Is it August Already?.... When did we go through July?

Hello Dhaaarlings...

Where did that month go to?

 

"Annie" is done and dusted and the costumes are almost all laundered and packed away ready for storage... It hasn't helped in the fact that it has been raining practically every day since the show finished and the days have been cold which makes drying things a bit of a challenge... There are wet and semi dried costumes hanging everywhere on temporary lines strung up under the veranda at the moment in the hope that they will at least shed some moisture before being stored. There has been very little wind to assist... So there they hang until we eventually get a warm and sunny day...

"Annie" I'm afraid in this case... is a big fat liar!

The show turned out to be absolutely Spectacular!

It was so good that we even had people in the business asking if we had hired the lead actors from a professional company in Melbourne!!!...

They were shocked to learn that the cast are just very talented local highschool teenagers...

Not only that but the sets, backstage, makeup, orchestra, sound and lighting and costumes are all done by voulunteers...

All five performances were practically sold out... with only two or three seats not filled each night...

I'm planning on taking a short break before starting on the End of Year production of Beauty and the Beast in December.

Again most of the costumes are done for this show as the youth theatre company performed it 5 years ago. Sadly the the size of the cast and the sizes of the kids performing have grown so there may well be more costumes to make than the head costumier is anticipating. Tho at this stage I have only been asked to create 4 new costumes for four new characters. These being...

An Egg Whisk!... (That sounds simple enough)

A Corkscrew!... (I'm thinking of recycling the Tin Man's costume from Oz)

and

 A pair of Salt and Pepper Shakers...

Easy Right?

Well I guess I wouldn't be happy if it were not a challenge...

In other news... It seem the farmer and his performing Ducks are taking off.

I've completed five outfits with more on order... I dont have photos of the ducks wearing them as yet but as soon as I do you wil see them here darlings...

I'm also due to start doing some piece work filling and sewing "Glamour" wheat heat packs... But more on that when the product is launched.

The Empress remains fit and healthy tho both of us are feeling tired from burning the candle at both ends... Not only have we both been involved with "Annie" but in recent weeks a close family friend has undergone surgery for pancreatic tumours and has now started chemotherapy. In the middle of her recovery from the surgery her landlord gave her and her daughter notice to move out. So we have been very busy helping to locate new accommodation, arranging for a team to help her move and then cleaning up the old place once we had her settled in the new one...

I feel like I've been as busy as a one legged man in a arse kicking competition darlings!

Speaking of Arse...

Here are some lovely ones to tide you over should I ever get the time post again...





Bottoms Up!... Darlings....