Christmas Goodies

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas! I know I did. We had just a quite day at home. I read my new books over, and over again. :) And gazed at my new sewing patterns trying to find supplies to make them - and I did. The blessings of having a huge stash. :) I just need to buy boning and zippers.

1. Blueprints of Fashion 1940s & 1950s

2. Vintage Hairstyling

3. Costume Close-Up

4. Costume in Detail

5. Summer Shade Jumper (Marie-Madeline Studio)

6. Ladies' 1780s Portrait Dress Pattern (Sense & Sensibility Patterns)

7. Mint Chocolate Bar

8. 3 Pairs of Earrings (one pair I will be returning)

9. Bracelet (made by my sister, Hanne-col)

10. Gluten-Free Candy Canes 

11. Snowman Brooch

One of my new tea cups from Starbucks. I LOVE them!

             1. Necklace made by my sister, Hanne-col.         2. Robe

And on Christmas Eve the Astaire & Rogers DVDs I won arrived in the mail! It was like receiving another Christmas present. I've already watched Shall We Dance and Follow the Fleet. 

So how was your Christmas? Right now, I'm making two 1780s dresses. One will be made out a white on white cotton fabric for a day dress. While the other one, will be made out the leftover fabric from my formal for a ball gown. :)  Also I can't wait to buy supplies to fix my hair in vintage styles - mostly 50s & 60s. :) 

~Ashley

I ♥ Thursday {no. 3}

I just realized that today was Thursday and not Friday. Silly me. Meaning it's time for I ♥ Thursday! :)

I love this bundle of fabric that I bought last night @ Marie-Madeline Studio! I can't wait for it to come in the mail. :)

I'm excited to receive these five Astaire & Rogers movies in the mail sometime soon from a giveaway I won. These will be the first five Astaire & Rogers films that I have ever watched. But I love dancing, so I should enjoy them!

I LOVE this picture!!! The hair. The DRESS! Oh my! It's polka-doted AND has a Peter Pan collar! It's making me want to dress 1940s tomorrow. Umm, maybe I will. First I'll have to go set my hair tonight. :)

This darling little puppy is so cute! :)

Pocket watches. I would love to own one - someday.

Roman Holiday.

Hot Chocolate with Whip Cream. Yum.

This darling hat @ Molly on the Rock's.

And finally, this beautiful necklace from Autumn Art.

So, what are your favorites for this week?

~Ashley

I ♥ Thursday {no. 2}

For this week's "I ♥ Thursday" post I decided to do things that I would love to have for Christmas.

1. 1780s Ladies' Portrait Dress Pattern via Vision Forum. 

2. Summer Shade Jumper Pattern via Marie-Madeline Studio. 

3. Cranford: Return to Cranford

4. Road to Avonlea, Seasons 1-7

5. The Young Victoria OST

6. Costume in Detail by: Nancy Bradfield

7. A cute feminine laptop purse. Here is a cute one from Target.

8. Unique Dangle Earrings. I wouldn't mind to having a pair of Eiffel Tower earrings. Like the Betsey Johnson ones from Nordstrom.

or,

earrings like these.

~Ashley

Modest Fashion Week - Ashley (Day 5) (Denim Jacket)

- What I'm Wearing - 

White Ruffle T-shirt - Ann Taylor 

Jean Jacket - Borrowed from Gabrielle {J.C.Penny}

Orange Print Skirt - "Route 66" skirt {made by me}

Cowgirl Boots - Children's Place

Leaf Earrings - AmandaBeth Boutique 

Today I can say, the cooler weather is back! It is so nice for it to feel like like fall outside, instead of summer. =) I'll be spending the day inside though doing some more sewing. Yesterday, I came up with a design for Shabby Apple's Dare to Design contest. The deadline is tomorrow. What can I say? I get a thrill with doing things at the last moment. I also get more inspired. =) 

Link up your outfit for today below. 

~Ashley

Scrappy Quilt Giveaway @ Marie-Madeline Studio

Hello everyone!

You all must head over to Marie-Madeline and enter to win a scrappy quilt. It is so pretty.

~Ashley

"Sisters, sisters there were never such devoted sisters....."

