Saturday, May 29, 2010

Want to Look Like a Cullen?

www.teenvogue.com has a great article on where you can get the clothes that Bella, Alice, Rosalie, and Esme are wearing. (or at least looks like what they are wearing)

Want to go to the Premiere!


www.teenvogue.com is having a contest and you could win a trip to the Eclipse Premiere. GOOD LUCK!

Eclipse Merch at Toys R Us!


Toys R Us has some great Eclipse Merchandise. Key chains, Dog Tags, Bags, Blankets and much more. Check it out at www.toysrus.com

Listening Party!


Hot Topic is having a Eclipse Soundtrack listening Party. Go to www.hottopic.com to get all the details. I will be there!

Friday, May 28, 2010

LA Convention Update

SO we got an email confirmation about our tickets. I am still not sure where our seats are. One spot says H40 & H41 then another spot says Seat B & C 32. I guess we will have to wait and see. I just hope I can see Rob, Taylor & Kristen good. I have to get a close up picture of Taylor for my daughter Taylor. She is already mad at me because she can not go with me. I have to go shopping for Black Lace to finish the sleeve of the Victoria Shirt and I still have to try out curling my hair to look like Victoria's.

UPDATE: We got another email and it looks like our seats are row H seats 40 & 41. I hope that is the 8th row, but I think they have a A, AA, B,BB so we will see how close we are.

Buying Rosalie-style Clothing for Eclipse Convention

I'm not much of a shopper for clothes, but I just spent the past few days shopping for clothes to dress up like Rosalie for the upcoming Eclipse Convention in LA, and I've had a blast!

It helps that Rosalie wears some elegant and dressy clothing (especially her shoes) and my husband totally supports my quest for the perfect Rosalie costume. He's actually become an expert in Rosalie's style! :-)

So far, I've bought enough clothes and accessories for three Rosalie outfits: the outfit with the long scarf she wore in the cafeteria scene in Twilight, the black dress she wore to Bella's birthday party in New Moon, and her outfit from the Eclipse promotional photos.







I think I prefer the black party dress for the Volturi Vampire Ball, but the other two outfits are so nice, I'd like to keep them all (especially the shoes)!

Rosalie's shoes from the Cafeteria scene in Twilight:



Rosalie's shoes from Bella Birthday Party scene in New Moon:



I'll let you know when I've made my final decision (I'm still waiting for my online orders to arrive) on which costume I'll wear at the convention.

Update: Click here to see which Rosalie costume I chose to wear to the Ball and how I put it together.

Countdown: 14 days until the Eclipse Convention in Los Angeles, and 33 days until Eclipse!

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Appearances!

Here is a list of important dates.

May 31: Sydney, Australia. Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner

June 3: Seoul, Korea. Kristen and Taylor

June 5 . Release date for the latest book in The Twilight Saga, “The Short Second life of Bree Tanner"

June 6. 2010 MTV Movie Awards air date. Rob Pattinson , Kristen, and Taylor will be presenting an unseen clip of “Eclipse” and fans will learn the final results of our favorite Twilight star and “New Moon” film nominations.

June 8. Release date for “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “
Release date for “Twilight Unbound: The Stephenie Meyer Story Graphic Novel”

June 12. Rob, Kristen, and Taylor to appear at Creation Entertainment’s “The Official Twilight Convention” in Los Angeles

June 14. Rob, Kristen, and Taylor tape Jimmy Kimmel in LA at 6 PM.

June 17: Rome, Italy. Kristen and Taylor

June 18. Stephenie Meyer’s mini press junket for four lucky fan blogs.

June 21: Stockholm, Sweden. Taylor and Kristen

June 23. Jimmy Kimmel special “Twilight Saga: Total Eclipse of the Heart” to air on ABC at 10:00PM EST

June 24. Red carpet premiere of “Eclipse” in Los Angeles as part of Los Angeles Film Festival

June 28. Madrid, Spain. Ashley Greene and Xavier Samuel

June 29. Release date for “Twilight Saga: Eclipse – The Score”
Release date for “The Twilight Saga Eclipse: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion”

June 30. “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” film premieres in the U.S.

