This little fan was a dumpster save, and a quick filler project in between these larger furniture restoration projects I’ve been working on from my grandmother’s home. Like, real quick, from 24 hours start-to-finish quick. Here’s how I made this midcentury junk fan into a modern industrial accent piece. This little guy hadn’t worked in […]
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Costuming Adèle Blanc-Sec
In “the before times” (aka pre-pandemic), my Costume College partner-in-crime, Tina and I were planning some sort of steampunk or Edwardian/Victorian explorer costumes to wear together. While scrolling Pinterest for ideas, as one does, I was repeatedly captivated by a character in a foreign film I had never seen or heard of. Tracking her down, who […]
Costuming a Shelby Brother from Peaky Blinders
Around this time last year we were marathoning Peaky Blinders and loving every bit of that 1920s-1930s style. And this was around the time we were planning our New Year’s cruise to ring in the 2020’s, and absolutely planning to wear 1920s outfits on the cruise. So I zeroed in on one of Polly Gray’s outfits that […]
Costuming Polly Gray from Peaky Blinders
Around this time last year we were marathoning Peaky Blinders and loving every bit of that 1920s-1930s style. I took a particular fondness to Polly Gray with her unapologetically rough fashion (and attitude) through the years. And this was around the time we were planning our New Year’s cruise to ring in the 2020’s, and […]
Costuming Brianna from Outlander: Season 4 (Patchwork Shirt)
I usually costume Claire from Outlander, and I have outfits from the first 3 seasons. But in season 4, a costume worn by Brianna (Bree) caught my eye, and I started working on it before the first episode even aired. I made Brianna’s patchwork shirt that she wore while hunting with Jaime in episode 409, […]
Benvenuto Brunello Wine Seminar in Houston
As a Sangiovese (the primary grape in Chianti) lover, I consider Brunello di Montalcino best of the best in Italian wines. So I was thrilled to attend the Benvenuto Brunello 2017 wine seminar and guided tasting event hosted by Consorzio Vino Brunello di Montalcino and IEEM last week in Houston. For those unfamiliar, Brunello is […]