Vintage Lace Capelet

Hey!


I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.


I mentioned through the week that I was going to make a new style Autumn cape but I haven't had chance to go fabric shopping but I did manage to make a little Capelet with some leftover 1950's lace from the wedding dress I made recently. I would have preferred to have made it just a few inches longer but this was literally all that was left and there is also a teeny little hole but as it's just for myself, I really don't mind.


There are lots of different ways to make a simple Capelet like this but I just cut a half circle and then a smaller one on the inside and finished it by adding a matching tie. This could easily be changed to satin ribbon or pretty much anything you like! If you would like more information on how to make this, please just get in touch.

I also finally got round to sorting through my little lady's book collection. She has so many and most of them are passed down from her Brother Felix (his Elmer days are over, in his mind!)

I have decided to keep most of them in the the family bookcase but made her three of these simple mini bookshelves from scrap wood we had. I saw the idea on Pinterest but decided to pretty them up with some vintage fabric and lace trim. Ok, we can only fit a few books in each but we have decided on a little 'Library roleplay' each week so she will be swapping and changing them about so her choice will always be different. To see the original idea over on Pinterest please click HERE.

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