I tried to make Victorian Otto of Roses. The 1840s recipe says to ‘steep the rose buds or leaves in pure water, and collect the floating oil.’ Continue reading Victorian Otto Of Roses Tutorial
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Homemade Elderflower Cordial Recipe
Elderflower cordial is perfect for hot summer days because it’s refreshing and cooling. Elderflower cordial was made since the Roman times, and it’s easy and cheap to make at home. My recipe is for elderflower syrup which will be diluted with water later. Continue reading Homemade Elderflower Cordial Recipe
Edwardian Rice Face Powder Recipe
Today I made my own translucent face powder with rice flour. Edwardian women and women of the 1920s often powdered their face with rice powder (1910s Poudre de Riz Face Powder Box). Continue reading Edwardian Rice Face Powder Recipe
DIY Twig Hair Stick – Tutorial
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make your own wooden hair stick with twigs! Twig hairsticks are so easy and fast to make – and they cost practically nothing. They’re also a wonderful DIY gift. Continue reading DIY Twig Hair Stick – Tutorial
DIY Beautiful Tassel – Tutorial
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make this decorative tassel. Continue reading DIY Beautiful Tassel – Tutorial
How To Make Rice Flour – For Cooking Or Makeup
I made my own rice flour for an Edwardian face powder recipe. But this rice flour can also be used for cooking and baking. It takes some time to make rice flour at home, but it’s softer than store-bought rice flour. Continue reading How To Make Rice Flour – For Cooking Or Makeup
Lilac Flower Sugar
Because I love lilacs, I tried to make lilac sugar with fresh lilac flowers. Last year I tried to infuse sugar with layers of fresh lilac flowers, but the sugar didn’t taste of lilacs. So this year I ground fresh lilac petals together with granulated sugar in a mortar. The sugar has a really pretty lilac color when it’s fresh. But as soon as the sugar is dried, it’s just brown, and even the fresh sugar doesn’t have a lilac scent or taste. For a lilac taste it works much better to infuse syrup or milk with lilac flowers.
White Crochet Lace Summer Hat
I used scraps of my DIY crochet lace skirt (made from a crochet lace tablecloth) to make this pretty summer hat. I zigzagged the lace scraps together and stiffened the hat with millinery wire and transparent nylon cord. Then I trimmed the hat with my DIY silk and rayon flowers. Here I’m wearing the crochet lace hat with my 1920s afternoon lace dress.
DIY Jeans Sun Hat
I love it when I can upcycle old clothes into something useful! 😀 And I especially like it when it’s an easy project that just takes some minutes, like this denim sun hat! Continue reading DIY Jeans Sun Hat
DIY White Crochet Summer Backpack
I love the beachy look of a white crochet lace tote bag! 😀 For my nautical crochet bag, I used white cotton yarn and silver wire to make rings for the drawstring closure. Continue reading DIY White Crochet Summer Backpack