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Halloween 2011- Silent Movie Star in Grayscale – costume

tinymishaps — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:41:57 +0000

Being one of the most creative holidays, Halloween is by far my favorite. It lets you create & become new things. Carving pumpkins, creating costumes and dressing up are some of the best parts. I love costumes that really transform a person. They might be subtle or elaborate but they do something interesting all the same. I’m a huge fan of making costumes and would be perfectly happy being hired to make someone’s Halloween costume (just try to book me during the summer ).

Here’s this year’s costume-

My main costume this year was a silent movie star. There are quite a few things I’d improve if I were to do it again, but overall it’s not bad. Inspired by (AMC’s ?) Silent Sunday Nights, a night of silent movies on TV , I decided to go the silent movie star route for Halloween, complete with high contrast gray scale. Think Clara Bow style old silent BW movies.

After much searching and review reading, I found the perfect wig. I never found quite the right jewelry, so I pulled out some old rhinestone pieces that worked pretty well. Unable to find affordable and appropriate clothes, I pieced together a velvet dress with a layers flowy skirt (both from the thrift store) I wore low to give it a 20′s feel paired with some gray mary janes and black gloves. The wig really made it more than anything.

It was a dramatic transformation that took about an hour. (scroll down for better shots)

The flash really reflects off all that make up! I wish I’d gotten some better shots with more colorful backgrounds to compare it to with better lighting. The makeup is actually a subtle gray that I mixed myself with some kyolan aquacolor liquids with Urban Decay’s all nighter spray over it.

It worked reasonably well but it required so much to be fully opaque that it dried super tight. I have very little variation in expression in the shots because I could barely move my face with how tight it got! It eventually cracked and flaked some. For something that was suppose to be crease and crack proof, I was surprised. However, the all nighter spray and my novice application probably had something to do with that. It was nearly impossible to apply the rest of the makeup over it the way I wanted because the finish was basically like thick tempera paint. So, the eyes and lips didn’t quite get the way I’d intended and I didn’t bother trying to contour or highlight with such an odd finish.

The good thing was that I didn’t have to worry about it smearing or getting on stuff once it was dry. Absolutely no problems there. And, because it’s water based, it washed off remarkably easily. Really, just some warm water and it was gone! It was the easiest makeup I’ve ever had to take off.

light gray gloves and white or gray tights would have been better but they seem to be really hard to find!

The other thing I wished I’d had was a chalk board to write captions on. The cracking super tight paint makeup really limited expression which is one aspect you really need as a silent movie actress so that was a little disappointing.

Overall, not bad. It surprised people for sure. I think it’d be fun to do with a group of people to a big public party and use the chalk boards and maybe even a musical accompaniment . Maybe next year!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween 2011- Hatching Dino Pumpkin

tinymishaps — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:34:03 +0000

Pumpkin carving is one of my favorite holiday activities, heck one of my favorite activities period. I’m always looking for new things to try.

I carved three pumpkins this year, but I think this one was my favorite. It’s the first pumpkin I’ve done that’s been completely carved with no cutting. It was conceived as a hatching dinosaur but it looks just as much like a hatching crocodile, alligator or lizard.

the pumpkin I used was really a squash but they were right there mixed in with the pumpkins. It seemed obvious that it was meant to be a hatching dinosaur.

The squash/pumpkin is really neat. The outer skin is the gray green color you see as the shell. The inside then goes from a dark green through to yellow and then down into a bright pumpkin orange. I didn’t know this before getting it but I think I’ll look for one again next year just so I can use those colors on purpose.

the head gives a pretty decent look at the range of colors. And I used the seeds as teeth. However, I couldn’t get them to stand up quite right and they were about a thousand times more slippery than any pumpkin seed I’ve seen.

I did cut a hole and hollow it out a bit so that it would sit level. That made carving it easier.

The best thing is that it seems to survive better than the average pumpkin. The day after carving, we put it in the crisper drawer of the fridge. A week later we took it out and it looked exactly the same. I’ve had it out now for a few days and there is no sign of decay, rot or mold. The face is hard and dry to the touch which I haven’t seen happen with a pumpkin, even those I’ve tried to carve in a similar manner.

Dino Pumpkin front side

tinymishaps — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:57:45 +0000

Scooby Dooby New – the Etsyfication of those meddling kids

tinymishaps — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:26:00 +0000

Out of cartoons and boredom we get posts like this. What would a modern day Velma look like? Let us consider the etsyfication of those meddling kids. These collections bring together things they might choose with things that maintain the look and feel of the characters… So I bring you the Meddling Kids Collections- Modern Collections inspired by those meddling kids. Are you a Daphney or a Velma, a Fred or a Shaggy? And yes, Scooby is missing for the moment…

Velma- Luckily nerdy is quite in and Velma would likely be quite trendy. Who doesn’t love a smart chick in glasses and tons of orange?

