Capes, Cats, and Halloween

I've finally finished my cape/skirt set! I decided about 2 months ago I wanted a cape for fall. My first attempt, using a pattern I found online, was a complete failure. I decided to draft my own pattern instead and I couldn't be more pleased with the results. I bought this lovely thick cotton plaid material on sale (it took me ages to get all the plaid lined up properly!) and I used a super soft faux fur for the lining.

The skirt is an adaptation of this skirt (free from BurdaStyle). I also made a matching collar but I didn't wear it today since the blouse I wore already had a collar.

I wore it to a Christmas craft sale at my moms church today. My mother bought me several Christmas gifts including a lovely handmade quilt. We also bought plenty of baked goods and jam, and attended the high tea they were hosting. I have never had such good scones in all my life!! I really should have taken some pictures but I was too busy stuffing my face.

And as promised, here is my final Halloween costume. The only change I made was instead of wearing a hat I wore a white "maid's cap". Britt dressed up as a cat, using the ears I made her. We had a great evening handing out candy, knitting, and watching Arsenic and Old Lace (aren't we cool? haha).

Please ignore my cat's giant bed in the background...

Kitty cats LOVE chocolate mochas with extra chocolate ;)

Speaking of cats, my own kitty wanted to be in my outfit photos today. Isn't she a cutie? She has gotten rather whiny in her old age and needs frequent cuddles.

That's All.

Some Awards and Forgotten Photos

First off I would just like to thank Presley from Young Vintage Girl for passing on these three awards to me. I've done quite a few awards lately so I won't pass these along, but I just wanted to give a big thank you for these awards! I really appreciate it :)

Exams have been taking up most of my time lately. I wake up, I study, I go to bed. Not very exciting. However I was looking through the files on my computer last night and I noticed there are quite a few photos I planned on using for my blog but for one reason or another never did. I suspect this is common among bloggers. Since I have nothing better to post at the moment, here are some photos that never quite made it to the blog. 

 This one my friend took a looonnnggg time ago. 

 Aren't these bookends fabulous? They were given to me by my grandma who got them in the 1940's.

 This is from last fall. I love this 1940's (?) dress but it very fragile so I don't wear it very often anymore.

 I loved this outfit but was unable to get a decent picture of it. My friend said I looked like Minnie Mouse. I chose to take that as a compliment.

 Isn't it cute? This was the last knitting project I completed before the weather became too warm to knit. I love knitting stuffed animals. Too bad I don't know any young children to give them to... 

 Some forget-me-not's I dried and framed.

 This outfit is actually only from a few weeks ago but I forgot to post it. The skirt is made by me, the sweater is from Winners, and all the accessories are vintage. 

 A great hair day from a year ago. 

 This was my "uniform" when I waitressed the Victorian Teas at the Bowmanville museum last summer. Although it was really, really too warm for a summers day, I did LOVE that outfit!

 My very first time wearing Ruby Woo lipstick by MAC!

This is a cute little 1960s dress I picked up last year. 

My cat trying to sleep :) 

That's All.

Easter Weekend

Happy Easter everyone! I was home this weekend so I have lots of pictures to share (of varying degrees of quality...)

Well spring is officially here! The flowers are starting to bloom in the garden. I didn't have space to upload too many pictures but here is one of my favourites from the weekend.

Here are a couple of pictures from Easter Sunday. I was wearing one of the dresses my grandma gave me. It looked stunning but unfortunately the pictures don't show it very well :(

I went to church and sat with my grandmother. After the service she showed me off to all her friends. "This is my granddaughter and she is wearing MY dress".

There was one super cute old man that came up to me and said "Sorry, but I am already married".

My weekend project was fixing up this old shelf. Well technically it was the top of an old broken bird-feeder but I thought it would make a cute shelf (my dad thought I was crazy lol). Right now it is sitting on top of my other shelf. It may not stay there but I like it. It was a worn country look to it.

The best part of going home? Seeing my Catsy!!!

That's all for today :)