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Darling Dita 2012 - Part 1
Every now and then I like to have a look at what the lovely Miss Von Teese has been wearing lately. Whether on the red carpet or just buying groceries, Dita always looks immaculate, and the following...
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The Tudor Tailor
For my Queen of Hearts costume, I'm going to use the Henrician Gown pattern from The Tudor Tailor. I bought this book a couple of years ago for no other reason than that it had lovely photographs and...
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Queen of Hearts Bodice Toile
Henrician gown from the The Tudor TailorI'm very lucky that the patterns in The Tudor Tailor are all sized for a 36-inch bust (my size!) so they should fit without too much alteration. I thought it...
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Queen of Hearts Gown in Progress
For my Queen of Hearts outfit I needed several metres of fabric, and something with a bit of body and weight to it. Luckily I never throw anything away, and I still have a red curtain that my mother...
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Queen of Hearts headdress and farthingale
The HeaddressOnce the Queen of Heart gown was nearly finished, I moved onto the headdress. I wanted to modify a Tudor French hood so that it was in the shape of a heart. Above is a recreation of a...
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Queen of Hearts costume finished!
"Off with his head!"Finally some photos of the finished gown! Unfortunately I didn't get many clear photos of the outfit at the party (too busy partying!) so here are some I got Mr Macska to take at...
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Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing
Look what arrived in the mail yesterday! My very own copy of Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing by Gretchen Hirsch.I've been following Gretchen's blog Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing since soon...
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Path of Samsara - band flyer
I totally forgot to tell you that a band from Germany asked me if they could use my "Ferocious" illustration of Kali for their band's flyer. Of course I said yes as long as they sent me a copy of the...
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New Vintage Vogue
Vogue's Winter/Holiday 2012 pattern collection came out recently, and included two new Vintage Vogue patterns.V8850 is a rather stunning cocktail dress from 1951 with a loose-fitted skirt and a side...
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Wedding Cake Trial
My cousin the beautiful Miss Edgeley of Edgeley, and the dashing Mr Griffiths of Metal Couture, are getting married very soon, and I've been asked to make their wedding cake! Although I'm quite partial...
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Cupid Hat for Edgeley
These little hats (I suppose they are fascinators but I prefer to call them cocktail hats) are my latest creations for Edgeley.They are called Cupid hats, and they come in a range of colours. This is...
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Darling Dita 2012 - Part 2
Dita von Teese is one of the most immaculately clothes celebrities, and I love to have a look at what she's been wearing on and off the red carpet. Here are some outfits for the second quarter of...
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Books of 2012
ReadingAde Thilen (Finalnd, 1852-1933)This year was the first year I managed to achieve my goal of reading 52 books (one book a week), beating last year's total of 51. I must admit I managed this by...
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Illustration Friday - "Ocean"
You may have noticed by now that I only really draw ladies - and when it comes to the ocean, what better ladies than mermaids? I'm not entirely happy with her tail, but it was fun doing the Arthur...
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Ladies from the Future!
"Miss Flying Saucer" by Bill Randall, 1959I've been invited to another costume party, this time the theme is Retro Sci Fi! I had a look around to see what ladies would supposedly be wearing in the...
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Retro Space costume party
So I was wondering what to wear to this fancy dress party with a Retro Space theme. Then the ever-so talented William Llewellyn Griffiths from Metal Couture offered to lend me the most sensational...
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Two Years!
Mr Macska* and I had our two year anniversary last weekend! Yay! I did this drawing of us to commemorate the event. He came out looking a bit...pensive (sad?) but I blame my drawing skills or lack...
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Cleopatra on the Silver Screen
My friend Zoe and I have just scored a gig roving around at the Viva Victoria festival dressed as "Golden Goddesses". We have to provide our own costumes, the only caveat being that they are gold and...
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Egyptian Goddess costume making
As I mentioned in my last post, I have a gig coming up this weekend wandering around at a festival dressed up as an Egyptian themed Golden Goddess with my friend Zoe. As you can see above, this costume...
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Golden Goddesses
Me and Zoe in our finished costumes at Federation Square last Sunday afternoon. It was a race against the clock to finish these costumes - we were both extremely tired by the time it came to wear...
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