Velma

DAL sized black way farer …

MonstroDesig…

$15.00 USD
Nerd Alert Night Mask // D…

birdofafeath…

$5.50 USD
Leg Warmers Orange Autumn …

LeshasWorksh…

$49.00 USD
Trade the socks in for some knee high leg warmers…
black maryjane heels ( NEW…

goldenlucill…

$45.00 USD
iPod Gadget Sweater ORANGE…

WormeWoole

$11.00 USD
Give the orange sweater to your ipod…
Orange Zinnia Brooch – Rec…

FeltSewGood

$14.00 USD
Vintage Victory Black Horn…

jenericVinta…

$19.00 USD
Vintage 1960s Plus Size LI…

VivaLaVintag…

$198.00 USD
Circle skirt, summer skirt…

Mokkafiveocl…

$49.00 USD
OOAK Orange sleeveless swe…

AnnyMay

$36.25 USD
red pleated mid length ski…

SalonMystiqu…

$43.00 USD
Of- Red Patent Leather Mar…

vclarklewis

$200.00 USD
Orange Sweater Pillow 16 i…

ALadyWithABa…

$25.00 USD
Sunny orange sweater

Crafteaser

$21.92 USD
Fresh Carrot Leg Warmers

deliriumkred…

$27.00 USD
60′s The Velma- Burnt …

flawlessfind…

$28.00 USD

OK there’s lots of traditional in there too…

In full treasury form here- http://www.etsy.com/treasury/Nzg2NjUxN3w1Mzg5MTEwMjM/velma?index=4

For the fashionista who loves purple. Orchid is a top fall color so I guess Daphney’s got that one down…

Daphney

Ruffled Light Green Shawl …

JasmineCreat…

$110.00 USD
Curled Magenta and Purple …

ZuZuCouture

$12.95 USD
Large Bow Clutch with Hand…

thezakka

$53.00 USD
Sleeveless Soft Cowl Dress…

Lirola

$95.00 USD
Sweet Amethyst, Velvet Pur…

RachelleD

$32.00 USD
Sage ( Mint ) Green Satin …

SilkCloud

$13.00 USD
Sexy One Shoulder Purple d…

ZoeChen

$68.00 USD
NEW Eggplant Purple Everyd…

sineminugur

$38.00 USD
Sheer Green Light Summer S…

piprobins

$12.00 USD
Cinderellas Ulitimate Purp…

everlastingl…

$475.00 USD
1920s Cloche in Olive Gree…

bonniesknitt…

$85.00 USD
Watercolor Fashion Illustr…

JessicaIllus…

$25.00 USD
Purple Dress

Definitions

$250.00 USD
VIOLETTA Mineral Eye Shado…

BLSoaps

$6.95 USD
Light Green Lariat, Neckla…

MadeByFlower

$15.00 USD
Light Purple Satin/Chiffon…

olgadesigns

$5.00 USD

full treasury here – http://www.etsy.com/treasury/Nzg2NjUxN3w1Mzg4NTIwMzk/daphney?index=5

For the original preppy boy…

Freddy

Mens Cardigan Zipper Wool …

boutiquesera…

$145.00 USD
PDF Knitting Pattern – Lea…

ohmay

$6.00 USD
vintage FISHERMAN’S kn…

SimpleThrift

$34.00 USD
Stay Put Scarf In Terracot…

PhylPhil

$33.00 USD
vintage unisex 1970s prep …

MyraMelinda

$15.00 USD
P Wallet- Old Blue Jeans

StellaandLor…

$73.00 USD
TENNIS POLO short sleeve 7…

CairoVintage

$24.00 USD
Light Sky Blue Free Be cro…

freebe

$75.00 USD
Men Shoes

conankn

$132.00 USD
Mens Navy Apple iPhone 4 C…

AngelPearls

$12.50 USD
Hand Knit Scarf – Saffron …

ScarfKnitter

$45.00 USD
NAVY Blue CottoN THAI Fis…

KhaoSanRoad

$18.00 USD
Vintage 1970s High Waist D…

purevintagec…

$38.00 USD
Genuine Leather Men shoe-T…

Tuxzdo

$69.00 USD
CLEARANCE Harvest Orang…

trishafern

$17.00 USD
Fred Jones Adult Collar an…

correenscdes…

$40.00 USD (in case you were looking for a quick costume )
full treasury here- http://www.etsy.com/treasury/Nzg2NjUxN3w1NTQ5MzExMDc/freddy-jones?index=1

