A "Roaring" Good Time

A dear friend of mine had a birthday this month, and I felt the need to throw her a themed birthday party..but I needed a theme that suited her personality...

And so I decided upon the "Roaring 20's"!

It started off with a photo shoot to turn her into our very own celebrity flapper!

 Isn't she just the cat's meow?

Then I created a vintage celebrity photo board...

 I also made an art deco sign for the party...

 The drink table...complete with "Prohibition Punch"!

 

 

 I'd say all in all we had a "roaring" good time!

 Bloopers & Deleted scenes coming soon...!

~ Elle

Face Painting Fun!

Phew! What a weekend! I'm exhausted! 

However I did have a fun weekend despite the fact I didn't get to have a costume party!  Instead I helped out at a fall festival and was in charge of the face painting booth! It was so much fun! 

Check out my fabulous artwork!

Originally I planned on putting on some fairy wings and costume to match the face paint...but then a cold front came through! Thanks to my furry vest I was able to keep warm!

Of course I had to paint Sami's face to match (Sami is the 3 yr old I nanny! Isn't she cute??)

 My silly husband decided to drive all the way to the festival in his mask! I'm surprised we didn't get pulled over! I think he was supposed to be a dead pirate. I terrified the poor little kids!

Sami attempting to try on Justin's mask!

 

And here is a pic of my face painting on the way to the event before it got all smudged!

 

I wish I could have gotten more photos of the Festival, but I was stuck behind a booth all night, so this is all I have to show you!

A Night of Enchanted Fairytales!

Wow! What a busy weekend I had! My little sis, Jenn, came for a visit this weekend and we did so much!  Friday we picked her up from the airport, and ran straight to 'Nightmare on the Bayou'! (Rated one of the top 13 scariest haunted houses in the US!) My older sis, Christie, and I love haunted houses, so Jenn agreed to come for the ride! She was such a good sport! To see pics of our fabulous Nightmare on the Bayou adventure visit Jenn's Blog, Contemporary Harbor, and scroll to the bottom of that post.

The next evening I hosted a small Girl's Night of Enchanted Fairytales! Everyone was encouraged to dress in some sort of fairytale apparel. Of course, I had to decorate my walkway like a scary old castle! I had cobwebs, spiders, fog, and skulls!

We love reenactment photos! My older sister is little red riding hood, and my friend in black is the evil queen in Snow White!

 (Did you notice the spider hanging over their heads?)

I've have always wanted to dress up as a green fairy, and I finally got my chance!

(Sorry for the blurriness, the fog was making it hard for the camera to focus!)

 Of course, I needed a Poison Apple Punch for the event! (Dry ice made it smoke!)

 My lovely enchanted gold pumpkins, crystal cups, candle pillars, and gold stemmed glasses all surrounded the punch to give an enchanted feel.

 I had so much sparkle on my face, hair, clothes...there are sparkles all over my house now!

 Jenn provided the costumes, wings, & wands! Thanks Jenn!

 

 And here we all are about to watch the wonderfully hilarious movie Enchanted!

I have to admit I love a themed party! Especially if it is a costume event! I am such a kid at heart and love dressing up! I don't think you are ever to old to dress up for Halloween!