Spring Fashion

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A couple of weeks ago the Saturday night lockdown party theme was "Spring". Coincidentally it occurred at the end of New York Fashion Week, and just before the Met Gala. I of course pretended we were all part of the fashionable elite.

My look was inspired by a blooming flower.



Mum really shone in her vibrant sunny ensemble.



Eric delighted his fans with a more watered down look.



Following the photo shoot we kicked things off attempting to use a flower craft kit I was given in the mid-90s.





The flower press didn't quite work, so we became the flower presses.



Mum was thrilled that her efforts were successful.



We all modelled our floral accessories.







As always, I'd selected a Spotify playlist for our activities. 



Our final activity for the evening was toilet paper roll butterflies. We used the roll from baking paper instead. We also didn't follow the instructions exactly. We were supposed to paint the rolls, but we couldn't risk getting paint on our outfits, so we covered the rolls with paper. We also used straws instead of pipe cleaners.





Here’s the original butterfly (tutorial is linked below).



Here's our finished butterflies.









Stay tuned for a royal high tea.


Butterfly Tutorial

https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/toilet-paper-roll-butterfly/

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