Ruth Carter’s Wakanda Wonderland

When I went to see Marvel’s Black Panther  movie, I went with a mission…. to see and be inspired by Ruth Carter’s creative manifestation of  Marvel Studio’s  artistic concepts in all its masterful glory.  I was not disappointed. From the alluring grandiosity of Zulu-inspired headpieces worn by Wakanda’s queen mother Ramonda (Angela Bassett) and the eye-poppingly ornate armor adorned with chevron print worn by the all-female based warriors, to Nakia’s (Lupita Nyongo) sumptuously textured, kente cloth-inspired green gown that seemed to mold to her form, the creative collaboration of both visionaries left theater goers in awe and aspiring designers wanting more from Ruth.

2018 Winter Olympics Fashion Faux Pas

With the exciting 2018 Winter Olympics coming to a close today, we can all breath a hopeful sigh of relief that the worst of the wardrobe malfunctions is now over. After figure skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Yura Min both braved their worst possible performance nightmares come true with grace and focus (second to a fall) when each of their costumes came undone exposing some or all of their womanly parts to the millions of viewers watching live worldwide,  the only question that remained on the minds of seamstresses and costume designers who viewed this fashion faux pas is ….

J&O Celebrates National Keep Kids Creative Week 2014

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Celebrated the last week of September,  National Keep Kids Creative Week was started in the fall of 2003 by illustrator and author Bruce Van Patter. Bruce created National Keep Kids Creative Week to encourage kids to use their ideas and imaginings instead of relying on video games and television to do it for them. Once word got around, teachers began to celebrate it in their classrooms and since 2006, KKCW (Keep Kids Creative Week) has been listed in Chase’s Calendar of Events, a high-profile, national directory of holidays and celebrations.

J&O Fabrics: 3rd Annual Most Creative Handcrafted Halloween Costume Contest

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If there is one thing that being in the fabric industry for over 45 years has shown us, it’s that despite the change of seasons and passing of generations, Halloween is one of those celebrated holidays that continues to beckon the creative imagination and stirring a parade of popular tv and movie characters, ghoulish monsters, funny faces and exotic personalities hidden behind extravagant costumes to take to the streets each time Oct 31st comes around. With this little known fact in mind, we at J&O fabric store vow to continue to play our part in conjuring the creativity of our customers with  not only awesome fabric, but the opportunity to get it for free just in time for the festive parties! From scary looking Halloween themed novelty prints and fancy dress fabrics, to versatile felts and funky retro’s, bringing the bizarre into existence is just a click away! And what better way to showcase them than thru our 3rd Annual Most Creative Handcrafted Halloween Costume Contest!

J&O Fabrics Crafty Customer: Ms Julie Zea and a Costume Party Fit for True Cupcake Lovers!

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Recently we posted a blog featuring the fun novelty cupcake print suit worn by none other than Hip Hop artist Snoop Dogg in Katy Perry’s ‘California Girls’ video . Much to our surprise, we didn’t need to look all the way to California for cool use of such a tasty pastry print. Enter in, Ms Julie Zea, one of our fabulous facebook fans and J&O customer.

Cast Your Votes Today! J&O “2nd Annual Most Amazing Handcrafted Halloween Costume Contest”!

 

With Halloween marking the last day to submit your most original, funniest, scarriest, funkiest, most amazing handcrafted Halloween costumes into our 2nd Annual Halloween Costume Contest, last minute entries came pouring in from all over the country and onto the wall of our J&O Fabrics Facebook page  much to our delight! With the creative use of craft feltfoam, silk, charmuese, tulle, boa feathers and more, children and adults dressed as everything from modern Gypsy Princess’s,  flamboyant Peacocks, and Chun Li from Street Fighter, to giant M&M’s, Queens of Hearts and news making Chilean Miners. The best part, today (Nov 2) marks the first day of voting, giving you and the rest of our cool Facebook Fans the exclusive yet arduous task of narrowing down the search for the most amazing Halloween costume with the click of a button. Rack up on hits that will ensure your win and a $50 American Express Gift Card by encouraging friends, family and co-workers to ‘like us’ on Facebook if they haven’t already.One vote per fan, and the crafter with the most votes wins. It’s as simple and exciting as that! 

J&O Fabrics 2nd Annual Most Amazing Hand-Crafted Costume Contest Week 1 Update

So we’re just about two weeks into our 2nd Annual Most Amazing Hand-Crafted Costume Contest and the entries are filling our Facebook wall up pretty fast. From cute little children dressed up as  parrots and pizza, to grown folks imitating Frosty and Elvis, the journey into Halloween costume madness is just beginning. With less than two weeks left for our Facebook fans to submit their one-of-a-kind-hand-crafted-creations, there’s no telling what kind of ghoulish freaks and masquerading trick-or-treaters will emerge.
Though the final day to submit all entries may seem far away, time is of the essence so don’t delay! If you want in on a chance to win free cash and the rights to the J&O Fabrics Most Amazing Hand-Crafted Costume Contest 2010 Title, post your Halloween costumes up today! Don’t forget to add your name and a brief description of your craft so that we can get to know you and your work a little bit more.

Just to wet your creative juices a little, here are a few of our Fun Facebook Fan postings so far. Are they creative or what??!!