Hi Friends!  Is anyone driving up from the Virginia/DC/Baltimore area for the Jane Austen tea and coming home the same day?  We were going to come up for the weekend, but our plans have changed and now I'll need to make it a day trip sans Bryan, and six hours is a long way to drive by myself!  Can I hitch a ride with anyone? I'll come to you and throw in for gas money!

Thanks!

****EDIT****
Ride has been found- see y'all Saturday!

(We DID get the awesome place in Alexandria, VA and we DID move in and I DO love it very much.  An my new job is awesome!)

But mostly I'm just here to heap a bit of praise on chocolatepot and her awesome etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/mimicofmodes?ref=top_trail

I got a chemisette from her and it is beautifully made and it was a steal.  If you are like me and you HAAAAATE making the fiddly bits, check out Cassidy's shop!

Came across a couple of nice cross-barred silks on fabricguru.com today.  They're a good price, too!

http://www.fabricguru.com/p-silk-fabric/hill-villemont-plaid-decorator-salmon


http://www.fabricguru.com/p-silk-fabric/robert-allen-plaid-decorator-mint


The first one is particularly nice- and looks a lot like mine!\

(Why is it that cross-bars almost always seem to be a combination of pink and green?)

Hi friends!  I've missed you!  I hope everyone is well- I haven't had much time to browse the ole LJ of late.  I have had perhaps one of the most stressful two weeks of my life (and only to get worse over the next two!) because I'm moving!   I received word about two weeks ago that I got a job that I applied for at our corporate offices in Chevy Chase, MD.  I had given up all hope because I applied in December and then...nothing.   I just figured they gave it to someone else and didn't tell the folks who didn't get the job, but I suppose I was wrong.

Now Chevy Chase isn't terribly far from where I'm living now, but I would mean a minimum 1 1/2 hour commute EACH WAY, and often times much longer than that.  Bryan already commutes into south DC for work, so we figured it would be easier for both of us if we just moved closer.  Today we saw a place in Alexandria, VA that we love, so I'm hoping it works out for us.  Here's the kicker (and reason for stress):  I start March 11.  So between getting my replacement trained, packing our house, and finding out where we are going, let's just say I haven't been sleeping well and I've been awfully snappy lately.  I will feel a great sense of relief if we get this house, so please keep your fingers crossed.

The sad parts of this are that I am leaving Fredericksburg, which I have come to love, and I have to miss the Francaise Dinner Party because we'll be moving that weekend.  The trade off is that we will both be closer and I will be leaving a job that I dislike but I get to stay in the company, which I love.   I also get a nice little salary increase, which will of course be eaten up by a higher cost of living :)

Hopefully when you hear from me next I'll be happily settled in in Alexandria!

Hey guess what!  I recently spent an obscene amount of money on wholesale ribbons and now I'm in the ribbon business!  I've been keeping my eyes peeled for ribbons that I think will be good for costuming purposes but that are still reasonable and I've listed my first ones on my Etsy page.  Take a look and see what I've found!

Here's some I have available now and I'll be adding more soon, I hope!








And the link to the shop: Dames a la Mode

I've never met her in real life- so maybe I'm way off- but does anyone else think this looks like a portrait of nuranar?

  

A good source for faux fur.  Anyone have a favorite supplier?

This is a long shot given the short time frame, but does anyone on my friend's list want to make me a pair of silk mitts for an upcoming event?  I'd like them to be hand finished and lined for warmth.  I need them in my hands by November 29th.  I don't think I have time to send you fabric, so if you have some that would be preferable.  Looking for something in the green, grey, blue, or cream colorway.  I'd be able to spend $60-$70 plus shipping. 

Let me know if you are interested!

For nuranar

(If you hover over the images, it will give you the date!)

Are any of my lovely friends going to the garment district when you go to Costume College?  Would any of those lovely friends be willing to keep an eye out for some well priced silk taffeta and mail it to me when you get home?  Let me know, you pretty, pretty princess!