Aladdin: Vest

 Grab a purple t-shirt and cut off the sleeves and the neck.

 Measure the wearer and cut off any excess at the bottom so it's the proper size. Cut straight down the center of the front of the shirt. I ended up taking off more of the sleeves and cutting a good 3-4 inches out of the middle. I also widened the neckline. I may end up cutting more length off of it but I'll wait to see how it lays with the pants.

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Twilight Fairy: Barefoot Sandals & Armband

In lieu of shoes I decided to make barefoot sandals for my TF costume. I looked at some barefoot sandals on Pinterest to see what the general idea was. I knew I wanted mine to wrap up my legs in a crisscross pattern and to come up fairly high. With that and my color scheme in mind I went to my drawers of yarn and grabbed some. I decided that I wanted to mix textures as well as colors. Yarn A. is a kind of silky purple. Yarn B. is a black soft eyelash. Yarn C. is a rich blue boucle. Yarn D. is a super soft gradient purple and pink. Yarn E. is just a standard black. Yarn F. is a deep purple. Yarn G. is a royal blue eyelash.

 

 

 

 A.      B.      C.     D.     E.      F.  G.

 I took 3 strands of yarn C. and 1 of each of the rest, knotted them together and then braided them. They were really long strands and took a while to braid. I made four of  them.

 Then I took two and glued two of the ends together with E6000. There's probably a better way to attach them but that's how I did it. Now this portion was just for wrapping up my legs not for my feet.

 

 For the "sandal" portion I took three strands of yarn E. and braided them together. I held one end at my ankle and wrapped the loose end around one toe and brought it to my ankle. Holding onto both points at my ankle I took the remaining braid down to wrap around another toe and then back to my ankle. This left four strands of the braid lying the length of my foot. Not exactly attractive. I weaved the two outside strands through the two in the middle creating a braid like texture and tied them off at the top. Making use of an old, broken bracelet or necklace I had I glued half of it to the top with E6000.
I then glued the separate pieces together. I had some old clip-on earrings that matched my vision perfectly so I glued one on top of the connection. one of the clip-on earrings had lost the center stone so I filled it in with hot glue and then painted it with two different nail polishes. The effect was very similar to the original stone.

 

Armband

 

 I decided to make a matching armband out of yarns C. D. and E. Using one strand of each I braided them together. One long braid. In order to tie it in a little better with the sandals I made a diamond shape out of clay, baked it and then painted it with the same nail polish. I then glued a thin chain around the edges and a shoe clip to the back with, you guessed it, E6000.

That's all folks!

 

Stay Beautiful <3



Tinkerbell: Shoes

Ok so the inspiration for my Tinkerbell costume is the classic Tinkerbell from the animated feature Peter Pan. If I had flats or the money to buy flats I would have followed the inspiration exactly, but I didn't so I had to improvise. The shoes I modeled mine after are the booties Tink wears in the new movies of which I cannot find a picture of...

So I took a pair of my boots and cut a good two inches away from the edge with my fabric doubled.

I then pinned the fabric together while laid over the boot forming it to the proper shape.

                                                          pin, pin, pin, pin, pin.....

After sewing that seam I placed it again over the shoe and perfected the form.

And again.

Cut off the excess at the top.

Don't forget the back and be careful not to make it too tight or you won't be able to get it on and off.

After I had achieved the proper fit (my second shoe cover was the right size) I used it as a template for the second.

The shoe cover is complete.....

Not quite. I can't forget the pom-poms!! There are tons of tutorials on how to make these so I'm not going to try to explain.

 

I didn't get pictures but I made a large rectangle and safety pinned it to the part that folds down. They kind of look like elf boots but with the full costume it'll be obvious I'm Tinkerbell. Also, I can reuse them for a cheesy elf costume :D. Look for the other installments coming soon!

 

Stay Beautiful <3

 

 

Halloween!!

 

Well, it's that time of year again and Halloween is just a month away! Naturally I'm making my costume so y'all get to enjoy the journey with me. This year I'm actually going to be two different characters for different parties, which means two costumes. Because I'm making two costumes for myself plus one for my little brother, the second of my costumes will be kept simple. I'm going to be a Twilight Fairy and Tinkerbell, my brother is going to be Aladdin. I think I'll probably do separate series posts for each costume just to keep everything straight... Let the insanity begin!

-Stay Beautiful <3

Outfit Of The Day: Feminine Edge

Hey everybody! Due to packing in preparation for a move I only have a handful of my usual wardrobe available for the next two weeks. I chose to keep out a couple of more difficult pieces or ones that I don't often wear so that I'll get more creative in my outfits. My orange boots and pink and orange floral tank are two of those. Today I decided on my coral skinnies as my "base" piece.

They have some floral crochet detailing on the pockets, so I pared them with my more masculine, tough orange boots and rolled them a bit to show off the boots.

I also added a fuchsia tank with orange and purple flowers on it. To ensure that the colors wouldn't be too obnoxious or overpowering I added a nuetral striped cardigan and a brown belt.

 My accessories were a three-strand pearl necklace, pearl studs, and an orange peace sign ring. If I'd had a pearl ring or bracelet I would have worn that but since I didn't I decided to mix my jewelry and use a pop of color.

I also added some pearl bobby pins to my sock bun.

 

 This is a clip I made for my shoes with fabric, faux pearls, rhinestones, and a faux crystal thingy all glued to a shoe clip.

 

 Front view of my sock bun.

