Wonderful Party - and Great Inspiration!

I have been following this blog a bit lately - A Cup of Jo. The blogger also writes columns for MarieClaire and the New York Magazine and Glamour (to name a few), but I really like her personal site a lot. She has lot of good ideas about things to make and do, and she has a really good eye for design. There are two parties I found on her blog, and one separate entry (I think they are old posts) that I thought could be helpful if you are wondering what the Jazz Age style was like, and how it could be carried out.

These should give you an idea:

1930's (new) Depression Party

Great Gadsby Goodbye Party

and lastly (scroll down for this - these dresses are worth it), 1930's Europe

One Month and Counting!

We are quickly approaching July!! Our to-do list is getting longer and longer, even as we cross more and more things off.
Sebastien and I have been busy the last few nights, learning how to make neckties. We are sewing his silk tie, as wall at the one for his Best Man. They are looking good so far! This photo shows our living room, in the midst of project-time, and my "sewing table" (a.k.a. a plywood board balanced on a sawhorse). As you can imagine, our 760sf apartment gets pretty full, fairly quickly. You can see one of the silk ties on the table (we haven't started the other one yet), as well as our practice tie, made of cheap muslin. This photo is me, with the practice tie that we made this past week. It turned out surprisingly well, so I am excited to see how nice the silk looks!!

We've Finished....

Making cranes! We re-counted them tonight, and we have one thousand and one (1001) paper cranes!



2/3 of them are silver, and the rest are colored or patterned. They are all unique. I am excited that we finished with so much time to spare! Now all we have to do is sew them all together! We'll see how that goes....

Rooms at Edgefield

I just wanted to let everyone know that we are almost reaching the end of our "blocked rooms" date! On June 23rd I believe (please don't quote me) we will no longer have a hold on these rooms. If you haven't booked, please do soon. We really want to see you there, and if you stay on premises, you don't have to go home after the party! --And everyone likes that!

Some more Illustrations!

I thought you all might find some of these interesting too…. I just love the illustrations. Anyway…. That is all, until I find more!!