Frocktober 2013 days 3-7

Day 3 (yay warmer weather)

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Me – Dress from Rivers, shirt from Rivers

Miss K – Dress from Pumpkin Patch, top & leggings from Next (& gumboots)

Day 4

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Me – dress from Ripe, leggings from Kmart

Miss K – dress from Kmart, top from Pumpkin Patch

Day 5

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(omg seriously shocking photo but go with what you have right lol)

Me – Dress from Millers (I think – no tag), top from Essentials

Miss K – forgot to take a photo but she did wear a dress

Day 6

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oooh gorgeous selfie at night 😉

Me – Dress from Mia Rose, white tee from Emerson, shirt from Capture
Miss K – Dress from Target

Day 7

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Me – Dress from Rivers, white tee from Emerson
no picture of Miss K today

My donation page. Current tally – $210 ($10 not added yet but have, still) Goal – $1000

Welcome to Frocktober 2013

Hello October Frocktober, great to see you again. Despite the weather it’s time to Frock up again. If you’ve never heard of Frocktober, check this out

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This year Miss K is joining me with the dress a day….. we’ll see how long before the novelty wears off for her. I’m not instagraming my pics this year but will blog once a week to share. I’ll also keep a running total of how much I’ve raised in the posts and in my sidebar.

So day one was wet and windy but not really cold and this is what we wore.

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Me – black dress by Mia Rose, black top by Emerson, leggings from Target, socks from Think Geek (Big Bang Theory Soft Kitty knee socks)
Miss K – dress & leggings from Pumpkin Patch

Day two and we got up to this

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hence this choice of attire 😉

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Me – dress by Rivers, top by Emerson, leggings from Kmart, Hawks jumper (for warmth)

Miss K – dress, top & leggings by Pumpkin Patch, slippers by Emu

My donation page. Current tally – $210 ($10 not added yet but have) Goal – $1000

Coming to an end

I’m a little sad Frocktober has come to an end but looking forward to getting back into jeans when it’s a little cold. I’m super happy I’ve managed to raise $746 of my $1000 goal. You can still donate for another couple of weeks so yay!

Over the weekend, I held an afternoon tea to raise some more funds. Everyone who came frocked up & those that didn’t were ‘fined’. We had a great time, ate yummy food and played some fun games. There was a lucky door prize and a raffle.

I’d like to take a quick moment to thank those who donated items to the raffle:
* Pooki’s
* Amcal George Town
* my Mum (who donated heaps)

onto the final dresses……

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Day 22
Dress by Luca & Marc
Leggings by Target
Day 23
Dress by Rivers
Tshirt by Target
Day 24
Dress by Mia Rose
Shirt by Target
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Day 25
Dress by Rivers
Tshirt by Mavi
Day 26 *
Wedding dress by Jeanie Nitro, Silver dress by ?, Purple dress by ?
Day 27
Dress by Hess
Tshirt by Hess
Leggings by Target
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Day 28
Dress by Rivers
Shirt by Target
Day 29
Dress by Millers
Shirt by Millers
Day 30
Dress by Rivers
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Day 31
Dress by Mia Rose
and a final message and the reason why
I did Frocktober
(love you Mum!)

* Day 26 I forgot to take a photo of the dress  actually wore BUT you get photos of my in my wedding dress (that doesn’t fit me anymore *sad face*), the silver dress & purple dress were worn by my grandmothers to my parent’s wedding.

You can see all my daily frocks on Photobucket.
You can sponsor me here until the end of November

Got my frock on!

And as week 3 comes to a close I am so really enjoying frocking up. I’m looking forward to summer and wearing dresses more often. Another THANK YOU for the donations – I’m at $300 of my $1000 goal.

So, we kicked it up a little this week and hubby played photographer for me (except for the 19th when I had a little fun). More dress recycling this week too.

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Day 15
Dress by Ripe
Day 16
Dress by Rivers
Shirt by Millers
Day 17
Dress by Rivers
Tshirt by Hess
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Day 18
Tshirt by Urban
Skirt by Grace Hill
Cardi by Capture
Day 19
Dress by Enchantress
Day 20
Dress by Rivers
tshirt by mavi
Cardi by Sportsgirl
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Day 21
Dress by Mia Rose
Top by Vuios

You can keep up to date with my daily frock on Photobucket.
You can sponsor me here

Frocktober

According to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF), “one woman dies every ten hours from ovarian cancer in Australia.” For many women with ovarian cancer, the disease is already well advanced when they are first diagnosed. Unfortunately, there is currently no screening test for ovarian cancer.

