Monday Matrimony: Start a new trend

I have often said that I believe wedding gowns to be just another costume. It's a dress you wear once, often extravagant and fits with your special day.

I love wedding gowns.

I love looking through my social networking sites and visiting the photo albums that lead me to wonderful pictures of beautiful women in white.

One of my goals at the moment is to design a small line of gowns that are inspired by Disney Princesses. I have been on a huge Disney kick lately and this would be another great way to make more pretty dresses!

Thursday Threads: Jasmine

I have a tendency to forget to update, so I am going to start updating every Thursday with Thursday Threads of current and future projects I am and intend to work on.

Currently, I am starting extremely early for CONvergence next year with a Belly Dancing princess: Jasmine (above). I've collaborated with my friend, Lea, who did the beautiful drawings and pretty much all the designs for the skit. I will be seamstress extraordinaire, helping make all the costumes (7 total) and also collaborate with the choreography.

We are taking various princesses and adapting them for Egyptian belly dance style costumes. I barely had enough fabric to cut my harem pants, but (as Tim Gunn advises) I made it work!

Hairspray!

Hairspray opened this evening at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater! It's pretty great and the costumes are fantastic and fun. I had the wonderful opportunity of returning to the shop for another summer and working on some adorable dresses!

If you go and see it, I put together most of Amber's and Shelley's Costumes. Amber was such a fun character to work on, she had so many costume changes that were all so pretty! I would love to take that entire wardrobe home for myself (if I only I could fit in those 24" waist size dresses..).

1950's Wedding Dress

I am making a wedding dress for a gal from the Chanhassen based on the above dress. I am so glad she picked this one because it was my favorite out of the 1950's patterns I found!

The neckline is so classy, and I will carve out the sleeves to make it sleeveless.

The wedding is in early September, so I only have a month to complete it. Go, Go, Super Stitcher!

New Look!

Gave the ol' blog a new look! What do you all think? A new title and everything.

I have not been keeping up with my vow to draw more... though I did do a few and they turned out rather better than I thought!

No more news on the costume front, though I plan on writing up on the new Harry Potter film (while trying to keep long winded rants to a minimum).

Also, more people should totally "follow" my blog :D

Drawing

I have decided that I am going to learn how to draw.

I have never been very good at it, and my costume renderings are never very detailed because of it.

I've also been inspired by looking at Makani's fanart, my desire to redesign the Harry Potter costumes, and Lea's amazing drawings of our Belly Dancing Disney Princesses :)

My goal is to draw at least one new thing a day to improve my skills. If any of you (ehhhm.. Lea..Lauren..) have any advice, please feel free to throw it my way!

I feel pretty! Oh, so pretty!

(Photo by Moments Shared Photography)

CONvergence was amazing! No wins, again.. Boo!

Pictured are the Hogwarts gals in their Yule Ball best!

Future Costumes planned: Belle Ballgown, Belle Blue, Jasmine, Alana (Ariel's Sister)- a functional mermaid costume, possibly Rapunzel.

What's with all the Disney, you ask?

MN Princesses and Company, a new costume and entertainment crew, devoted to walk in parades, socialize with enchanted children, and flounce about in pretty dresses. Look us up on Facebook!