A few weeks before Halloween, I made a call and made an even cheekier request to one of the world’s nicest ladies. Her name is Shauna. We’d never met, but I knew she had to be great because she is Vickie Cutler’s best bud. Here’s how our conversion went:

Me: “Um…would you make a Queen Victoria costume for me? I know that it is only two weeks until Halloween and all, but will you?”

Shauna: Of course, I will do that for you. Do you have fabric? If not I will run right out and get some for you! I will buy you the lace and line the dress, and DON’T YOU DARE PAY ME.”

She didn’t even know me and this is what she was willing to do for me!!!

When she spoke one could hear a faint choir in the back ground. 🙂

I thought perhaps I had died and was having the conversation with an angel.

I overnight-ed her some raw silk my mom bought me when we were last together in the garment district. Showed her some photos of images from the film, The Young Victoria.

Here is what she sent to us!

Ah, you want to see details, do you NOT? You would like to see this work of art more closely?

The broach was my Nan’s and the hat is something my mom bought for me when I was in high school from Laura Ashley Mother Child, long before I had a child. But my mom knows me so well and that I would look after that hat until it was needed. Also, the blue sash comes from my mom and her noble efforts to help me in my creative endeavors

A close up of Shauna’s lace.

I put her in these gray polka dot tights and gray slippers

It couldn’t be any more perfect!

And it is lined and every last stitch is meticulous. It makes me want to weep!

I wish you could have seen her walking up to school, she seemed like a queen!

Thank you, Shauna you are simply, “the best”!

And yes, I remember that I have other children, who also wore Halloween costumes and trick or treated 🙂

Clara was Cinderella.

Ellis was a toasty little butter ball of a baby, or in other words, he was “himself” for Halloween.

We had a crazy snow storm here which meant that Halloween was not celebrated here until the first weekend in November. Which is part of the reason this post has taken so long to get itself up.

Anyway, a belated Happy Halloween to one and all!