How To Make A Prom Corsage

I am not crafty.

Gluing things together does not bring me joy.

Crocheting does not bring me joy.

I would go to military spouse meetings and the activities would usually be making something. My creations always came out...well...sad. 

And then people would look over and see what I made and they'd suck in their breath, stick a smile on their face and go, "Well. That's....nice.." in this strained voice. 

Meanwhile, my daughter is over here making flowers out of pipe cleaners:

Growing up, she asked if I could make her a dress and I created her one out of a paper bag because it was seriously the best I could come up with.

I mean, she did like that paper bag. She danced around the house in it. But things like that are amusing when you're 5.

Anyhow, I am always amazed when she can create things. I always want to shriek like Lois in Family Guy: "Peetah, how are you doing this?" 

The string thingies are so the flowers lit up. 

She also has made a Lightening McQueen bouquet:

So for prom, she couldn't find the color corsage she wanted. She decided to work with what she had. And what she had was the following:

* A blue wooden flower from a bouquet she got from Lowe's. They sell wooden flowers for $19.95 so she has a bunch around her room. 

*A blue mesh scrunchie that she cut to surround the wooden flower. 

* Fake baby's breath that came in a bouquet she made from Michaels. (As you probably figured out, she loves flowers.)

She took everything above, got a hot glue gun, and made this. The butterflies came from the scrunchie. 

Her boyfriend liked it. We bought a corsage wrist thingy from HEB for $3. Just go to any bouquet shop and they'll have one.

I am sure she'll continue to create beautiful things. I know she does want to decorate her graduation cap at some point. Her high school doesn't allow it for graduation (party poopers!) but she wanted to make one for photos. 

Are you a crafty person? 

Hey, It's Okay

I got this idea from Glamour magazine. You can link up any day of the week. All you have to do is make a list of what you're okay about. Simple! Please do not link up a post that has nothing to do with Hey, It's Okay. It's rude and I'll delete the link.

HEY, IT'S OKAY....

......to be glad that my daughter had the best time at her senior prom. If you didn't catch it, she wore the same dress I wore to my senior prom.

.....to be excited to see my mom for Mother's Day weekend. We're going to have a Mother's Day brunch with her. 

......to hope teachers get all the recognition they deserve during Teacher Appreciate Week. I know Natalie's school is offering different things during the week. I told her to also thank her teachers. 

.....to also be excited that Tommy is coming home for the weekend to celebrate. He's my present! 

.....to love that Natalie wore flats to prom. We cannot walk in heels properly. We teeter. We stumble into things. And people. It's just safer that we remain in flats. For us. And for those around us. 

Wearing My High School Prom Dress To Her Prom

 Hi, I'm Amber, and I'm a packrat.

I still have clothes that I wore in high school. 

Not all of them, mind you, but my favorites. And these favorites include dresses that I wore for Homecoming, Winter Formal, and Prom. They live in my closet because I'll be honest, I cannot fit into them anymore. I probably could if I gave up carbs, but I could never.

But guess who does fit into them?

My daughter.

And guess who decided to wear the same dress I wore to my senior prom for their senior prom?

If you guessed my daughter, you'd be correct. 

Yup. That's me as a senior. I had scary bangs. If I could go back and talk to myself I'd say, girl, get rid of those bangs. Damn. (I no longer have bangs.)

Luckily, my daughter is better with makeup, with hair, all of it. I swear if there were TikTok tutorials in my day I'd be better. Maybe. Even with tutorials now, I am still pathetic with mascara. I once poked myself in the eye. And that was last week.

She looks much better than I ever did. 

I loved how she did her makeup. She added those eye crystal thingies. Baby breath in her hair and butterfly clips. Necklace used to belong to Nana Jo, who loved butterflies. Nana Jo lived into her 90s. We miss her. But it was like Nana Jo was with us. 

I'm glad I was able to keep the dress for her. And who knows? Maybe her daughter will one day wear it.

Oh, and she did go with her boyfriend, who made his suit unique:

Natalie said prom was a wonderful evening. There was a dessert buffet with excellent cheesecake, apparently. I know I'd be thrilled with a dessert buffet. 

She said they danced and danced and laughed with friends.

She said she cannot believe she only has 17 days left of school. And then she graduates. Then it's all over.