Arwen's Dream Gown | Homeschool Ball 2017
Tailgates at Taco Bell, near collisions in the intersection reel, and lots of fandoms oh my! The 2017 Homeschool Ball was definitely a night to remember! This year's gown was the easiest to make yet, and also was the most comfortable! I actually wasn't overheated once whereas in years past I felt like I was on fire. This year's theme was "An Evening at the Library" so I chose to go as someone from the Lord of the Rings. Because the book isn't overly descriptive about costumes, and the movie has some amazing interpretations, I decided to make Arwen's gown from the dream scene in LOTR the Two Towers: The hardest part was finding the right colored fabric, but after a day of searching through three fabric stores, I found something that would work. I used a lavender shantung taffeta and some lavender chiffon layered on top of each other, and it turned out very nicely! Kristi got me Arwen's Evenstar necklace for Christmas, and I purchased elv