8.01.2011

AUGUST IS THE MOST AWESOME MONTH IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!


firstly, thank you for puffing my big head up EVEN MORE in regards to my tiki tiki tavi bombshell dress!  i've responded to each of your lovely hollas in the comments section, because i am type A to the fifth power. (when i entered my exclamation pointed responses into the wee comment box, blogger wouldn't allow it, because it was like a 4,500 word comment.  i shit you not.)  and guess what?  my dress was a featured project today at burdastyle and a top 25 for july.  i must have just eeked in.  or it could be because it's my birthday week.

oh, did i not tell you that today marks the beginning of my birthday week?   i didn't?  IT DOES!!!  this morning ruggy woke me with the best coffee in the world and cherry scones.  and tonight we're having fried chicken.  he SO gets the birthday week.  and i'm doing my very best to wear something me-made every day.  a few weeks ago, i finally jumped on the coffee date dress bandwagon and whipped this up.  it's most definitely man made material, stretchy, and highly flammable.  it's a good thing i'm not blowing out any candles today. 


i did away with the ruffly bit, sliced here and there where i thought i should on the paper pattern (a little off the curved waist, a little off the neckline too square it up) and used this great twin needle technique at burdastyle to cover up the holey bits.  there are a few drunken bits, but i'm cool with it.  so i played dress up today.


speaking of dressing up, would you like to come over for a party?  i would so love to have you chez kalkatroona. it'll have to be a virtual party, cause let's face it, new york apartments are not large.  and who knows what sort of bunch you are in person.  surely debi would drink me out of house and home.  i imagine emilykate and karen especially could wreak much havoc, should they ever meet.  and don't even get me started on beangirl.


now, while i am quite enamored of birthday prizes, i don't want you shelling out all that hard earned imaginary virtual cash for an oonaesque trinket.  non, i would like instead for you to bring one of your favorite things to this shindig.

not catching my drift?  allow me to explain.  this past drunken weekend, i was regaled with tales of house parties my parents had, one most excellent birthday party in particular.  in their raucous hippie newlywed days, papa balloona asked all their friends over, and requested that in lieu of prizes, guests brought their favorite things. records, booze, sweets, what have you.  that was a blowout party, apparently.  you can imagine what sort of things big daddy's friends favored.


BRILLIANT idea, i thought.  then, upon reading amy's comment on my bombshell dress: i love that it's inspiring a glamorous game of dress-up with everyone!  the virtual party idea was born.

so!  this friday august 5th, if you like, post your very most fabulous/wild/outrageous/lovely party outfit on your blog (hand made, mais oui), and tell me what you're bringing to the fray!  holler at me here, and i'll link to every party guest in a tipsy post on sunday, the end of my birthday week.

be sure to strike a party pose...


won't you come on over?  i'd love to see you!

47 comments:

  1. Consider this my RSVP! Happy birthday week Oona!

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  2. Happy Birthday Week to lovely Oona! Love your idea so much, it'll be exciting!

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  3. Happy Birthday to you! (And to me too!) Have a fantastic week sportin' all your amazing creations! Best wishes for many many more - creations & birthdays!!!!!

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  4. Ack!! Look at you and your chevron-y perfection! Happy happy birthdoona!

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  5. Happy Birthday Week! I love your dress (of course!)
    You deserve to win the best dress of July! I'm going to go vote right now!

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  6. What a fabulous idea! I know exactly what I'd bring so I just have to decide on the perfect ensemble.

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  7. Well, now, I"m not much of a party girl, so I"ll have to think on the dress. But, yes, Aug is a great month, its also my Hubby's birthday! Happy birthday, Oona-girl, I hope this next year of life is full of even more blessings any year yet past.

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  8. Aw, maaaaan... you KNOW I don't have anything to wear!! You did that on purpose. I know you!

    (Also, my Date Night was totally, as expected, FAB. Yum.)

    word verification: "ionshed". I don't know what it is, exactly, but apparently it's a place you keep your ions??

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  9. Happy Birthday Week!!!!

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  10. Happy Birthday! Another awesome dress - love how you worked the stripes.

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  11. No, October is!!! Heehee. I hope yours is fantastic. I so get the "birthday week"--and thankfully so does D. He starts out with coffee too. We call it "birthdaydikah", said like "Hannukah", because your birthday should be a week long of being loved.

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  12. happy birthday week dear Leo! July is pretty awesome too, I had my bday week then:P

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  13. Er, that would be a big, fat YES! (Hey, everyone - who's organised the stripper?)

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  14. Fabby idea!!! yipppeeee PARTY!

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  15. Happy birthday!!! :) I highly approve of the idea of a Birthday Week--need to remember that next year for myself. ;)

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  16. LOVE the dress. So cute. But you must be melting in synthetic in this weather! Happy Birthday. I hope you sat next to the fan!

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  17. Happy birthday and congratulation for your gorgeous blog!

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  18. Ooh happy birthday week, how exciting to dedicate a whole week. I shall be attending the partay, however it will be in wedding style and wearing me made, although I will be fashionably late with a post but I promise to bring my fave bottle of shiraz (specially since it's on sale, whoop!)

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  19. This sounds like so much fun! What a great idea.
    Happy birthday week Oona!

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  20. Oh, ok, an excuse to dress up on my own birthday? Say no more!

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  21. THANKS FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES EVERYONE! and a very happy birthday belated/week/wish/month to:
    ~ magda,
    ~ lisette,
    ~ sewom
    ~ rachael's hubby!

