Hats, jewels, gowns and costumes. Will they be a part of your weekend? Just a few more days to whip up any last minute ideas.
A masquerade ball under the glow of the full moonlight. In the garden of good and evil. Wouldn't that be sublime? I know just who I would like to invite to play haunting melodies, perhaps even a harpist might entertain us?
I have a date...
And, my alter ego is just itching to come out for an evening of mystery and frolic...
I dare confess, my regular wardrobe has been accused of being a bit infused by costume. Isn't that funny? I had not even thought of it, until a gal made a mention one day many years ago. It hasn't stopped me though ;)
I quite love the days that women dressed in billowing gowns as daily wardrobe. Although, it must have been quite exhausting. Carrying around 40 pounds of ruffled frocks?
Last night as I was sewing up some curtains...
I thought about Halloween costume making frenzies. How my Mom used to make me elaborate costumes-
and how Halloween was so super exciting. I would squeal as loud as I could from the mere thought of dress-up and trick or treating.
I had my entire fluffy costume stuffed under my jacket. I want a jacket like that in this day and age ;)
I adored trick or treating. It was the absolute height of childhood dreams. Bags and bags of candies. What more could a kid ask for?
As I was thinking about that today, and dusting jars of this and that, I had a thought.
Hear me out for a second if you will...
Sooo, I have these Nonsense Jars. Filled with, well, nonsense :) Junk Drawer sort of stuff. All the bits and bobs you never know what to do with...
How super wonderful would it be, to have grown up trick or treating, where you give away junk. Especially junk to put in Nonsense Jars. Things you would sell in a yard sale or donate even.
You could give them away on Halloween, to adult trick or treaters. Now that is what I am talking about...
Is that DREAMY or what? Imagine, a neighborhood, where you go trick or treating and they give you treasure junk? You could even bring a jar and have them pop a couple bits of nonsense into it as you travel from house to house?
I think it would be a blast. You could even meet others at the end of the street, and trade if you wanted.
I would so be there, costume and all.
Oh my, this could be exciting. I would gladly hang out front and hand out junk I don't want. You could make surprise paper grab bags filled with junk you want to get rid of, and hand them out, as costumed treasure seeking adults come to your door....
Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I like it!
Do you think this would be fun? Could it be pulled off? Imagine getting a bag of aprons and all sorts of fun stuff?
Such thoughts.
It is crazy windy here and it got cold last evening. It had been in the low 90's upper 80's and tomorrow, it won't even be 60' - or so they say.
All the creatures are coming out for Saturday festivities, I even heard the sound of little feet, making their way out of the closet late last night...
Perfect timing because I am getting less busy, as I am making HUGE progress around here. And quite delighted at that. It has been two months of non-stop action, and I am so ready to slow down and paint oodles of elves and cake-heads, and make art, and play with you all.
Don't forget, you can download a free Halloween card and envelope template I created for you last year, by clicking right here.
Oooooo, it is windy as can be! Perfect weather for the mood. Creaks and crashes and whirls of wind!
See you super sooooooon ;)
♥ ,V
ps: Masquerade loveliness and a magic ballroom... (Marie Antoinette Image above, borrowed from (1st-art-gallery.com)
