05 Sunday Feb 2012
Posted in Federal/Colonial Era, Pattern Reviews, Patterns
Good Sunday afternoon! Another commercial costume pattern review has been added to the Emerald Parlor – Butterick’s historical corset and stay pattern – check it out!
Remember to post a comment this month on the Emerald Parlor – this will automatically register you in a drawing to win the Simplicity pattern of your choice. For more on this give-a-way, click here. Bon chance!
23 Wednesday Mar 2011
Posted in Federal/Colonial Era, Pattern Reviews
Period Impressions 1770's Polonaise
Good evening, EP Readers! Just a quick post to let you know that we have a new pattern review up. I have just posted my review of the Period Impressions 1770′s Polonaise I made for the 1st Annual Costume Ball. You can also read more about this dress and it’s construction on my blog at Just Blame Jane. 
21 Monday Feb 2011
Posted in Events & Upcoming Events, Federal/Colonial Era
We were definitely in high spirits this past Saturday evening. We had a great time at the EP 1st Annual Costume Ball. And, we were in high spirits in more than one way. We had such yummy wines and foods. We had our favorite white merlot, some moscato, white zinfandel and a few others that were delicious, but I can’t remember. We had platters of meats, cheeses, fruits and veggies. Let me just say that my dear sister’s German raspberry/currant compote was to die for, especially with some roast beef and brie! YUM!
The second part of our high spirits were from being able to play dress up! Oh, how we love to play dress up. It was so interesting to see everyones’ dresses all in the same room. The color combinations were so rich, as you can see in the ladies group photo. We partied until well after dark.
Speaking of after dark…. This is the same place that we used for my wedding and cocktail reception. We had such lovely time, and it was fairly inexpensive, so we decided to use it again for the ball, and other future events. That is, until after dark. We had several spooky things happen in the lower level (where the restrooms were). There was a bit of knocking, some other spooky sounds, and just as we were changing to go home, a blood curdling scream that was only heard in the ladies room. Needless to say, we will be finding other locations to host our events, which is very sad, as this was such a lovely venue. 
We have also made the decision on what next years’ costume ball theme will be. So…… (drum roll, please)…. The 2nd Annual Emerald Parlor Costume Ball will be………. the Antebellum/Civil War Era! So, grab your hoops skirts, ladies, and meet me at Tara for a bar-b-q!
Please watch for up coming pattern reviews for some of the patterns used for this event.
* To see more photos from this event, please check out our Flickr photo stream, and our page on Facebook.
10 Wednesday Nov 2010
Posted in Events & Upcoming Events, Federal/Colonial Era
Good Evening, EP Friends! We, here in the Parlor, are proud to announce the 1st Annual Costume Ball! Finally!!! We have been trying to plan this ball for several years, and it has finally come about. For this year’s ball, the theme will be the Federal/Colonial era. Why this era, you may ask. We love the over the top opulence of this era. It was an era where the taller you feathers or powdered wig was, the better your standing was in high society. So, we have decided to have fun with it. The details of the event are as follows:
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011
Place: Westgate Park Shelter House – Columbus, Ohio
This will be a potluck event. Please contact us with the dish you would like to bring, or for suggestions. I will be collecting donations to pay for the shelter house, please contact me if you are able to contribute. The amount of the donations will determine the time span of this event, so please help us pull off an awesome event.
