I am in love

I was looking online last week for ideas for my wedding. I love the idea of a 50's themed wedding but I am not too sure I would suit the dress. However, it doesn't stop me from falling in love with them. I will post my findings as and when I can and right now I have to show you this dress. I can imagine Carrie Bradshaw from SITC wearing it. It just made me gasp when I saw it!

I am so in love with this dress. The designer and creator of this dreamy dress is Brighton based Joanne Fleming. You can find her blog here and also if you search Joanne Fleming Design on Facebook you can find her page. I highly suggest you like it!

I have to say that her dresses are just wonderful and all so individual. I am all for supporting local artists, whether they are potters, knitters, dressmakers, musicians or painters. And I am blown away at the talent we have in this country.

Talking of art, I have been cleaning out my studio space the last few nights as it's incredibly messy, and as I don't mind working in a mess it gets to the point where eventually I can't stand it any more. I will post up some more pictures soon of the paintings I started last week.

Have a good Thursday....almost the weekend!

I just love this

I came across this dress on the make something blog. I love it....from the hand-dyed silk to the actual style of it. So simple but utterly wonderful.

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Hope you're having a good week. I attended my online Paint Free class last night and I really enjoyed myself. I'm looking forward to seeing where this course takes me and my art.

I have also finished my recent painting which I intend to call 'Forest Garden' and I will post pictures of that in the next day or so.

I wish I could paint all day....

xox

A dressy challenge

I was reading this blog and this blog and I am all inspired to create my own dress. One of my goals for this year was to dust off my sewing machine, so this is the perfect opportunity. And seeing as I am quite short and always find it hard to find clothes that fit, this idea is perfect. The slight flaw in my plan is that I have never made a dress before. I don't think I've ever actually followed a pattern either.

I have a sewing machine and dressmaking shears, pins and a tape measure which I think are the basic equipment I need....I just need to know how now! I am sure I could learn from a book, or maybe go to evening classes, but then I remembered that my amazing mum is brilliant when it comes to dressmaking. She made a lot of my clothes (and her's) when I was little, and she made my bridesmaid dress, has made numerous curtains, recovered sofas and chairs......so really, who else would I ask!

I can't find the book I want on amazon so I will look elsewhere, but I truly love this dress. I can see me in it!

So that's my latest challenge. To achieve one of my goals this year and to create something I love. Just need some time in between rennovating my cottage and working a day job, and the children, (so it may take a while) but hey, I do love a challenge!