Halloween Decor

I am totally bummed because I forgot to take before pictures. However, I will paint you a picture. The pumpkin was already totally cute and was a dull shade of burnt orange almost exactly like a terracotta flower pot. However, I decided to make it really match my Halloween Decor and it would look freaky-awesome against the portrait wall I am creating for the party (stay tuned for more pics).

The urn was also a great shade of green, but once again I saw the potential for a killer Halloween collection...so the spray paint hit it. Along with the cute little witch house. It was multiple colors with little ghosts and pumpkins...now it is a shadowy shade of shiny black. Spooky.

I plan to temporarily remove the beautiful Gustav Klimt piece from my charcoal wall in order to set up a "Photo Op" for all of our costume clad guests. I will be sure to post the end result!

Prep for the Vogue Halloween Party

Last year we did a Barbie theme halloween party, this year we went with a Vogue theme. The man and I are hosting the party as Billy Idol and Madonna. So, I had a little fun in creating the invite. See below:

As I am sure you could probably guess, we don't just go purchase an outfit that comes in a bag...where is the fun in that? So, I figured you may want to see the costume in progress. Mamo (grandma) is wonderful and sewed my "Like A Virgin" Madonna dress (pictures to come) from a pattern and material I found at the fabric store. Then I took the liberty to create Billy and accessorize Madonna.

I am working on the hair bow/mini vail, the infamous "boy toy" belt and where the heck do you find white pumps? You don't, but you can spray paint a black pair. Ingenuity. :-)

 

 

Stay tuned for the the final product!

Bar: Transformed

A few simple cloths and candles can totally transform a sports bar into a blissful wedding reception. Two of my bartender friends got hitched and celebrated with 700 of their closest friends at, where else? The same bar where they got to know each other as coworkers and became love birds. Precious. However, we simply could not allow the bar to look and feel like a bar aka their place of employment. We had to make it a place worthy of celebrating eternal matrimony. So, I worked with the sweetest bride in the world to get an idea of what sort of mood she wanted to create. And here is how it all worked out:

Above you will see how the rustic candle tree perched next to the guest book in the entry way, instantly setting the mood with its warm glow.

The eggplant shade not only mimiced that of the bridesmaid gowns but also that of the accent walls at the bar. And, the shiny silver bows really created the formal feel of a wedding.

Below you will see the view as you step down into the ballroom to find the bar, the cake table and the dining tables:

Cylinder vases adorn the tops of the tables filled with naturalistic rocks, water and a floating candle as photographed below:

 This was one of my favorite weddings to decorate. The bride and I met a couple times to talk about ideas and colors, she gave me some insight as to what she was going for and trusted me with the set up. All in all it she was a beautiful bride in a beautiful ballroom surrounded with fabulous friends.