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I just made a map to add all my friends on Ning. So add your pin to the map please. It's free.

Today I got an new email just for us. It's velvetvixens@gmail.com. And I'm working on keeping a chatroom open on ETSY called Velvet Vixens. We had 3 people this morning, but sadly, the other two had to race off to work. (There's that four letter word again).

I fell asleep last night reading a book on sewing alterations, and woke up dreaming about Renaissance costuming. I really want to make a leather bodice out of leather scraps I got at a st

Time to start planning for those Halloween costumes and Day of the Dead celebrations. I revamped the article I wrote about making Halloween costumes here: http://hubpages.com/_l6f64eotqm13/hub/Make_a_Halloween_costume

The photo at the top is my daughter. She painted her own face. Can you believe it? She's uber talented.

You just have to be good at repurposing and recyling things. It helps to know how to sew and beg borrow or steal a sewing machine. Now, keep your eyes peeled for those gorgeous ball gowns at your local thrift store or bizarre. Be ready to remake a hat that looks fab but a bit shabby. It's amazing what you can do with some glitter and feathers and appliques.

If you don't know how to sew, enlist a friend to do a trade with you. They sew you a corset and you weed their garden.

Or h

If you answer yes to most of these statements, you are most likely the kind of person that will get a lot out of this group.

1. You like to turn heads when you walk down the street.

2. You have a thing for corsets.

3. At least one pair of fishnet stockings is in your dresser.

4. You own some killer high heels.

5. Hats are glorious!

6. You prefer fabrics that make you want to pet them.

7. You are willing to wear a different look each day.