From an old book

Deliciously Home

Sometimes it just feels so right to be at home. I am so lucky, I have work in a great place where we make beautiful things (like this fantastic gold dress) and I have friends who seek my company. Even with all of this goodness, I still feel distinctly melancholy sometimes. Today, in particular, in the midst of a large crowd, I felt very acutely lonely, in a way that I haven't in a long time. There is no better remedy for this situation than bowing out early for the comfort of home.

Perhaps one of the reasons for this fatigue is over work. It has been quite stressful recently at the little costume shop of horrors. I've been doing mostly assisting work this week, rolling fabric, xeroxing, maintaining the designer's bible (which is constantly being raided and added too) and swatching. There is nothing more stressful to me than being asked to take a pair of scissors to an untouched piece of million dollar fabric. I don't want to design, and my conviction is only strengthened by the fact that I am seriously jealous of my co-workers making wonderful 1900s corsets and bloomers and camisoles while I make binders.
I did, however, score some rocking vintage corset covers when we cleaned out camisole stock. I have to figure out a way to wear things like this. I want to be a little more adventurous in my clothing choices (mum's going to laugh at that) but what good are having such awesome items if they are never worn? Theater clothes have such odd fake history, one of the camis I stole has fake blood stains, I'm going to have to do some repairing. Tomorrow I'm going to Philly to see my Nora, hopefully mad crafting will ensue.

Excitment in Nelly - ville.

I finished! I finished! I finally finished my feather and fan scarf! I shut off my phone and just knitted for hours. And I'm done!

Better pictures later when I've purchased batteries for my camera. I immediately want to start a new project! Especially because this means I have no projects now. Maybe a turquoise hat with the yarn Nora made me.

In other news, I found a new dress that I want even more!

Its from this cool site full of beautiful vintage dresses. I want it! Why is it that every dress I find on the internet that I want is two hundred dollars? (Also, why is it that these vintage dress sites all look like they were designed in 1998? I can't complain because they bring me pretty and I can't html, but still!) Anyway! love to all and to all a good night!

How much do I want this dress?

So much!


I found it on Nordstrom's website, and it only costs 200. How come that scary model gets it and not me?