Merry Gothmas!

I AM BACK!!!

It's December already, where has the time gone?

So, I had a thought. Why don't we combine two great things and see how it goes. I took this from my friends at Sacred Grounds in Tampa: Gothmas!!!!

So, how would you decorate for a Gothmas?

There is nothing wrong with tinsel and cheer and glitter galore, a little bit of edge can make it most wonderful.
Oooh, some fabulous pics coming soon! 

Here are some great ornimental ideas from www.etsy.com

Coming Soon: - Handfasting, Handtying, and more!

Update and Artist of the Month!

Glad that the Harry Potter series is over its time for a new topic to find. Since moving to Tampa I
have been swamped with prepping with some really cool things. Since Novemeber there has been the Sarasota Medieval Fair, Tampa Bay Steampunk Society, and the 501st Vader's Fist. Its been a blast researching and learning about all these different world and meeting talented and passionate people from all over.

Be expecting alot of posts concerning different events and updates on these awesome groups! And my projects I have been working with each of these. My next Post should be up by April 15th. It's going to be awesome! Just wait! lol.

For now lets take a look at some great artists and designers. Because let's be honest, you don't have to do it yourself when people already have mastered it for you.  My Artist of the Month is Amanda He. Amanda has great customer service ontop of talent. I just favorited her great work and she responded with a great thank you. Definately a person to watch. This Jewelry maker takes a beautiful vintage approach on some of our favorite things. Hunger Games being just released is huge right now and she has some great products to celebrate that. And the great thing is alot of it is versible. You can use it for Steampunk, and Comic cons or for just plain fun.

What's really great about this is that the prices are wonderful. So many times have I found items done simply are so expensive. Amanda doesn't do that to you she wants you to enjoy her hard work and won't charge you a lot for it.


Though the shipping is at 5.50 for the first item, I believe it to be a good price. And I fully intend to go to her when I put a few of my projects together.

 She covers things that both men and women would like. Covering all sorts of ideas from Steampunk, to world travel, to movies, and animals. I definately can't wait to see what she does next.


Here are just a few of the cool items on her Etsy shop! Till next time. :)

Awesome Harry Potter Ideas Part 3/3

So this is my last installment of my three part blog of Harry Potter Weddings. And I can’t tell you how excited I am to be getting back to this blog. My computer has been away from me, but now me and my Indigo are back together ready to write more for you my audience. I took you into the recreation of the Weasley/ Delacor Wedding displayed in the movie and then into the crisp refreshing weddings of todays Harry Potter Weddings. Now it’s time for me to give you some of my wackey awesome ideas to transform great elements from this iconic series to your spectacular event.

I was speaking to my good friends and we were all in concensis. With a Harry Potter Wedding, You can step it up a notch. You can recreate locations like:  -Yule Ball -Hogsmeade -Hogwarts -Diagon Alley. Or you can take awesome elements and make it happen.






 Food- Maximise on the desserts. Take a page from Brilliant Britta Peterson, You can take fruits and vegetables for Herbology class, Desserts like the chocolate frogs, Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans...
Click here for some great ideas.   She shows some great recipes and brilliant ideas. She also has some cool candy boxes, seals, and labels at her etsy shop.  The cool thing is you can do alot of this stuff on your own for a little bit of money.

You can also check out Loralee Lewis's Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Collection at her etsy shop. Her lables and stationary are gold.

Decor:
Lighting is an essential element to harry potter. Candles really make it awesome! If you can give an illusion of floating candles, that would put you high on the epic scale.
Think of Hogwarts and cool things in it. The Potions, the books, the Sorting hat, Animals.
You can even bring in a shelter or sanctuary to get your guest to give to a good cause on top of having the cool elements of animals.
Bring in the Mauraders Map and Newspapers. Gotta love the changing photos. And with frames you can get changing photos, so you can do it easy.
Use your 5th grade science to your advantage. Make potion bottles fiss and tubes with mini tornadoes. If its weird or exsotic or very oldschool it can fit! :)
The ideas are endless. FACEBOOK! :)

Sources- Many thanks to Harry Potter Wiki  www.harrypotter.wikia.com and the people of weddingbee.com

This site had some cool stuff they did.. And they had a blast!
http://www.foreveryoungadult.com/2010/11/23/a-totally-baller-evening-with-harry-potter/

Check this website for references of main characters: http://www.sodahead.com/Starvingartist/?link=ibaf&q=&imgurl=http://media.entertainment.sky.com/image/unscaled/2008/11/7/Harry-Potter-and-the-Goblet-Of-Fire.jpg 

Harry Potter Wedding: Real Life Weddings

I can’t believe a whole month has gone by since I had last posted. So needless to say A few posts will be showing up soon. But let’s concentrate on this post. Real life Harry Potter weddings: let’s see how they did it. 

