Black Lace

If you've been paying attention, you'll know how much

I love working with lace.

Slumping, moulding and stitching it.

I loved the lace masks I saw in Venice.



 And made many permutations of headpieces that some of you might think

would suit Halloween, or any other frippery.

 I won't hear a bad word said.

Lovely house-models J and L, both agree.





 This week I have taken to making a series of sculpted hearts.

Not sure where they are going, but it'll be

vertical, stemming somehow from a larger heart shaped base.

 I'll have to call some engineers.

 Each one is carefully stitched around a piece of heart-shaped covered wire.

I'll keep you posted.



In other news, this pink peony lovely (below left) is off to the Melbourne Cup!

Australia's biggest horse race.

 It's found its forever home through The Hat Box.

 Still wishing I was prattling on about Paris?

Me, too.