I think.....  vintage gifts are the best. On Christmas morning I found: a pair of sunny yellow leather heels.... a mint-green suitcase.....

One of my little sister's Christmas gifts was a basket of sewing items all her own. She has long been interested in 'helping' m...

Yesterday and today were spent reorganizing and rearraning my bedroom/sewing room/office/studio. Here is the whole story with before and aft...

I collect old photographs. CDVs, tintypes, ambrotypes...whatever they may be, I love them all! I mainly collect them for their fashion signi...

I love bringing scones to a holiday gathering. They are always somehow impressive. 'Scones' just sound so very dignified and British...

Pictures of the 17th Century outfits made for the Thanksgiving get-together! I started with the 1610 jacket pattern from Norah Waugh's ...