Outdoors and spring seemed to be popular elements. Oh, and the color purple. J Even though I don’t find as though I was transformed into the Harry Potter world, I did like some of the elements brought into it. 

  

  I love some of the elements here. Adding fall, and simplicity. The map is a great touch and you can use that for guests to sign like a guest book. Or using it in other ways like a program or an actual map. The Owls and fresh woods through out made it feel very natural. The keys are a awesome touch too. The cake kinda reminded me of the Weasley house. Potions always make it seem better. Why? Honestly, Because its HARRY POTTER! lol. It's wizards and potions are a very large part of the movies.

 This is cool. If you go to the facebook page you can see these closer. They made signature drinks from the series. Polyjuice and Hogsmede Ale. They placed it on an antique looking trunk. Which is another great reference to the school. The placement of the drinks are important. You should expect the guest to want drinks as a really large request of the reception. And put a iconic theme on it, everyone is going to be looking there. So be prepared there.

 I loved this! I don't know how they found an amazing hut. But what a wonderful spot for wedding pictures. Hagrids hut. :)





The Sorting Hat! Awesome! And to have it where you put where the guest figure out where to sit. That's just great. Then to put the name tags on wands. They get to keep the wands. Double as favors. Go to the Facebook to see close ups.

Just like the invite to the school the invite was very similiar. And the tough of the Owls everywhere is a great idea.

This is such a good idea! It's like magic!  Great for entertainment. One of the great entertainment ideas you can use.

One way to have seating is by separating the guests by houses. I do like this. Not sure I would have the background to be so white. Maybe to use a wet tea bag to make it a little more brown and vintage and weathered. And maybe using the items from each house. Such as the Griffindor House Sword. 

 There are some more great pictures posted to the facebook page. So check it out! Next post is some of my ideas for a good Harry Potter Wedding.

Harry Potter Wedding

 

  I remember growing up while the Harry Potter craze was becoming huge. My friends were among the millions getting prepare for the next movie or book to come out. Making shirts and buying tickets for the midnight showing way in advanced to make sure they had a spot. I remember the crowds in various house colors. Greens, maroons, yellow, and black colors were everywhere not to be outdone the random lightning bolts on all sorts of foreheads. Static brain states that the books alone have made over 7 billion dollars, let alone anything else. Needless to say that the Harry Potter fever infects all sorts of aspects of people lives.  With the latest release of the last Harry Potter movie a brand new trend has come out: Harry Potter Weddings. 

I personally love it, as I do all unique themes. I mean, that’s why I started this blog in the first place.

So for my first installment on Harry Potter Weddings I am going to go into the movie interpretation of William (Bill) Weasley and Fleur Delacour wedding. You know, before it got ruined by uninvited guest. :) 

They used purple as the base color with high ceilings and a lot of drapery.  Scroll and swirls and wispy environment with black and white accents, taking into account of the wispy nature of the Delacour’s. Though, personally I thought the character Fleur wasn’t portrayed correctly, I did like the wedding reception.  It made me feel transplanted, as any good event should feel. 

So, how do you get a beautiful wedding like the Weasley/Delacour event?

Start with finding a good spacious venue and order a high cathedral tent with scalloped edging and tassels in-between each scallop. As a color pallet stick with lighter purple colors and black and white accents. Purple with Scroll edging was hung from the roof top resembling the interior of a Hindu tent. With the exception of tying the pieces hanging down they let it hang down like entry ways. To be a good opposite a darker purple floor was laid down.  Lavender round tables with dark chiavaris chairs and large candle holders with a silver swirl base.  You may find it to be an iron work a good silver spray paint will suffice. 

Look for vintage 20^th century items and wardrobe. Three tiered round desert treys filled with small finger desserts that were placed among the tables. A funky yet conservative wedding dress that is inspired by peacocks; though it’s my belief that you should pick a dress that the bride loves and looks great in. If you really want peacock accents there are appliques and accessories that will give you an ideal look. A three tier large cake with a white bird cage on top with fruit accents and a gazebo inspired detail in white. 

The Weasley/ Delacour wedding not your thing, but still want a Harry Potter Wedding? My next installment will be about Harry Potter Themed Wedding done in real life. See you soon-Jay

Sources: 
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Wedding_of_William_Weasley_and_Fleur_Delacour
http://www.statisticbrain.com/total-harry-potter-franchise-revenue/