Divergent Movie Night

     With the recent Blu Ray/DVD release of Divergent, I decided to host a movie night party for my friends and I.  I wanted to create a table scape with a section for each of the factions, Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Erudite, and Dauntless, that are featured in the Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant books.  I had a great time coming up with ideas for each section from the color scheme to what food and drinks to serve to decorations.  It was a lot of fun and I think it turned out amazing! 

Here are the Factions....

For Abnegation I wanted to focus on the simplicity of things...

Gray table cloth, stones, clear serve ware, bread, and water.

Along with a image I found on Tumblr that I had printed then Mod Podged on a canvas.

And of course a "choosing bowl" with stones to complete the look.

I made some Selfless Bread

and some Benevolent Butters.

I also printed some of these labels I found on Bringing Up Burns,

 then Mod Podged them on some water bottles.

For Amity I wanted the focus to be warm and friendly...

 A bright yellow and red table cloth, a wood plank, a basket of red apples, wood create,

apples chips & dip, hard apple cider, and another Tumblr image.

And the "choosing bowl" of soil.

The Peace Rings are just Apple Chips,

and the Harmony Dip went with them perfectly.

I found these cool labels too on Bringing Up Burns

 that I Mod Podged onto some Angry Orchard Hard Cider bottles.

For Candor I did a play on the black and white theme.

I found a black and white stripe cloth, glass, black & white food, 

and the Candor image from Tumblr.

The "choosing bowl" full of glass.

I made of these Truth Tidbits which were quite tasty,

and some homemade Probity Pastries.

Erudite was fun to decorate too....

Found a blue and white chevron material, some beakers, plastic glasses, 

set up the dictionary (opened up to the definition of Erudite, of course), blue soda, 

some healthy snacks, and the Tumblr image.

A bowl of water set out for the "choosing bowl."

The little beakers I found at Hobby Lobby, 

which I just drew on the lines and numbers, then filled with some blue wine cooler.

Since the Erudite are all about learning...

I made some brain food, Knowledge Nibbles.

For the non alcoholic drinkers, I got some Jone's Soda that 

I wrapped some newspaper around for decor.

And lastly, Dauntless, it was easy to decorate for this one too.

I laid out a black cloth for the table, some black plastic guns and knives, 

some paper targets, burgers, chocolate cakes, and a Dauntless Tumblr picture.

The "choosing bowl" was full of stones shaped like coals and some candles.

I got the plastic guns and knives at the Dollar Tree, then spray painted them black.

In the book, the Dauntless ate hamburgers, 

so these Bravery Burger Bombs are a play on those.

They also ate chocolate cake, so I had to make some mini Fearless Cakes.

I found these cool labels on Bringing Up Burns 

that I printed, then colored in a bit and put on some wine bottles.

I was so happy to discover some temporary tattoos in my new Blu Ray!

I decided to go Dauntless for the party...and a couple days afterward.

 (They were stuck on pretty good!)

It was a fun night! 

I loved planning it all, the decorations, the colors, the food, the drinks.

And especially getting to spend it with some great friends!

Can't wait to plan my next movie night...

Abnegation

Recipe from The Comfort of Cooking

Selfless Bread

What you need:

3 cups all purpose flour

2-3 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp dry yeast (active dry or highly active dry work the best)

1 1/2 cups lukewarm water

How to make it:

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, and yeast.

Add water and stir using a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a cohesive dough (do not over work the dough).

Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap.

Let the dough sit at room temperature for 8-24 hours (dough will bubble up and rise).

After dough is ready, preheat the oven to 450˚F.

Place the Dutch oven, uncovered, into the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

White the Dutch oven preheats, turn the dough onto a well-floured surfaced surface and with floured hands, form a dough into a ball.

Cover dough loosely with plastic wrap and let rest.

After the 30 minutes are up, carefully remove the Dutch oven.

With floured hands, place the bread dough into preheated Dutch oven.

Replace the cover and bake for 30 minutes covered.

Carefully remove the cover and bake for 7-15 minutes more, uncovered.

Carefully remove bread to a cutting board and slice with a bread knife.

Serve up with some special butters and ENJOY!

Recipes from The Elliott Homestead

Benevolent Butters

Berry Good Butter

What you need:

1/2 cup fresh unsalted butter (softened)

2 TBsp raw honey

2 TBsp strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, or any other berry preserve of choice

Seeds of one vanilla bean

Lemony Rosemary Butter

What you need:

1/2 cup fresh unsalted butter (softened)

1/2 cup tsp lemon zest

1 1/2 tsp fresh rosemary (minced)

1/2 tsp sea salt

Mediterranean Butter

What you need:

1/2 cup fresh unsalted butter (softened)

2 TBsp feta cheese (crumbled)

1 TBsp sundried tomatoes (drained and minced)

1 clove garlic (roasted and minced)

1/2 tsp fresh chives (minced)

small pinch of sea salt

How to make them:

Simply combine all the ingredients together in a bowl and used a spoon to squish and combine.

Put in a bowl or wrap in parchment paper and refrigerate until needed.

Spread on some fresh baked bread and ENJOY!

   

A little about Abnegation....

DEFINITION: [Pronounced: Ab-neg-ay-shun] l. to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce. 2. to relinquish; give up. --active forms of ­stripping things from your life. As opposed to relinquish, give up-- more passive.

HISTORY: Abnegation was formed by those who blamed selfishness for human nature's errors. They believe in selfless actions and attaining peace through the elimination of selfishness. By doing so, they choose to completely forget themselves and only serve others.
TRAITS: Sit quietly and wait. Bow heads, a sign of respect, when greeting each other. Not manipulative, but not forthright.Their morally incorruptible quality makes them the only reasonable faction to be able to govern the city as political leaders.
PHYSICAL TRAITS: Clothing is gray and simple. The only adornment allowed is a watch. Female Abnegation typically wear their hair in a bun/knot. 
ABNEGATION INITIATION: The initiates, who will spend thirty days performing community service before they can become full members, sit side by side on a bench while one of the older members reads the Abnegation manifesto. Then all of the older members wash the initiates feet. They all share a meal, each person serving food to the person on his left.  
NICKNAME: 'Stiffs'. 
RELATIONS: On good terms with Amity; unknown relationship with Candor; on neutral terms with Daunless but opposing views on violence; rivals to power-seeking Erudite. 
CURRENT LEADER: Marcus Eaton. 
FACTION MANIFESTO: 

* copied from The Divergent Life