And for the totally laid back dude whose best bud is a great dane…

Shaggy

Hoodie for Men in Green O…

SoulRole

$85.00 USD
Olive green Leather cell p…

katrinshine

$23.00 USD
Wool Blend Mens Fingerless…

TEJIDOS

$28.00 USD
Ivory and Chocolate Brown …

Karensjewelr…

$5.99 USD
basic pants – 30 – chocola…

texturecloth…

$64.00 USD
BAILEY- Men’s/ Unisex …

smittenkitte…

$50.00 USD
Brown Soft Knitted Folk Sl…

madamepeace

$40.00 USD
Sage green Blackberry/ iPh…

fabiusmaximu…

$11.00 USD
Organic Kona Skinny Jean

ttenden

$94.00 USD
iPhone / iPod Touch RETRO …

portel

$94.00 USD
Donald J Pliner oxford sho…

vintageshoes…

$79.50 USD
shaggy bearded stocking ha…

taraduff

$69.00 USD
Beautiful Olive Green Sock…

Warmwoolies

$20.00 USD
Animal Group Names Tee in …

Xenotees

$22.00 USD
The Slouch Beanie in Olive

pedestrian

$25.00 USD
Mustache Shirt / Moustache…

redbrickwall

$12.00 USD

the Dark, the elegant and the subtle

tinymishaps — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:26:12 +0000

Hooked on the dark, the elegant and the subtle

Dark Elegance

Black Satin Overbust Corse…

decadentdesi…

$125.00 USD
Maroon to Brown Scarf — F…

vaivanat

$39.00 USD
Vintage 1960s Chocolate Br…

kellyshoestr…

$15.00 USD
1970s Designer Vintage Ita…

cocovintages

$98.00 USD
Black long dress(can add l…

xiaolizi

$69.00 USD

The kind of dress you swirl, twirl and run in

1920s Green Underwood Faux…

SarahAnntiqu…

$200.00 USD
RESISTANCE signed fine art…

lewfoster

$15.00 USD
Victor Top – black

device

Sold
My Best Days are Nights – …

valleykatdes…

$10.00 USD
Sombre…Large Original Ab…

Jessicabstract

Sold
Elegant Grey Ruffle nuno f…

JurgitaMi

Sold
Power Point Background: A …

musingsinthe…

$0.99 USD
Darkening Sky 8×10 print

viewfinder

$22.00 USD
Sarabella Elegant Lush Vel…

ZenAndCoffee

$26.00 USD
FREE SHIPPING TODAY – Blac…

PlumeDelight

$13.99 USD
Faceted Jet Black Swarovsk…

JBMDesigns

$18.00 USD

A few of my Favorited Things

Cow-moo-flage

UmbrellaHeav…

$25.00 USD
ANOUSCHKA – VELVET- victor…

ParaNoire

$71.47 USD
Parchment paper origami la…

nellianna

$119.00 USD
30-40 PCS / MARABOU FLUFF …

PLUMULE

Sold
La Marquise Casati Pleated…

TianaCHE

$240.00 USD
mina jacket

lauragalic

$159.90 USD
1950′s STUNNING Lot of…

ValinthePape…

$14.00 USD
vintage 1950s dress …q…

traven7

Sold
Mobile 74

marcomahler

$80.00 USD
SPATS- ref, sp65

joelmasouza

$58.00 USD
necklace CIRCLES skinny …

piabarile

$39.00 USD
NaturalChess special order

naturalchess

$329.00 USD
Old Street Sketch – Art Bl…

artreasury

$70.00 USD
Pirates of the Caribbean I…

Felinus

$48.00 USD
grey and silver leaf neckl…

PrintParty

$55.00 USD
The ‘Couture Ball Gown…

sarahloui…

$920.50 USD

Subtle Lovelys

Orange Jelly, Sculptural I…

rdpuna

$750.00 USD
size 8 burgundy leather bo…

myfavoritevintage

Sold
vintage 1950s dress bombsh…

traven7

$220.00 USD
Antique Primitive Dry Sink…

redroosterba…

$449.99 USD
Dark Steel Blue….Flamenc…

Textilemonst…

$17.00 USD
A romance in light green …

stavroula

Sold
Cozy and Chic with Vine Fl…

LadyTA

Sold
French Provincial Solid Wo…

amsuarezfl

$225.00 USD
Vintage Sewing Notions

TheOldRedHen

$28.00 USD
Doctors bag style hand bag…

myfavoritevi…

$82.00 USD
Evening Secret – crocheted…

hypericumfragile

Sold
sale…. mid century wingb…

bohemiennes

$895.00 USD
Fingerless mittens arm war…

piabarile

$25.00 USD
Feather weight cashmere si…

TheSilent…

$145.85 USD
SALE 1922 Woodstock Typewr…

LifeInStages

$95.00 USD

Outfit me Etsy, Decor for Gatherings in Disguise

tinymishaps — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:31:59 +0000

Beings that Halloween is perhaps my favorite holiday and one that lets anyone be seriously creative, I’ve probably been thinking about it since last year. Yesterday I put together a few etsy treasuries showcasing groups of fun creepy seasonally appropriate items to share.