I can not WAIT!!!
Thanks: CullenBoysAnonymous

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

LA Convention Update


So here is the outfit I want to wear at the Vampire Ball. I found a shirt very similar to this on ebay. I will (with the help of my friend Carleen) have to modify it a little. I have the Black Jeans and the Boots already. The only other thing I will have to do is curl, curl and more curl my hair. Alma Marie has some great ideas for our center piece. More details to come. We are going to try and update TwilightFamily.net while we are there to keep everyone updated.

We are getting very excited!!!

Twilight Experience at AMC Theatres

If you haven't pre-ordered your Eclipse movie tickets yet, AMC theatres is offering a Twilight Experience package.

For $30, you can watch all three Twilight Saga movies together, starting at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, June 29th with Twilight. You also receive an AMC Gift Card and a commemorative lanyard (while supplies last). For more information, check out the AMC Entertainment website.

Countdown: 35 more days until Eclipse!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Alma-Marie's Photos from Relay for Life

Twi-K and I just finished our Relay for Life 24-hour event, and it was awesome!

So many people came out to celebrate life, remember those we lost to cancer, and raise funds to fight cancer so that some day, no one will ever have to hear "You've got cancer." The whole event, and all the people who participated in it, were totally inspiring!

As I mentioned in a previous post, Twi-K came up with a very cool theme, "Eclipse Cancer." She decorated our camp site and sold cool ribbons and fangs to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society. A few participants also got their photos taken with Edward, Jacob, and Bella (the cardboard version of them, not the real people). Great job, Twi-K!

We each wore an "Eclipse Cancer" ribbon:


We're standing with Edward, Jacob and Bella in front of our team tent:


Vampire Ice and Werewolf Fire decorations:


Twilight family members:


Relay for Life walkers on the track:


Selling "Eclipse Cancer" ribbons:


Participants posing with the Twilight stars:


More participants posing with the Twilight stars:


If you'd like to contribute to the American Cancer Society, click on the footprint in our sidebar.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Relay for Life event tomorrow--Eclipse Cancer!

Twi-K and I will be participating in a Relay for Life event tomorrow. Relay For Life is a fundraiser that benefits the American Cancer Society. It is a 24-hr event walkathon where members form teams and take turns walking around a track.

Twi-K came up with a Twilight theme for our team this year--"Eclipse Cancer!" We'll be decorating our team's tent site with some very cool Eclipse decorations.

I plan to take lots of photos of this event and our cool Twilight-themed tent site and post them here. Check back soon!

If you'd like to make a donation to the American Cancer Society, you can click on the Relay for Life footprint in the sidebar, or click here.

My Search for the Perfect Rosalie Costume!

As you know, I'm planning to dress up as Rosalie Hale for the upcoming Eclipse Convention in LA on June 11th-13th. But I'm having some trouble finding the costume.

So far, I've bought Rosalie's necklace for $32.99 from Amazon.com. It's a good start--the necklace is fairly recognizable (at least to us Twilight fans).

I've also been looking for a long-sleeved, dressy low v-neck jacket or cardigan, but all the current styles are cropped or short-sleeved. Maybe I'll have to check out some second-hand clothing stores for last years' fashions.

I wish I could find some full-length photos of Rosalie, so I can see what shoes or boots she wears. There's a great casual photo of her from Eclipse...



... but I'm looking for a dressy outfit to wear to the Ball. If you've see any good full-length photos of Rosalie online (especially from Eclipse), would you please send me the link?

Thursday, May 20, 2010

My Impressions of Appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show

Sorry I'm a bit tardy with my post--I've been very busy this week at my kids' school. Everything seems to happen at the end of the school year!

