Dresses, Purses, Vultures and Camelot!

It's been to long since my last Blog...
Christie and I have been busy making products along with creating two dresses for a Valentine's Bash in our town. We both lead busy lives in general and now we've turned up the volume. I am not complaining... I choose this CRAZY LIFE!

First off, I am going to thank my husband and kids for their patience. As usual, everything in the house gets turned on end when I am in a project. I am in many! My middle daughter is in Camelot at her High School. I designed the set for the show. I am building part of the scenery. I am, also, sculpting and painting it. Christie and I have agreed to sell product at the East Coast Vulture Festival. We are busy coming up with products to sell. We will be giving a portion of our receipts towards the festival. Normally, I am up on the stage for this event dressed as a turkey vulture do a dance routine. Yes, I know it sounds a little outlandish and a bit geeky, but I am both of those things.  ;-D We are, also, going be in charge of the face painting for the Vulture Festival. Our daughters and a couple of their friends have volunteered to be trained and help out! We are in the process of finishing up the logo for our company and researching Esty. com and a PayPal account. Starting a business is crazy hectic! LOL!!! We have, also, been up-cycling t-shirts, skirts, dresses, and making purses from scratch. It is very tedious! Luckily, I love patterns and tedium! LOL!!! The following shots are the before shots of the dresses Christie and I up-cycled. 

Notice the neckline and the A-line cut of the dress. Christie changed her neckline and had to adjust the size and I changed the size and form of the dress. We both hand painted them. We, also, painted and beaded two different purses based on the style of our dresses.

Here are photos of the purses I have taken photos of. I will get a shot of Christie's later, hopefully today...

Anyhow, I must be off... I am headed to the gym, then the High School to paint, back home to sculpt and then Belly Dancing tonight! Wahoo!!! As always, more to come... Thanks for reading!