We all know their are different types of parties and one odd one that occurs year round is the zombie party. SO if you happen to be thinking about just such a thing check out these etsy picks that will help you set the scene, and make you jump when the movies are off.

Zombie Party

Zombie Parking Sign All Ot…

Signs

$11.00 USD
because everyone should know where to park…

Severed Zombie Finger tart…

BrightViewCa…

$5.95 USD
“please specify if you want your fingers with or without blood and cuts. No two fingers are alike as they are hand painted injuries!”
Haha, great description. Mind you these are decorative scented item, not tarts like the kind you eat. No chowing down on the fingers .

Freakishly Fun Novelty Fin…

ajsweetsoap
More stunningly creepy fingers, some which I may need to get… Again do not eat, these are soap. What a curious and intriguing way to add a little surprise for guests…

$5.75 USD
Glass T-Virus Necklace – R…
could you have zombies without it?

AestheticApocalyp…

Sold
Zombie crossing Sign set …

bespellbound
Very scoobydoo style imagery and I like it.

$8.95 USD

BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK Please …

Pillboxdesig…
Silly Zombie Trix are for kids…just not zombie kids..

$25.99 USD

Zombie Horde Swarm Home De…

decalbug
because you will forget it is there when you get off the couch

$40.00 USD

zombies – double sided LA…

CraftieRobot
why not, place or mount it (if you can do that?) in an unexpected place

$22.00 USD
Brraaaiiinnnnss Zombie Sha…

ggat
perhaps my favorite of the bunch, simple with big impact

$15.00 USD

Zombie Bust

ConnieJohns4…
ew, put if you like te more lifelike gorey side of things this is for you, and some others below…

$25.00 USD

Zombie exposed brains head…

janinebasil
instant costume

$23.00 USD

Specimen Jar Brain Anatomi…

yourorgangri…
Specimen jars full of soft squishy nonsticky organs? Woohoo go check out this shop for more.

$33.00 USD

Zombie Brain Pin Cushion B…

TheJeneralSt…
theme appropriate, functional and a hint of voodoo in there.

$10.00 USD

BRAINSSSSSSSSSS- Glow in t…

1HandWashesT…
For clean zombies, use brain soap.

$8.00 USD
Scary Halloween Prop Sever…

thefunnybunn…
What’s a zombie party without a severed limb…

$12.95 USD

Severed Leg Dog Toy

Lyonesque

$12.00 USD
or two, give this one to the puppy for added effect .

View the full original treasury here

For those who like something more traditional, but not childish, check out these-

Traditional-

Halloween Party

Zombie Parking Sign All Ot…

Signs

$11.00 USD
(yes again…)

Set of 4 Spook’aliciou…

Midnitemuse
$5.25 USD
I’ve used and made a wide variety of odd labels for parties and they always go over really well and get compliments. Try these out on whatever you are serving. Put them on odd bottles and its even better.

Ignis Fatuus, Jack of the …

ALittleChara…

$45.00 USD
Want a lasting, creepy jackolatern? Then try this guy out.

Waxwork Box

downtownmons…

$30.00 USD
It’d be a notable piece of halloween decor.

Bats

VerdigrisDye

$10.00 USD
BATS!

Wonderfully Witchy Finger …

ajsweetsoap

$6.00 USD
If you weren’t into the plain fingers, how about some witch fingers? (check out this shop to see a variety of odd soaps including glow in the dark fingers).

Evil Lusty Gargoyle Wall M…

PAHStudio

$75.00 USD
You wanted creepy? Here you go…

Needle Felted White Mouse …

darialvovsky

$48.00 USD
creepy, hint a cute, well placed it will fit right in.

Toe Pincher Coffin (Hallow…

DixieBull

$75.00 USD
because you aren’t goign to build that coffin yourself are you? Use year in and year out, store your decorations or costumes in it in the off season, hide inside and spook your friend, or use a dummy and piece of string .

