Out of the Notebook and into the blog: July 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011

FACSY

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You might remember all my planning for FACSY (Family and Consumer Sciences), well, it happened and I'm just sharing the images with you now!

We didn't have a huge amount of people signing up, 20 youth that signed up for classes and we had 7 Ambassadors helping/teaching classes and three adults. However, for being a very new event, it was a perfect amount, especially since we had a wonderful location to host it at for no charge, and it wouldn't have fit more than 40 people. Next year, our attendance will be higher ;)

I set up a little photobooth and it was chock full of amazing props! I made some mustaches and glasses and attached them to dowels for props, and Danny brought lots of crazy hats and hula necklaces. The photo booth was the first "activity" of the event. For the backdrop, I used curtains from my bedroom - you should have seen all the duct tape we had to use to keep them on the wall!

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Piggy Paint and Vintage Rose Wraps sponsored the fashion revue class and they were both a huge hit! Each of the kids received a thing of piggy paint and a vintage rose wrap headband. They also learned how to make their own scarf based of this tutorial from Ruffles and Stuff!

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(And you gotta love that crazy wall painting job!)

Before hand, I made bunches of these fabric flowers and each girl got two flowers to put on their scarves!

And to explain the berry picture, I also taught a photography class and this is one of the younger kids photo that he took. I love how it turned out! He did such a great job!

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And now it's almost time to begin planning for next year! Any suggestions or class ideas?


Thursday, July 28, 2011

Shades of a Sparrows Heart

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This series created by Ann He. is stunning and inspiring in so many ways. The images are so raw, beautiful, and delicate at the same time. I also love that you can tell it is summer/late summer, but yet there are lovely autumn tones in the pictures, very much how I feel right now - I can't stop thinking about Autumn now that the county fair is over, but yet I walk outside and its in the 90's!

Images by Ann He.

A la Romantique Camel

Jose Villa never fails to express an abundance of creativity and charm through his photos. When Jose Villa is behind the camera, a camel sure does make a lovely subject, don't you think?

I love using different "props" in my images. I feel like you can really create a beautiful image with them. I love styled images, such as the ones above that aren't overdone and obviously styled but yet have that charm and uniqueness to them. Do you like styled shoots?


Images: Jose Villa for Rue

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Pink Elegance


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Image: Alice + Olivia Source: Sarah Klassen

Images: Vogue UK

Bold pink isn't my favorite color, however, pastel and blush pinks are some of my favorites as far as fashion goes. One of my favorite looks to put together is taking a more dainty, feminine piece in a shade of sweet pink and pairing it with a more bold and boyish piece. I like this look. It's very boy meets girl. Or girl meets boy. It makes you think.


Friday, July 15, 2011

Vintage Sailor Dress Made

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Finished! My 1959 sailor dress! I spent probably 20 hours sewing this piece....first I started with a draft out of an old bed sheet and then I moved to making the actual dress. I had to take in the sides to make it fit more snug, and and I have to say, I love how it turned out!

I found the buttons on Etsy. They are from on old mill! How neat is that?

Simplicity 3061 Vintage Dress Pattern Size 14
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This is the pattern that I used, Simplicity 3061.