Anyways, onto my post about Rob's and Nikki's appearances. First, I have to say that I'm not a big fan of daytime talk shows. I only make the exception when Twilight stars are involved. :-)

Nikki Reed's Appearance on Ellen
I was pleasantly surprised by Nikki Reed's appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. I hadn't really seen her as anything other than the Rosalie character, but Nikki herself seemed very sweet, warm, and genuine. And funny. And I loved her scene from Eclipse with Bella. It's nice to see a different side of Rosalie. With each new Eclipse preview, I'm more excited about seeing the movie!

Here's the preview of Rosalie talking with Bella ("Bella, I envy you"):



Rob Pattinson's Appearance on Ellen
I already expected Rob to have shorter hair for his appearance on Ellen's show, but it takes some getting used to his new hair style. It definitely makes him look older and less Vampire-y, if you know what I mean. As long as he lets his hair grow back out for Eclipse, I'm okay with it.

Rob was, as usual, charming during his interview. I especially enjoyed his "nits" reference and his self-effacing humor. (I can hardly wait to see him, in person, at the Eclipse Convention in Los Angeles!)

As for the lucky lady from the audience who got to "pat" him down--Oh My Gosh! I giggled the whole time she was up there, touching him all over! What a trouper Rob was, to allow a complete stranger to do that to him! And how funny that she guessed wrong! (She wore a blindfold and was supposed to identify him just by touch.)

I'm looking forward to seeing many more Twilight star appearances on the talk show circuit as the Eclipse release date approaches. (41 days and counting!)

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

LA Convention Update

So I have been looking through many many photos and I think I might be changing my mind on what I want to wear to the Ball. The Victoria Doll's outfit is not Bally enough so I think I am going to look for an outfit she wore with Riley. A black lace top with black jeans and boots. The other outfit would work for the costume contest maybe. I guess I will be doing more shopping! I did find the Boots she wore.

We got our tickets today! I need to look at them more closely to find out where our seats our. As long as we can see Rob, Kristen and Taylor good that is all that matters!

A Closer Look!


Looks good! Don't miss Ellen Wed!
Thanks: Eclipsemovie.org

More Getting Ready for LA Convention

I'm also excited about going with Twi-K to the Eclipse Convention in LA! While Twi-K is going to dress as Victoria, I'm going to dress as Rosalie.

So far, I've purchased Rosalie's necklace, and later this evening I'm planning to buy some Rosalie-style clothes and shoes.



Also, I'd like to enter another centerpiece for the contest at the Volturi Vampire Ball, and I'm thinking of re-creating the Barbie tent scene from my video.

As I start to put together my wardrobe and centerpiece, I'll share them with you.

43 days and counting to Eclipse!

Appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show

I just found out that Nikki Reed (who plays Rosalie) will appear today on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Rob Pattinson will be on Ellen's show tomorrow, so don't forget to watch (or record) both shows!



Also, a belated happy 22nd birthday to Nikki Reed! Her birthday was yesterday (May 17th).

A New Do for Rob!


This picture was taken this past weekend and it looks like he did it again. He cut his hair all off. What do you think? Please comment below and tell us what you think. I think he looks better with his locks but he still looks good.
Thanks: eclipesmovie.org

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Getting Ready for LA Convention

So I went shopping for my Victoria Costume for the LA Twilight Convention and I think I did pretty well. Thanks to Alma Marie for sending me the Victoria Barbie Photo so I knew what I was looking for. After shopping mall stores and not finding what I needed I ended up at Goodwill. I found some great things. I found 2 jackets that I am trying to decide on. The dolls outfit it suede and I did find a suede jacket but it is not the right color. The other one I found is corduroy that I think I can dye to the color I need. I will let you know what I decided on. I will have some other changing and adding to do, that I hope my friend Carleen will help with. I better get started, it will be here before I know it. I will keep everyone updated on my progress.

My Own Barbie Twilight Saga Video

Here's my own "Barbie" tribute to the entire Twilight Saga, starring Barbie Bella, Barbie Edward, Barbie Jacob, and Kelly (starring as Renesmee). My whole family helped me put this together, and we're very proud of the result, so please don't flame it!

Also, I have a good faith belief that the material in this video falls under fair use. Enjoy.



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