Aged Coffin Box with Mirro…

ravenofskys

$17.95 USD
mirrors and coffins, just what you’d find at halloween

Custom Epitaph 7 – 10 word…

DavisGraveya…

$5.00 USD
Note- it’s the template for the epitaph and instructions, not the tombstone for sale here. But if the instructions can elp you make something like that, well bring it on.

Halloween Book of Spells

auctionjunki…

$10.00 USD
Everyone should have a book of spells, right?

Vintage Anatomy Halloween …

VintageScrap…

$4.00 USD
There’s just something about vintage anatomy drawings…

Art Doll Wall Hanging GHOS…

PearlMoonArt…

$60.00 USD
creepy and lovely, you almost wonder if she will climb out of that frame…

pumpkin no.3

dancesippyda…

$12.00 USD
Haha, I don’t know why but I love kooky little pumpkin number 3.

Halloween Sacry Candy Dish…

KaoriKreatio…

$18.00 USD
There’s a variety of these in this shop if you are looking. You would think twice before grabbing fist fulls of candy out of this guy.

Full treasury here

Or you might be looking for something a little eerie, creepy that makes people wonder if your place is just like this year round, near stylish spooky decor with an air of victorian oddities.

Spook in Style

Spider and Web Pillow

norajane

$25.00 USD
Brilliant photo too! Makes me want to set it up just this way for the party.

Grackles – set of 4 fine a…

NatureMandalas

Sold
because you could have tis up year round.

Primitive Sleepy Hollow In…

closetundert…

$21.00 USD
You’ve wanted one , right? Collectible or decoration…?

Halloween SPOOKY banner ga…

pareltje

$6.00 USD
If you are going to go with a banner or garland, wouldn’t you rather go with one that doesn’t break the theme or the bank? Here you go, looks nothing like the shiny cardboard of retail store signs.
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE BL…

BlackBaroque

$10.00 USD
eerie air but could stay up year round. But, I also adore the anatomical heart (see ThumpThump).

Happy Halloween Vintage St…

craftypagan

$7.65 USD
There’s got to be something you could use these for right? Crafty DIY handing out candy bags to trick or treaters, goodies bags, favors, just tagging your guests with them, incorporation into some simple but odd party game?

VINTAGE GOTHIC BAT LADY 2 …

goldenrococo

$10.00 USD
So odd, but they will wonder if it’s your style or decoration.

Victorian Mink skull shad…

ravenofskys

$49.00 USD
Fascinating, Victorian, decor more than decoration, and oddly appropriate.

Spiders

VerdigrisDye

$5.00 USD
We can still get a little cartoony and creepy.

Real Coyote Skull

Furries

$39.00 USD
What else would you pair with that mink skull?

RIP Coffin Vase for Hallow…

jillatay

$37.00 USD
Why not?

Real Scary fangs Halloween…

REALBUTTERFL…

$69.99 USD
eeek, small enough to only be noticed after they’ve been near it for a while, creepy enough to make them jump and you know somebody who would want it on their wall or desk year round…

Name Your Poison Goth Hall…

lynnbatesdes…

$4.75 USD
Maybe drink tags? Label your bottles? Decorate or tag something with them but they are indeed fascinating.
WITCHCRAFT Primitive Witch…

closetundert…

$50.00 USD
You always need an extra box…Where else would you hide all that non creepy stuff you’ve got in your place?

Aged Spider jewelry box /…

ravenofskys

$34.00 USD
Speaking of boxes…. Here’s a nice creepy yet beautiful one that will go with that tarantula.

Pre-Sale, Handblown Glass …

JessieCGlass

$25.00 USD
Beautiful, can be used in a variety of places and is reminiscent of the black ceramic pumpkin I made in grade school. Not that they look the same beyond the color though, as this is a supremely elegant pumpkin and could certainly go beyond halloween parties. Like a pumpkin in a long black evening gown.

Full treasury here

Curator

curator

tinymishaps

More to come…

Blue it..bright up

tinymishaps — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:32:34 +0000

The treasury strikes again! I only wish I could so easily copy the larger images, the ones we’d much rather see in a blog rather than the tiny gallery images.

This one all started with the old but new bright blue and white vintage sofa and went from there. After struggling with Etsy’s less than helpful search I scrapped initial ideas and went with blue and brightness. It led to some really lovely pieces. You can check them out below, or check out and comment on the whole treasury here:

treasury link

Blue it!

Pair of Throw Pillow Co…

derilyn
these pillows are quite lovely. The color combo and motif are really nice. I’m currently contemplating if they would go with our couches or not…$62.99 USD

Hollywood Starlet Frenc…

MonarchRest…
This is simply an awesome couch. Talk about making old new, vintage sofa, which I’m already plenty happy with, but made new and usable again and modern with some paint and silk like blue upholstery, even better.

