Eye of Newt and Hellfire: Witchy schoolgirl skirt

Well hello November! Goodbye October Yesterday was a pretty calm and simple Halloween for me. This year I didn't have time to make a costume so I made a quick Halloween skirt. It was going to be a dress but I got lazy and just left it as a skirt. I had picked a fabric with  Witch's potions scattered about and it's just wonderful. The colors of the bottles of potions are bright against the black background. I felt adorable like a cute little witch. I had ordered this fabric a few months ago and I had whipped it up while I...

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American Duchess: "Virginia" Renaissance Shoes GIVEAWAY!

American Duchess: "Virginia" Renaissance Shoes GIVEAWAY!: Today's the day, my darling dears - "Virginia," our new Renaissance shoe , has opened for pre-order, which also means it&... American Duchess is having another giveaway. I know I'm pretty late in the game but YOU STILL HAVE TWO DAYS TO ENTER. head over and enter for you chance to win a pair of "Virginia" Renaissance Shoes.  you can also pre-order the "Virginia" shoes here AMERICAN DUCHESS SHOP and you can do EasyPay Layaway for pre-order items as well, so...

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project updating

Since my last post I have been working on a few project but I haven't had time to post them. Hopefully I'll have some time this weekend. We have been planning my Great Grandmother's 80th birthday party. The party is on this Saturday so I'll make time on Sunday to post some pictures of what I have been working on....

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A Winter Fur Muff

So I finally got around to making something from my list of costumes. I knocked one of the accessories off the list. I have to make two new 18th century costumes before the end of February. One day I'll get to talk about the dresses but for now the only thing I have made is an 18th century Fur Muff. Seen in a a lot of paintings and fashion plates  and even seen in movies. Fur muffs were in fashion during the 18th century. It will be winter so why not throw in some winter accessories. I knew I could make the muff now and not have...

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Skulls and Roses

Whipped up a quick skirt from a beautiful fabric I had. I had got my hands on this coll skulls and roses fabric. As soon as I saw this fabric I knew I need to make something to wear. I wanted to make something quick since I was in between projects so I went with the skirt since it would only take a few hours and I already had a spare zipper. NO extra supplies need. Besides I love a skirt, so I make tons of them. The fabric before cutting Skirt before  I finished the hem. Before I had started on the hem I...

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Current project and my little fabric stash

Right now I'm just taking a break before I movie on to the next costume project. Working on a skirts, fixing something here and there... Just  little things to keep me busy. I had got this cool Skulls and Roses fabric and whipped up a quick skirt. I have done everything but the hem I have to re thread my serger and I'm not in the mood to do that right now so I'll finish the skirt tomorrow. I also have a few thing like patching up a pair of jeans, replacing a zipper in a pair of pants, and changing out old elastic...

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Finally! The complete Sansa Stark dress

Well after two months of work and even learning new things I have finally finished the Sansa Stark costume. From a week long fabric search to the last few days of hand sewing it has been a great experience for me. Here she is the Sansa Stark purple dress. In early May I got a message from a girl on Tumblr asking me if I could make her a Sansa Stark dress. After seeing which dress she wanted I decided to tell her yes even though I never made a costume like this or make one for another person. I had to figure out the best way for...

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