Giraffe in Florentine Greens 1920s and 1930s dress and accented with glass beads

and accented with glass beads

with silver tissue on the bodice and an overlay of Japanese tissue to imitate the sheer layer of silk tulle on the original

My little paper darlings are based on a 1792 illustration from Bewick’s ‘A General History of Quadrupeds’

This corset is based on a design from the 1886 spring and summer catalogue of New York department store B

These chanterelles are identified as poisonous 'Cantharellus aurantiacus' (aka the False Chanterelle)

Giraffe in Florentine Greens 1920s and 1930s dress and accented with glass beadsBased on an 1824 illustration of the Giraffe femelle from Histoire Naturelle Des Mammiferes : Avec Des Figures Originales, Coloriees, Dessinees D'apresdes Animaux Vivans. The giraffe is 4. 75 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Italian paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.