In the past few weeks, the British royal family has enjoyed a few notable moments. To celebrate Sweet Guy and I decided to do a bit of decorating in their honor. So we bring you A Christmas Tree For Queen Elizabeth. More goodness to come further down in the post. The Queen and Prince Philip recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on November the 20th. The couple is noted as having the longest royal marriage in history. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1947. Queen ... View the Post
Dickens Fashions for Christmas Faires
I recently typed in a search engine question "How many A Christmas Carol movies are there?" The earliest surviving screen adaptation, Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, was made in 1901. There are 19 big screen adaptions and many more productions have been done for tv and the theater. This leads me to believe that many of us can somewhat relate to the selfish miser who hates Christmas but in the end, is beautifully redeemed. This I believe has led to numerous events being held all over the world ... View the Post
Create A Dickens Christmas
Every year I create a new Christmas theme. This year I decided to try and Create A Dickens Christmas. For the past year, I have been researching the Christmas customs and traditions of the Dickens Christmas Era. Create A Dickens Christmas Charles Dickens published his first novel, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) in 1837. Many consider this the first year of the Dickens Era which lasted until his death in 1870. His novella "A ... View the Post
The Society Wedding of the Year Pippa Gets Married
On Saturday, May 20th Philippa Charlotte “Pippa” Middleton married financer James Spencer Matthews. The happy event was deemed The Society Wedding of the Year Pippa Gets Married. The Society Wedding of the Year Pippa Gets Married For those who may not know, Pippa is the younger sister of Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, who is married to Prince William, son of Prince Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. The wedding ceremony took place at Saint Mark's Church ... View the Post
Palm Beach Style
There is perhaps a no better design that personifies the endless summer more than Palm Beach Style. Palm Beach socialite Jim Kimberly, his wife, and friends with his white sports car and white boats moored on Lake Worth, 1968, Slim Aarons. Palm Beach Style To understand how the Palm Beach Style first developed one must travel back in time. The first settlers arrived in the Palm Beach Florida area, then known as Lake Worth, in 1872. It was established as a resort area in 1893/94 by ... View the Post
Fashioning A Reign 90 Years of Style From the Queen’s Wardrobe
It has been ages since I’ve written a Royal themed post. Several of you have inquired if I was still going to write them. So here is Fashioning A Reign 90 Years of Style From the Queen’s Wardrobe. I did cover the Queen’s 9oth birthday on both Instagram and Facebook. But I will try to be better about posts here. The Royal themed posts always require a great deal of historical research. Such research requires an investment of time that I don’t seem to have as I enter into my last year in ... View the Post
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