$1,600.00 USD

Bright and Sunny Day –…

printmakerjenn
This one is simple, and lovely with just a splash of color and I think I’d hang it somewhere near that sofa…

$50.00 USD

Size 5 1/2 – Lemon yell…

DaydreamGlass
A fairly small ring with big color! It’s brightness matched the rest.

$25.99 USD

In Between Dreams Pillow

diffractionfiber
I like th wave texture on this one particularly.

$32.00 USD

Koi tote bag, Black, or…

HautTotes
This one sure has a lot of color and brightness including blue!

$39.00 USD

Vintage 1970s Blue and …

theappleseed
Simple, vintage blue and effortless and I like the shot.

$22.00 USD

Fresh Air-Mosaic Art Mi…

CrookedMoonMo…
certainly one of the better mosaics I’ve seen lately; the gradient works really well.

$70.00 USD

ANY SIZE SIlver Striped…

redcurrydesigns
again, the color is brilliant and bright and the style is modern and simple too.

$27.99 USD

Morning Dew – 5×5 Fine …

ara133photogr…
Blue! and bright… and it looks a lot like the piece below…

$15.00 USD

Vintage bright blue and…

ZenHen
This shot mimics the above flower in an uncanny way.

$46.00 USD

Felt Flower Necklace – …

AdornaT
the simple and love bright altogether in this cute felt necklace; and look, only $10?

$10.00 USD

Mushroom Crown Mini Pru…

somethingwicked
Juxtapposition, the metallic bright blues and the mossy dark, these simply glow.

$35.00 USD

Framed Original Abstrac…

MeghanSimon
Fun, funky, modern and a little reminiscent of biology, cells and the microbial.

$300.00 USD

blue french bulldog Ori…

pupseg
Its blue, brigt and how could you say no to that face?

$23.00 USD

LETTER L No.2 4×5.3 (tr…

alphabetcityp…
L is for…

$3.50 USD

At the time of this post, all of these items were available on etsy.com for purchase. Use the links above to get more information about each one and visit the seller’s/artist’s shop to learn more about the person behind the piece.

Curator

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Because going forward and looking back so often occur together…

tinymishaps — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:09:27 +0000

Whether is be that in going forward we find ourselves looking back or that in looking back we find how far we’ve come or consider where we are going, the nostalgic and the explorer intermingle in a lust for wandering and wondering especially in thoughts of travel…

full original treasury here

Traveling and Exploring we go..

Vintage Train Case

ArtfulVintage
I’ve always been fascinated by train cases…

$22.00 USD
Antique Ladys Traveling…

NitasNeedles
as well as trunks, of which I currently own two and would love an old one, or two or three…

$495.00 USD
FREE SHIP WORLDWIDE – H…

DreameryStudio

$8.50 USD
I will likely soon own one of these prints. It’s completely fascinating and imaginative..
Vintage Rand McNally Te…

havenvintage

$42.00 USD
maps and globes, especially those that tell of times we weren’t a part of or times imagined, are some of my favorite things…
Destash Lot Broken Anti…

Sundayandsunday
There’s just something about a broken compass…

$15.00 USD
Large Tweed Train Case …

vintandmintitems
Did I mention I like train cases?

$70.00 USD
VINTAGE Ephemera – Reli…

thevintagemode
Might need to get this one…

$4.50 USD
1923 Double Page City M…

bananastrudel
it’s a map and great photography

$28.00 USD
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map wreath

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for direction

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What had I said about train cases?

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My first Etsy Treasury… addict in the making?

tinymishaps — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:00:43 +0000

I finally made a treasury, and seeing that they take about 1/100 maybe of the time it takes to create an outfit me post, I think it’s likely I’ll do it again. You can see the images below but you don’t quite get the feel. So check out the whole treasury here:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c523b10c59c6d9145771705/copper-amber-sunrise

and post comments on it about how you think my first attempt came out .

Copper Amber Sunrise

4 Vintage Copper Harmon…

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Tea Love Mug Cozy

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If I drank tea, this would be cute and functional. I do love this photo of it$16.00 USD
Wall decal, Atlantic Su…

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Brilliant, what can I say? Of course we want window decals. In that dead of winter when we have no light and when our windows look across to brick walls and other windows, a fake window would be a welcome sight, especially if it looked like this. This is certainly not that last you’ll hear from me about these things.$19.00 USD
Leather and Lace Golden…

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Vintage Amber Frilly De…

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Vintage Mushroom Illust…

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Antique Large Amber Gla…

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metal guitar pick neckl…

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fun texture and color, and simple enough to decorate with$750.00 USD
Warmth – Golden Copper …

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Burning Intuition sunli…
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Sculped Copper Wavy Lea…

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So it’s been a year- Masquerade Wedding

tinymishaps — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:53:10 +0000

Forgot to post this one, clearly…Only a day left to get in a post for March! <–should have been posted in March Last weekend or so was our 1 year anniversary. In honor of that I thought I’d share a little about our traditional but not traditional DIY low budget masquerade wedding and a few ideas if you’re looking to do something offbeat yourself. And hopefully you can learn from our mishaps .

