Fall Fancy Fashions

 Welcome!

Let’s have some fun with Autumn Ball dresses, shoes and accessories. A last hurrah! before Christmas parties.

Tari Quabeera posted, Pinterest

I chose shades of orange to go with this lovely gown:

Steve Madden Shoes, Poshmark posted on Pinterest

1928 jewelry

I like the simplicity of the pearls with an added floral embellishment. Nothing too much that would detract from the gown itself.

Next one!

Twitter, Inc. post on Pinterest

This lovely dress is the opposite of the previous one! Lots of embellishments with a richer color palette. I do like that the bottom of the gown is printed not embroidered like the bodice and sleeves. It makes the overall look flow rather than be ‘choppy’ and over-the-top.

A pretty pair of Pearl earrings and a sparkly ring is all this dress needs to complete it. A simple ribbon choker could be added, but you don’t want any complicated jewelry to detract from all the lovely embellishments it already has going on.

SHEIN

Etsy

Ross-Simons Jewelry

The Colors Alchemist, Pinterest

Our next gown is perfect for cooler temperatures when you want longer sleeves:

Posted in Cyrillic, Khokholoma?, Pinterest

I just love the deep, rich colors in this one! I chose to pick out the golds/yellows in this one to lighten the overall palette:

Juliana @ ShopHQ

Dolce & Gabbana “Bellucci”

The next gown is going to be perfect for the dance floor. Shorten the length a bit if you plan on dancing to avoid accidents.

Faugue Magazine posted

With all the frills I chose just a simple pair of shoes to accessorize:

Olivia Mark

macey, Pinterest

While we love orange, sometimes you need a complimentary color to reveal the beauty of all the shades of orange. This next gown has done that:

Faugue Magazine posted

I love purple and orange together! I also love the formal large pleats in the skirt. Let’s add a simple metallic necklace design and a fabulous pair of shoes:

Grosse’ Germany @ 1stDibs

Aquarius Brand

My next gown brings the color down a few notches to a softer version of orange. It is more of a traditional, formal ball gown style.

alinanova, Colored Wedding post on Pinterest

Wearing proper undergarments is a must for this dress. Don’t skimp on the crinoline under slip!

Let’s add a bronze pair of ankle strap sandals and a pretty cocktail ring in deeper shades to accent the rose embellishments:

Jimmy Choo, Editorialist posted on Pinterest

BOODLES, Editorialist post

Michelle Lyons, Pinterest 

Moving away from orange as the main color, I chose this next gown because I love the deep rich colors of burgundy with taupe and peach as accents. All shout ‘Autumn!’ to me!

PaulS. Williams

With all the embroidery and accent colors a simple pair of pearl earrings are the only jewelry you need. I couldn’t resist these marvelous shoes however!

Poshmark

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Keeping with less orange and more burgundy reds, this next gown is a lovely change from previous styles:

jelofix74 posted on Pinterest  

Of course we have to add a great pair of shoes:

SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker ‘Tempest’, Editorialist posted

Next is my last ball gown. There are so many things I love about this one - the scattered rose embellishments, the sheer mesh neckline, the lace collar…

Vintage posted on eBay

Let’s add a simple pair of gold bow earrings and a lovely pair of velvet and rhinestone shoes:

Amazon

Jimmy Choo, Poshmark posted on Pinterest

That’s all for today! I hope you have enjoyed my little dream of swirling ball gowns on parquet floors with sparkling chandeliers above.

‘Til next time,

inkspired

How to draw a Fairytale

 Welcome!

A Victorian era book of 3 fairytales

There are so many wonderful How-To Draw practice sheets and tutorials, I want to share a few today.

I chose the theme “FAIRYTALES” because it’s a theme I love!

George MacDonald wrote some great fairytales. 

Check his books out!

Think about where you want your scene to be.

Outside? Inside?

Castle streets or forest woodlands?

Top of a mountain or even underground?

“Have I made myself clear?”

- Baloo, the Bear, Jungle Book

Get out some scratch paper to practice on, and a nice pencil and an eraser. You can even use old envelopes or the back of junk mail for scratch paper!

A nice castle how-to. Here’s another one:

Think about what ‘story’ you want to tell.

Will it be all in one picture?

Will you draw more than 1 scene to tell your story?

Next we have a nice dragon. You can draw him fierce, sweet, angry, happy...lots of emotions to play with.

Www.ActivityVillage.co.uk

Www.ArtProjectsForKids.com

When you are comfortable with drawing your dragon, start playing around with eyebrows.

This is a simple and clear way to express emotions!

I think I will start drawing the characters now.

Here are a few different variations of Kings, Princes, 

and even a knight!

All 3 are from www.ActivityVillage.co.uk 

Here are a couple more:

From Activity Village

How-to-draw-funny-cartoons, Pinterest 

Every King needs a Queen, so here are a couple of queens or princesses.

Both of these are from Lovetodrawthings.com

Let’s switch out the princess’s hair!

Fun style of memes, by Tatiana Pestereva.

By How-to-draw-funny-cartoons, Pinterest 

Another one from Activity Village

Shall we add a different crown?

These could also fit the King/Prince.

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Now I think we should add in more animals to the scene  for interest.

A frog...

A mouse...

And a couple of unicorns!

WooJr.com posted on Pinterest

You might need a wizard or two for your fairytale,

so here are a couple to learn how to draw.

The more you practice, the better you will get.

Does your King have a pet goose?

WeDrawAnimals.com

Does the Princess have a pet rooster that follows her everywhere?

Does the Queen carry a hedgehog to dinner?

Let’s give our scene some fillers like grass, flowers, mushrooms, trees...

By TATYANADENIZ.COM/HOW-TO-DRAW

By Crafts for Children, Pinterest 

Looks like we have lots of things to learn how to draw, and tell a story. To finish, we must have a fairy!

Courtesy Art for Kids

Another cute how-to by Lovetodrawthings.com

I think that’s it for today!

Look online for ‘how-to-draw’ and I think you will find lots more to inspire you. Be sure to check some books out too, I have seen several on Amazon.

And then share! Everyone would like to see your drawings! Just leave me a note/photo in the comments section.

Be sure to give someone an unexpected compliment today! These days, we all need a bit of encouragement.

‘Til next time,

inkspired

Kaleidoscope by inkspired and KaleidoCam