Harry Potter Part 2 or Now begins my deepest depression

It was great, GREAT! If I had just read the book it would have been awful! I learned a few movies ago (jane eyer, twilight(s), jane austen, and harry of course) that I have to separate the book from the movie because they will NEVER be the same.

So I went into the last couple of HP's without the book in my brain, and it worked because I was able to see the movies as great movies.

Here was my experience this week: At the movie theatre I worked for they had "Harry Potter Week" where they showed two movies per night starting with 1 and 2 on Monday. It was such an amazing experience to see all the old ones on the big screen.

This chick busted out her accordion and played the Harry Potter theme music, AMAZING!

There where 3 ppl dressed up as Dobby but this little dude was my favorite! He has a bunch of knit hats and scarves on, which, if you read the books, you remember Dobby taking all the items Hermione made in a vain attempt to free the other house elves at Hogwarts. SPEW!!

And I must say my hair was perfectly crazy! It only needed its jet black coloring :(

Luna Lovegood reading her book upside down. If you know Shannon as good as I do and have read HP, you can't help but see the eerie similarities!

Here are another set of sisters. Bellatrix and Narcissa. Look out muggles.

Aww, Luna and Madame Lestrange.

Luna using a Muggle laptop, researching Gnargles tho. (i had to ask Shannon how to spell gnargle just now and of course she knew)

She aready had most of her costume but we went to Goodwill to hunt out last minute touches, and right there when we walked in, that perfect pink sweater. I got her Spectra-Spects at FAO Schwarz in New York.

Awesome miss-matched socks.

She even made her radish earrings with Dollar Store play dough! One was longer than the other, how Luna is that?

She's got some wrackspurts in her head right here, I think, she looks kinda out of it.

And I loved this, double dose! Deathly Hallows part 1 at 9 pm then part 2 at midnight. A double dose of H-Pot, my drug!

The Starbucks across the street was selling Butterbeer! It was pretty good!

I got a migraine during part one, which threatened to ruin my night, but thanks to Excedrin Migraine, the blind spots and tunnel vision stopped in time for part 2 and I had no pain! I said a little prayer of thanksgiving for medicine! I am still a little out of it, not sure how I feel about it being over, but I do know I am looking forward to seeing it in the morning with Dad.

JK Rowling, thank you.

New Dresses in my Etsy Shop

Oh my gosh really Alicia? Its taken me months to do this. No excuse for this kind of procrastination other than I really dislike the "listing" process on Etsy.

Well, we have 3 lovely dresses here! Each dress comes with a coordinating hanger covered with scrap fabric from the dress.

Not to mention embroidered something on the apron.

This is the Bright Flowers and French Knots dress. I made little french knots all around the apron, and if you have ever made a french knot you know how... involved they are.

Second is the Peasant Apron Knot Dress which I did not actually embroider but its just too cute I had to have it. Its a little vineyard maiden and just so charming!

Here is the dress made with my favorite fabric, the Boxed Dozen dress. That skirt fabric gives me Doris Day Fever! Its wonderfully 60's!

SO go hope over to my shop and add them to your favorites!

Nifty Napkins!

Hello fellow link party participants! Here is the result of my most recent handmade project.

3 hand embroidered kitchen towels for my first apartment! My kitchen will be red and aqua and oh so awesome!

Gotta love lace, new and antique! I stole this inch of vintage lace from my dear mama (with out her knowing btw).

While the red lace above is kickin' I have to say, Pom Pom trim rules!

I used patters from A Rainbow of Stitches and Doodle Stitches. My two favorite embroidery pattern sources.

Thanks for checking them out! Leave me a comment if you please!

My newest little creation

Oh dear reader, you truly cannot know what it is to behold handmade loveliness, unless you area afforded the most agreeable opportunity to be in possession of one of my towels. ;) I have such fondness for my red pom pom trim, such fondness.

Good times, good times

This passage from the book I am reading has been bouncing in my head this past week:

"Invest in the lives of those closest to you. Love those whom God has placed in your life right now-today. Don't think of their companionship as a consolation prize or a temporary substitute until the 'real thing' comes along. They are the real thing."

I really have been missing my BFF's Meg and Am who abandoned me for the bright lights of the Big Apple. But thats ok, I forgive them :) now I have a free place to stay whenever I get brave enough to fly again. ANYWAY, I miss having a best friend that knows my daily goings on and vice versa. :( Everyone feel sorry for Lee Lee now! awwww. Just kidding, I just really miss you girls and am so angry that yall are having fun with out me!

On a craftier note...

Two towels done! I can't deny it any longer dear reader, I am pretty stinking good at embroidery! :)This flour sack towel with the Babushkas is HUGE! I guess it needs to be since it's so thin there is no way it could ever absorb anything unless it was wadded up.

I got this blue napkin from Target. I saw them on clearance but had no cash at the time, so on payday I went back to hunt them down, and they were reduced even LOWER! I think like 1.50? So YIPPY!

My first box and the embroidery I have been working on

I have finally finished ONE of my towels for my new apartment. Hoorah! At work, I have been getting lots of hours (ka-ching)! When I get home, I usually dont pick up a needle, you all know how strenuous embroidering is! lol.

The next and last step is to add the red pom pom trim and lace along the bottom. It will look AMAZING in my kitchen!!

Packing has started, this usually brings all sorts of sad things to my brain, but since I am moving HOME to east Texas I have a spring in my step. While packing up crafty things I discovered I have almost 30 embroidery hoops! WOOT!.

The first box packed and taped is Kitchen Stuff. LAA!!!
Working on the rest of my napkins which will be a little anthro inspired so look forward to that mess!

What I get paid to do.

in addition to building the best Lincoln Logs cabins you have ever seen, I get to watch such cinematic masterpieces as Aladdin, Cars, Cinderella, Pinocchio and Mulan. Oh, and I get all the fresh popcorn I can stand. Plus I am continually experimenting with Lemon-aid, Sprite and fruit punch... delicious and refreshing!
Probly the best thing that comes with my job is FREE MOVIES! I have lots of free passes so if you find yourself near Southlake, give me a shout!