The Sweet Violet Blog
Vintage Inspired Cold Spring Outfits
As we move into the end of winter, I have been watching excitedly as the first snowdrops have started to blossom and I can see a few daffodil shoots coming out in...
Vintage Inspired Cold Spring Outfits
As we move into the end of winter, I have been watching excitedly as the first snowdrops have started to blossom and I can see a few daffodil shoots coming out in...
Sewing a Regency Evening Gown - Available in 31...
For the last 12 years, I have been making vintage-inspired clothing, but recently I made the momentous decision (at least momentous to me) to branch out into historical clothing as...
Sewing a Regency Evening Gown - Available in 31...
For the last 12 years, I have been making vintage-inspired clothing, but recently I made the momentous decision (at least momentous to me) to branch out into historical clothing as...
A Day at Colonial Williamsburg
One of my favorite places anywhere is Colonial Williamsburg. It has everything I could want - historic buildings, cottage gardens and lots of historical reenactors running around in 18th century...
A Day at Colonial Williamsburg
One of my favorite places anywhere is Colonial Williamsburg. It has everything I could want - historic buildings, cottage gardens and lots of historical reenactors running around in 18th century...
A Visit to Chatham Manor
One of my favorite gardens in Virginia is at Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg on the banks of the Rappahannock River. The manor house and grounds are owned by the US...
A Visit to Chatham Manor
One of my favorite gardens in Virginia is at Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg on the banks of the Rappahannock River. The manor house and grounds are owned by the US...
Attempts at a Cottagecore Still Life
Just a quick post today to show some of the still life photos I've been working on.In the 1980s, I had a hard copy Crabtree and Evelyn catalog, that I...
Attempts at a Cottagecore Still Life
Just a quick post today to show some of the still life photos I've been working on.In the 1980s, I had a hard copy Crabtree and Evelyn catalog, that I...
Birthday Stay at Keswick Hall
My birthday always seems to fall during the hottest week of the year, so this year I decided to do the only thing you can do when it's hot and...
Birthday Stay at Keswick Hall
My birthday always seems to fall during the hottest week of the year, so this year I decided to do the only thing you can do when it's hot and...