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I've scanned my latest fashion plates finds on my site and on my blog. And I think I'm in love with the little Queen of Hearts.

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I'm sewing little bags right now, not really knowging what big projects to work on next. After this afternoon sewing session, though, I know : I need a hobbit costume for December, how did I manage to forget that ?
(Yeah, I know I'm technically too tall to be a hobbit. But I'm definitely a hobbit by the stomach ;p )

I mostly disappeared from the face of the Web lately. I'm still reading (although a tad behind, so I might have skipped some interesting stuff, errr... sorry about that. And not commenting much), I figured I should pop in again a bit ( Read more... )

I've been going through my books for my 1890s research... project... thingie. All in the name of going back to basics and looking for what's really typical in terms of shape and trim for 1890s lingerie. Turns out colored lingerie seems to be all the rage. I can't find a single fashion column between 1893 and 1898 that would mention lingerie and NOT ( Read more... )

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No Heimlich dear, it's just the pitcher. Not every liquid is a variation of tea. ^^
Ah kids ! Keeping you up all day (and some nights as well), burping and barfing onto your favorite pair of jeans... and growing two inches in three months, making every thought of rewearing last year's skeleton suit absurd. maybe I can pretend Toad is a boy and stick ( Read more... )

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