Craft Time

 

Time sure flies by lately. I have missed a few weeks but in general I feel like I have missed a few weeks of life as work has been so busy. I miss crafting and sleeping and baking. It all feels like one big haze since mid August.

I did do a little craft. I made a painted letter. Way back when, we painted letters like this at a Birthday party that I had. Everyone came up with their own designs and used the colours of their choice. I quite liked the one I made. I still have it. It would look perfect on the door of a nursery or little kid’s room and I have a perfect little sweetie to make one for so take a look at the creation that I made.

First of all you will need a wooden letter. I picked an S which I got from the craft store. The one I got was painted white.

Next choose your colours and design. I went with a soft bright purple and I decided on a lady bug crawling design so I also needed red and black paint. I based this off a another S I painted at my Birthday party. I basically used a lady bug stencil and I traced out a path for my lady bug to follow.

You want to completely paint your letter with a few base coats and allow to dry before you start marking out your design.

                                   

Once it’s all dry then you can trace out what you want to paint or you can free hand it. I plotted out where I wanted my lady bug to go (three points) and then with a pencil I made a little dotted line path for it to follow.

I painted the lady bug in red with a thick coat which I let dry overnight and used black for the antennae.

Next I painted over my sketched dotted line with black ink.

Lastly after everything was dry, I sprayed it with a sealer so that it would last longer.

Now all I have to do is wrap it up and give it away!

2017 Oscar Dress Card

Ah! This is my favourite post of the year. I love movies and I love the Oscars and I love fancy gowns so everything about this post is fun and exciting for me. Nicole and I have spent some time looking over all of the beautiful gowns this year and we have compiled a list of our top 10 with number one being our Oscar Dress card pick that we have created after being inspired by one of the very beautiful gowns.

This year many of the gowns were sparkly/beaded or very neutral colours like black and white. There were a few golds and silvers, but not a lot of bright colours this year which is a bit different.

So here is our list (the gowns are in no particular order except number one is our favourite and has inspired our card).

Halle Berry in Versace and Forevermark Diamonds

Halle Berry – I love the one shoulder style of this dress and how the blush and black material is all intertwined. I’m also loving the subtle sparkle and whatever is happening at the bottom.

Leslie Mann in Zac Posen

Leslie Mann – Leslie Mann provided us with a splash of colour. Her solid yellow dress was nicely accented with simple bows. Any patterns or elaborate accents would have been too much for this dress, but keeping it simple made her look like a modern Disney princess!

Isabelle Huppert in Armani Privé

Isabelle Huppert – There were quite a few dresses this year with sleeves and I really like them. This one had lots of shimmer that accented the flowy airy style. 

Ruth Negga in Valentino

Ruth Negga – All the combinations going on in this dress makes it so memorable. It has a bit of everything, high neckline, long sleeves, a long train, and lace, without being overdone.  

Chrissy Teigan in Zuhair Murad

Chrissy Teigan – This dress is stunning. Yes, there is a very high dramatic slit, but the higher neckline and long sleeves evens it all out.

Taraji P. Henson in Alberta Ferretti

Taraji P. Henson – This one is sleek and simple with a beautiful neckline. The plainness of the actual dress allows for the long slit to stand out making it such a glamourous looking gown.  

Felicity Jones in Dior

Felicity Jones –  This short golden dress is sweet and cute like and reminds us of a ballerina.

Viola Davis in Armani Privé

Viola Davis –This red dress stood out because the colour was so vibrant and the dress style was so elegant.

Emma Stone in Givenchy Couture

Emma Stone – Emma Stone’s dress just made me smile because it’s sparkly and gold. The perfect mixture of sequins and fringe (it had just the right amount of everything without overdoing it) made it seem like such a classic Hollywood dress.

Octavia Spencer in Marchesa and Forevermark Diamonds

Octavia Spencer – So here is our winner. Octavia Spencer’s silver ball gown was so beautiful. We just loved the satin rouching at the top and the feathery bottom. It looked like a full on Princess gown.

Here’s our card that we created and that was completely inspired by this stunning gown.