New season... new corsage brooches

 

 

Here are some pictures of  two new felt flower brooches. They're a bit retro and they look lovely pinned on the dictionary cluch!

Winter wonderland...

Not quite the view from my home and studio... It's getting warmer today and the snow has melted here in Kensal Green, but it is still winter and this image is so beautiful. I love the reflection of the snowy trees in the lake; it makes me feel like going on a long walk!
The image is called Autumn Snowfall on Moraine Lake (in the Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada) and is by Alan Majchrowicz.

Paris

I went to Paris during the holiday break. I did not do that much sight seeing, but I love this card by Anais Dulac. I hadn't been in Paris for a long time, I had forgotten what the city had to offer.
As luck would have it, there was an amazing Madeleine Vionnet exhibition at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs.
 

 

I fell for this gorgeous gold leather belt, so modern (but dated 1936) and the perfect accessory for the cream grecian dress. 
So many dresses from the 20s and 30s, each superbly displayed with the original photographic shot of the era, this was such a treat!
I'm starting a new pattern cutting course tomorrow - learning to drape on the stand - so it was perfect so see those amazing dresses, all so ingeniously cut.