    ~ shayla: thanks for your vote... i promise to lower taxes.

    ~ gingermakes: birthdoona? genius.

    ~ beangirl: WHATEVER.

    ~ amy: birthdaydikah. ALSO brilliant.

    ~ karen: well, i believe you'll have to bring the stripper. if anyone could get that action shot, it's YOU.

    ~ suzanne: so true, so true.

    ~ kirtsy: wedding style is ALWAYS appropriate, dahling.

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  22. Hooray for Birthday Weeks!! We have those Chez Friday, too! I must snoop in my closet for an appropriate me-made ensemble to sport to your lovely pah-tay. Will post and bring virtual prezzies!

    Happy, happy birthday, Oona!!

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  23. Happy Birthday Week, you saucy minx you!!! You deserve a fabulous week with all of your favorite things, and you KNOW I am coming to your party :)

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  24. Happy Birthday Week! You share one with my son. :)

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  25. Happy birthday Oona! Do you also have a decorated chair? Do you get to choose what's for dinner each night? You know, I´m having a celebratory week myself, starting on wednesday! That´s the day my year of ´stop shopping & start making´ ends. A party dress is just what was missing, so count me in!

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  26. Another knockout dress! Congrats on yr bday & the Burda prize...and many more.

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  27. My daughter is also having a birthday week this week. I love reading your blog. Happy Birthday Week Oona

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  28. I love this idea! I'll try to post, but I'm going to have to do it from out of town and posting to Blogger on my phone has never worked. So if I end up bailing, a very happy birthday week to you!

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  29. Happy Birthday Week!!! I saw your dress over at Burda and it's always good to see a familiar face :) Love the frock you have on.

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  30. Finally - the flammable teal makes an appearance! And in your birthday week, no less. Fabulous. Happy birthday week to you, happy birthday week to you, happy birthday week, dear Oona, happy birthday week to you.

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  31. August is the best month! My birthday is coming up too, now if I could only get the Hubster to buy into the whole week deal. Happy birthday week! Now please excuse me as I frantically search for something to wear to your party. :)

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  32. THANKYA VERRRRY MUCH!!! i'm so happy y'all are coming and getting your party gear together...

    and happy birthday:

    ~ lady katza's li'l boy
    ~ casanda24's li'l girl
    ~ andrea!


    ~ lisa: NO. i DON'T. but you bet your ass after reading your most awesome idea i WILL. i'm so happy to enable your party frock!

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  33. Happy birthday week!
    Whoeeey, a birthday party, yey!
    I'll have to really think about what to wear... maybe my (home made of course) Calvin Klein, hm... :-). I'll let you know over here if I make it!

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  34. Superduper happy birthday OOna! <3 <3 <3

    What a fabulous idea! Guess I won't finish my bombshell dress until then, but surely I still have one unshown dress in my closet! :) I am in!

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  35. Oh, yes! I'm late to the invite, but I won't be late to the party. Fancy dress up? You will see it on le blog demain! Great idea:)

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  36. Oh, happy birthday, Oonakins! As you've noticed I've been MIA in Famblyville (which is a wonderful place to be), but we have lots of birthdays this week, too---my hubby's, daughter's, and hubby's BFF's son! Obvs a good time to be born.

    I love your birthday party idea, and will do my best to participate! If nothing else, I will be partying for sure ;)

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  37. Girl, I should have guessed you're a fellow lioness! Happy birthday week & month. Yes!Yes!Yes!

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  38. Hey Oona, what time's your party tomorrow? Wouldn't want to be late, you know with time differences and all!

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  39. ~ karin: i hope you make it!!! hows about a perfect shrug avec cowl dress???

    ~ house of pinheiro: thank you!

    ~ nette: YEAHZ!!! i hope it's an action shot!

    ~ daughterfish: et mr fish? surely he is up for le par-tay??

    ~ tanit-isis: holy crap, your family of leos rock. happy birthdays to all! and the non-relatedish one too. surely, with your giving nature, you are sewing something for each as we speak.... non? ... wherever you are when the shindig happens, so long as you're partying somewhere, what more can i ask for :)))

    ~ threadsquare: WE ARE THE BEST.

    ~ lisa: ALL WEEKEND BABY! i just put up a wee post to let peeps know... i have a feeling you are going to, as public enemy once said, BRING THE NOISE...

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  40. Oh I'm late to the party, better late than never... Happy Happy Birthday Oona *ching ching* to you fancy lady.

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  41. Awesome dress, I love it with the yellow belt! I'm late for the party, but happy belated birthday anyway, I'm sure you had a blast!

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  42. Oh how could I have missed this! I am so sad! I haven't been in the blogworld much this summer - and I did think it was totally ok until I realized I missed your party. Will I ever smile again? I'll have to stalk you until next year and be the first to party along then!

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  43. ~ mirela: thank you! loverly to see you!

    ~ kazz: and a clink clink to you, foxy gal :)

    ~ alessa: thankya, i DID. best birthday week ever...

    ~ katja: you are ON THE LIST! you'll have to make a party wardrobe, i imagine, as this does go overnight...

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  44. and i am back, for a while at least.. have sooooo much of catching up to do here.. and this post must be good one for start.. hope you had fabulous party oona.. i made a dress for your party, when my photographer is around i gonna finally photograph it and post the pictures (until then, i have ton of pics from past month).. good to be back in kalkatroona :)

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i thankya truly for taking the time to comment, i love a good conversation-- and hope you know my thanks are always implied, if not always written!