A little bit about it? Well, the ceremony and reception were in a church but my dress was red and the reception was a masquerade. It was pretty much all orchestrated by me, no wedding planners, very little reading up on the subject, done from a plane ride away on a budget and in under three months .

Example 1- I designed our wedding invites myself, found watercolor paper pads the size of the invites and printed each and everyone, single fed on my printer and then had to lay them out covering our living room floor to dry.

You can do that too. Easy. Well OK, not easy, but doable. O and did I mention the pinata? I decided not to make that, but we did have one .

Our theory was we wanted it to be fun, classy but comfortable and affordable. We weren’t interested in having to not invite people or be exclusive. It was either going to be a small secret wedding or an open door event. We went for the open door variety. If you could make it you were welcome to come. And three months, well for the first time, pretty much ever and for the foreseeable future I had time off from all my jobs at the same time. And, we didn’t want to worry about planning a wedding for several months adding stress and piling up time and money on it.

Our planning consisted of coming up with things we liked. Every year I throw costume party. So I threw out there masks like masquerade style, definitely not mardi gras, because they are intriguing, fascinating, elegant and that satisfy my love of costumes . Just about every party I’ve had as had a pinata. I don’t know what it is about the violence, silliness, anticipation and the rush towards a pile of candy but pinatas seem to kick the party up a notch if it lulls. Gotta have a pinata. From there we thought about colors, we ran through a bunch before deciding black and white would make everything easier. Black and white are pretty easy to match; they can be classy. And when you are planning a wedding from a far it’s pretty important to have easily matching colors. You can find most things in black and white. You cannot match greens over pix-messages on a cell phone.

So tip #1- go with what you like and do well

Tip #1.5 -If you are far away choose colors that match easily

and note the quick one off hanging paper and feather sculpture up in the netting draped Xmas light strung ceiling (xmas lights all gotten on after Christmas crazy discounts and left to the church along with the tule for future celebrations)

Mishaps, the Dress- my now husband actually looked at dresses online with me. We saw a red dress by Davinci which was just gorgeous in the picture. I had never really liked white but always assumed there would actually be viable options other then a white or semi white dress. This was a clear well red, a color I have never really worn, could be just fine if it is that (mind you picture stunning dress in real life depends entirely on the dye batch :p). It was far more gorgeous than most we had seen. Most dresses we saw were really disappointing and not my style. Not that this was my style…

When I went home for xmas my mom wanted to go shopping for my dress so I called around til i found a shop that had it. Got there and it was a totally different dress, but similar, burgundy and huge. After a bunch of lovely traditional ones we decided to go with it. It was a Mary’s dress with a massive detachable train and it was extremely affordable including the veil, shoes if i wanted them, jewelry and gloves and alterations the price was still under what I had been willing to pay for the dress alone. Fantastic. Now here comes tip two

#2 Go with a seamstress with a good rep

2.5 give yourself enough time for a back up plan

2.75 consider getting your dress/alterations where you live

3 you do not wear two sizes bigger in a wedding dress. You probably wear the same size you would in any other dress (depending on style & designer of course). I actually could wear two sizes smaller than my usual clothes.

She didn’t take measurements; she pinched and eyeballed. No big deal. The problem was when I went back to see the alterations finish up and pick up the dress, it fit worse than before. It was as if the alterations were done upside down- waist too big and bust too small and shape all wrong. She didn’t seem to think she could fix it, so I suddenly had no dress. And mind you, with a few weeks before the wedding, finding one, and ideally a stunning red one, in stock, in my size was not going to be easy.

But hey I had gotten my prom dress two days before prom this really wasn’t that big of a deal. After searching back where I lived and getting hung up on some more traditional gorgeous expensive gowns, I went with a new stunning red dress by Bonny, and bought it about a week before the wedding. I got it altered reasonably well in one visit and then had to not only bring the massive thing on a plane but also hide it from my fiancé who was traveling with me. Mind you dress bags are neither opaque nor big enough to accommodate a dress.

Tip 4- If you will be traveling with your dress, seriously consider how when and with who you are traveling and how big the dress is and really how you will carry it.

Tip 5- call the airline ahead of time if you are traveling with your dress. And then call them again and confirm.

