Ah, it's that time of year...Belvidere!  One of my favorite events.  Usually the weather is nice and the town square is so pretty full of big shady trees.  Yesterday was no exception.  Beautiful sunny day!  I was supposed to go with Judy and Beth, but sadly they were unable to make it come Sunday, so I went with J (who followed me up on his ( Read more... )

Come out tonight, one and all! A steampunk, neo-Victorian ball at the Double Tree Hotel in Philadelphia from 8pm-12:00am. Patrons are encouraged to dress accordingly in their finest neo-Victorian, steampunk, Dandy, or black-tie attire ( Read more... )

Awww, poo. Back in December it snowed 2 feet when I planned an 18th c. dinner. Now, though it hasn't rained in nearly a month, it begins to rain steadily the day of Philadelphia's celebration of Bastille Day, which is an outdoor street festival. Meh ( Read more... )

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Tomorrow I'm attending a tour of the Grundy Mansion and a picnic on the lawn after wards arranged by Lady Bristol of the Delaware Valley Ladies and Gentleman's Society. I will wear my new Crawford Manor gown - yay! Right now I'm soaking it so it's fresh and clean. Luckily, it's only going up to 78 tomorrow and it'll be cloudy, so I might not ( Read more... )

Woke up Sunday morning and had a delicious breakfast of eggs and a ridiculous amount of bacon. I wore my Dandy outfit again, but with a different hat. We packed up the car and checked out before walking over to the Radisson to see the fashion show. While we looked around we accidentally missed the Evil Laughter contest ( Read more... )

We're up to Saturday night! Time to change into the Steampunk Madame gown from the infamous Great Dress Rescue of 2010. This dress was directly inspired by a drawing that Beth found online. I had some red and black poly taffeta that I thought would be great for this project, and so it was.

We toured the vendor's area some more, and blackcat452, Beth, ( Read more... )

Went to breakfast Saturday morning with blackcat452 in our Victorian frillies (well, not J of course. He was wearing jeans and a t-shirt). Loaded up on eggs and bacon to prepare for the day...mmmmm! Then went back to our rooms to get changed into our day outfits and wait for Beth to arrive. This is the day I wore a cotton day gown inspired by a doll's ( Read more... )

Sorry about that interruption! Zsa Zsa is home and happy to be with her family again. I've eaten McDonald's and now no one must perish in my hunger-induced wrath ( Read more... )

Raise your hand if you'll be at the Steampunk World's Fair this weekend. I want to know who to look for.