Jenny La Fleur

I've posted the pics from Twelfth Night on my site here:

Twelfth Night 2007

And a stealth video B took of Brooke teaching us how to Charleston. :>
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Okay the Costume page (indexing all the diaries) is now updated... I don't think I've forgotten any projects.

After some investigating the damage seems to be minimal, just the main index pages (costume, events, study, log, Titanic etc.). The biggest loss is the log archive, as there is no way I can reconstruct that, but I daresay life will go on without it.

The unfortunate event apparently occured last week when I went to download select pages from the server to my computer (my way of backing them up). Instead I did the opposite, uploading the old (backed-up) versions to the server and losing the new. Thank goodness I didn't make that mistake when backing up the diaries or Titanic doll pages - I would have died!

I guess the lesson is once again to back up files OFTEN. You'd think I would have learned by now... :>

I didn't feel like pleating tonight so instead a new look for my LJ, to better reflect my desire for autumn! Apples, sweaters, crisp air, warm sunlight and reading in front of the woodfire… *taps foot* Come on - hurry up and get here!!!

Also, a bit of matchy-matchy with my site. Seemed like a good idea at the time... :>

Oh yes! Last night at dance class I was able to flip through 18th Century Embroidery Techniques. *clutches heart* Oh. My. Gosh. It was a struggle to keep the drool off the book!

Gorgeous! And not only full of period inspiration but line draws of the designs, the stitches used and other helpful info on period techniques. I also loved that there were full line drawings of the garments the embellishment is on. I mean those are drool worthy by themselves! High quality all the way around, similar to Costume Close-Up and Historical Fashion in Detail – only for embroidery.

I.Must.Have!!!! It’s so cruel of Amazon to advertise it for $15 but say it’s not available yet!! I might just have to break down and get it somewhere for more – I want it now!!


Also, I stayed up far too late doing it but I’ve updated my website. I’ve updated the current diaries and added some pics to the red stripe gallery. I also found a way to streamline the site a bit more by combining the diary and gallery pages into one. The other way was confusing to me, I don’t know about anyone else. Now at a glance you can see all my projects and whether they have a diary or a précis (short description or abstract).

In future expect to see more précis than diaries. I just don't have the time for full on diaries like I used to. Also most of my projects are simply new versions or building from projects I've already done diaries on. A diary for every covered hat or robe l'Anglaise just isn't necessary nor practical.

I've updated my site with a reinstated the diary for my Quilted Petticoat now that I have begun that project again in earnest. I've also finished updating the format on the Titanic Doll pages. *throws confetti*

The only good thing about being sick... brainless web pages are fun. :>

Just finished updating the site with all the Ren pics. Details from the Log below:

August 30 2004
I'm back from the Ren Faire and have lots of pics to post!
Gallery updated: Ren Faire 2004 page added to the Dress Up gallery.
Journals updated: new entries and pics in Faire Garb. The outfit and diary are now officially complete.
Journals updated: new pics in Elvish Blues. Pics of Bridget in the gown.

I haven't done much sewing this week. Okay, so make that haven’t done any sewing. Motivation issues mostly. I have been working on the Faire Garb eyelets tonight though. I'm proud of me. I've got almost half of the wretched things done already. I just finished watching FOTR (started at dinner and continued with eyelets). I thought I would take a little break, by hopping on the computer, before I popped The Two Towers in. I love those movies!

Instead of sewing this week, I've mostly been messing about with my site. Once a year or so, I get the urge to change something on every single page just for the heck of it. I really need help. This year’s totally un-necessary project is to change the text color (from cream to white and vice versa for the links), as well as re-organize some of the filing. Picture lots of new little .gif files and slight coding changes to every single page. So make that, I really need professional help. Anyway... the only thing of substance I'm doing is updating the links. I'm almost done with all that madness, just the dress diaries to go. I'll post here when it's actually uploaded.

In other news…
We have fake hair! I just thought you needed to know that. *smirk* Bridget and I finally made it to Sally’s and got the hair for her Elvish extensions and my Ren-do. We've only been trying to get to it for a month. *sigh* Simple things can be very hard when your sis works a night job.

Looks like we probably won't have an opportunity to do the trial run of her hair before the Faire. Mine will have to wait until the day of the Faire too. It makes me a little nervous but not much I can do. She doesn't have another day off before she quits for school and then we will be running around trying to shop and move her into the dorm. Ack! It will make that morning more exciting I guess. :>

That's all for now I think... yep. I’m ready to face more eyelets and TT. Or at least a few more eyelets and part of TT. :>

*trots off to carry on with eyelet fun* :>

First - thank you so much everyone for your impute and extremely helpful comments on my format dilemma. You all are the greatest! Option three seems to be the overwhelming preference so that is what I will be going with. It's actually the easiest for me to maintain too. I love it! :>

I'm just about ready to upload the pages on my site. I'll probably have the time to do the uploading, inevitable code fixing, newsletter writing and shameless plugging on message boards tonight. :> For now I'm putting up the info here (so I have it in both places). The pockets are the only thing I have started so the rest is basic notes, mostly for my reference at this point. I apologize for messing up your friend's pages with tons of entries but it’s the easiest way for me to keep it all organized at this point... I won't make it a habit I promise! *grin*

I spent most of today working on my site. I noticed this morning that I hadn’t updated the Rohan dress diary with LJ entries for 3 weeks. Bad webmistress! I'm going to have to set aside a day and time to check that the dress diaries on the site are up-to-date with reality each week or it won't get done. Maybe Sundays evenings would work. Most of what I worked on, the 18th century project, is not uploaded yet. Still tweaking and adding info...

I had a chance to cut out that black skirt and the pocket today too. I cut out a square of fabric and marked the cutting lines anyway. I'll run a large running stitch around the marks so they won't fade as I embroider. It's so much easier to use a hoop before the actual shape is cut!

I also, like a good girl, pulled out the Rohan dress and finished applying the second row of trim along the neckline. I think it needs another row though. *sigh* It's about 3½ hours work per row. It's moments like these when I wish I weren't such a perfectionist about the little things. :P