The Princess and the Frog

Once upon a time...

There was a mini impromptu photo shoot with my sister and her toad named 'Little Lucy'.

Cuteness!

The Perfect Regency Photoshoot

This week my dear friend Rebecca has been visting! We had planned on being very productive and getting ever so many sewing projects done - but alas. It was not to be. Instead we decided to do a Regency photoshoot. And for that, of course, one must have curls.

So - here we are late at night rolling each curl up in a rag. (old pieces of hose)

ta-da! In the morning curls appear! I went for a slightly Marie-Antoinette-ish look, and with Rebecca a sweet simple twist with curls cascading down each side.

We were blessed to have the perfect photographic light outside. Bright white cloudy light with just a touch of a breeze. It was excellent weather for photos!

This one reminded me of  Elinor and Marianne

Oh dear! Marianne has sprained her ankle!

In the garden...

Pondering wildflowers...

A rather ghostly Wuthering-Heights-ish photo.

...the improvement of her mind by extensive reading. (P&P chapter 8)

Rebecca is wearing the pink linen dress I mentioned before. Doesn't she look lovely?

I wore the white sheer dress with a black ribbon and locket, accessorized with a hot-pink ribbon sash and a hairflower.

Rebecca has also posted pictures at her blog!

Quite a perfectly perfect Regency day, wouldn't you say?

Custom Digital Goodies Giveaway!

Welcome to my first-ever giveaway!

Enter to win a custom made digital artwork blog or etsy banner made by me! I will work with you to create a digital goodies collection to match your blog or Etsy shop - give your website a makeover! You tell me what you want, and I will make it to your specifications. 

1st Place Prize - Three Custom Digital Artwork Items (i.e. Blog or Etsy banner, avatar, button, sidebar....)

2nd Place Prize - One Custom Digital Artwork Item

Enter by commenting on this post. If you don't have a blog, be sure to mention a method of contacting you if you win. If you blog/twitter/facebook about my giveaway, comment again each time and let me know! This will count as an extra entry for each comment.

You have one week to enter...winners will be randomly picked next Thursday!

Below are a few examples of my digital artwork style...

A Little Humor...

A 19th century watercolor from the Met museum "Two Ladies Being Shown Fabric in a Dress Shop"

 The two ladies strike me as being very like Rebecca and Atlanta......what do you think?

Etsy Sewing Projects & Photoshop

Following are some pictures of costumes that I -ahem- have had way too much fun with.  They are all made for my Etsy shop and modeled by my darling littlest sister. I photoshopped each into an appropriate backgound. And if I do say so myself, I think they turned out rather well. I had fun, anyway! I think the Red Riding Hood ones are my favs. Enjoy!