Fancy Dress - Disney or Panto

For the last couple of weeks we have been trying to create costumes for a fancy dress Birthday party including an Engagement thrown in too.

Theme: Disney or Panto


So what characters did we pick ~~


Billie ~~ Merida from Brave
Me  ~~  Elizabeth Swann from Pirates of the Caribbean (as a pirate)

Mum has been sewing like mad (I really do have a fabulous Mum) creating the green dress that Merida wears when she goes out into the forest with her bow and arrows. 

For my costume I needed a pirate shirt and Elizabeth wears a waistcoat over the top so Mum has made both of those as well.

Three garments on the go at once, she is a miracle worker!! She's 77 years old and I can't believe what she does at her age.

xxxxx Love her to bits xxxxx


She completed them all just in time!!  Phew!!

 

Billie as Merida

 

Me

Billie wanted her outfit to be able to wear it for Comicon this May.  So she will need a complete outfit for that which includes the bow and quiver for the arrows.


So the bow went into production in the 'garage' workshop and with her Dad helping her they completed it with a couple of hours to spare.  The quiver, however, did not get made but will be ready for Comicon I am sure!!  As this was all happening she was also sitting her Mock A-level exams during last week, so life was a little 'frought' to say the least!!

I wasn't actually making anything for the costumes but I do have major input as I do have sewing abilities so purchasing fabrics etc. is left to me and of course coffing up the money to pay for it all, including getting my pirate hat too.  I already had the boots and I just added some leggings to complete my costume.

Oh there was the matter of a present which I did throw together a wire ring for 'Cinderella' aka Zoe the Birthday Girl, who was actually 50 on Tuesday,  (she did go to the ball with her handsome Prince/Robin Hood!!)

 

Zoe and Pete

So after all the rush, rush, rush all last week the party was on Saturday and fun was had by all!!!  80))

 

Billie, Me, Katie (as Alice), Eve (as Cruella DeVil) and Josie (as the Queen of Hearts)

Zoe put her present on straight away and she loved it.  ( Silly me forgot to photograph it before I wrapped it up) hopefully next time I see her I might be able to prise it off her to get a snap or two.


Great fun  80))


See you again soon.

E x

 

The Gathering -- DAY 13

This title is appropriate for the contents this week, I don't have any new items to show you as I have been busy like I said in my last posting and have not been to my torch for this week.  I am determined to change that for the coming week as there are lots of things I want to make.

What I have been doing, however, is visiting my OH family 'up north' as we say done south!  It was his Uncles 70 Birthday and his Aunt also celebrated her 65 back in August so they had a joint party held in Nuneaton about 1 and half hours away from us.

Terrible weather on the way up the M1 but well worth the trip, it was lovely to see them again and even meet some of the other family members, I in particular, have never met!  After losing both my in-laws this is the last remaining family on my husbands, fathers' side.

 

Mick with Margaret & George

 

 

 

Terrible photos still trying to work out how the camera works on my phone, I usually use my proper camera much better really but I forgot it, so best I could do!!!

 

 

 

The Cake

 

Best photo of the evening, the cake was really good, George's on the left which is his garden and Margaret's on the right she loves her holidays!!


And this is Billie with her boyfriend Aaron, aaaaawwwww!

 

 

 

Silly Children!!  STOP IT!

 

These ones I had the flash on and got glare from it very bad!!


Must get the better of it!

E x