I recently did a good spring cleaning in my closet. Taking inventory I found that I was sadly lacking in the cotton blouse department. I made the rounds to a few favorite stores and came home empty-handed. Everything was either poor quality or immensely expensive. So I set out to make A New Button Back Blouse for Spring. A New Button Back Blouse for Spring I checked the patterns I had on hand and made a visit to the fabric store. Nothing caught my eye. Then, while I was watching Season 1 ... View the Post
In Your Easter Bonnet
There is nothing sweeter than girls in pretty pink dresses in the springtime. With the lovely weather upon us, days are often spent outdoors. Egg hunts are such fun. Does anyone else remember the song, In Your Easter Bonnet? In Your Easter Bonnet Sweet sisters Chanel and Farrah are all decked out for the holiday in shades of pink, cream, and rose. Precious Chanel loves everything pink. Darling cherub Farrah wears a Grace baby bonnet and Rose baby dress. The dresses ... View the Post
A Green Edwardian Dress
Welcome to this year's version of the wearing of the green. For 2018 I chose to create A Green Edwardian Dress. A Green Edwardian Dress Green! But wait, didn't the Edwardians only wear white or cream? No. Actually, the Edwardians were quite colorful. Green was a very popular color. Various shades of green were worn both in the day... ...as well as in the evening. Solid shades of color were often worn but the dresses were anything but ordinary. The ... View the Post
Can Older Women Wear Hairbows?
I absolutely love the new hair bow and accessory trend for adults. But I wondered, Can Older Women Wear Hairbows? Can Older Women Wear Hairbows? I have reached an age where I now ask myself "Is this look too young for me?" No one wants to be accused of acting like mutton dressed as lamb. So I googled and also searched on Pinterest the topic "Can older women wear hairbows?" Here is what I found. First, you will laugh when you see what Google and Pinterest consider what an older woman ... View the Post
Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part II
On Monday we looked at the glorious first floor of the Thistle Hill mansion. Today's post, Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part II, features the interiors of the second floor. The icing on top of the cake is the lovely portraits of some of the members of the DFW Costumers Guild in all their historical finery. Thistle Hill by Thomas Kinkade, circa 1997 Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part II This lovely room looks as though time has been beautifully stopped. While the bed, side table, and ... View the Post
Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part I
Recently the Dallas-Fort Worth Costumers Guild hosted a Victorian Soiree weekend. Sunday morning started by enjoying brunch at Reata. Then it was on to Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part I. Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part I Thistle Hill (also known as the Wharton-Scott house) is a Georgian Revival-style mansion that was built during the cattle baron era in 1903/4. It is located on what once was known as Quality Hill due to the many fashionable families that constructed homes there. Today it ... View the Post
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