Threads Of My Life

 Hi! I have not posted here in ages, but I thought I'd make a quick update to say I am now using Instagram to share my costuming adventures. You can find me on instagram as @time.travelling.laur...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2021/07/want-to-keep-following-me.html

Hi! Just wanted to give you a small update as to my whereabouts lately. Sadly I haven't been able to get back to costuming yet, and have been busy making all sorts of things for my Etsy shop. ...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2018/04/a-little-update.html

Hi! I'm afraid I haven't paid much attention to this blog in the last year. I haven't made any costumes in the last months either, my time has been occupied with my job and my Etsy shop, VivaDoul...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2018/02/star-wars-expo.html

Hi! I wrote this article as a guest-blogger for my friend's blog Laughing With Lizzie. Thought I would share it here too! My favorite part of being a Janeite and going to Regency events is o...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-abcs-of-regency-costuming-how-to.html

Hi! How do you like my new blog look? Sorry for my silence of the last few months, I've been busi doing other things. I have been sewing a lot though, mostly children's things. Will share about ...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2017/05/jade-20.html

Hi! In my last blog post about my trip to England I said I would do a post on my two new outfits: The Fairy costume and Peach dress. Here they are! So the idea for that costume is that we de...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/10/my-new-regency-outfits-fairy-costume.html

HI! So I'm back from my trip to England and my third Jane Austen Festival! I was glad to see my English friends again and take part in this lovely festival. I also did a few other visits like th...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/10/jane-austen-festival-highclere-harry.html

Hi! here is mu finished ''Outlander'' inspired costume. It is not exactly like the costumes on the show, but clearly inspired by it. I changed the color patterns a little, and based the bodice on...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/08/outlander-costume.html

Hi! I've finished a new costume, yay! For the other costumers out there, isn't it exciting the moment you put the final touch on a costume? And then when you finally put it all on and take the ...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/07/fantasy-costume-ouat-snow-white-inspired.html

Hi! So I've been rather busy these days, even if I'm not posting much! Preparing frantically for the Jans Austen festival, trying to keep up my two etsy shops open and making various costumes fo...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/07/things-im-working-on-right-now.html

Hello again :) So as you might know I am going back to England in september for the Jane Austen festival (seems like I'm addicted now). My friends and I will organize a fairy themed Regency party...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/04/regency-fairy-sneak-peek.html

Hi! Here is my new Rey cosplay :) I finished it a couple of weeks ago but we've had really bad weather, so I was waiting for a sunny day to take some pics. Here they are! I'm quite happy wi...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/04/rey.html

Hi! So I've been rambling about making an 18th century outfit for ages, and talking about my caraco jacket for a while. Well, here it is at last!!! It is made with an old duvet cover that I upcyc...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/03/finally-18th-century-caraco-jacket-done.html

Hi! Here is a very quick post to tell you about what is coming! I've been working on v few costumes these past couple of weeks: a few Regency dresses for friends and one for myself, A 18th cent...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/03/busy-as-bee-and-new-etsy-shop.html

Hi! So first things first, the lovely Nessa of Sewing Empire  has nominated me for a Liebster blog award! Thanks Nessa! I had been nominated previously so I won,t go throught the process of nomi...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/01/liebster-award-take-2-and-projects-for.html

Hi! So, for the New Year My friends and I had an awesome day. We started off by going to see the latest Star Wars film, and then had a Moulin Rough theme party. All the ladies got dressed as canc...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2016/01/star-wars-and-moulin-rouge.html

Hi! Christmas has come and gone, and I still have a few parties to attend so it doesn't feel over yet! This year I got busy back n late september to make sure I would finish my Christmas presen...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2015/12/merry-belated-christmas-and-happy-new.html

Hi! Back in october I had a princess picnic with friends for my birthday. We all dressed up and had tea and cakes and enjoyed one of the last few warm days of the year. I wore my mum's regency op...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2015/12/princess-picnic-dickens-faire-and.html

Hi again! As promised, here is a little sideshow of our combined regency wardrobes for the Festival. We both also have the appropriate undergarments (not shown) maybe you can find a picture of t...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2015/09/regency-wardrobe.html

Hi! I just got back from my second time attending the Jane Austen festival in Bath, England. Once again, I had a lovely time dressing up, going to balls, and having lots of fun with all my Janeit...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2015/09/jane-austen-festival-2015.html

Hi! A lot of stuff has happened this summer. One big thing is that I have started doing live-action role-play. It's kind of like dungeons and dragons, but live, without dice. You create a charact...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2015/08/live-action-role-playing.html

Hi! I'm pretty much done with my Regency sewing for the Jane Austen festival! A few months back I wasn't sure if I would be able to finish in time, but here I am a whole 5 weeks ahead. All I've g...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2015/07/regency-wardrobe-and-getting-ready-for.html

Hi! It's been a while, hasn't it? Doesn't mean I haven't been busy in the sewing room! I'm almost down with our Regency wardrobes (will post about that more eventually). I've also been doing more...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2015/07/murder-mysteries-fairies-flappers-and.html

Hi! I posted recently about a green corset I made that was inspired by the costume of Princess Fiona in Shrek The Musical. Well, I had some green cotton gauze left, and I decided to make a dress ...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2015/05/fiona-dress.html

Hi! I've been trying out medieval role-play (also known as ''Grandeur Nature'' in french). Some friends of mine invited me to try it out and turns out I had a great time! My costume was a co-cr...

http://fairyfingers.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-medieval-roleplay-costume-with-asian.html