Going to a Burly Show...

Me and a couple of friends went to a burlesque show on Sunday called the Gilded Merkin.  It was a wicked night, we had copious amounts of fun and a splash of gin. This was the outfit I chose for the show, it is the first time I have worn my candy striped dress that I found in TK Maxx for £13! The rest of my outfit has lived in my wardrobe for a quite a while. 

I love the necklace with a little mushroom in a vile, Ed bought me this for my birthday last year from Mab Graves. I am a huge fan of her work so I was super excited when this plopped through my letterbox. I really like this outfit, it is sugary sweet with a slight twist of nature. 

Hope you are having a great week <3

Much Love.

xkx

Stitching Love, Mushrooms and Strippers!

I thought I would share my recent-ish embroidery projects with you today. I really love embroidery, I find it the perfect way to relax.  I have taken the true love heart and the fan dancer from Embroidered Effects by Jenn Hart, if you are new to embroidery this book is amazing, not only does it teach you lots of the basic stitches but it also has loads of iron on transfers to play with. The little mushroom is based on a drawing from a graphics book I borrowed from the library. I copied the design onto my fabric using some grease proof paper and my Sulky iron on transfer pen.  

My next embroidery project involves stitching some place mats, I bought 6 for £1 from this little antique shop I stumbled upon the other week. I need to decide on a theme, at the moment I am thinking pin ups and vegetables. Who wouldn't want to eat their dinner off a placemat with those two things on?!

Hope you are having a great week <3

xkx