Most women who watch The Mandalorian and cosplay would chose to make a Cara Dune costume, and while that also might be me (I’ll come back to that later), I love love love Peli Motto even more. This spicy space mechanic, played by Amy Sedaris if you squint, repairs ships at the spaceport of Mos […]
Making My Winter Holly Overdress
I’ve been botanically witchy lately. After having so much fun making a Loblolly pine cone witch for Halloween, I decided to keep the witch costume theme going for each season. My winter witch was inspired by ice berries one might see after an ice storm, more locally to Houston is a deciduous holly (or meadow […]
Making My Holly Witch Hat
After last October when I posted my friend Sarah’s How to Make Your Very Own Fabulous Witch Hat, I made my own witch hat with fabric and craft remnants for my Loblolly Pine Witch costume. I had so much fun with it, I had to make more, this time for a winter witch. Here’s how I […]
Our Virtual Holiday Card: 2020 Edition
Because I have no concept of time, nor do social norms apply this crazy year, I decorated for Halloween in September, put up the Christmas tree before Thanksgiving, and I finished designing our annual year-in-review card way before December. I hope you all have the jolliest of holidays this year and the warmest of wishes. […]
Exploring Portuguese White Wine & Food Pairing
In this edition of Supper Club Sips, we continued to explore Portuguese wine samples with two white wines. Portuguese wine has quickly become a house favorite and crowd pleaser when dinner partying with friends. And under $20/bottle, I’m more inclined to share anyway. [Related: Exploring Alentejo Whites with a Portuguese Wine & Food Pairing] Wines that […]
Costuming a Loblolly Pine Witch
Following last month’s post on making my loblolly witch hat and yesterday’s post on making my pine cone dress, today I’m sharing the rest of the photos from a quick after-work shoot in a local park. Loblolly pines are native to the Houston area (my home), thus the silly name for this unique costume that […]
Making My Loblolly Pine Cone Dress
“I want to be a pine cone for Halloween!” isn’t something a 40-something year old woman would normally say, but here we are in the alternate universe of 2020 when you don’t ask “but why tho?” you just roll with things. But seriously, why? I was scrolling Pinterest for costume inspiration for me to wear […]
Running Costumes: Captain Hook and Mr. Smee
This time last year we were tasting our way through Disney for Taste of Epcot International Food & Wine Festival after running RunDisney’s Wine & Dine half marathon that morning. Part of the fun of running these races through the parks is all the costumes seen along the way; my own, people I pass, and people who pass […]
Becoming Comfortable With Social Distancing
It took most of the year to accept not the new normal, but the temporary adjustments to visiting with friends during this pandemic. And from what we thought would only be a few weeks turned months and multiple seasons. So we slowly added more and more creature comforts to make socially distanced outdoor gatherings more […]
A 2020 Voodoo Doll Pin Cushion
It’s almost too cute for the dumpster fire that is 2020. My blogging bestie Miranda from Spooky Little Halloween came over for a socially distanced happy hour last night, and we made felt creatures while we visited. In that time I stitched this little 2020 voodoo doll as a new pin cushion (tomato pin cushions are […]