Brussels Toy Museum Part 3

by | Sep 1, 2016 | Archive, Travel

This is the third post about the Brussels Toy Museum check out the others here and here. I love these pink kitchen sets. Clearly an example of stereotyping in toys made for girls, the forming of sexual identity and the roles cut out for them by society! I love these...

New Furniture

by | Aug 30, 2016 | Archive, Collectables

I was on the lookout for this hutch since I saw one at my friend’s house. Lucky him he found it on the street! His was missing the glass and mirror though and mine had the edge cover removed and has been revarnished and restored. I have got all my precious...

Toile de Jouy

by | Aug 24, 2016 | Archive, Fashion, Higher the Hair, Illustration, Paris, Shopping

Here’s the new fabric that I created for Le Boudoir de Marie It’s based on a typically french fabric called Toile de Jouy. There is a museum in the suburbs of Paris that you can visit to learn more of it’s history. Musée de la Toile de Jouy. We did...

Brussels Toy Museum Part 2

by | Aug 18, 2016 | Archive, Travel

This is the second post about the Brussels Toy Museum, read the other post here. For young budding engineers and mechanics, here’s some gorgeous gears, chains and cogs: Here’s a photo of your’s truely after I shrunk myself down to fit in the mini...