Back from the City

Sorry I've been such an absent blogger lately. Life has been so crazy with work, some sewing, and I was gone to the City over the weekend. But, I did get to do some fun shopping while I was there!
My mom and Aunt and I did some insane thrift shopping, we came home with the back of our car packed with stuff. Lots of cool things to make some stuff out of as well as some cute clothes and such.
But the highlight of my shopping trip was that I got to go to Forever 21, which is one of my favorite stores. :) (We, sadly, don't have one in my town)

One of the things on my "Look out for" list was a nice handbag. I'm tired of lugging a ton of small bags to work for lunch, books, etc. So I decided I needed a nice big bag that could contain everything but still be cute.
I hunted all over the Internet and decided this one was my favorite:

But I ended up finding this one at Forever 21 which I might even like a little better. And...it was a lot cheaper!

So, I am now a big bag owner. :)

I also got this adorable sweater at Forever 21:

Did I mention I love that store? :)

Well, I'm off to work for a couple of days, but I am in the process of posting another Robin Hood costume study and hopefully starting some fun costumes!

*sigh*...if only I could spend every moment in my sewing room. So many new little notions and things to sew with!
But I will try to come back to post again soon!

~Anna Kristine

Repurposed Sweater

I had this sweater in my closet which doesn't fit me, but I always felt was rather plain.
I decided to give it a second life so I added a dash of vintage shell buttons and vintage lace:

Just a peek at the results:

For the full look see HERE. :)

Anybody else getting excited?? :)

I can't wait for the new Emma to air on Masterpiece Theater. I've heard rumor it's to air sometime this Fall.
The wonderful Romola Garai plays Emma:
Jonny Lee Miller plays Mr. Knightley:

Michael Gambon plays Mr. Woodhouse: (I adore this man)

Blake Ritson plays Mr Elton. Oh dear, I love this guy too.

And *drum role please* Rupert Evans is to play Mr Frank Churchill. *sigh* I've been dying for this guy to be in another period role since playing Fredrick in North and South. Now I'll most likely fall for him instead of Mr. Knightley. Why do they always pick my favorite actors for Frank Churchill? Oh well...perhaps he'll astound us all and make us reel with hatred. We shall see.

The costumes look so amazing. Now I must go sew something Regency...

Catching up...

I haven't quite accomplished the art of keeping up on blogging while working. But now I've got a few days off so hopefully I can catch up and maybe get some sewing done!

I've been really inspired lately to work on some of my historic and movie inspired costumes. Right now I'm in a total Maid Marian mood. I want to make something inspired by her incredible wardrobe and it would be good timing with Amanda Beth's event coming up next month.

But I'm also really inspired by Pirates right now. I want to make some more Elizabeth Swann costumes.

So who knows what I'll end up doing.

My goal at the moment...is to try and complete one costume per month. Huge goal for me th way I've been getting things done lately...but I'm going to try! I'm not sure where I will start though...I'm going to try and start with what I've already got. Which is probably more Regency and some Civil War. Who knows. I'm going to go do some digging in my fabric stash over the next few days and try to come up with some projects. I'm excited to get a sewing schedule organized so I get more done.

But I still might have to start fresh with something Maid Marian...I'm just so in love with her wardrobe....*sigh*

Me and Orson Welles US Release Date

I finally found a release date for Me and Orson Welles! It's to be released in theaters November 25, 2009. I'm so excited. :) That's just 5 days after New Moon comes out though so I guess I'll need to be saving my pennies up for November.
*sigh*...I just love the 1930's. :)

Fall Layers

When the weather gets chilly, I just can't say goodbye to my short sleeved shirts and dresses. I love layering long sleeves underneath my short sleeved things. :)
Here are some really cute examples from TOAST.

Pemberley Couture

I've hugely neglected my poor costume blog, Pemberley Couture, as I haven't been getting a lot of costumes done lately. So I've decided I'm going to use it to post about my Etsy shop listings and other fun handmade stuff as well. I'm also hoping to do some fun giveaways soon.

I will most often let you know on this blog about big events going on over there but I might not always, so if you want to keep up on the happenings be sure to hop over and check it out regularly!

I'm also starting to make a little bit of jewelry and starting to sell a few vintage things so my shop will always be bursting with something new and exciting. :) And don't worry, I wont neglect my original passion of historic costuming. ;)

I hope you all are having a great Holiday,

~Anna Kristine