Frocktober aims to help improve the outlook for women with ovarian cancer by supporting the quest for a suitable early detection test through fundraising for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.*

Keep up to date with my month of frocks and photos.

Donate

*information from Frocktober.org

Still frocking

Week 2 of Frocktober is coming to a close and week 3 is starting. So far you’ve donated $175 toward my $1000 goal. THANK YOU!

This week I was a little lazy and recycled a few frocks from week 1. Like the dress by Luca & Marc, it’s paid for the whole $8 I paid for it at the local Vinnie’s (I seriously love this dress so you’ll probably see it a few more times before the end of the month).

Next week I’ll be doing something apart from selfies, just for a little variety 😉

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Day 8
Dress by Millers
Cardi by ?
Day 9
Dress by Rivers
Cardi by Myer Direct Leggings by Target
Day 10
Dress by Mia Rose
Cardi by Sportsgirl
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Day 11
Dress by Luca & Marc
Shirt by Millers
Day 12
Dress by Rivers
Tshirt by Hess
Day 13
Dress by Luca & Marc
(photo bomb by Miss K)
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Day 14
Skirt by Millers
Tshirt by Mavi

You can keep up to date with my daily frock on Photobucket.
You can sponsor me here

Frocking it up–week 1

So here we are the end of week 1 of Frocktober. Didn’t think I’d enjoy it as much as I have but the weather has been reasonably kind (except for yesterday which was rather chilly).

I’d love it if you’d sponsor me (which you can do here) and every little bit helps. All funds raised go to Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF). At present ovarian cancer is commonly diagnosed at advanced stage with only 20-30% of women surviving beyond five years, compared to more that 90% when the disease is detected and treated early.

Early stage ovarian cancer may not have obvious symptoms but the following may occur:
* Vague abdominal pain or pressure
* Feeling of abdominal fullness, gas, nausea, indigestion – different to your normal sensations
* Sudden abdominal swelling, weight gain or bloating
* Persistent changes in bowel or bladder patterns
* Low backache or cramps
* Abnormal vaginal bleeding
* Pain during intercourse
* Unexplained weight loss
The majority of women who experience one or two of these early symptoms do not have cancer. However, it is important that you seek medical advice if the symptoms are unusual or persist. For further information, visit www.ocrf.com.au or call 1300 OVARIAN.

Now onto the dresses

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Day 1
Dress by Ripe
Leggings by Kmart
Day 2
Dress by Mia Rose
Shirt by Millers
Day 3
Dress by Rivers
Tshirt by Hess
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Day 4
Dress by Millers
Cardi by Katies
Day 5
Dress by Mia Rose
Shirt by Kmart
Day 6
Dress by Luca & Marc
Tshirt by Hess
Cardi by Sportsgirl
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Day 7
Skirt by Millers
Top by Target
Cardi by Katies

You can keep up to date with my daily frock on Photobucket.
You can sponsor me here

Frocktober 2012

Yup, I’m going to take part in Frocktober this year.

For those who don’t know, wikifashion defines Frocktober as:

“Frocktober is a festive fundraising initiative aiming to raise funds for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF).Through fun – and sometimes quirky – measures, Frocktober is all about:

  • * Increasing the public’s awareness of ovarian cancer.
  • * Promoting women’s health and wellbeing.
  • * 2Celebrating the great diversity of shapes, sizes and colours women come in.

Essentially, Frocktober puts forward a challenge to girls, women and interested men far and wide:

  • To don a frock for a day, week, fortnight or a full month during October, and get sponsored for it!

So, be it borrowed, second-hand, vintage, home-made, your granny’s or that great dress you’ve just never had the right occasion to wear… get creative, get it on and get frocking with your sponsorships, all of which will be donated to the OCRF.“

Anyone who knows me knows I’m not much of a dress/skirt wearer. I would have worn trousers to my wedding if I was allowed to (glad I didn’t cause I got to buy the most gorgeous Jeannie Nitro dress to wear).

BUT as it’s helping raise funds for OCRF I’ve decided it’s a damn good cause. We’ve had Ovarian Cancer touch our family recently and anything I can do to help raise awareness about it and raise funds to help research is a good thing in my books.
SO I’m slowly collecting some dresses together – buying new ones, checking to see if old ones fit and asking around to see if anyone wants to donate a dress for me to wear.

If you’d like to donate a dress feel free to email me. I’ll have more details closer to October.