Celebrate Celebrate Celebrate > Circus Baby Shower

The future Mrs. 2Wicked has thrown a baby shower for her sister!  Of course we at the Glossy Flossy's had to stick our nose into her business because....  that's what we do!  The inspiration for this party was an animal print fabric that was used in the nursery.  (I would show you a picture but it is 6 in the morning and I don't have one and I'm pretty sure anyone I called to take a picture and send it to me would be irritated with me.)  FM2W picked this cute invitation and we were off to the land of elephants, circus tents and all things circus.  Okay, I admit it FM2W was only off to make one "It's a Boy" banner, but I was off to the other land.  


First up was my other love (ruffled crepe paper is my first love) - accordion pleated paper made into medallions, or fans or rosettes or whatever you want to call them.  I have a serious crush on them.  I also really like them when someone else is folding and pleating the paper.




We made this cute "It's A Boy" banner with elephants and circus tents.  The color is a little off because I took this pic and I'm obviously not a professional photographer or even a very good amateur photographer.

 FM2W was happy and finished but..... I wasn't finished.  Some say it's a sickness or as I heard someone say, "You just can't stop, can you?"  I made mini banners, treat bags, silverware/napkin wrappers that say "BABY", cake stand and Circus entry sign (check out the eeny meeny mini rosettes on the corners of the sign.)  FM2W caught a little of the illness and made the little onesies for guests to leave a message, "Ready to POP" sign for the caramel corn and dug out her hat and gloves as props from when she was the Ringmaster.   Maybe we couldn't stop but look how cute everything turned out.

The food was a delicious.  We mixed up the menu with a Watermelon Feta Salad, Chicken Artichoke Pesto Bundles, Galuptsi (mini cabbage rolls) , Caramel Corn, Mini Cupcakes, Cotton Candy, Cheese Platter, Brownies, Mint Lemonade, and for the favors we had mini bags of frosted animal crackers. Yum!

Next week we will be showing you the animal silhouettes that FM2W and I made for the nursery.
-Laurie

Frock Me Friday - Halloween Costumes from Your Closet

I was in the store and I saw a person wearing what I thought was a costume.  Hmmmm - a little early for wearing that Halloween costume out.  It was like a train wreck where you're trying not to look but end up following the person around just to look at what they're wearing - stalking would be accurate.  If that person isn't you then you may need this post for some easy costume ideas using items from your closet with one or two items added to make a costume.

First up is Luigi:  

green shirt, overalls, white gloves - you might have to buy the gloves unless you're one of those housekeepers who does the white glove test (please don't come to my house.)  Green baseball cap with circle of white fabric. Use some fabric paint to put the "L" for Luigi on it. Oh and don't forget the moustache!  Not pictured is her friend who came as Mario using the same ideas.

The Circus Ringmaster:

From the closet:  Jacket, boots, black pants.  The jacket was modified a little but nothing permanent.  Took some black felt and cut tuxedo "tails" out and pinned to back of jacket.  Cut cardboard out to make epaulets on shoulders.  Glued felt and fringe on to cardboard and pinned to jacket.  Note:  Glued two felt tabs on bottom of cardboard epaulet to have something to pin to.  Additional items:  Top hat and a whip that was from her closet in our costume trunk from an Indiana Jones costume.

Abraham Lincoln:  

Looks easy and uncomplicated.  But wait remember how tall Abe was ...

You need a couple of skills to pull this one off.  You must be able to grow some facial hair or buy some and you have to be able to walk on stilts.

From the closet: black jacket, white shirt, black slacks, bow tie - okay you might not have that.

How to make:

Black fabric was cut and sewn to look like a pant leg and then pinned to the bottom of black slacks to cover the stilts.

Stove top hat from costume store.  

Easy Peasy! - if you can walk on stilts.

More costume ideas:

Jason from Halloween Movies:  Mechanics overalls, kitchen knife and the Jason mask from Halloween Costume store.

Go as a graduate:  old cap and gown is all you need.

Last costume is not from the closet (not from any of our closets but different strokes for different folks) but fairly easy and inexpensive.  No pattern needed, basic sewing or gluing skills is all.

Materials:

Faux Fur

Moleskin fabric or other fabric that kind of looks like leather and will not fray when it is cut into strips.

Belt from Goodwill - Is Goodwill like the belt graveyard?

Sword and necklace from Halloween Costume store.

How to make:  

Everything but the shorts - (we like to call it a diaper) was just strips of fur and moleskin wrapped and tied around arms and feet.  The Conan Diaper (still makes me smile to say it) was cut kind of like a diaper pattern and then the sides sewn up.  You could also glue it. The waist was big to get on and off but the belt kept it up and added to the Conan look.

I am officially out of costume ideas for the day.  Look in your own closet and see what you can come up with!

- Laurie