Adventures in 1920s Costume Making!

This past weekend I attended a 1920s themed Murder Mystery party! This was something that my group of friends has wanted to do for a long time, and it was SO much fun! My character was "Madame MeMe", and I owned several nightclubs with my husband. My character information instructed me to dress 'flashy yet classy', so I did my best to sew a costume that fit that description. I was on a very limited time schedule, so I wasn't able to do quite as much as I would like. But I was still pleased with how it turned out!

The skirt is made of a super soft, furry fabric that looked really neat next to the shimmery red fabric. I used the leftover furry fabric as a stole, which added to the 'classy' aspect. The drop-waist dress was really easy to make--I basically used a t-shirt of mine as a pattern!

It was a really fun and quick costume, and a fantastic party! My next sewing project is going to be a little bit more intricate, so wish me luck! It's for a New Year's Eve party, so I'll be blogging about it soon!

Party Pictures!

This past weekend B and I threw a Housewarming Party! Lots of friends and family came over, and it was SO MUCH FUN!!! Here are some pictures of some yummy foods that we made:

I made ice cream cone cupcakes that were a big hit. The vanilla frosted ones were carrot cake, and the chocolate frosted ones were confetti. Delicious! And much easier to eat than normal cupcakes since you had the ice cream cone to hold on to!

More of my homemade crackers. Yet another big hit!

This is B's amazing salad. Watermelon, feta cheese, and mint. I know it sounds weird, but trust me it is DELICIOUS!

I am now off for 6 days of fun with family and friends! First it's Ashland with my mom and Grandma, then camping with friends. I am so excited!!!

Bachelorette Party Adventures!

I found my card reader tonight while unpacking, hooray! So here are some pics from the bachelorette party I threw this past weekend:

I made chocolate dipped marshmallows because the bride-to-be loooves anything with chocolate and marshmallows in it! Her wedding colors are purple and teal, hence the colored sprinkles.

I also made the bride-to-be a customized tank top to wear! She loved it!

Here she is all decked out and ready for a fun night! (The wedding is somewhat Disney themed, so we tried to incorporate Disney into her bachelorette party as well)

Some of the bachelorette party guests wearing their customized crowns! While the bride got super cool Mickey wedding ears, the other guests wore pink sparkly crowns that we customized with different messages and other decorations.

And here are some of the sleep masks I made! The one in front is the brides special mask with the two colors in stripes--the rest were just solid colors on the front and back. The elastic was silver sequins, which was super fun. The front was sparkly silky fabric and the back was velvet, which was super soft on your eyes. They worked great!

The party was a blast to put together, and a super fun night as well!