Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very wonderful and merry Christmas!

Save 25% in the shop by entering in 25SALE in the coupon section while checking out! This will be my last week to be open, as I head off for college next week!

Thursday, December 02, 2010

The Last of Her Kind

I would have never guessed when I hosted an apron giveaway over three years ago, that people would still rave about the adorable black and white tea cup print with red trimming. It is sadly out of print, and extremely hard to find. Quite sometime ago I found an ebay seller who sold me all that she had, and earlier this week I discovered that I had just enough fabric to make one more apron out of what was left of it.
It is not for me, (quite a pity!) as I have chosen to offer it to anyone who was still hoping to purchase this A Joyful Handmaiden-classic apron.
In honor of it being the very last, I added my special tag to the inside back strap.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

A Christmas Ball!

Earlier this week I received a personal invitation to a 19th century Christmas ball! Now, the reasons why I'm so elated by it is because it's the first one I've ever been invited to (but only because there aren't very many of the kind around here) and a kindred spirit thought of the sweet idea to invite me!

But laying that aside, I've got all excited about it, sort of like a dreamy Cinderella feeling, or a giddy Lydia Bennet excitement, or an Anne Shirley ecstasy, while trying to figure out if it would fit into my super busy schedule these days. And if it would work out, what would I wear? The suggested appropriate attire was in the Jane Austen through Charles Dickens era, and since I have very little knowledge or skill in the Dickens wardrobe, and Regency is a favorite, I've come up with two dresses that I'm tossing back in forth for inspiration ideas.

Marianne Dashwood's teal blue silk evening gown,
or Emma Woodhouse's pink evening gown"Putting the cart before the horse" you may be whispering behind your computer screens, but it is fun to dream every once in awhile. =) If anything comes into fruition, you may depend upon details of the preparation and of the event itself!