Ideas and Volunteers

Hey everyone...

I have a pretty terrible cold right now which is unfortunate since I did finally get myself a video camera and I am all ready to start filming vlog entries but now I have no voice, haha...so for now, I'll just update here and hopefully once my voice is back to normal I will be able to find time each week to film a little video for you all!

I've been posting to Instagram & facebook daily with my "outfit of the day" for fashion inspiration and it kind of gives me something to look forward to every day even when I am feeling kinda blah. I do sometimes get self conscious and worry that people might be judging me for my weird posts but then I decide that I don't really care, and if they don't want to see it, they can ignore them or block me or delete me. I'm done caring if people want to judge me for whatever insignificant reasons they may have.
I have gotten enough positive feedback that I will keep posting them and I hope that it helps for other people to see that dressing in a fashion forward manner that makes you feel good can actually be super affordable and not terribly difficult.

I am going to poll people to see what they are most interested in seeing...I have a few basic ideas on what kind of content I want to create, but I really want to know what you want to see.
I know my favorite things are watching videos of people trying on different types of clothing from different retailers and seeing how the sizing and shape fits on different body types.
I like knowing before I decide to purchase something online especially, if it will even fit me...and if it fits, will it even look good on me? There are plenty of clothes I see in stores or in pictures and love the idea of it, but have no idea whether it will work on my body shape.

Eventually I hope I can convince some friends and family members to contribute with me too...I could do shopping excursion videos on thrifty/budget friendly shopping, taking other people hunting for outfits, talk about how to create an outfit from different pieces...how to get the most bang for your buck by mixing/matching and styling with accessories.
I'd love to do some makeovers too! I love watching those haha...I always wanted to pull a Stacy London and Clinton Kelley from What Not to Wear...just take someone shopping and pick out all kinds of stuff for them to try on.

If anyone is interested in being my guinea pig, please speak up! (just FYI though, I do not have money to pay for your clothes so you'd need to come up with a budget for me).
We could even go to stores and try things on to see how they look in the dressing rooms without even purchasing anything...I love watching the "dressing room" videos too.

I can do some videos on how to create new looks with pieces I already have in my closet (or with friends/family members with their own clothes in their closets!)...I think sometimes people have plenty of old things to work with but they maybe need a fresh set of eyes to look at them and see how to make them work in a new way.

If anyone reading this feels like they might want to participate or contribute please, please send me a PM through social media or text me if you have my #. I would absolutely love to do this! Any size/shape/age, etc. I am willing to work with any budget, and I can even help with makeup...I'm no professional or anything but I can usually come up with a pretty decent look.

My schedule right now is a little bit limited to weekends mainly or sometimes Tuesdays or Fridays in the evenings but we can totally make something work. I live in Cary, IL and work in Schaumburg, so I can meet up after work pretty easily on a Tues or Friday if you're nearby.

I am really excited about this idea, and I hope you are too. Please don't hesitate to leave me a comment or message me if you have any other ideas that you'd like me to write or vlog about. I am just a fashion and beauty blogging rookie but I am willing and eager to learn.

If you don't already, please feel free to follow me on instagram @artchikk, and I look forward to hearing from everyone about any ideas you might have or any willing participants for a fashion/beauty makeover!