Hello all.Sorry for the many test posts and delays but finally vivatveritas.com has been fully tested and is working. I will be posting an actual post with new content later tonight after I get...
Just wanted to let you know that this blog is moving! The move date is this Thursday, May 12th in JP time. Ive had my own website (www.vivatveritas.com) for a while, and wanted to integrate the main ...
Hi! As I promised, here is the tutorial on how to make a poncho top from just a rectangle fabric! I meant to post this yesterday, but for some reasons, blogger wasnt letting me post.I made some diagr...
This is something I worked on yesterday - little girls sun dress! I used a pattern from Japanese website, called "Handmade no kokoro". The website has a bunch of free PDF downloadable pattern...
Thank you for all your advice and encouragement on breast feeding last week! I thought I was the rare one who was having the engorgement problem, so it was comforting to know that other people face t...
All images via snidelLast week, I posted about snidels collection. When I checked back their website this morning, I saw they released "2nd collection". I love the Summer look of their 2nd co...
Left: Pale pink dot poncho tunic, Right: Dusty rose poncho dressI completed 4th and 5th projects from my scrap heap! My 1st through 3rd projects are posted here. I wanted to make something new, but q...
April 28th was my birthday! I just turned to 27. This years birthday was rather low-key, since the baby kept both me and my husband busy. Also my birthday fell on Thursday, so we celebrated my birthd...
Are you following the free pattern month at Grosgrain? Now we are on day 4, and I already cant wait to try out their tutorials!Day 1 featured the Sunny Resort Blouse pattern by the Sew Convert, one o...
Good morning all!So week one of motherhood has been completed, only 50 more years to go :) A lot has been going on in that area of my life. Most of what goes on with newborns is interesti...
All images via snidel I found this Japanese label, snidel from my favorite Japanese magazine, "Sweet". I barely buy magazines, and my inspirations mostly come from online sources. But my litt...
Hello! Im back! I hope everyone enjoyed Sophias (aka iro iro) crochet color tutorial. As Ive written before, Im not terribly good at crocheting or knitting, but I definitely want to try her collar pa...
Hello! Im Sophia from iro iro and Im really happy to be writing a guest post for Chie today, whilst she looks after her own little Sophia. This is my first guest post and to be writing it here is won...
Hi! Thank you for your comments on my yesterdays 40 weeks post:)Just a quick update today - I wanted to share some images of the girls wearing Vivat Veritas clothes.❤ Right: Rachael from oriental fif...
Hello everyone! Im happy to announce that my baby is here! She was born on April 17th morning, all healthy. It was a day before the due date, and the delivery took 12 hours...I will share the birth s...
All images via Liebemarlene Vintage When I am making clothes for a photo shoot, I like to come up with a certain "theme". In February, a photographer Amelia and I worked on a shoot with a the...
Hi everyone. My name is Nette and I am from Germany. It is so nice to meet you! Usually, I write a blog over at nettevivante all about my sewing projects and other creative output. Anyway, you might ...
Hello, everyone! I’m Paunnet (but you can call me Anna) and I’m very happy to be here while Chie takes care of lovely little Sophia.Today I’d like to talk to you about a technique I was introduced to...
So I finished three dresses using my scraps - as you can see, these are not really scraps at all, since the fabrics were big enough for me to make dresses for an adult:p Sorry the design of the dress...
Hello All!Week 39, oh boy! Its a strange feeling to look at my bump and think that soon it will be gone. Some days I waddle downstairs and think that I cant wait for this thing to be gone...
Erdem / Olle Olsson-Hagalund – Flowers in vaseHouse of Holland / Lennart Jirlow – Still life with flowersJonathan Saunders / Sigrid Hjertén – Flower still life Missoni / Karl...
Ive been doing different hair arrangement using braids lately. I like this one since its easy yet looks like I spent more time on it than I actually did :p I hope you like the tutorial! 1. You need t...
I wrote about the scrap heap project that I will be working on during my maternity leave. Actually, before I start my leave I already jump started the project:p Its coming rather slow, since Im tryin...
Hello! I could not squeeze in the time for Friday blog post yesterday, and I know I usually do the inspiration posts on Wednesdays. However, I thought this pretty Nadinoo SS11 Lookbook will complete ...
38 weeks! I cant believe I only have 2 weeks or less to go. It could be tonight that baby Sophia Kiko decides to pop out. Its a weird feeling, exciting, but strange!My little sister (4 years my young...
images via Sally Jane Vintage blogA collection of clothes by Sessun is now available at Urban Outfitters.I love the vintage inspired lookbook above, and the bicycle! Their clothes are unfortunately s...
Guess what I found in my mailbox today? A handmade gift from lovely nette!This truly made my day - all the cute stuff pictured below was handmade by her. A couple of weeks ago, nette posted about ...
Let me say this, Spring weather in Japan is so moody! Its worse than pregnant women! Saturday was beautiful, it was the warmest day we have had in months. My parents and sister came over to my ...
Its Friday! Im so happy..Hope everyone has lovely plans for the weekend:) Here are five lovely things that I would like to share: 1. I love this shop I found on etsy the other day: Flapperdoodle. She...
I went to my 37 week checkup yesterday. Im almost there! Im still not dilated, but because of the doctors schedule etc, Im tentatively scheduled for induction on the 14th of April. Thats exactl...
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