I'm definitely having a vintage type wedding. I love the 20's so maybe that era.. I love these Yolan Cris 2011 Revival Vintage Wedding Dresses. There's so much inspiration out there..
1920's wedding photos
Friday, February 24, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Em's Scrabble Coasters
I made some coasters with wooden scrabble tiles. There are plenty of ideas on the net. Some stain letters on the coaster to spell a name for wedding ideas, some use words to do with drinks and there are plenty for sale on Etsy.
It proved very difficult to find genuine wooden scrabble tiles in op shops and I'm sure if I had found some they would have been very expensive so I bought a set of 100 tiles from ebay.
I chose to make mine with 4 words that spelt both across and down. This used up a lot of letters easily so was a fun challenge to find enough so it all worked out. I then glued the tiles with PVA glue to 3mm cork. I tried spraying them with gloss enamel, however The enamel seemed to react with the letters and glue already on the tiles. So I ended up coating them in PVA glue, then spraying with enamel to make waterproof. They turned out well. I especially like how they spell words both ways.
I glued squares of magnets to the back of the left over letters to make fridge magnets.
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| Left over letter fridge magnets |
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Cool Video- Walk off the Earth
Walk off the Earth perform a cover of Gotye's "Somebody that I used to know" using five people on one guitar.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Em's Painted Shoes
I painted these shoes some years ago. I used yellow, blue, red and white fabric paint, mixing colours, and it took almost 3 whole days to finish. I love them. Most people ask why I have two different shoes on but everyone seems impressed when I say I painted them myself.
I have now also painted these skeleton shoes for my boyfriend. Being a radiographer it is very suiting. He wore them to work and got a lot of comments including that he might be getting a bit too much radiation on his feet! Someone from his work wanted a pair for her son, so I've now also made a mini version.
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| Mini skeleton shoes |
My next painted shoe project ideas.. De Stijl shoes, galaxy tie-dye, rainbow tie-dye, rainbow sharpie, lined note paper, crossword, piano keys, glitter stripes, fabric covered, patchwork, dipped ombre dyed, modge podge pattern paper.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Em's Tie dress
Tie Skirt: I have way too many ties because I just keep seeing cool ones at the op shop and collecting them. I only ever buy ones I love the pattern for, which is usually very retro, 70's and wide. I also have a price limit, if they are too expensive the op shop misses out. I can't afford to buy 5 ties for over $2.50 each! I made a tie skirt using a lot of my Dad's old ties. I cut the back of the tie out so the skirt would be lighter and not as stiff and also made the length of the ties all different to give a flowy feel. I used another tie for the top of the skirt and inserted a zipper and big button to fasten.
My sister had to go one better and make a dress with boning wearing it to the races with matching bow tie headpiece. I had to borrow it myself and also wear it to the races. With the advice from me she left the ties whole and zig-zagged them with the stitching showing, giving it a different, stiffer and textured feel. I love it!
  Other Tie Clothing Inspiration 
Other Tie Dresses. |
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Dance photography
The images of contemporary dance photographer, Lois Greenfield, capture movement otherwise unseen by the human eye, using fast shutter speeds of up to 1/500 of a second and a flash at 1/2000 of a second. She captures a delicate, unique photographic movement in time that only lasts for a 500th of a second. As she says
I just love the way they look as though they are floating in impossible positions otherwise unseen! I love all of them, too many to choose from!
"I love impossible looking situations that allude to the moments before and after the shutter’s click. I want the viewer to wonder, 'Where is he coming from? How will he land?'... I’m always looking for something that is going to confound the viewer. It’s about creating a mystery”
I just love the way they look as though they are floating in impossible positions otherwise unseen! I love all of them, too many to choose from!
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| “Precision Movements” for Raymond Weil Watches |
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| Breaking Bounds: "This moment could never be repeated, not even by Danny and Ashley themselves. Like many of my pictures, this is a uniquely photographic event. It only exists for a 500th of a second." |
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| Resonating Fields |
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| Airbourne "We recombined signature movements from Graham dances to make it look like a multiple exposure of one jump seen at three points." |
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| Reflected Moments |
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| Celestial Bodies/Infernal Souls |
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| Forces of Nature: Dreya Weber |
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| Odyssey/Sojourn |
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| Aloft |
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