Sashay! Shantay!

Coffee.  Espresso, specifically.

And old issues of Art Hive Magazine.  

And tulle.

And gems...glitter...and patience. And the occasional RuPaul break for inspiration.

That is what is took to pull off creating a weddng gown for the 2014 Fashion ARTillery show at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach. 


Well, that's not all.  I would like to say a sincere THANK YOU to Jennifer German, my best friend's mom. 

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Jennifer is a craftin' machine, specifically scrapbooking.  We have a long history of creative shenanigans, from painting, to angel dropping and now...long distance artin'.  Jennifer sent me over 700 flowers that she cut from the magazines I sent her, all via the USPS.  I combined her flowers with the ones I had hand cut...and also with scraps of tulle to make a total of (at least) 850 individual  flowers (each flower was made of 2-4 individual pieces) that covered the front and back of the gown.  

So thank you, Jennifer.  I mentioned on Instagram and I mean it...I know Amy is looking down and just laughing at how crazy we both are!  I definitely could not have done this without you.  I love you!  Thank you again!

And now...here are some pics!