18th century shoes and more

I finished my Robe a l'anglaise/polonaise last week. A joyous day indeed was the day I completed the longest project I ever took on. I could have done flips but I was so tired I went to bed and took a nap. I'm ready to take pictures of the dress but I have to work on the my hair and of course my shoes. When I frist decided to start this project I ordered shoes from American Duchess. I ordered  the 18th century based Kensington leather shoes in ivory. I wrote a little post about them when I ordered them HERE. I got them the first...

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Sunday Roses

Sunday was Easter and that means pretty dresses and hats. I knew I had to make something pretty to wear. I needed something bright and fun. It had to say SPRING IS HERE. I want it to have a retro feel and be comfortable cause I was going to be doing some cooking. I was very Stepford Spring picnic. It's been a long time since I had a new Easter dress. I think the last time I had a new dress for Easter I was about 10 years old. That a long time for a girl not to have a pretty dress for Easter. So this year I decide that this year...

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Dress Update!

I'm almost done except for a few little adjustments that need to be made before I add the trim. For a few days I didn't work on the dress for a couple of reasons. I worked on and finished my Easter dress and I was having some sinus problems. Hand sewing with a sinus headache was never going to happen. I have finished everything except the trim, which will be simple. It's taken longer to finish this dress then expecte...

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