Laura Morrigan

  I filmed this haul a while back and never posted it. I have had a very busy time, hopefully I will have time to post and comment soon! What are your favourite items and what is an interesting thing you did during my hiatus?

A picture of the earrings from the website as my camera didn't want to focus: Do you like Victorian Mourning themed items? Would you wear the belt or earrings?

Close-ups of my finds: Cybele's Secret by Juliet Marillier Poems by Australian poet Kenneth Slessor Steampunk 3 edited by Ann Vandermeer The lovely lace jacket I found The crochet bolero/ shrug I found Which was your favourite item? Have you heard of Kenneth Slessor?

Original post here I finished my M7977 blouse at the beginning of the year and still hadn't worn it. There were a couple of things I didn't like.  The first was that it was a purposefully oversized pattern and I maybe went a size too large. The fabric I had used was very stiff and didn't like to gather in nicely at the waist when tucked into a skirt. I don't think this would have been fixed by gathering the waist as in the original instructions, as the thick material just didn't like to fold.  The second thing was it just felt too plain (to me anyway). I wanted it to have some kind of ruffle as on the original pattern. I was thinking of a smaller ruffle or some gathered lace, but I didn't have any black lace ribbon in the house so that would have required a long trip to the nearest sewing supply store or ordering online and hoping it worked.  So in the end I decided to just cut out the original ruffle from the pattern in the same lace fabric as the yoke and see ...

Sorry I was absent last week, I wasn't feeling great. I'll try and catch up on commenting soon. Here, continuing my outfit retrospective, are my outfits from February this year. Chinese New Year outfit: red is lucky Hairclips: free gift with another item Top: eBay Dog bandana: sewn by me, post here Blouse: Dangerfield Skirt: old dress adapted by me Dress: Dangerfield Dress: Dangerfield Shoes: Hot Chocolate design- I wear one of my two current pairs with most outfits Tiny teapot pendant: from a market stall Blouse: adapted by me. Post here Skirt: Dangerfield. Lady and the Unicorn inspired from when the tapestries came to Australia. I saw them and they were wonderful. Hat: Kmart Necklace: Secondhand Shrug: secondhand Dress: secondhand Top: secondhand Skirt: Dangerfield secondhand Dog: secondhand  Fairy wing earrings: I can't remember, sorry Butterfly necklace: hand me down from mum Dress: Sakkas online

A video of my recent op shop haul.  Close-ups: Lovely three tiered cake tower made of mismatched plates 2000s era beaded necklace BBC Emma DVD BBC The Pickwick Papers DVD BBC Sense and Sensibility DVD Once Upon A Forest DVD Sheet set for sewing a dress (hopefully there is enough fabric) Jacquard jacket Pretty top with pintuck, lace and ruffle details Pretty blouse with a lace yoke I hope you enjoyed my haul. What was your favourite item?

Close-ups: Cute plates Sanctuary season 1 box set Heavenly Creatures DVD The Artist DVD Plain Bad Heroines novel Fabric for a waistcoat for Our Flag Means Death cosplay Metal fox ornament Artificial egg ornament Vest/ corset top Wrap skirt Poppy print skirt I accidentally left this little guy out of the haul. It is papier mache (I think) and is a little box. I have seen ones like this that are birds and other animals. What was your favourite item from my haul?