I will love you Monday ...

I embroidered some kitchen towels for my Grandmas birthday. I hope she likes them.

Design is by Wild Olive.

Winter Impressions

Dream Shoes

I know I didn´t want to shop and especially no expensive things, but the amazing Lauren from American Duchess just published her new Edwardian shoes for pre-order. I did resist the Georgianas and the Regency shoes, because both were not so necessary for me and could only wear them with my costumes. But these shoes I can wear in daily life and with my Lolita clothes. So ordered a pair in white. I am so excited. I hope they will fit and look good on my feet.

I embroidered something

It was my friend´s birthday this week and I had no idea what to give. Finally I bought a book, because she asked me some time ago if I knew some good new books. But I thought only the book was not personal enough. Then I had the idea last Sunday to stitch something for her and because I had a lot of kitchen towels laying here for another project (coming soon) I stitched this cute peekaboo clock. I finished it the evening before her birthday party. I hope she liked it.

What I like about ... Winter

♥ I can wear all these cosy things like wool.
♥ Snow covered everything looks magic.
♥ The right excuse to make something inside.

This year we have no real winter here. I so hoped for nice snow photos after all the snow we had last winter.

(I snatched this photo on Christmas Eve at my parents home. The beauty lasted only hours unfortunately.)

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Silvester Dress

I had so many sewing plans for the time between christmas and new year but only got around to make one dress. It´s not entirely like I had planned it, but all in all I think it is quite cute.
I used the Colette Truffles pattern from the book. It was very easy to sew. The fit is as always with Colette patterns and my figure not perfect, but I didn´t have time to adjust the pattern. Maybe if I do it again (already have a plan for this).
The chiffon I had laying around here (I once made a skirt out of it, which does not fit anymore). But it was a pain to get a matching fabric at our local fabric store. I wanted a yellow cotton or subtle satin, but yellow was really hard to find at all. So I bought the gingham. Good thing is, I can wear it everyday, but I still think a solid color would have looked better. Maybe I can make a solid color version some day, I have still enough chiffon left over.
I wore the dress for Silvester. We stayed at home and played some games.

I hope you had a nice Silvester and will have a good start into 2012!