We have a fun post for you all today. A post featuring three sisters, instead of just two. How fun! In our photo-shoot today we took over 300 pictures - can you tell we had fun!?! You can't imagine how hard it was to narrow them down to a reasonable amount. With out further ado, the pictures.

-What Ashley Is Wearing-

Blue & White Stripe Maxie Dress - Anthropologie (I found this dress marked down from $118 to $33. Do you want to know why? One of the belt loops came undone! What a easy fix for a sewer.)

Heart Dangle Post Earrings - Kohl's

Cowgirl Boots - Children's Place

 - What Gabrielle Is Wearing -

White Tee - Khol's

Mint Sweater - Given to me

"Route 66" Jean Skirt - Made by Gabrielle

Bracelet - Kohl's

Boots - Target

- What Hanne-col Is Wearing -

Jean Skirt - Talbot's Kids

White Blouse - Arizona from J.C. Penny 

Brown Tee - Kohl's

Brown Cloche Hat - Claire's 

Necklace - Kohl's

Belt - Maurices 

Boots - Bass Shoe Outlet

~Ashley, Gabrielle, and Hanne-col

Two Marie-Madeline Studio Giveaways!

Hello everyone! May I direct you to two giveaways? =)

The first one is on Marie-Madeline Studio's blog. And guess what they are giving away?!?! 21 fat quarters from the Flower Sugar 2 collection! That is one fat quarter of every fabric in the collection. What a prize! I can see the fabric made into either a lovely patchwork skirt, an apron or two, or tons of bags!!!  =) Head over to their blog to enter this giveaway.

The second giveaway, is for the pattern and fabric of your choice! Head over here to enter.

~Ashley

Marie-Madeline Studio Giveaway!!!

There is a wonderful giveaway at Keeper of the Home. It is for a $100 gift certificate at Marie-Madeline Studio! Go and enter!!!

Enter here.

~Ashley

Giveaway - Marie-Madeline Studio (Street Fair Skirt Pattern + Fabric)

Hello everyone!

The Regan family over at Regan Family Farm, are having a giveaway for the Street Fair Skirt pattern and fabric of your choice from Marie-Madeline Studio. So go on over and enter. Who knows, you may win. =)

~Ashley

Picture not mine. It is from Marie-Madeline Studio. =)

Marie-Madeline Studio Giveaway

 Me in my "Route 66" skirt. 

Hannah is having a giveaway on her blog. You can win a pattern and fabric of your choice from Marie-Madeline Studio. How fun! So go on over and enter. =)


~Ashley

What I'm Wearing - Brown & Orange

-What I'm Wearing-

Brown T-shirt - St. John's Bay J.C.Penny

Orange Flowered Skirt - Route 66 Skirt Made by me

Tan Wedges - Xhilaration Target

Key Watch Necklace - Maurices 

Brown Purse - Relic Fossil

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In my last few posts I've been posting larger sized pictures. Do you all like the larger size pictures, or would you rather have the old size back?

I also redid the look of the blog, again. I like changing things up. Do you like the new format? Do you like having a large blog header, or would a smaller one? 

I was asked my first question on formspring. So go check that out. You can also ask your own questions. =) If you are wondering where it is located on blog, look under "Have a question?" OK. 

It is Memorial weekend this week (in America), and I have some outfit ideas. So be on the look out for those special themed outfits. I think you all will like them. =) 

 ~Ashley   

Route 66 Skirt~ What I am Wearing- Gabrielle

    

Hello everyone, Gabrielle here!  In April I sewed this lovely skirt out of Marie-Madeline Studio's Route 66 skirt pattern.  Can I say that I simply adore the results!  This skirt is so pretty and feminine.   Since Ashley already did a review of the pattern I will not do one (besides, I wholeheartedly agree with everything she said!).  I would give this pattern 5 stars, for simplicity and at the same time elegant with those beautiful twelve gores!  

~What I am Wearing~

Skirt ~ Sewn by me from Route 66

Brown shirt ~ J. C. Penney's 

White Sweater ~ Given to me

On a complet side note don't you think that we have the most ominous clouds? :P  Oh, and if you haven't entered do not forget to enter in the bag giveaway!!  

In Christ,

~Gabrielle