Is it Spring Yet?

I am getting mighty sick of winter! It is almost April but the weather forecast predicts snow next week! Oh well, I am just going to stay inside and start working on some new dresses for spring. After a very stressful week of calculating finances for my next school term and signing a lease for next term, I am in need of some relaxing evenings spent by my sewing machine. I figure making new spring clothes should also save a fair amount of money and use up some fabric in my stash.

So for some spring clothing inspiration, here are some pictures from a 1938 Spring Edition of Butterick: (By the way, the DIY tutorial will hopefully be coming next week. I just haven't had time to take pictures yet. Sorry!)

That's All.

War Paintings

Whew, what a week! I have started working at the museum again (I am a co-op student so I have an odd school-work schedule) as of Monday. As much as I loved working there, I was hoping to get something a little more relevant to my program. Also the commute is killing me. It just isn't natural to be up so much earlier than the sun!

I had no idea what to post about, so I ended up flipping through some of my old magazines for inspiration. I came across a set of pictures I hadn't seen before. They were all prints of paintings from WW2. I found them very captivating so I thought I would share a couple with you. My scanner doesn't do them justice!The last one is my favourite. I am seriously considering having a print made for my room.

Just a reminder, there is still time left on my giveaway so leave me a comment on the previous post!