Blogtoberfest Day 13 - The Self Portrait

I didn't even need to photoshop my head off - this photo is completely unedited. Hooray for my headless photography skills.

Do you think that it might be an omen that we're having a Blogtoberfest Self Portrait day on the 13th? Hope no-one is too superstitious!

Anyhow, on with today's story.....

I had a little shopping and afternoon tea adventure on Monday, so yesterday I decided to glam it up a bit and wear my new dress, my lovely bright red tights, my dorothy shoes (along with one of my brooches of course).

I decided in the afternoon that I needed a photo of my new dress, so I took a few self portraits right before the sky darkened and the storm hit..... and then I read Tinniegirls post about today being self portrait day - fortuitous no????

I thought I might share some self portraits that I have actually included on the blog over the years. I can at least have a laugh then....

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My new shoes arrived in the post yesterday.....

In fact, I nearly tripped over them. I'd forgotten to put my garbage bin out on the street the night before and I heard the garbage truck hurtling down the street, so I grabbed a bag of rubbish and headed out the front door.

My lovely postie had jammed the postpak between my flywire door and my heavy door, and I wasn't watching where I was going (and I was wearing moccasins) ..... and it was very nearly an absolute disaster.

Today I'm celebrating not ending up with a broken ankle by wearing my new shoes - with trackie dacks (as you do).

I love a Fairytale

I don't know what it is about these beautiful Kokka fabrics, but I absolutely adore a teeny tiny fairytale print.

Usually when I buy new fabric, it sits in the stash for months on end before I actually get around to making anything with it..... but not this one.

I was itching to start cutting and stitching.

There's just something magical about a pair of shiny red shoes..... clicketty click