The Edwardian era covers the short reign of King Edward VII and lasted from 1901 to 1910. It was an era of luxury with elegant dresses, expensive fabrics and trimmings. Even lingerie was lavishly trimmed with rows of lace for the first time in history! Moreover, Edwardian fashion was characterized by the new S-bend corset, … Continue reading 1900-1909 Edwardian Fashion Timeline
This hidden clover cake is naturally colored with sunflower seeds! Sunflower seeds contain chlorogenic acid which turns dark green in an alkaline environment.
The ‘door was thrown open leading into the great exhibition-room. Here was a magnificent Christmas-tree hung all over with colored wax tapers; here were tables covered with white cloths, and glittering from head to foot with the most bewitching doll-babies, work-boxes, card-cases, silk dresses, rattles, penny whistles, shawls, sashes, drawing-implements, and I don’t know what … Continue reading The Victorian Christmas Tree
‘It was the afternoon of Christmas eve. The weather was delightfully mild for the season, and the sky was without a cloud. The streets of Philadelphia were unusually crowded, and the whole appearance of the city was gay and animated. The fancy stores were resplendent with elegant ribbons, laces, scarfs, and reticules, and the shops … Continue reading Victorian Store-Bought Christmas Presents
Make beautiful snow covered candle jars with things you already have in your kitchen! These jars look like they are covered with freshly fallen snow. You can use them as wintry luminaries or snow frosted vases. Snow covered mason jar oil lamps are an quick and easy holiday craft and great as last-minute Christmas gift!
Make an eco-friendly DIY oil lamp from scratch with supplies that you already have at home! All you need is vegetable oil, cotton string, some wire and a tin can. It takes less than 5 minutes to turn an empty tin can into this DIY oil lamp!
Aren’t these felt heart ornaments cute? All you need for these DIY felt heart ornaments is leftover broadcloth or wool felt and yarn in red and white. This is a quick Christmas craft: It takes just a couple of minutes to make one felt heart.
It’s already day 11 of my Advent Calendar. Today we’ll make mini yarn wreath Christmas tree ornaments. You’ll just need two things: curtain rings and yarn – no glue: I’ll show you how to finish the mini wreaths without glue or a knot. It takes some time till the rings are wrapped completely, but it’s … Continue reading Mini Yarn Wreath Christmas Ornaments
Do you love rustic christmas decor? Then I have the tutorial for you: Grab a piece of wood and make these easy and cute Christmas ornaments!
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make stars with orange peel. You can make a garland with orange peel stars or use them to decorate your Advent wreath. I’ll use them for a recipe in an upcoming project of my Advent Calendar. So stay tuned! You’ll need: orange star cookie cutter knife