For this post Becoming Laura 1860’s/70’s Bonnets and Hair Nets, I am sharing the bonnets and head coverings of the era I am recreating as well as the style of bonnet I selected and created on a budget. The images of my creations are at the bottom of the post for those who wish to bypass the historical research. Becoming Laura 1860’s/70’s Bonnets and Hair Nets I am recreating the dress Laura’s Aunt Docia wore in the early 1870’s which was described in last week's post. In an ... View the Post
2016 Costume Challenge Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder
2016 Costume Challenge Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder It’s the moment many of you have been waiting for: when I reveal all of my plans and research for the annual costume. This year, 2016 Costume Challenge Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder. This year I received inspiration for the time period I would recreate from my cousin, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Laura was born on February 7, 1867, in Pepin, Wisconsin. This is one of the earliest photos of Laura as a child. She is standing on the right, ... View the Post
Create A J Crew Necklace For Less
I fell instantly in love with this J. Crew Tortoise and Pearl Cluster necklace. I occasionally stalked the necklace for a few months hoping I would find it on clearance because I could not justify the $120 price tag. Sadly and understandably it sold out before ever being marked down. Create A J Crew Necklace For Less. Create A J Crew Necklace For Less Recently while taking Sweet Guy back to school shopping I spied two bracelets in the J. Crew clearance bin. They were a final sale item ... 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
My Actual Round Top Purchases
Yesterday I shared all of the things I WANTED to buy at Round Top. Today’s post includes My Actual Round Top Purchases. Which are still nice things and all…. Ok, we’ll start small. Round Top as you may have heard is a glorious stretch of 10 miles of goodness offered up by dealers from around the world. It can get overwhelming. For this reason, I always have a shopping list with me so that I can remain focused on what I truly want to search for. For this trip, I was focusing on the quality ... View the Post
How To Avoid Looking Like a DIY Disaster
Last week Mr. Decor inquired about the state of the cuffs on my long sleeved blouse. While I am a regular wearer of aprons they don’t protect my arms and their accompanying fabric from paint, glue and the other DIY gloriousness I get myself into. I have ruined more than one shirt from such shenanigans. So here is How To Avoid Looking Like a DIY Disaster. One of the art history classes I am taking this semester is entitled “The Portrait”. When we began studying the artist self-portrait a light ... View the Post
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