It feels like it has been WAY too long since my last post . . . largely because that means that no costume sewing has been happening in my life, which means no “me” time :(. I am finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel for my current time-sink…
My sister is involved with a youth production of the Broadway version of “Cinderella” this spring . . . so my mind has been full of transforming dresses (although they are renting theirs), armor, wacky stepsister dresses, and of course, how to outfit a chorus in ballgowns on a budget. I have been digging through…
“We’re doing ‘Legally Blonde’” announced the Director. Oh my heart smiled! How easy can THAT be? Contemporary clothes! Piece of cake! Elle wears PINK. Find a few pink outfits and we are GOOD.TO.GO. Well, in reality, Elle does wear pink. Elle actually wears A LOT of pink. Do you know how many shades of…
A mental exercise in costuming the Ancestors from “The Addams Family”.
It is Homecoming Week at our local high school . . . . and that means Dress Up Days! Tuesday was “Character Day”, and my daughter wanted to be “Merida”. The first step to any costume is to look online and so some basic research looking at images of the original character and costumes other…
So . . . . being a Dance Mom, in addition to the Band Mom, Musical Mom, 4H Mom and Mom-of-College-Kids-who-need-help-moving can keep a person a LITTLE busy. Therefore . . .very little costuming this summer 😦 One of my big summer projects was to update the Pom uniforms worn by our high school dance…
This is my third post relating to my eggplant colored bridesmaid dress. . . . today is “Historical Casual Friday”. Really, as nobility, it is a drag constantly walking around in a huge petticoat and formal clothes . .and . .maybe you just want to go to the market, or the local alehouse, or something…
Shake, Rock ‘N Roll! Everyone in “Grease” wants to attend the big dance at Rydell High and dance in the Hand Jive Contest! Bring on the petticoats, tulle & “Away We Go!” This scene is BIG! This scene has ENERGY! This scene is HOPPIN’! And this scene requires A LOT of costumes! The guys aren’t so…
We’ve all been there . . . in the costume room . . .sizing the cast into costumes, and you have THE.PERFECT.DRESS. Only . . . . you juuuusssttt can’t quiiiiittteeee get it zipped up. And, even if you could . . .you don’t want to count on being able to do it during a…
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