Dressed in peacock feathers

I have looked at this fabulous Liberty fabric for a while now. There was something about the coral colour and the peacock pattern, which just made me come back to the shop Malika og Rosa over and over again.

Somehow I thought that 200 Danish kroner - about 37 $ - per metre was rater expencive (and why on earth don't I think the same when I buy Marimekko fabrics??). SO that made me hesitate buying it....

But I would love to make that fabric into a top with slim shoulder straps and wear it on a warm summer day on tanned skin.

So the other day I had to buy it...

I know that the fabric is available in other colours too - you can see them on Liberty's website.

Malika og Rosa has the Ceasar Liberty fabric in several colours too - like this and this. And they carry the two colours above as well.

When I showed the picture of my coral coloured fabric to my daughter, she was all crazy about it too. But that will not make a difference this time...the fabric is mine!

Paperdoll project

For a long time - almost a couple of years - I have had an idea. Several times I have bought the necessary things to make it come true, and several times I have not started the project.

Nevertheless the idea keeps coming back in my head, and when I saw these sweet paperdolls on etsy, I knew that it was time to pull out my ideas again.

Maybe I will be able to show a finished result to you in a little while - or maybe I will wrap it all up and save it in my mind once more.....

Today is...

Today is, originally uploaded by lille-ursus.

...a bit of this.

1. I'm still working on the little dress in the green fabric with pink flowers. The straps are going to be the trim with the ladybirds - I had to sew another trim on the backside, because I didn't want it to be itchy on the bare shoulders.
2. Many of my geraniums are in bloom. I just adore that soft colour of pink along with the green stalk. All summer they will look beautiful in my windowsills and outside on my terrace.
3. Yesterday I recieved the lovely cupcake band from lilla lotta. It's so well made and I must be very careful about using it for the very right project...
4. Finally I'm doing a bit of embroidery again. On a little dress in Gingham fabric, I'm sewing the Lily Chandelier pattern which I bought a while ago. You can get it here if you like.

A very nice day to all of you :o)