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Greatest showman inspired circus costumes

Greatest Showman inspired glamorous circus costumes

October 16, 2019

The Greatest Showman film is still in our hearts and the soundtrack is perfect for cheering up a housework day, so I thought I would gather together some of my favourite handmade circus outfits. It would be a great theme for a Halloween costume, so even though us Brits usually go for scary costumes, this time I’ve focus on the glamorous side of the circus….

Pink fairytale dress

Making a flower fairy dress for Threads of a Fairytale

September 6, 2018

I haven’t shared my work for Threads of a Fairytale here for a while, so I thought it was time I changed that! I’m also planning on blogging more often and linking more blogs with videos on my YouTube channel. There’s something about September that feels like a new year isn’t there? Even though this is the first autumn neither of our kids are starting a new term! So this dress is perfect for princess flower fairies off to the ball or alternative brides who would like to wear pink on their wedding day…..

Meeting Maisie Williams

Making a book dress & meeting Maisie Williams

I’ve been busy making a fairytale dress from a stack of unwanted books for the Bookbarn out-of-print fashion show. It’s going to be judged on Friday by Maisie Williams (Arya Stark in Game of Thrones) We met her at the dress rehearsal and she was lovely. This is all about how I made this paper dress…..

Anti-Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2014

Valentine’s Day isn’t for everyone!