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Cheers!

Halloween Costume Pictures

 Darling,

Remember Halloween? Yep, the night where everyone dresses up and you get candy (if you are lucky). I had posted a sketch of the costume I was planning on making and promised to follow up with a picture of the actual costume. I finally acquired the one and only picture of the said costume and here it is for your enjoyment.

I used an old turtle neck for the main dress and an old t-shirt and tape for the petals. I added a belt because the dress had no shape to it. The stamen crown was made of gold paper circles taped to wire attached to a gold headband. Green tights and boots completed the look - I had no time for grass socks. I'm quite pleased with the results considering I only started working on it the night before (procrastination queen).

My husband dressed up as Batman and my friend was either a specter or the walking dead from another era. She wasn't sure about the specifics, only about the dress. She thrifted the dress from a consignment store in Montreal. She also bought a wig which she styled into a perfect loose low bun. I've never seen someone look so good in a 15$ wig.

We saw many great handmade costumes and a great deal of hand-selected underwear - definitely inappropriate apparel for the weather.

Overall, yet another great nights for ghosts, ghouls and fetishes.

Cheers!

P.S. I am aware it's almost Christmas. I'll post something more festive next.

Love Garden Design is going to a Craft Fair

Come check it out!
Cheers!

Nature's Creations

Darling,

Do you recall the One of a Kind Show and Sale? Need a reminder, click here. During this memorable event, I discovered a wonderful company called Nature's Creations. They create works of art and jewelry by combining natural materials and copper.

Needless to say I fell in love.

Since I believe that they have a wonderful product and wish to spread the word, here are the two pieces I have of theirs. 

 

Acorn Earrings 
For the record, my ears are not pierced. I scour the globe in search of wonderful clip-ons (because I'm slightly obsessed about earrings yet strongly opposed to getting my ears pierced. Hey, we all have our quirks.) In this case, I became enamored with these tiny acorn earrings, which, at the time, were not clip-ons. So I bought some copper screw back earring clips on Etsy and made the switch. 
N.B. If you are going the way of the non-invasive earring, screw backs are the best.

Oak Leaf and Acorn Broach
Although this is a broach, I prefer using it as a hair ornament. I love this piece. If you shake it next to your ear, you can hear the acorn rattle.




Aren't they just the cutest? I can't help wanting more...

Follow this link to visit their website and online store : Nature's Creations
 
Cheers!