Friday Favorites!

Shakespears in Love Elizabethan Princess Cinderella Deluxe Fantasy Gown , by Romantic Threads:



Poseidon's Garden Beadwoven Necklace, by HauteIceBeadwork:



Rib Cage under bust leather corset, by ravenmountain:



Hillside tribal Bracelet, from judithdervish:



Beaded Crocheted Choker Vintage Style, by OakliesFashions:

Guardian of Enasalin Cosplay, Part II

It's been a bit, but I finally got another huge chunk of work done on this outfit. Part I is here for reference.

The pants have acquired a nice aged look after hanging from the eaves on our back deck for a month or so:



Here they are with a shirt I've made from the same fabric for comparison:



This time I concentrated on the padded underlayer for the vest.



To reproduce the look of this fabric, I used some higher thread count cheesecloth, dyed pale blue, with a piece of the same navy broadcloth I used for the pants sandwiched in between 4 layers of the cheesecloth, with black stitching:



There's also a front panel in a pleated red fabric.



I used a piece of red satin from the remnant bin for this:



To try to get the wrinkled look, I treated it like one of the silk broomstick skirts I used to live in in the '90s, dampening it and twisting it up to dry:



Once I started trying to assemble the padding, I realized that my 10-yard order of cheesecloth was about 2 yards short of what I needed for a full length underpiece. Bother. So I've ended up with a quilted bolero jacket. At least once it's on no one will know but me:



I didn't take the stitching far enough along on the back, so I'll be adding to it a bit:



I used the same red embroidery thread from the vest to finish the sleeve hems:



All put together:



The next step is the collar.



To get the same look, I used embroidery floss.



There's actually three slightly different shades of brown floss. It took six skeins total to completely cover it:


Still needs the black details, and then I'll bind it with more of the corduroy fabric.

Next steps - the greaves and harness.



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Summer parasol sale!

I've got a bunch of vintage parasols kicking around in the sewing room, crying for me to play with them and make them fabulous. But my stock boxes are overflowing, and I'm out of some basic things like ivory Battenburg lace. So in order to make more, I have to sell some. So I've put more than a few pieces on sale, $40-50 off.

Here's a few of the sale goodies:

Butterscotch Plaid Steampunk Lolita Parasol OOAK



Batik Brown Grey and Ivory Steampunk Lolita Parasol



Steampunk Gothic Lolita Black Parasol Flower Pattern



You can peruse my parasol section to find the rest of the marked-down pieces. Just look for the little "sale" ribbon in the bottom right hand picture of the thumbnail. Happy shopping!



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Friday Favorites!

I've been sadly neglecting this blog, haven't I? Bad Kitty!

A few goodies for Friday!

Silky Black and Gold Handcrafted Seed Bead Swag Necklace, by DancingWindDesigns:



Skull handmade hair bow large goth pink glittery stripes, by PonyWhims:



Silver wire-wrapped drop pendant & Ruby red glass beaded necklace, by JKs_Creations:



Huge Gothic Dragon and Chinese head chandelier necklace, by vintagesparkles:



Hestia Cuff Bracelet

Father's Day at the Park

The husband decided on a nice stroll through the Washington Park Arboretum.





It was an absolutely gorgeous day, sunny and just warm enough with a nice breeze.



Spring wildlife was out in force, as were people enjoying the day.

I spent an awful lot of time today taking pictures of crows in flight:


Crow Over Water Lilies by *dbvictoria on deviantART


Crow in Flight by *dbvictoria on deviantART

This poor doggie wanted to be off chasing ducks:


Barking Mad by *dbvictoria on deviantART

The ducks weren't safe, however. There was a family out playing with their new radio-controlled speed boat:



Afterwards, we drove through the arboretum and ended up in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle. We had a late afternoon nosh at Bing's. Tasty burgers for the win! I also indulged in a mai tai, since they were out of cider.



It had the wonderful tartness that only drinks made with fresh juice have. YUM!

We let the munchkin play in the park across the street for a bit, and are now home collapsed on the sofa feeding each other strawberries.



Husband rates it a good Father's Day. I am happy.




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Friday Favorites!

Steampunk Asylum Corset High Back Sewing Pattern, from HarlotsandAngels:



Fragola Silk Chiffon Evening Gown, by siobhanbarrett:



Framed Print- Persistence of Vision, by TormentedArtifacts:



Silver double breasted vest, by RetroSewCo:



FLOATING BUBBLES, by BeadyWhite:

Spring cleaning

Organizing the corner in which I keep all my jewelry making supplies yesterday led, of course, to making jewelry! I had experimented with some double-drilled beads some time ago and wanted to revisit this style. It's always fascinating to me how you can come up with completely different pieces using the same basic materials.

Here's the first piece I created in this style:

Howlite and Dyed Red Corral



And here are two more in the same style that I created yesterday:

Geometric Black Onyx and Glass Necklace



Yin Yang Necklace