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

The Hobbit Dwarf Poster

I'm really looking forward to the first installment of The Hobbit coming to theaters this holiday season, I just ran across this poster and it made me smile. Look at all these characters!

Are you excited about the Hobbit?
♥ Anna Kristine

Merlin Season 5

Merlin Season 5 starts in the UK on October 6, 2012! Is anyone else excited? 

Here are a few photos from the upcoming season.

♥ Anna Kristine

Hermione Knits

My husband and I just finished watching all the Harry Potter movies and like the obsessive knitter I am, the things that stood out most were things like sweaters, scarfs and gloves. 

One such sweater is this lovely one Hermione wears in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 while they are camping out in the woods.

It has a lovely fair isle design around the yoke, and it's the loveliest shades of grey. (Grey is one of my favorite colors to knit with!)

There is a pattern on Ravelry that can be found here for a sweater like Hermione's. So lovely. :)

 I also ran across a pattern for her fingerless mittens which can be found here. There are several patterns on Ravelry for her mittens, but I thought these looked the most slouchy, like hers.

Does this ever happen to you when you watch movies?
♥ Anna Kristine

Snow White Patterns

 Simplicity just released two patterns based on the Snow White movies that have come out this past year. First, Snow White and The Huntsman, which I have yet to see but I think the costumes look amazing!

Simplicity 1773 (purchase here) is an awesome looking replica of the costume. And also includes a costume for the Queen.

The other pattern is for the blue dress from Mirror Mirror. 

Simplicity 1728 is a less detailed version but still gives you the same look and could be modified if you wanted it to be really accurate. (purchase here)

I hope you are all having a great week!
♥ Anna Kristine

Bead Destash!

In case you haven't noticed, I am doing some serious destashing! I decided it was time to sort through and evaluate what I will definitely use and what, even if I love it, I probably will never get around to using. So I hope you don't mind my destash updates! My latest project was to go through my beads....here are just a few things I'm getting rid of. 

A part of me feels sad because I still think they are pretty and taking pictures has made me like them even more. But then I look at my organized bead box full of beads with a purpose and I know I did the right thing. :)
If you're interested in some beads head over to my shop!
I hope you're all having a great Tuesday!
♥ Anna Kristine

More pattern destashing...

Can you believe there's more? I can't. I have so many patterns it's unbelievable. I just listed a bunch more in my shop! See anything you like? Check them out here!

More Pattern and Fabric Destash

I went through some more of my patterns today and just listed a bunch more in my shop!

I also listed this gorgeous fabric, 7 1/4 yards of it! I think it would make a gorgeous costume, but I don't have the time or ambition to make anything from it right now so I'm hoping some one else will be inspired by it.

I hope you're having a lovely week! I should be adding more patterns and more fabric in the near future!
~ Anna Kristine

Patterns and Fabric Destash

I'm selling some of my fabric and patterns in my shop! I will be adding more soon as well so check back!

♥ Anna

Maid Marian Gown: Complete

I finished my Maid Marian gown! You can see more photos here.
♥ Anna Kristine

Costume Plans

I decided to document all of my fabric for costumes with pictures of what I plan to use it for so it will give me a visual of what the goal is and also just to share with you all the insanity of my fabric stash. *Sigh.*

These aren't in any order of when I plan to make them, they aren't really in any order at all. But out of these which ones would you be most excited to see made?

Sleepy Hollow Dress

I have plans to try and make a dress inspired by the Sleepy Hollow dress, I don't have enough fabric to make the entire thing with my striped fabric so I'm thinking of doing the bodice with the stripes and doing the skirt solid black or something. I can still add all the awesome black and white ribbon trims and I think it would be pretty neat. :)

Regency Gown

 I have had this fabric in my stash for ages to make a Regency Gown for myself. I'm thinking something like this dress of Emma's, only with short sleeves and detachable long sleeves maybe?

Elisabeth Swann Gown

This dress I'm a little intimidated by but I really want to make it! I found this fabric which is a close match awhile back. I already have made the chemise and corset. I just need to make the panniers to go underneath.

Regency Pelisse 

I was given this fabric awhile back and I thought it would make a pretty Regency pelisse. The grassy design would go along the bottom hem and the rest would just be the brown I think.

Maid Marian Gown 

I bought these fabrics forever ago to make a dress inspired by this dress Maid Marian wears in the BBC Robin Hood tv series.

Regency Spencer

 I am planning on making a Regency spencer jacket out of this green floral fabric and lining it with light green silk. I have some black trim I might add to it when it's finished too!

Elizabeth Bennet Pelisse 

I have always wanted to make this jacket Elizabeth Bennet wears in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice. I bought this fabric to make it and I ended up using part of it to make my pirate coat, but there is still enough left to make her jacket too!

Robin Hood Jacket

 I have this army green fabric to make a replica of Robin Hood's jacket from the BBC tv series Robin Hood. Isn't his jacket awesome?

Regency Apron 

I think this fabric would make a pretty Regency apron like Elinor's in Sense and Sensibility.

Regency Dress or 18th Century Chemise

 I have this white ripply fabric that I think would either make a pretty Regency gown or 18th Century chemise/nightgown.

 This fabric is so gorgeous, it's very thin lightweight fabric with a stripe woven into it. I think it would make either a gorgeous Marie Antoinette gown like this one, or a Regency gown like Lizzie's.

 I also have this blue linen which I'm not sure what I will use it for. Maybe it should be a men's waistcoat for my husband? :) What do you think?

Well that's most of it! I have a few more I didn't post because I'm not sure what I'm doing with them yet. But now you see why I really need to make myself sit down and sew some costumes!
Which one would you sew first? Vote on the poll on my blog to help me decide!
♥ Anna