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Pandemic Anniversary

 

CrAfternoon Delight- SOS

CrAfternoon Delight season is now open!

Our first activity at Camp Gitchacrafton is Morse Code Bracelets.

Do you have something to say but polite society won't allow it?

Then this is your opportunity to make your feelings known; or not.

Cocktail for the afternoon will be, of course,  3 Dots and a Dash

 Morse Code Bracelets

Triple Crown

 For my LUPEC meeting, my co hostess and I offered a Triple Crown of cocktails.

El Derby Ahumado, a smoky reimagining of the Mint Julip,

Black-Eyed Susan, official drink of the Preakness Stakes,

and the The Belmont Jewel of 2011

 We also crafted mums, or horse ribbons, for our upcoming book launch.

The ribbons feature our cocktail name.

 A friend had found a box of horse ribbons at an estate sale which made the perfect decor.

Grim Grinning Ghosts

So why aren't my Halloween decorations Disney's Haunted Mansion?

I finally remedied this and did a test run with my belated birthday party.

Ran into a few hiccups with the signature cocktail and dessert.

I found this Madame Leota recipe, but unfortunately there's no Viniq to be found anymore.

Luckily this recipe came to the rescue and I ended up making Madame Leotas with blue curacao, raspberry vodka, sweet & sour, grenadine, and cranberry juice.

These cookies also proved difficult. I found someone on Ebay who makes the cookie cutters, but I could only get 6 to release from the cutter.

Found the ballroom dancer cupcake toppers and tombstone cupcake toppers online.

A nice spread of finger foods.

All of the decor done with the help of my Silhouette and inspired by this artist. 

Found a great Madame Leota fabric on Spoonflower and made a dress which I hope to wear to Dapper Day.

 The highlight of the party was the green screen with backgrounds I swiped from here.

The other party activity was Escape From the Haunted Mansion which took many hours to build and cemented my decision to never become a paper model builder.