Tiki Oasis 2014

 For some odd reason my blogger from my desktop is wacky and I can not publish a thing but I am finally back on! This time I will be writing about the amazing time the Hubby and I had at Tiki Oasis 2014. We headed down to Sunny San Diego, which is just about two and a half hours away from where we live. Pulling into the Crowne Plaza is always so exciting...like Viva Las Vegas! YOu know you are driving into a weekend getaway with lovely music and friends. Of course I jumped at the chance of being able to where every piece of Hawaiian vintage I had in my closet. Let's face it, summer or not, Vintage Hawaiian threads in our closet don't get much wear as we would all hope.

We arrived on Thursday night after a long day at work. Friday I got up bright and early to get ready for the Pinup Girl Boutique Fashion Show! I had the privilege of being part of their lovely fashion show that Doris Mayday put together with all her lovely staff from their boutique. The show took place along the pool which was a blast. My first outfit for the fashion show was the Lauren top in a beautiful deep blue and the Kinky Box skirt from their Hawaiian Capsule collection.

 

My second outfit was this lovely Hawaiian sarong dress from Micheline Pitt's Deadly Dames line. I loved the feel of this dress and it was sooooooo comfy...plus super sexy! I had such a blast at this fashion show.

 

One of my favorite pieces that I wore was this beautiful vintage Hawaiian mermaid dress. It fits like a glove and I received so many compliments on it. I wish I could wear this more often. I was able to match it up to some amazing coral colored accessories. My next post will be about my experience in meeting the great Rolly Crump!!!

Rusty's 1st Birthday Party!

My son (pet son) just turned 1 and of course we threw him a birthday bash fit for a doggie king! =)  My entire family came to celebrate...along with many gifts for the pup of the day. It was a blast! I even had party favors. They were "doggie bags" filled with puppy food (which were Reese's Coco Puffs Cereal and bone shaped sugar cookies.)

Temecula Wines

An experience I was not able to blog about (due to my busy life) was of Leoness Winery. We took a lovely wine tour throughout Temecula's beautiful family owned wineries...but one truly stuck with me. The Leoness family own a beautiful and elegant grape vineyard and winery. It was such a beauty! The wines were like nothing I have every tasted in my life. We have never purchased cheap wine since! It really is not the same.

Walk in Walt's Footsteps...

Recently, we took an adventure through Disneyland...but not just any adventure! It was a special guided tour called "A Walk in Walt's Footsteps." The tour guide was so insightful and highly knowledgeable. We toured all of Disneyland while listening to fun factoids and trivia through our headphones. It was quite a treat....but the cherry on top was being able to step into both Club 33 and the holy grail...Walt's very own apartment above the Fire Station. I was paralyzed as we entered the apartment. An experience I will truly never forget, especially for a Disney Nerd such as myself.

(Outside Club 33)

 

 

 (Inside Club 33; French Glass Elevator)

(Our amazing Lunch after the tour)

 

 

(Our lovely tour guide!)

 

(Walt's private apartment above the Fire Station)

Tiki Oasis!

This past weekend we enjoyed a fun weekend at Tiki Oasis in San Diego. We had such a blast! We are already planning for next year!

A wedding made with love...

Of course most everything had to be handmade in our wedding. That is just the kind of gal I am. Here are some details in the wedding that I made myself or altered.

1. The dress was purchased in the fashion district in LA for A STEAL! I won't even say how much because even I felt like I was robbing the vendor. I altered the bustline a bit to look a little more dramatic and gathered. The entire back of the dress was accented with vintage satin covered buttons which I hand sewed onto the dress. I believe there ended up being 120 buttons or so. The bolero was not included with the dress so it is hand made.

 

You can see below the buttons on the back of the dress. 

Look at that bodice detailing!

 

2. My Bouquet was also handmade by myself! I picked up these gorgeous latex florals in the Fashion District in LA through my supplier for "Andy's Eye Candy."  I handpicked an array of different blooms (roses, dahlias, etc.) I then wrapped the stems with baby pink satin ribbon and glued pearls along the satin covered stem.

 

 

3.All the invitations, programs and stationary were also handmade.

 

4. All the bouquets and buttoners for the bridal party were also handmade by myself. Both were made with artificial carnations. I was not about to spend big bucks on real flowers...these things last forever! ;)

 

 





 



6 Months Hitched!

Today we celebrate the little milestone of hitting six months in marriage. I couldn't be happier!!! I have slowly edited our amazing photographs (due to our crazy schedules.) I can't stop looking at them.