A Moment of Pride

Okay, so, for the first time, I've been featured on another blog, which kinda sorta totally made my day. How ironic that I dragged my feet on it when Anna first asked about it. Anyway, this interview was part of a series that Anna has been doing about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writer's Month) and its results. As you know, I overloaded with school last semester, so while I technically participated...well, let's just say that it wasn't uncommon for me to include whatever essay I had written in that day's word count.

You can read the interview here. Please be sure to take some time and wander around on Anna's blog! She's a favorite of mine, if you can't tell. ;)

Someone Had Too Much Time on Their Hands

Admittedly, it is pretty funny.
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Down With the Bloody Big Head: Trial Run of a Work In Progress

If you haven't been around for long, it is time that you learn one very important fact: I'm obsessed with Alice in Wonderland. This probably has something to do with reading the books for the first time under the influence of pain medication and a raging fever. That said, I've been building a Mad Hatter costume for quite a while now. Over the next few days (or the next few weeks, depending on how often I can get on to post), I'll be going over some new pieces that I got to add to my collection. However, I did get to put some of my costume to the test recently at a costume party. 

The costume was very much a hit, but, it obvious needs more work. I don't have an undershirt for my corset yet, so I ended up throwing it over a t-shirt or something (part of the reason I'm wearing the jacket and floppy bow tie in these photos). My plan for the bottom half of the costume (pantaloons/gypsy skirt) hasn't materialized yet, so I grabbed one of my dancing skirts, since it is bright and fluffeh. I also used three cans of orange hairspray to manage to get my hair slightly red. That was a last minute plan that was very spontaneous, since I essentially was walking through walmart and went "Oooh! Orange hairspray! Kewl!" and bought it.

 Probably the most accurate part of my costume was my make-up, and even that was...manipulated. I didn't realize until after I put it all on that I had done the eyes mirror image of Depp's Hatter, and I couldn't resist adding in a nod to the Red Queen with the heart-shaped lips. Porsche (pictured to the left as Mini Mouse/Cinderella) was extra supportive in this project, especially since she turned out to be the only other real Disney geek at this party. 

The Hatter costume has a long way to go, but I'm steadily adding things. Perhaps in the next four or five years I can actually complete it. 

Returning to ShabbyApple...with a coupon in hand!

Coupon info at the bottom. Read the post first, you bargain hunters! :P

If you don't remember, ShabbyApple is one of my favorite stores. I always moan because I want to buy pretty much every item they sell, but I simply can't afford to do that. Their recent Mad Hatter Collection is amazing, and, of course, inspired by one of my all-time favorite stories, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I love their dress designs, because many are what I would consider modest--they reach to the knee, have a decent neckline and some sort of sleeve. Also, they have really nice pocket watches and other jewelry.

If you would like the shop ShabbyApple with a 15% coupon, click here. And yes, I do get an incentive for posting that. But even if I didn't, I would share good deals with the people that read my blog because you are actually real people that are actually reading my blog, and that makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside.