MyMothersPearls

Three of my greatest loves are history, vintage textiles/fashions, and England.  Combine those together and I’m one happy gal.  I admit that I am spending quite a bit of time smiling these days, as I begin to work on the Young Victoria Collaborative Book Project with several friends from Silver Bella.  The project [...]

I have had such a great time working on this swap and my petite boxes are ready to mail!   Here’s sneak peek at what I am sending to my swap partners.

So very excited to be participating in this!!  Leanne, one of the gals I met at Silver Bella, came up with the concept in honor of the new movie “Young Victoria”,  and is hostessing the project.  I will post periodically on how things are progressing.

While I have been blessed to travel throughout England, Germany, and Austria, I have yet to make it to the wonderful and romantic country of France.  Someday I hope to stroll the streets of Paris, but in the meantime I wanted to share this wonderful vintage dress with you.  (you can click on the pictures [...]

It’s a cold an blustery day here.  My cozy house is singing from the wind (some sort of interesting effect to the placement of the house, the siding or something – reminds me of whale song!)  The snow queen and I are snug in the sitting room finishing up some final projects before returning to [...]