Halloween!
Over the summer, I came across the cutest little peacock costume for a baby. It is by Creatively Christy who also posted a tutorial for said costume. I fell in love and of course had to come up with my own version, shown below.
I only made a couple changes to the tail feather. I put a bunch of fake flowers to cover the bottom of the feathers and I sewed the satin parts together rather than glueing. I had trouble finding orange tights that I liked, so I found another tutorial for leg warmers. Instead of a ruffle at the bottom as the tutorial prescribes, I did pleats. I found the onesie at H&M and added a little ruffle to the top with some of the satin I used on the feathers. The shoes I got on sale at Carters. I crocheted a little crown for her with beads, but she doesn't like it so I will probably not use it. Here are instructions for a super cute little crown, though. The only thing I would like to add is some more sequins to the front of the satin "feathers", but otherwise, I love it!
Peacock Birthday Party
This weekend, we celebrated my daughter's first birthday. True to form, I went over the top and did much more than necessary. The sad truth is that I have no documentation for it. I took plenty of pictures, but when I got home there was nothing saved on my camera. Apparently, if your SD card is not in your Canon Rebel, the pictures aren't saved, even if they show up on the little screen after you take the picture. The other sad thing is that we threw away the decorations so there was no chance of recreating the lovely party. However, I do have pictures of some of the decorations separately. So, use your imagination. To start off with, here are the invitations:
Click on the picture to download a .pdf of the peacocks.
For a cute banner, I basically copied this one from Elizabeth Kay Design.
On a happier note. I am posting a tutorial on the most extravegant of the decorations. Namely, I made doily pom poms that were hung from the ceiling and small ones that were placed on the back of the table. Originally, I did a search for these and came across a few websites with tutorials. One of the websites provided instructions on how to dye the paper doilies. This was a disaster. The doilies fell apart as I pulled them out of the dye and the colors weren't very vibrant. So, I busted out my acrylic paints and went to town.
The next step was to create the pom poms. Again I found a website with instructions on how to make the pom poms, which was basically good, but they have you use brads to make the pom poms. The problem here is that the doilies would tear and make finishing the pom pom difficult. So, I modified the process and made use of my glue gun.
The next step was to create the pom poms. Again I found a website with instructions on how to make the pom poms, which was basically good, but they have you use brads to make the pom poms. The problem here is that the doilies would tear and make finishing the pom pom difficult. So, I modified the process and made use of my glue gun.
