So, before I was pregnant I was all gung-ho about being a stylish pregnant lady and making a bunch of cute maternity clothes for myself. I was going to be awesome. That motivation has translated into me buying four items … Continue reading
Me + Halloween + copious amounts of hot glue + about an hour of hard labor =
“Close your mouth, Michael, we are not a codfish! Spit-spot!”
Voila! Instant Mary Poppins! Practically perfect in every way 🙂
(except not really):
About two hours before the Halloween party I was supposed to be at, and after days upon days of brainstorming…I realized that all I had to do to complete this look was make a ‘dickie’ collar for a white tuxedo-style shirt I already had. So I got out my trusty glue gun and bits of fluff that I had lying around and temporarily modified my blouse! Yes…I was glued into the shirt for the night. But don’t worry – I got out! And the hot glue came off (I think)! And it was only SLIGHTLY off-center! Perfect? Not by any means. Good enough for me? YUP!
I paired the blouse with the skirt shown in this post (high-waisted style), low-heeled boots, and carried around a lovely umbrella! Err’body got it. It was so much fun!!
And no, I don’t have any pictures of the full getup myself….partially because my hubster was out of town that night (thus thwarting our original Kronk+Yzma costume plan…silly work trips!), partially because my bathroom mirror is currently the reigning champ of being-the-only-mirror-in-the-entire-house-excluding-hand-mirrors…
…and partially because I look about five months pregnant right now.
…..literally.
So yeah, I was a pregnant Mary Poppins, and maybe it was a little weird, and maybe I felt a little huge (mostly thanks to the multiple “WOW you don’t look pregnant at ALL!” comments that I’ve been getting…), but overall I think Halloween was a success this year : )
And oh yeah, I really am having a baby girl! She’s due at the end of February, and the hubs and I are SO excited! : )
I promise these photos are much more legitimate than this one from my sister’s 6th birthday party.
— Love, Rach
PS – I’ve tried to spread the news to everyone personally, but seeing as I’ve got a pretty bad case of the pregnant brain (IT’S REAL. NOT A MYTH.), I’ve probably forgotten a few of you that I love very dearly. If that is the case…I’m sorry! I just don’t feel like having random peeps all up in my business, so I’ve kept it off the social networking radar for the most part : )
after being inspired by the multitudes of embroidered lyrics out there on the interwebs, I felt that this lyric needed to be immortalized in textile form:
I made it especially for my dear friend Liza, who is currently adventuring in the land of the elderly (AKA Florida). she is the biggest Flight of the Conchords fan I know, and I am so grateful she introduced me to their melodical masterpieces when we were in college : )
I’ve got more lyrical textiles in the works, be excited!
love — rach
Some of my other favorite FOTC songs: one, two , three. I highly recommend them : )
