~*O.E.O*~

Hello and welcome to the Wizard of Oz Gala,

hosted by

Twyla and Lindsey at Two Crazy Crafters!

To get the party started, let's have some wine~ shall we?
Back in April, we went to see a Wizard of Oz museum in Wamego, KS and next to it was a great little winery; Oz Winery. I just LOVE their logo, cool eh?
The wine was wonderful! I've never experienced such a good wine tasting, there was *something* special in each one.

Isn't the tin ceiling gorgeous!?
It was hard to decide which wine to take home.... so it came down to which bottle I liked best, lol! I chose the O.E.O. An incredible, flavorful dry red wine with a hint of vanilla. They all had cute names too, such as Witch in a Ditch~
Ok... let's get on down the yellow brick road... (just don't drink and drive!)
Here I am in my ruby slippers, ready for some candy a few years ago~
This was about the third time I had worn the outfit for Halloween. The dress is very special to me because my Grandma helped me make it. Not to mention I was huge when I first wore it... and had to take it in twice, woohoo!
Nova was only 18 months old! Doesn't he make a "dandy" lion?
I looked all over for a good tutorial for Dorothy's hair. These are the best two,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRoxdOPQvdE
andhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wttn0HoLDrw
Both of them always have awesome hair videos.
I do my Dorothy 'do a bit differently, but much like the first video. I wanted to do a tutorial for you but didn't get around to it. Plus, it would've been alot better before I cut my long red hair and dyed it brown~

My hair was layered in that pic so I had no fluff to curl at the ends.

Being a hairdresser, I can't help myself but watch the hairstyles in movies like a hawk. I can always tell when scenes were redone, ect.
Look at how short and kind of thin Dorothy's braids/curls are in the black and white segment... and then notice how many times her extensions change during the scarecrow scene. Cracks me up! Her haircolor varies as well throughout the film; reds are notorious for that... Just like Rose in Titanic.

Before getting to Wamego, we stopped in Kansas City for a Wiz exhibit at Crown Center.

Nova liked pretending to be a tree...

And melting the Wicked Witch!

I made a special dress just for the trip, in Wizard of Oz fabrics. (Hi Colleen!)

The pattern is Retro Butterick 4790.

Help, help!!
Going into the haunted forrest inside the Wamego museum... ooooohhhh I DO beleive in spooks!!
I enjoyed seeing all the different books by Baum, such beautiful covers! Both the Crown Center and Wamego exhibits were fun, filled with tons of memoralbia. Lots of dolls, books, and info. I bought a book, "The Wizardry of Oz".

A must for Wiz collectors!

Next up.... you just won't beleive your eyes!

An amazing hand made quilt by Sarah Lassiter. She quilted every scene in amazing detail! I love how she used the sepia fabrics for the black and white parts.

Dorothy and Glinda's dresses were 3-D! These photos do not do her talent justice. I stood there in awe for quite a while!

I didn't touch it, honest! I just held my finger up to show the scale and unbelievable detail. Did you see the little hand stitched monkeys flying out of the witch's castle?

Do you know who this is?
Why, it's Billie Burke! She played Glinda. Isn't she beautiful? She was born in 1884, can you believe it? She was 55 years old when she played the good witch of the North~


I tried loading a copy of a cassette tape recording of me reciting the WIZ when I was 8 years old... er, almost 30 years ago. It is quite a hoot! But youtube rejected it for length, so back to the drawing board. I'll figure it out some time!

Thanks for "dropping in"! You'll have to catch a balloon ride or click your heels to get home. But before you go, be sure to visit the other participants in the Wizard of Oz Gala over at Twyla and Lindsey's!

You may also see my past posts on OZ, which include the Wamego, KS OZ museum, how I made my poppies dress, and how to make your own Ruby Slippers! Click here.
What's more, many photos can be seen and enlarged on all of the above in my flickr album.

Happy 70th Anniversary

OZ!
*And don't forget, the Gone With the Wind Ball is coming up! Click the button in my sidebar for details!

Tales of a shoe hoarder...

I am quite sure I am not alone in my crazed shoe collecting obsession. I don't know how many pairs I own, but over 100 would be a good guesstimate! I've been trying to remember what got me started on my shoe binge. I remember playing dress up when I was probably about 3, trying to walk in Grandma's high heels. And how excited I was when I could finally fit into my Mom's shoes when I was about 11. She had the coolest pair of leather clogs... OH! I wish she (I) still had them! I want to share at least one pair of shoes with you every week, so stay tuned!

No collection would be complete without these famous beauties~ of which I am sure flamed my shoe desire at a very early age!

*RUBY SLIPPERS*

I've made a few pair of these over the years. Just find a pair of shoes that have the "look", preferably red. Then spread on a layer of flexible glue and pour on the glitter. Cut bows out of cardboard and glitter those up as well. Finish with faux rubies of course!

"Keep tight inside of them, their magic must be very powerful..."

Indeed! ; P