Happy Monday and Happy Christmas blog party everyone!I can't wait to start visiting other blogs to get a peek at your holiday traditions! I have no xmas decorations. Not one thing. When I sold my house in 2006, I sold everything in it as well. Everything. So now that I have a house again I...

I love paper stuff. Especially really nice illustrations. I scour thrift shops for old dictionaries and childrens books. Those things are really hard to find now, but you never know when you are going to get lucky. I used to have a TON of ephemera, I mean more than one person could ever craft with i...

I have been hard at work making beautiful things for my new website. Here are a few of my new jewelry designs. Hopefully tomorrow I will have them in my website store. I have a few smaller pieces and sweet little chokers coming soon! xoxo Dollybelle...

Announcing!! My new website! Dollybelle Atelier! It was beautifully designed by Cathy at Avalon Rose. I was so excited to share how it came out with all of you, that i couldn't wait another day. Right now there isn't really any of my work in the categories, but you can still check it out for it's be...

Inspired by the founder of the Bluebell Girls miss Margaret Kelly. The Bluebell Girls were a cabaret dance troop in 1930's Paris. Nowadays they look more like showgirls with beautiful costumes. Not much is written about Margaret Kelly, but in my own mind she was the Belle of the ball. I have capture...

This is the banner for my new website, Chrisitne Rose Elle Style! It was designed and put together by the amazing Amy from Amybug designs! She did such a beautiful job helping me with my ebay store and my blog graphics, that I had to have her do my Stylist website too!Unfortunately I don't really ha...

I have been going through the archives of some of the photo shoots I have done in the past! This is my favorite! I made all these clothes especially for this fun shoot shot by the wonderfully talented Marcy Maloy! I posted a few of these before, but just love them so much I wanted to post a few more...

Well, what a response! I hardly imagined that asking the simple question of whether or not I should cut up the cosy, would create such a reaction. Thank you all for your thoughts. Overwhelmingly the response was to cut the cosy, but for those of you who said don't cut, I've come up with something of...