And that is the end of todays OOTD. Talk to y'all soon!!

 

Stay Beautiful <3

The Case For Christ

In honor of Easter I thought I'd post an essay I wrote last year for English.......

           The earliest accounts of Jesus and that time period were written on papyrus and dried animal skins which deteriorate quickly. Luke, the writer of one of the Gospels, was an educated man, a physician. Debated among historians and scholars today are the controversies over Jesus, the resurrection, and the Gospels.

            In social circles, many questions arise concerning the Gospels; questions such as ‘How can one trust the copy of a copy of a copy?’ and ‘What about all of the contradictions?’ Addressing the first, to clarify, the copies of the Gospels held today are just that, copies. Because the originals have been lost through the finite nature of the writing back then, no one alive today has seen or read the original copies of the Gospels. But the Iliad and the Odyssey, transcribed long after Homer, are also copies of copies and yet people trust them as originals. Seemingly there are several contradictions in the Gospels, but if there were no contradictions and the Gospels were identical word-for-word, people would discredit them for being collusion. Written by different people, the Gospels are going to have diverse perspectives. What one should look for is whether or not the cores of the stories are the same. People don’t trust the Gospels. They believe that the Bible is only a story.

            Exhaustively, scholars and historians have debated for years whether Jesus is indeed the Messiah. For people who believe the Bible, the Old Testament predicts detailed characteristics and occurrences about the Messiah, all of which have been fulfilled or will be fulfilled through Jesus. Also, Jesus was self-conscious; He truly believed He was and is the Messiah. Concerning the miracles allegedly performed by Jesus, many don’t believe that He actually did what the Bible says He did. Still others believe that He was a magician, coercing divine beings to do His bidding, when in fact He was a Divine being Himself. Coercing a ‘divine being’ was unnecessary. Undoubtedly, Jesus was, is, and forever will be, the Son of God. He claimed it. Others declared and believed it. To be sure, Jesus, the Son of Man, performed forty separate miracles displaying His attributes, God’s attributes. Because humans are belligerent, the debate continues today of who Jesus was and is.

            Historians are continually declaiming the empty tomb, the lack of eye witnesses, and whether Jesus legitimately died. Of course skeptics believe that Jesus fainted or that He was drugged. Since Jesus’ questionable death and resurrection, medical experts, believers and non-believers alike, concluded that Jesus’ heart ruptured. He did die. Finding the body of Jesus has proven a difficult venture; in fact, the body still hasn’t been found to this day. Evidently many skeptics think that the resurrection was a bluff, an elaborate lie. If someone crafted a story, they would use upstanding and believable witnesses and sources. The first three witnesses of the empty tomb were women. Patriarchal societies, such as that of the Hebrews in Jesus’ time, didn’t put much credibility on a woman’s testimony. In addition, one of those three women was Mary Magdalene, a reformed prostitute, whose witness would have been doubly discounted. The Sanhedrin, Jesus’ enemies, claimed that Jesus’ disciples stole the body, thereby confirming the tomb was in fact empty. As an eye witness, Peter personally met Jesus after He died and was resurrected. Saying that one witness does not give credence to one’s statement, skeptics would endeavor to discredit Peter’s testimony. Fortunately, Peter also knew five hundred other people who had seen Jesus after He rose, and Paul gave lists of occasions when people saw Jesus following the Resurrection.

            Jesus is who He said He is. He did rise from the dead. And the Gospels are reliable, historical documents. James, Jesus’ half-brother, didn’t believe that Jesus was anything more than his brother until sometime after Jesus’ death. The disciples suffered and died horrible deaths without rescinding their beliefs. Why would they die for a lie they had constructed? The explosion of petrified followers to ardent worshippers gives proof to the fact that Jesus was much more than a man.

Dresser Organization

Hey Guys! I know it's been a while since I last posted and I'm sorry about that. Life's just been crazy lately. But todays post is all about ORGANIZING. Unfortunately I don't have a before picture of my dresser. So, picture four to five jewelry boxes, makeup and brushes stacked/sprawled in front of the mirror, and just general clutter along with some lotions and perfumes...

 

This is the after photo ;)

 

  I had some plastic rectangle drawer organizers so I took my lotions and perfumes and placed them tallest in back, shortest in front.

 These cute little file style organizers are from Wal-Mart for $2 each. I put my biggest eyeshadow palettes in them.

I love the colors and patterns! they match my rooms color scheme so well.

My stud earrings are in the little floral box and all of my dangle earrings are hangin on the mask jewelry tree. (these were gifts so I don't know where to get these exact ones but a lot of boutiques have the same type of stuff.)

All of my necklaces, bracelets, and rings I put on a repurposed bulletin board on my wall (no more jewelry boxes needed). I can do a post on how I made/repurposed the bulletin board if y'all would like.

 For my brushes, I just got a couple mason jars to put 'em in. Eventually, I will make 'em more asthetically pleasing :)

 Another drawer organizer- this one square- houses my foundation, primer, and translucent powders

The top drawer holds some miscellaneous beauty stuffs (altoids, makeup sponge, lashes, lash glue, sharpeners, q-tips, etc). The second drawer holds eyeliners, lip liner, mascara, and stick eyeshadows. The third drawer holds bronzer, blush, and powder foundation. The fourth drawer holds the smaller eyeshadow palettes and single eyeshadows. The fifth drawer holds lipgloss, lipstick, and chapstick.

 

And that's all of it, Folks!

 

Stay Beautiful <3