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three new fancies ......the first one is at the shop and the other two will be listed soon

DYE JOB

this lovely virgin velvet ribbon was a gift from the woman who i have been getting all my beautiful ribbon from.....it is just begging for color

i've never dyed velvet before.... today i experimented with a couple of teas and juice


YERBA MATE turned it a lovely pale yellow



INDIA SPICE CHAI.....a soft golden color




GRAPE JUICE....beautiful muted purple









next i think i'm going to try coffee and some sort of red berry juice....

EXTRA EXTRA!

SHOW ME YOUR FANCY

One of my beautiful customers in Australia.....Makia

TIT FOR TAT

This is Rachel of THE NEW WAVE blog....... she has this fantastic etsy shop called Lady Jane Lingerie where she sells some adorable silk tap pants.....and since i LOVE a good trade i thought she might like something from my shop in exchange for a pair ......






these are the little beauties I'm getting




this is the piece i redesigned for her.....

BEFORE


AFTER

FUN FUN FUN

LABOR OF LOVE

i can't wait to see this new piece on someone!

new at the shop

WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE GIRLS IN SWEDEN?

i was approached by the beautiful photographer Jessica Silversaga to do a trade....some neck fancies for features on her blog and some of the gorgeous photos she takes of herself wearing them...

of course i said yes.....and i am thrilled to have another sweetheart from Sweden wearing my designs...

so stay tuned for the photos!..this is Jessica holding a photo of hers that she is auctioning off on her blog..
http://www.vintageportalen.se/


her photography website:
http://www.silversaga.se/index.html

RAINY SUNDAY IN THE STUDIO

i listed a few new items today, my favorite being this velvet sash with felt butterflies from a 1930's hat.....




the best part? it doubles as a belt

MUSE

the dress clip














i've been collecting.......
in love with all the colors and shapes........i'm sure they will be sneaking their way into V&V designs some time soon