Crisp white dresses full of marvelous details aren’t just for summer. They are equally charming in the winter, especially around the holidays!
Snowy winter woods…
Tucks and wide broderie anglaise, on a large enough scale that one or the other would have to be chosen as the decorative element on the skirt of a dress
A simple white wool with hand embroidered hemline.
Sheer white cotton with multiple rows of lace insertion.
White!
Rows upon rows of tucks with an eyelet hemline.
Creamy white with a ruffle bordered with lace insertion
ice and vanilla
This morning we woke to the sight of millions of tiny snow flakes filling the air, falling, falling all through the morning… Bring nature’s perfect Christmas decoration.
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A clean unbroken stretch of snow.
The reds and greens of our Christmas landscape…
Ready for wiinter with firewood stacked by the door.
A clean, peaceful view out my painting studio window.
Tack and tobacco barns…
The tobacco barn, 240+ winters…
The ultimate Christmas tree?
A simple boxwood wreath adorns the front door.
Two little Ismays, looking centuries old… I love them at this stage ❤
Snow “Mushrooms”
The sharp scent of pine in the air.
We are blessed with an abundance of rocks here in New England, which previous owners of our home put to good use. In this case as a truly outstanding pig pen.
Beeskeps sit on a covered shelf at the front of the painting studio.
Can you tell this wreath hangs on the door of my sewing studio? Strands of thread instead of tinsel dangle from it’s evergreen sprigs.
clap your hands!
The sewing studio tucked into it’s woodland home.
Snow covered painting studio.
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Izannah Walker Journal 