So, it looks like a baby girl will be coming our way.

Ok, so it took me long enough to write this one, but hey *guilty grin*

Soooo at the end of the year I kept joking about my husband having to buy me a boob job if we had children and what not. It really was just messing around ( I swear I'm not that conceited), but ooooh the irony. Turns out, I had been pregnant through the last few weekends. SURPRISE!!! My husband and I have been together for nearly 11 years, so the bun in my oven is a very welcome addition to our family, but still a hu... read more

Can I just say....

BEST OPENING WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!

There was truly a sense of energy out there in the streets. People were so willing to play. Can we have such good weather and vibrant colors every time?

*contented sigh*

ok, so I tore the whole top apart after deep consideration. Although, the design was pretty, it did not seem to mesh with period exemplars. Sigh here's to the seam ripper, my trusty well used friend

So, the picture above is the rough base for my dress. The original was in violet with gold pasermayne and black velvet trim. She is the wife of a goldsmith used as a model for the emblem of the goldsmith's guild in 1571. Obviously, violet and gold are out of the question for this project. I wanted a bold color combination and went for the gold/pumpkin and brown combo instead. Originally, I wanted to do the mahoited sleeves you see here. we'll see.