Back to the RED Tour...

(i can't believe it's already september!)

So back to the Red tour... there's about 8 days until the first concert. We are leaving for North Carolina on the 11th- my 22nd birthday! The first concert is in Greensboro, NC on the 12th, and the second concert is in Raleigh, NC on the 13th!

It seems like just yesterday I had 180+ days until the day, so it's crazy to think that it's next week!! :D

What Have I Been up To?...

So of course It's been a while since I last posted and I have gotten a lot done. The first thing I did was redid all of my posters/signs. I originally wasn't going to show you guys anything until AFTER the concerts, but I decided it wasn't THAT big of a deal- however, I would rather you not take any of my ideas (;

Posters...

This first one is the one that I COMPLETELY redid. It's in the shape of a record so it is on black poster board with a circle cut out of the middle- so it looks like a vinyl record! It says "There's no Indie record that's Cooler than RED". [A clever take on a line from We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together; which is also my costume choice!] "hide away and find your peace of mind/with some indie record that's MUCH cooler than mine." (; 

-For "Indie" I used one strand of 30 ct white battery powered led lights- from amazon.

-For "RED" I printed out the CD cover off of google, cut it out and glued it onto the poster.

-Next, I poked the holes through to spell out the word- I used one strand of 30 ct red led lights also from amazon!

-For "cooler" I decided it would be cute if i made the O's in the word to look like the heart shaped glasses that Taylor wears in the "22" music videos.

-For the heart shaped glasses, and some of the other words, I just used glitter!

*I decided that since I am on floor, I would worry too much about people being able to read the entire sign. If I were in upper or lower levels I would have thought of an original word or short couple of words and outlined just the words.

*That being said, I decided to outline "Indie" in lights because it is a word that will capture people's attention and get them to really look at and read the sign, and of course I decided to do "RED" for obvious reasons (;

Poster #2!...

SO, this next one isn't meant to be able to be read. So I just made it into the shape of a heart so it's pretty to look at! I originally hadthe red strand of lights from my first poster on this one, but I decided the first one would look better if "red" was actually in red lights!

-This poster says "Butterflies; the Beautiful Kind" which is a quote from "Everything Has Changed"

-I used white poster board and painted over it with red acrylic paint.

-One strand of 30 ct white led lights was used for the outline of the heart!

-I got all of the lights that I used on my posters from Amazon...

Lucky 13...

So this isn't really a "poster" per se; it is actually part of my costume!

-I got white fairy wings off of amazon.

-I used glue and red glitter to decorate and outline the wings.

-I used a small white poster board to cut out the 1 and the 3.

-After I cut out the 13, I painted over it in red glitter paint.

-The 13 was then hot glued onto the wings where I then poked holes for the lights and hot glued them into place.

           

(the gift bag i decorated for Taylor.)



I finished my gift that I made for Taylor... I'm keeping THAT a surprise! I also wrote Taylor a letter and included a few pictures. I still want to write Mama Swift a little letter! After everyone finishes mobbing her and calms down, I might go try to talk to her and give her the letter I write for her & also mention that I made a gift for Taylor and ask if there's any way she can give it to her for me!

-I put the gift in a plain red gift bag, then used left over rhinestones from my costume to make the 13. (:

(here's the letter i wrote for taylor; ignore my legs!)

So, I wrote Taylor a letter to go with her gift. I tried not to make it very long. I basically just thanked her for being so amazing and being the perfect role model, and told her how i became a swiftie and a few inside jokes that my dad and i have about being swifties. I made it all pretty. <13

I oringinally was just going to wear a plain red tank top with my outfit, but I decided that I wanted to make a t shirt instead! I didn't do anything too original with my shirt. I got a plain white tshirt from walmart and tied the sides so that it would be tight. The I wrote lyrics from all of the songs on the red album all over the shirt in black sharpie. My hand was KILLING me when I finished! This is the shirt finished...

(used sharpie, glitter glue, and ribbon)

-The ribbon on the shoulder I was going to wear in my hair, I just tied it there so i wouldn't lose it, but I actually think i might keep it there; it looks cute!

Outfit: From Top to Bottom!

1. Homemade headband in hair.

2. Curled hair (maybe faux bob) with red hairspray.

3. Red lipstick and maybe face paint on face.

4. Homemade red bow earrings.

5. Homemade tshirt w/ fairy wings (light up 13)

6. White pleated tutu with 20 ct strand white lights.

7. Homemade white shorts (decorated!)

8. Nude colored tights (also, decorated with sharpie!)

9. Red sequined pointe shoes.

10. Of course, my record sign.

11. Lots and lots of glow necklaces, bracelets, etc.

12. Lots of bracelets.

13. "13" on left hand.

14. Arm lyrics on right arm.

15. I <3 ? on right hand.

16. Red painted nails.

17. Red Tour tote.

I think that's it! haha. (;