Pink Saturday Already?

Wow! This week has flown by…It’s Wimberley Trade Day again so I’ll have to visit the blogs on Sunday…But don’t let that stop you from joining the party without me…sniff, sniff…Beverly has the list ready for you…http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

I’m getting into the October mood with some Halloween decorations and something new this year…corsages…well, how sweet, you’re probably thinking and you’d be right…sorta right…these corsages take their inspiration from Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations…and Catrina dolls. Catrina dolls are skeletons often wearing Victorian clothing and taking part in life’s activities.

 

Here’s one in a Tree of Life…notice her bright festive pink…

You can see by the flowers and happy colors that it is a joyful celebration.

When we were in Ruidoso last month, we girls decorated Halloween bags and I added a series of Fall Catrinas to mine. They were so fun and added such an unexpected  playful touch to a traditional Trick or Treat tote…

I tried to capture the same fun with a series of corsages …the picture quality is the worst…wish I had taken them earlier when I could have used natural light.

I started with a small skeleton, gave her a lace shawl, a sweet pink heart, a skirt of pink fall foliage, and a headdress to make Frieda Kohlo jealous. I wanted her to be Pretty in Pink…They really are fun and festive, (You’ll have to take my word for it.) but my pictures make the poor ladies look ghoulish…

I used flower distressing and destructuring techniques learned at Paper Cowgirl Art Retreat. ..great for tattered looking roses…pretend the fuzzy look is on purpose to make the ladies more scary…

Anyway, that’s how we are spending Pink Saturday, the fuzzy little Catrinas and I…If I can get some better pictures, I’ll put a couple in my Etsy shop…Enjoy your Pink Saturday visits and let’s  hope your Pink State of Mind lasts all week. Thanks for stopping by…LaVerne in Central Texas