your 2010 festival looks revealed!

 knit frekkles charms in ...

 emilyryan + BagatellesAndCo

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ulixis lights up the red carpet in ...

JulyS + vadjutka

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travelinmama sparkles in ...

 simplicityisbliss + travelinmama

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vadjutka delights in ...

idea2lifestyle + staroftheeast

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Anne-Marie looks sweet in .. 

Thrush + giant dwarf

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good heavens ... you beauties look gorgeous!
so move over hollywood starlets!
zillion-dollar designer outfits have nothing on our amazing handmaking community!

i asked you to join me on the RED CARPET at the Toronto International Film Festival  (shield your pretty eyes from the blinding paparazzi flash bulbs, cuties!) .. so now you can join me in oohing and aahing at today's handmade & vintage TIFF looks!

thanks again so much to everyone who played.
sorry i couldn't include everyone this time around. but you all look STUNNING!
so yay to handmade + vintage!
& how lucky your celebrity dates are escorting you!
see you at the *afterparties*, cutiepies.

and have a glamorous, megawatt-smile day, nicies, whether your strutting your stuff on the red carpet or dancing in your kitchen.
see you tomorrow,  superstars!

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deanna { the inspired reader! } delights in ...

Lirola + VerseauVintage

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rags by sock monkey rocks the red carpet in ...

 louiseblack + limegreenmodern

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 ira grant looks gorgeous in ...

MQuin +  Jealousydesign

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Jacaranda Designs sparkles i ... 

 magnolijaDRESS + Jacaranda Designs

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UNA looks stunning in ... 

JRoseAtelier + UNAshop

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challenge: show me your handmade oscar looks!

oscar looks handfashioned by:
1. neawear + hollystalder
2. kaang + TimelessVixenVintage
3. ZionShore + RevolvingStyles
4. stringmealong + verytreschic
5. MichMade + vrreis

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it's that time of year again!
when we all head to the oscars, walking the red red carpet with our favourite dashing hollywood star!

*swoon*

now i know you're probably very busy preparing your acceptance speech, doing interviews with vogue & oprah, and tactfully having to turn down offers from johnny depp, george clooney, & josh holloway who are all begging to escort beautiful you! ... but be sure to take a second and show us what handmade (or vintage) lovelies you'll be wearing to the academy awards!!

just...
1. choose a fun frock (or something else)

2. choose a fun accessory for the look.

3. cut & paste a direct link where i can find each item on the net into your comment.

4. make as many 2-part outfits as you'd like (feel free to include goodies from your own work, too, if you' like!)

5. next week i'll include 10 of your looks in a follow up post, and i'll be sure to link to your lovely shop/site, too! great free advertising for creative, dressed-to-the-nines YOU!

6. and hey... if there are LOTS of entries, i'll get the random.org generator to pull a few for us to see!

during the toronto international film festival, we showcased what some of you were wearing - and heavens - where you gorgeous!

can't wait to see what you come up with this time, nicies! see you on the red carpet, cutiepies! i know you'll look marvelous!

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oscar looks handfashioned by:

6. cookoorikoo + KMalinka
7. papermode + cocoricooo
8. vadjutka + tangente
9. noemiah + iheartfink
10. hazel + harlow + lizarietz

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the festival looks, revealed!

amanda archer is wearing.....

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emmarts is wearing.....

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happy friday, sweeties!

well last week i invited all of you lovelies to chime in with what you might like to wear on the red carpet with me.
{you can see the first 6 festival looks here!}

i don't know about you, but i fear there just aren't enough occassions to dress to the nines!
heavens!

so i was delighted to see the gorgeous handmade & vintage 2-part show stoppers you came up with! they're sensational , just like the beauties who chose them!

so i wish you all a glamorous, mega-watt smile weekend, and hope you'll join us as we walk the red carpet!
see you monday, superstars!

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emms gems is wearing.....

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chakrapennywhistle is wearing.....

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lilithevy is wearing.....

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Aida Coronado is wearing.....

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Joanna is wearing.....

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Louloubell is wearing.....

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festival look 7
silk dress, custom color by amanda archer
&
night @ the oscars by necklace by BejewelledBespoke

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festival look 8
orange dress by presseanzeiger
&
toe shoes via ARTicles


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festival look 9
vintage drop-waist tent dress via ivoryandbones
&
hand tooled leather heels via shopatmoxie

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festival look 10
midnight dress by sarahseven
&
chandra locket earrings by BroadStreet

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festival look 11
glamarita fringe dress by glamarita
&
low heel sandals by mohop

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festival look 12
mexican vintage dress via aida coronado
&
spirit mountain necklace by abbyhorowitzdesigns

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festival look 13
vintage dreamgirls floorlength gown via Aquanetta
&
crystal ball earrings by ForTheCrossJewelry

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festival look 14
hair pin set by fussed
&
peacock feather dress by circularaccessories

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challenge: let's see your festival look!

it's that time of year again!
when i don my loveliest frocks & head off to the glamourous toronto interntional film festival (tiff) on the arm of my favourite handsome hollywood filmstars to walk that red red carpet.




or at least in my pretending world.

so here are 6 two-part outfits i've collected {a girl can never have too many different looks, right?... there are dozens of premieres throughout the festival, you know! }

and i've got a little challenge for you.




i'd love to know what YOU would wear.

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just...
1. choose a fun frock (or something else)

2. choose a fun accessory for the look.

3. cut & paste a direct link where i can find each item on the net into your comment.

4. make as many 2-part outfits as you'd like (feel free to include goodies from your own work, too, if you' like!)

5. next week i'll include as many of your featival looks as i can in a follow up post, and i'll be sure to link to your lovely shop/site, too! great free advertisting for creative, dressed-to-the-nines YOU!

6. and hey... if there are LOTS of entries, i'll get my random.org generator to pull a few for us to see!

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can't wait to see what you'll be wearing...
we'll both look GREAT on the red red carpet!
let the festival looks begin!

::: how to get the looks! ::::

festival look 1
recycled vintage negatives earrings by tomatedepingles
&
magic moonlight fiesta dress by AidaCoronado

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festival look 2
blue halter drape dress by larimeloom
&
bronze goddess vintage & recycled bracelet by alexkeller

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festival look 3
vintage wiggle dress via LouLousVintage
&
vintage designer pumps via EmeraldLove

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festival look 4
garbo blue earrings by nancywallisdesigns
&
eco-friendly bamboo jersey gown by econica

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festival look 5
mae salvaged hat comb by whichgoose
&
white gown by amandaarcher

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festival look 6
canary dress in layered chiffon by hollystalder
&

midas ring by cookoorikoo

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