" The Rented Christmas"

It's almost Christmas and things have finally slowed down a bit for me. I spent the last few months sewing, designing, sewing some more and then building things for various clients. The biggest project was the CLC Christmas production, "The Rented Christmas".

This year was a complete challenge for me; very small budget, no time and little help, but thankfully my hubby and kids helped out when I was ready to pull my hair out. I also had help from Pam, who put up with my gripes and helped me laugh when I needed it.

The following pictures are from the journey in re-using, up-dating, and new construction of all things sets and costumes.

First Up: STAGE SETS

We reused all the canvas and tradtional flats from the play two years ago. But first we had to fire retard them. Yep, our favorite chore. NOT.

And amazingly enough, Jeremy decided to give mural painting a try and helped out with the sky and water. He did pretty good for his first time too!

The finished sets. Terry built the fireplace all by himself and man, it was beautiful! Great job Bud!

The Rental Shop was just a quickie, had a very short stage life during the play. And of course, the final products in midst of all the action.

Next: ANGEL COSTUMES

Although every year we'd like to design new costumes, we just up-dated the costumes from the previous years. Some trim here, some rhinestones and appliques there... they looked great in the blue lights during the production.

Angel Dancer Maggie

New Angel Costume

Last but Not Least: SANTA'S ELVES

This one is just for fun. Pam and I were goofing around and got Santa to join in the fun.

While the journey was often times stressfull, in the end we all had a blast!

Yes, the two backstage managers take their jobs VERY seriously.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!