Academy Award Nominations for Best Costume Design

The Academy Awards are Sunday night! I'm way behind this year in putting up my poll for The Art of Clothes readers to vote for their favorite costumes. You can vote on the side bar until Sunday night! Here are the nominees:

Mirror Mirror - costumes designed by Eiko \ Shioka 

 Snow White and the Huntsman - costumes designed by Colleen Atwood

 Loncoln - costumes designed by Joanna Johnston

 Anna Karenina - costumes designed by Jacqueline Durran

Les Miserables - costumes designed by Paco Delgado

Who do you want to see win?

Once Upon a Time

 Has anyone else been watching the show, Once Upon A time? My husband and I started watching the first season this winter and we got all caught up so now we have to wait week to week to see what's going to happen next! But I must admit, it's fun to have something to look forward to!

There are a lot of fun costumes in this show!
I love Belle's costume, you should check out The Couture Courtesan's replica of this costume, it is so pretty!

I also really like Mary Margret's style when she is in our world. I love her cardigans and button up blouses. She is so sweet.

I don't remember seeing this costume in the show, it might just be from a photo shoot (or maybe I was too busy looking at my knitting when it came on?) but it sure is pretty!

I love Aurora's costume, it's very girly yet looks worn and traveled in.

I also really love Snow's outlaw costume! I love the fur and leather! So cool!

It all makes me want to dig out my costume fabric and make something. It's been awhile! 

Have any of you been making anything lately?

♥ Anna

Merlin Season 5: The Last Season

BBC announced this week that season 5 will be the last season of Merlin. I'm sure going to miss this show! I'm sad it's coming to an end, but I am glad that there are at least 5 seasons to watch over and over again. 

I'm looking forward to seeing how it all ends through the next few episodes. It's going to be hard to wait! And then I might just have to go back and start Season 1 again. ;)
~Anna

Les Miserables

I am getting so excited for Les Miserables to be released in theaters! Every trailer I see looks better and better. Not to mention this featurette which talks about how they sang live for every take, no pre recording! It looks incredible! I get chills every time I watch it.

 It opens December 25, 2012 in the US. I'm hoping to get to see it while I am at home visiting family for the holidays. My sister and I used to play and sing the songs growing up and I became obsessed with the 1998 version and the abridged book when I was 12, so I'm looking forward to seeing it with her. I'm reading the complete unabridged book now (yes, all 1463 pages of it!) but I don't think I will finish it before I see the movie. It's really good though! I'm enjoying it.
♥ Anna

The Willow Nest Photo Shoot

I have been super busy the past couple months, working on winter stuff for my shop and I was able to do a fun photo shoot with a friend while she was here with some of my items! (so much easier then taking pictures of things on myself!) We had a lot of fun going to the park, drinking Starbucks  and eating pumpkin bread. I think we need to live in the same town and make this a regular habit! ;)

{cozy cowl in robins egg blue}

{ella knitted leg warmers in wheat}

{wanderer fingerless gloves in charcoal} 

 {cozy cowl in pewter grey}

I hope you're staying cozy!
♥ Anna

Ella Beyer Fine Art

I know I've already posted about this on my other blog but, for those of you who don't read it, I wanted to share with you the art of my dear friend, Ella. She paints the most vibrant and inspiring places, I want to live inside her paintings!

She and her husband just moved across the country (much closer to me now!) so she is settling in to a new place and new life. I hope you will hop over to her inspiring blog and say hello and check out her Etsy shop! She has been such a huge inspiration in my life, I am excited to follow along on her blogging adventure!
♥ Anna

Costume Fabric Destash!!

 I have decided to part with some of my costume fabric stash. I just don't have the time I used to have to invest in some of these costumes and I would rather have a few to work on I really love and be able to finish them and start fresh with new fabric if I felt like it and not feel guilty about my big box of fabric I haven't used up!
Here are a few I am parting with, I wanted to give you all first pick!

Maid Marian Dress Fabric

2 pieces 

5 yds 60" wide Red/Burgundy Taffeta with velvet geometric design

1 1/4 yds 42" wide green suede like fabric with embroidered design

$30.00 +shipping

Elizabeth Bennet Pelisse Fabric 

1 piece

4 yds 62" wide brown heavyweight fabric.

$15.00 + shipping  SOLD

Robin Hood Jacket Fabric

1 piece

4 yds 60" wide Army Green Denim.

$30.00 +shipping

If you are interested in purchasing any of these fabrics or have any questions about them or any other fabric I may want to sell please leave a comment with your email address and I will contact you with further details!

♥ Anna Kristine