I had a wonderful time at my birthday party Solstice! John came to his first court event, and Jaquelinne kindly shared her table and spread as a home base for our little crew. (By the by,...
I have not been feeling well for going on two weeks now, and I took a day to stay home and sleep and take cold medicine…..I feel better right now than I have in days! Which brings us to The Post of S...
1 lb Butter1 c. Water2 c. Sugar1/4 c. Karo Syrup OPT. 1 Tbs. Vanilla (this recipe scales up really well. One batch will make a roughly 11x17" sheet of toffee) Boil all ingredients in ...
My sister and I got down to business and nearly completely finished the doublets for the boys christmas gifts. Were down to buttons and ties now, exciting! Last night, I also taught Astrid how to mak...
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Thanksgiving dinner was quite a success! It was so fun to host various family members, and get the kids together. I am so thankful the family pitched in on side dishes and setup, you guys are lifesav...
I finally got a minute to get to my computer (started new job day after Other Noelle left to go home). I don’t have much to say about the pictures that follow, other than I am so glad they’re d...
So. Updating regularly during the sewing extravaganza….not going so well. Mostly because the 18th c is trying to kill me. Kill me dead. There were some major issues RE: back p...
I was asked a question today that got me thinking….hey, I don’t even know how many yards go into my skirts! Figuring Out Skirt Yardage My basic (very basic, no gores, cartridge pleated) methodology i...
I certainly don’t deserve it, since I’ve been a Very Bad Blogger over the last few months, but woohoo! I am now at 50 followers! I’ll have to think of some appropriately seamstressy give-away t...
Collegium went very well, and was far better attended than I could have possibly hoped. From all accounts, it was a success. I still have some paperwork to do (ugh), and return the keys to the site. ...
Holly was originally going to do this gown for her ACC entry, but she decided to pull out of the competition….but that also means that I got to do it for her instead! The gown itself isn’t anything n...
And the hits just keep coming......Last night Holly and I were concerned about the hollowed, skeletal look developing on one side of Tinys face. I made an appointment with the vet first thing in the ...
I got Hollys skirts cut, sewn and pleated; just need to get them attached to the bodice.Val came over today, and I got her set up with the basics for a steampunk costume. (She may be coming back tomo...
I started digging into Holly’s bodice this morning, and even took pictures! (Ah, excuse the messy background, I didn’t realize how awful it was!) Alas, it’s a pic of boring pad stitching that d...
Dress, ca 1867, Kent StateI now know what I am going to do with that million yards of black lace! (But now to find striped silk satin.... Woe is me!)
It’s been a really, really long couple of months, but the short version is Hubby has been in the hospital for 8 days for necrotic pancreatitis, and had surgery to remove a portion of his pancreas and...
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