I did this after being told to, and they told me i could carry it on in addition to the two carry ons you are allowed because it would be put in another area of the plane and not count towards the two standard carry on items. However, phone conversations don’t matter for anything when you are getting on a plane and they won’t let you on because they can count three items in your hands. Luckily our bags clipped together and we were fine, but beware of what you hear on the phone.

Anyhow, my dress rocked. A random girl at the zoo told me so as she took my picture with her cell phone camera. And it fit the masquerade theme and the feel so much better than any of the other dresses I’d been looking at. And since the height happened to be just right, I wore my work shoes instead of searching endlessly for super cute uncomfortable never seen strappy sparkly expensive things especially on the lack of time. So I wore my Borns-

You’re going to be on your feet all day, so you might as well be comfortable and able to dance in the shoes you wear right? And if that dress goes to the floor, why not… I love heels, but really I wasn’t finding anything quite right and comfortable that fast.

Tips on finding a red dress: If you are looking for red wedding dresses of course check out redhotbrides.com Also check out this short list of a ton of red wedding dresses. Bonny, DaVinci, Mia, Essence of Australia, Justin Alexander and Mary’s have dresses, but you really don’t get a feel for them from the pictures. You have to see them and touch them and try them on. There’s also a heap of designers making magenta and pinks that are pretty too.

Also, Masks- I got far too many masks but luckily they are great decorations too. I have these from Bluemoon-

Code: # 852B Mask: "Cignetta White" from Blue Moon Mask

Code: # 862 Mask: "Catwoman Completa Gold" on Blue Moon Mask

thinking they might have worked with my first dress or for my maid of honor. They are just as gorgeous in person, however (and they do tell you this on the site) they are really not good for wearing they ar emore for decoration. The first one is not weighted properly and so it ends up sideways when you finally get it on and the second really is somewhat dangerous given the metal so close to your eyes. If someone bumps you, you might go blind . But again gorgeous masks. But if you want it to be wearable try their other categories and find things that are pretty, less expensive and wearable.

We got these for the groomsmen and they were very well made, looked great and were completely wearable. The traditional category is the way to go.

Code: # 441B Mask: Colombina Rombi on BlueMoon Mask

The ordering process is a bit odd but don’t worry they send them and they are just as shown and described on the site.

I got another for myself on an ebay shop in Australia or the UK, I’ve forgotten, and though it was very pretty it shed glitter like a waterfall and i only got it on once,very briefly before the tie ribbon popped off. I got a bunch for my bridesmaids from another ebay shop but haven’t been able to find the same ones again. They were much smaller and oddly shaped than we’d anticipated which was disappointing.

Looking for something wearable, the groom and I got the masks we wore from Gypsy Renaissance and I’d highly recommend it. The masks are handmade and very different from traditional masks, which would be another good option. Her masks are lined with a very soft fabric and tie with string. The eye holes, though I still prefer the much more flattering cat-eyes, are very large so you don’t worry about your eyelashes banging or having a hard time seeing and there is quite a variety, especially if you want white. And if you don’t see something you like, she also custom makes pieces.

We ended up with these:

Dawn on Gypsy Renaissance

Cinderella Companion Mask on Gypsy Renaissance

The guy’s mask is a bit larger and covers more of the face than you might expect.

And here’s what those look like on real people:

(PJ Johnson Photography)

Food-We did a massive amount of hors d’oeuvre but didn’t hire a catering company, we bought/made/prepped the food ourselves with the help of friends and volunteers and the church youth group took on the task of serving and clean up and we helped them out with a trip they were going on.

We invited 300+ ppl, 70ish showed up.We had heaps of food left, much of it completely untouched including full bottles of soda, loaves and loaves of fresh bread, and boxes of frozen foods. So after sending every volunteer, worker and by passer we could find home with a bottle of soda and a loaf of bread we donated the rest to a local shelter/soup kitchen. We really just should’ve gone down there with a stack of invites in the first place. That would have been pretty fun.

O and my aunt and cousin made our cake. I wanted something that actually tasted good more than something semipretty and crazy expensive. So even though they would have done it from scratch, I brought back 10 boxes of 54 cent cake mix from Aldi by plane. Seriously, Aldi cake mix has never failed and it always gets compliments and you really can’t get less expensive either. And it as kinda pretty too.

and those serving tools were from our friends who recently got married. Plenty of corners cut .

So, you can make you wedding work on a budget, get more food than you’d ever need and help a lot of people in the process. We even had parents of of the kids coming up to us after and the next day telling us how happy they were that their kids got to be a part of it and that they got to see that you don’t need to spend a lot or do things a certain way.