Thin Man Night

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a classic movie and television lover! 

From All About Eve with Bette Davis to Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy..... 

I love them all. So much so that I create art using images of the famous starlets and movies of the golden age of Hollywood. 

Of course I have my favorites. And tonight I have decided to watch a wonderful movie series from the 1930s. Starring William Powell and the lovely Myrna Loy. 

The Thin Man collection is a wonderful witty old time detective movie with a few twists. My favorite part of the movies is the on camera chemistry between William Powell and Myrna Loy. For those of you who havent seen The Thin Man Collection, think chemistry in the caliber of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. 

William Powell plays detective Nick Charles. Nick returns to

 New York with his new wife Nora, Myrna Loy and their dog,

 Asta. They get involved in solving cases while playong off 

each other unique charm and wit.

The Thin Man was one of my mom's favorite movie 

collections.

I recall spending many days watching it whenever it came on 

TCM and a few years ago I bought mom the whole collection 

for Christmas.

We watched together it a few times before she passed away last year. This week I am missing her so very much, it may be because of Mother's Day last Sunday or the fact that it is coming up on the anniversary of her passing. Whatever it is I have decide that tonight will be a Thin Man night. 

Do you have shows that remind you of people you have lost? 

I bet you do. I think it is important to have days where you pay tribute to those you have lost and watching the Thin Man is one way I do this for my mom.

~AJ

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SteamPunk Photo Shoot Sneak Peek #1

Yesterday, March 22, my business aBeesCreations was a part of an amazing collaboration Steampunk photo shoot at Square Peg Photo studio in Branson, Missouri. I want to thank Bil Deck and the wonderful photographers and employees at Square Peg for being so welcoming and terrific to work with. 
The best part of the day, I got to work with my dear friends Casey July, who is an amazing fashion designer and owner of The July Studio, and Sarina Lane, who is a fantastic jeweler at The July Studio. I had the privilege of having several of my handcrafted hats, accessories and hair pieces paired with marvelous dresses and jewelry.
We had several stunning models wearing our creations and were lucky to have several photographers there to catch exquisite images. I will be posting these images as they are released by the photographers. I hope you enjoy! Here is sneak peek #1:

 Here is our Juliet, model Sara White-Pedersen, wearing my hat and goggles paired with "Juliet" dress by Casey July and necklace by Sarina Lane of The July Studio
Hair and Makeup - Nina Pyle
Photographer - On Point Imagery Crissy Carsten 
Studio Space and Assistance - Square Peg Photo Studio

Be on the look out in the next few weeks for even more AWESOME shots of STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL models from several TALENTED photographers!