The Coroner Makes a Call.... And All is Well!. (Nobody has died in the making of this Post)

Hello Dhaaarlings...

Don't Panic!

It's just the "Munchkinland Coroner"

Remember this?

Well Princess has her own take on the Coroners Robes...

I think that it should do the job... Don't you?

All I need now.... is to find a midget to put it on!

In the meantime whilst I'm off hunting for one...

Here's something nice to look at....

Bottom's up Darlings....

The Birds Are Gathering....

Hello Dhaaarlings...

There's a murder of Crows starting to hang out about the Palais...

and they are starting to get about in little black Tuxedo Jackets...

and soon they will even have wings...

And when teamed with some...

Striped Socks and 3/4 length pants

They should look faboo!

Too good for a kids stage show darlings!

The Princess and the Mushroom....

Hello Darlings...

I have some photos of the Mushroom, the Caterpillar and the Butterfly that  I talked to you about in yesterdays post...

And here they are...

I'm almost ready for a well earned champagne...

And a very long sleep Darlings...

and yes Darlings...

That is Princess in the middle photo!

Petticoat Junction....

Hello Dhaaarlings...

Princesses Palais has turned into a veritable 

Petticoat Junction!

I kid you not...

I have been buried under a pile of Gathered Tulle all weekend with 5 full circle petticoats now completed

and the "Lead Flower" gowns are almost ready for their final fittings...

They don't look all that great as yet, hung on hangers...

But I'm hoping that by Monday coming they will look just fabulous on the girls that are wearing them.

The initial fitting session was a hoot yesterday and the girls were extremely excited.... none ever having worn a petticoat (how do we put this on?) or frock similar....

The Empress is dab hand with a pin or two, so she and another friend and I pinned up a storm... 

The girls were most impressed with the gowns given that the last fitting was done with toile's made from calico

(Their little faces weren't so excited when I handed them one each of them to try on last time... )

There are only 2 weeks to go before publicity will be on deck to take some photos.

I'm meeting with the Milliner on Friday to make sure that the flower hats are stable and secure enough so as not to fall off during the dancing routines.

So... for now it's back to the Phaff Darlings....

When is a Butterfly Not?...

Hello Dhaaarlings....

As I was telling you all the other day... I have been working on some very individual costumes for the cast members of a local school production of

 Alice in Wonderland...

The Kids wearing them designed them themselves and princess has managed to bring them to life!

So... Here's the Question... 

"When is a butterfly not?"....

When it's a "Bread 'n' Butterfly" of course!

Smeared with lashings of Vegemite...

or when it's a....

"Spotty Moth with green legs!"

Or it doesn't fly at all...

Because?

It's a Venus Fly-trap!

I just hope I don't have to create a "Rocking-Horse Fly" so that the Venus Fly trap has some prey!