Oscar Dress Card 2019

The Oscar’s were last weekend so you know what that means...Oscar dress card! We’ve counted down our Top 10 looks and number one has a card inspired by it. As usual, they are in no particular order; they are just 10 dresses that we like. Take a look and enjoy!

Jennifer Lopez-This was a super sparkly dress and I love super sparkly. It does have a high neck which I’m not a huge fan of, but this dress was just so sparkly that it didn’t matter. J.Lo’s after party blue dress was gorgeous too. It reminded me of a peacock in a good way. 

Octavia Spencer-A few years back Octavia Spencer’s grey-silver gown was our choice for a card  and this year her pick was beautiful and very princess like with the puffy skirt and off the shoulder neckline.

Lady Gaga-Lady Gaga’s awards dresses have been absolutely gorgeous. She opted for two black gowns at the Oscars and the second one when she sang “Shallow” was so Audrey Hepburn-like it was a perfect ball gown for her big night. 

Krysten Ritter-This was a very lacy form fitting dress with wide arms. You don’t always think of lace and red, but this deep red colour looked really stunning in the lace and the little bits of sparkle were just what the dress needed.

Tina Fey-We always gravitate towards blue shades each year and this year is no different. Tina Fey’s simple, flowy, royal blue dress was bright and cheerful and it was the perfect way to kick off the show.

Constance Wu-Last year’s card was inspired by a dress almost this colour and it’s on our list of favourites this year again. Constance Wu’s dress is so dreamy and fun that it just makes you want to smile and watch Crazy, Rich, Asians over and over again!

Marina de Tavira-This dress was a perfect shade of red. It wasn’t your basic strapless gown; it looked light and airy with just the right amount of frills and layers.

Helen Mirren-When first looking at this dress you can’t for sure tell what colour it actually is, but when you look at it from different angles you can see the pretty bright pink shade that it is. Poking out is the underlying coral layer. It kind of looks like a layered flower. It’s super flowy and simple; it doesn’t have lots of frills and bling on it. The colour and fabric took over for this dress. It's super fun and cheery and ready to ring in Spring. 

Regina King-The slit on this dress is amazing! It was high on our list for our card to make. It’s such a gorgeous gown that not everyone could pull off. It was paired with the right amount of jewels so as not to take over the overall look of the gown. The gathering on the side as well as on the bodice was beautiful and constructed to flatter the wearer of the dress. And that train...beautiful! 

Amy Adams – Ok, so our winner for our Oscar dress card is...Amy Adams. Both Nicole and I loved this dress. It wasn’t a straight across strapless gown; it had some shape to the top. The white and silver go so nice together and the sparkly silver patter just made the dress pop. So stunning!

Take a look at our creation...

Popsicle Stick Crafts

It’s almost Oscar Dress card time. We have one more week left to go. This week we thought we’d find use for some of those popsicle sticks that we had left over from other crafts that we had made.

Nicole found some pretty neat crafts that we can make and they are super easy and don’t use that many supplies.

The first craft that we’re making is a shelf from popsicle sticks. We’re using slightly bigger ones and we’re leaving them unstained and unpainted but you can paint them if you like.

Basically you pick a shape, we’ve chosen a hexagon and then you build up from there. Lay out your shape first so you get all the right angles. If you choose a more complex shape then you might want to print out a template and then lay it all out.

You can make it as big as you want, it just depends on how many popsicle sticks that you have. It would probably work best with an even amount of sides though.

Make sure all your gluing is even so that you have a consistent gap between all layers.

You can hang it for decoration or as a shelf. Make it whatever you want!

The second craft that we’re making are coasters made from popsicle sticks.

For each coaster you’ll want to cut off the rounded tips of the sticks, 15 per coaster.

Then sand the ends so they aren’t jagged.

Now time to paint/stain them. You can pre-paint each stick or you can paint the entire thing after it’s put together. Up to you. For the painted one, we opted to paint the sticks first and then assemble the pieces together. You can really paint them whatever colour you want, we’re going for more of a rustic look so we are trying out brown paint on one and then a coffee stain on the other.

If you’re going to try and stain the sticks, make some stronger coffee. Set aside to cool and then soak the pre-glued coaster in the coffee stain for as long as you want. Check periodically to see if it’s the colour you’re wanting. We left ours in a lidded plastic container with a rock on top to hold it down otherwise it would float and you’d have to keep on flipping it. Ok...so we tried the gluing first and then soaking. FYI it melts the glue and it falls apart. If you are going to go with a stain, then stain all the sticks beforehand and allow them to dry and then glue your coaster together. 

Your coaster is going to be a bunch of evenly spaced horizontal slats connected by three support sticks if that makes sense. To assemble the coaster...lay out the top and bottom slat and then glue the vertical end supports on first. We found it better to put the glue on the ends of the slats. Then glue the center support on.

Once you have your frame/box glued, then start gluing on the slats. Flip over and repeat.

Now you have a palate looking coaster.

Lastly, you can stencil on sayings or words to the coasters if you want to. This might be easier if you glue the sticks closer together. You can also use a black Sharpie if you want to make it look like there are little nail holes or you can use a felt pen to write words on it. If you want to ensure that your coaster stays in good shape and is durable, you can spray it with a water protectant spray.

Valentine's Cuteness

Today is Valentine’s Day one of my favourite holidays as you already know and today we’re keeping it about love and cuteness only! Get ready for cuteness overload! Happy Valentine’s Day!