Raccoon in Yellow & Gold Morels Add a manly (yet whimsical)

Add a manly (yet whimsical) touch to your decor with this Victorian men’s sack jacket

or Common Hedgehog) from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

This darling little pinup dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper featuring red poppies and green leaves on a black background

It is made from chiyogami Japanese paper

The original dress is held by the Kyoto Costume Institute (accession AC1000 78-30-14)

Raccoon in Yellow & Gold Morels Add a manly (yet whimsical)I couldnt call myself a Torontonian if I didnt have a raccoon in my collection. It was surprisingly difficult to find a historic illustration of a raccoon that looked right, until I found this delightful (if slightly guilty looking) specimen in the 1918 book Wild Animals of North America: Intimate Studies of Big and Little Creatures of the Mammal Kingdom. The raccoon is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper,