Green Turtle in Silver Flowers on Indigo Book and glass bead buttons complete

and glass bead buttons complete the dress

This hand-stitched Victorian paper gown is based on an American dress from ca

with pale blue Mizutama watermark tissue laid over a pale shimmering green to imitate the silk of the original dress

I layered Japanese mizutama watermark tissue in dark rose over a shimmering lilac paper

held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 1980

Green Turtle in Silver Flowers on Indigo Book and glass bead buttons completeThe green turtle may seem morose, but thats just the way nature designed them. They can be found happily hanging out (though you wouldnt know it to look at them) in shallow lagoons, nibbling on sea grasses. The only thing that makes them sad is that they are endangered. For that reason (and also, you probably dont have a lagoon), you cant take them home as pets. How about consoling yourself with one of my stitched paper green turtles, instead? Based