Green Turtle in Silver Flowers on Indigo Hillwood The handbag is 4

The handbag is 4

This hand-stitched Victorian paper gown is based on an American mourning dress from 1872-1874

75 inches tall

as it differs from the swags of fabric often found all over Victorian bustle dresses (although I love those

it always looked blue to me in the photographs

Green Turtle in Silver Flowers on Indigo Hillwood The handbag is 4The 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