A disgrace to the forces of evil

It took awhile but Momma has finally found all of the components for her My homage to Maleficent. 

For those who have been living under a rock, Malificent was the evil fairy and self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" in Walt Disney Pictures 16th animated moving picture Sleeping Beauty in 1959.

Maleficent was based upon the evil fairy godmother character in Charles Perrault's fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty," as well as the villainess who appeared in the Brothers Grimm later version of the story, "Little Briar Rose."

The character was well-named Maleficent, an adjective which means "doing evil or harm," the antonym of beneficent which means "doing good or causing good to be done."

The fire caused Maleficent-approved chaos. I think Momma found the dress she made first, but it took awhile to find Both boots, the purple dragon-scale gauntlets crocheted by Momma's friend Jen, and the Magnificent Horned Headpiece made years ago by Party With Felt. 

The headpiece had to be washed and reshaped on a soda can, but I think it looks Good as New. 

Party With Felt no longer has an Etsy shop, but check out her website, Sweet Pea Kidz, at www.spktoo.com

Free-for-all

Momma is in tears . . . or nearly so. 

While going through stuff tonight she found a bag filled with Doll Clothes she made before the fire for her Greta Garb-Oh! shop. 

Skirts and dresses She thought had literally gone up in flames. 

They're a little smoky, but they should be fine after washing and airing. 

Momma does not feel comfortable selling items that MIGHT smell a little smoky, so We are offering them to You for Free. 

The nine Mexican-style skirts only need a waistband closure and they are ready to go. (They were made with Josefina in mind.)

The three Nancy Drew fabric dresses need their linings sewn down, then snaps or buttons attached to the back. 

Please let us know if you are interested in a skirt or dress in the comments and we'll make arrangements. 

Thank you for all of your support: for Me, for Momma, for Momma's Etsy shop, and for the Entire Family after the fire. 

Wakanda forever!

I am really, really hoping that Momma will take my Big Sister and I to see the new Marvel Comics moving picture, Black Panther, tomorrow. 

In Black Panther, T'Challa returns home as king of Wakanda, but finds his sovereignty challenged by a long-time adversary, in a conflict with Global Consequences.

I am excited about the new moving picture, but I am thrilled that I discovered a new Seamstress and Metalsmith for 18" Vinyl Americans because of it!

Not only does Nina make amazing (and sassy!) items for her Etsy shop, Small Scale Styles, but her dolls are sassy, too

For example, check out this dialogue two of her dolls (in the photo above) had Thursday on Instagram:

Cedric: I've got on my tshirt and I'm ready. Are you ready for the Black Panther premiere tonig...ok...You're more than ready.

Brown Betty: Wakanda for life!

Cedric: I don't think they're going to allow that spear into the movie theater, Betty.

Brown Betty: But it's for your protection, my king. And my name is Okoye.

Cedric: ...

Stayed tuned for more posts this week about Nina and her Etsy shop.  (You can get Cedric's Black Panther inspired graphic T-shirt there!)

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SmallScaleStyles

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smallscalestyles