,000. You guys keep me going and I wouldn't have made it 3 years without you. So here's to the future... Can't wait to see what happens, and can't wait to experience it all with you!! #3yearsofhannaheverly

Sock Hop

Good morning guys! So I wanted to share some photos from the sock hop I went to last weekend. In case you don't know... a sock hop is a 50's themed dance where every wears vintage dresses or poodle skirts and a live band plays and there's lot of rootbeer floats. (Or you fill a cup with just ice cream if you're me)

Probably the highlight of my life was when the older man who owned this 56' Belair pulled me out of dance to get photos with his car. Later he gave me his number and asked me to model with his 60's car for photos sometime. Umm.... YES. 

Oh friends you so funny.

Then we had to get some iPhone pics for instagram ya know. 

"Ok now strike a sassy pose."

"Wait I don't know how."

"Just touch your hair."

(I made my dress and Alyson's is from Eshakti with a J.Crew sweater)

This photo has so many of my favorite people in it that I love it despite the fact that I'm mid talking.