confetti by lexi

girl on fire

colleen is obsesssed! she started reading the first book when the movie craze began and happily finished in time to see the movie. and now, she wants a hunger games birthday party. nothing says party like a fight to the death, right? so i spent some time researching ideas, drawing images, and replicating logos to create the invite and set the scene. i was a "girl on fire" and just couldn't wait to share! but it's only a small peek. i'll have a complete look at everything when it's all said and done. may the odds be ever in your favor and...

happy hunger games!
:) lexi

flashback friday :: potter mania

did you go to the movies at midnight?  we did!  just like the last book release, it was so much fun.  the cinema was crawling with hogwarts uniforms, witches, wizards, deatheaters, house elves and tons of harry potter glasses and wands.  the movie was fantastic and we had a blast in the middle of the night!  i thought i'd flashback to one of my old harry potter cards today in honor of the event, this one inspired by the magical classes at hogwarts.  i'm really going to miss looking forward to these releases...

:) lexi

original post: september 27, 2007

the wizarding world of harry potter

in keeping with the photography theme this week, i thought i'd share some pictures of the wizarding world of harry potter.  this was a small part of our orlando trip, but definitely a highlight!  from the streets of hogsmeade to the halls of hogwarts, it was perfect...

we spent a lot of time looking in the shop windows--so many details!!

the ollivander's experience was really cool.  one of our little group was picked for the wand selection, so that made it even more fun.

the line to the main ride, harry potter and the forbidden journey, takes you through hogwarts, including several recognizable rooms, and past lots of talking portraits.  we loved the line almost as much as the ride!  and the ride is completely awesome!!

the three broomsticks tavern in hogsmeade is the place to eat.  again, so many details to enjoy and the great feast was delicious.  don't forget the butterbeer!

of course, all the expected shops are there--dervish and banges, honeydukes, zonko's, and ollivanders--with fun wizarding wares for little muggles to buy with leftover christmas money!  and buy she did!!

:) lexi

the end begins...

my harry potter buddy and resident super fan got all suited up for the big movie this weekend.  she really wanted to see the premiere 12:01 show on friday morning, but she'd had a long field trip to the renaissance festival all day thursday and a couple of quizzes on friday, so we had to put it off until the weekend.  we both loved it, and can't wait for part two!  she has fond memories of the midnight release of the last book when she was in kindergarten.  hopefully the end of the end will happen in the summer, so we can do the midnight thing one more time...

:) lexi

dazzled

i bought this in the airport last week on my way out of town and had so much trouble putting it down!  you can bet that i'll be devouring the next three as soon as time allows and i can't wait to see the movie later this month. 

so now that we're back, i'm catching up on things after our quick, but fun trip to dallas.  i was really bummed that it was the same weekend as the a muse training in seattle, but david's 20th college reunion trip was already planned.  looks like the muses had a blast, though!

anyway, i'll have more to post soon.  i have a few invites to photograph, plus some in the works, as well as seasonal reasons to stamp!

'til then...
:) lexi

midnight madness!

papertrey ink, harry potter...

as i've mentioned before, i'm a sucker for a good midnight reveal!  i promise to get back to stamping soon, but first i must stick my muggle nose in this magical book!  i read year 6 so fast i was really bummed when i finished, so i promised myself to read this last one a little slower!

i can't believe this is it...
:) lexi