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I love making historically inspired clothing and want you to join me! Check out my videos on YouTube!

29/08/2025

Old Dress --> New Dress!

I made the original 16th century Italian style gown about 10 years ago and loved it! But it was getting a bit small, AND I was in need of an 18th century outfit sooooo I reworked it into a new 200-years-later dress.

I didn't intentionally style the two outfits similarly, but when I was hunting around my old pictures for I found the photo on the left: I clearly love a good red accent 🤣

Video about the process is already up 👍
https://youtu.be/T7mnEEFJGaI

18/07/2025

Wearing my new stays again today because yolo. Which of course means the neighbors stopped by for a visit a few minutes ago 💀

(S&B, no worries, it's just funny 🤣)

I have a video up about the stays btw if you wanna see how I made them!
https://youtu.be/tPUBhtJtSqI

15/07/2025

I went to a lovely basket making class this weekend taught by .kehoe.5 at

10/10, would basket again. (Don't mind that Band-Aid on my thumb - as it turns out, sharp things are sharp)

12/07/2025

IMA HOBBIT! 🎉

It only took me several mockups and many many hours (many of which were spent simultaneously watching Star Trek TNG, I'm most of the way through the fourth season now), but I have finally completed my 18th century style stays! I've always loved the look of stays worn over top of a skirt, it's such a cute folk look, and now I've got a pair of my very own for all the cute dress ups!

15/06/2024

GARDEN UPDATE: 1 Year Later

Here is the front yard pictured exactly one year apart, to the day!

I cannot express how much I absolutely ADORE my garden. I had so much fun building this Tudor style garden with Mr. Donner last year, and I love that we get to just plant this year, no building!

I'm looking forward to the peas again, those were so tasty last year. I'm also excited about some new things I planted this year; I've got tomatoes that have started putting out their first flowers, garlic with scapes coming now, and a very pretty bed of potato foliage 🥰

07/01/2024

Finally getting back to my ceiling painting project! I've been plugging away at it daily for a couple weeks now, and likely have at least a full month more to go. It's amazing how long it takes 😱

27/11/2023

A few more photos of the Love Nuns, taken at this gorgeous spot recommended by on IU campus in Bloomington! We didn't attract stares at all, nope 💀

31/10/2023

Just two friends, dressing up as Love Nuns and taking awkward family photos, department store style. Nothing to see here.

(New video of outfits and related shenanigans on YouTube now! https://youtu.be/2m99hATxE6M )

Thanks and for participating in silliness

05/10/2023

I made some paint brushes! They came out so cute 🥰

Useful however....

Eh.

*Usable* is the best I can say 😆

The paint was great though! I've always loved seeing the cute little medieval painters with their paint shell palettes, so it was delightful to make my own. It's a gouache made with oxide pigments, calcium carbonate, and gum arabic.

(The paintbrushes were made via 15th century Cennini's Il Libro dell'Arte instructions. Mediocre results likely from my own substitutions and not the instructions 🫠)

Video of the process: https://youtu.be/wAmoq6xOlvw

19/09/2023

I feel like a Saturday morning cartoon character today 📺

04/08/2023

Holy moly, I feel so pretty in these pictures from ( https://instagram.com/alauracreative ) - this was the staircase at the Chicago ball this last March and it was so perfect for pictures in a way that my sewing room just can't match 😂

I'll admit, I felt just okayish in this 1890s dress I'd just made, but wasn't sure that the whole look was working when I looked in the mirror that night. These pictures changed my mind, I feel flipping gorgeous 😭 thanks for the amazing pictures Alaura!

Video of me making the dress here:
https://youtu.be/X-w2dHsshLs

31/07/2023

FRIENDS I HAVE PEAS.

BEHOLD.

I FEEL MIGHTY.

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