I wanted to make another Christmas Costume, and this year I decided to make something inspired by Angels. The idea is based around a Christmas Angel my family had when I was younger, it was lit from within with christmas lights and had a lovely glow. I made my dress from organza, a few dozen … Continue reading Christmas Angel Costume
I have some photos to post today! Finally the weather conditions were perfect for photographing my Christmas Angel costume. My dad and I went to a Christmas tree farm in December and photographed it, but it was so bright out (even on an overcast day) that you couldn’t tell the dress had lights in it! … Continue reading Christmas Angel Costume, Photos
This is going to be a continuation to my last post, where I talked about making a glittery, light up, christmas skirt. Though this may be significantly less interesting because it doesn’t involve lights or glitter. Boo. I wanted the bodice to be really simple. There is so much going on in the bottom of … Continue reading Making a Christmas Angel Costume, Part Two
I’m pretty sure this is the longest blog post i’ve ever written, which is pretty impressive considering my posts usually have a thousand words and thirty photos. There wasn’t a good way to break this up so I decided to leave it as one huge post! … I decided to make another Christmas Costume, I … Continue reading Making a Christmas Angel Costume, Part One
I thought this post would be fast to write. I was wrong. Somehow I ended up with fifty photos and two thousand words written about this project. Oops… .. Speaking of this project, it’s a new one! I saw the live action Cinderella film a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed it, especially the costume design. It was … Continue reading Making a Cinderella Inspired Petticoat
So i’m finally getting around to writing my New Years post! I think i’m the last person to do one of these. I was a lazy blogger over Christmas and getting back into the habit of writing has been a bit of a struggle! This post will be a look back on what I got … Continue reading A look back at 2014
This is going to be a simple project. I swore my next 19th century project would be something elaborate and unique…But then I bought this plaid fabric with a civil war era gown in mind. Chopping it up to make a huge gored skirt would result in none of the stripes lining up and i’m … Continue reading Making a Plaid Dress, 1860s, Part One
Welcome to my Fashion and Fantasy projects page! Here you will find some fairytale and fantasy inspired garments, along with some you could wear in the modern world. Each link leads to specific pages for the costume mentioned, which includes links to every post related to that costume, along with a brief description and photos … Continue reading Fashion & Fantasy
This post is long overdue. I’ve attempted writing it at least a dozen times, and I never get past the first paragraph. But I was determined to get it up before the end of the month, and I managed to make that deadline! If you hadn’t guessed by the title, this post is an end … Continue reading A look back at 2016
As promised, here are the worn photos of this years Christmas Costume! These were taken at a Christmas tree farm. This was our fourth years photographing a costume there, and I think this year was the most successful. The lighting was on our side for once, and it’s easier to focus on a red dress … Continue reading Draped Velvet Dress, Photos
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