Pretty in Grey?

Or Fifty Shades of Pink.

(Actually, 50 Shades of Pink

sounds like a

much kinkier book.

But I digress)

Steampunk Rabbit is going along nicely.

Here she is in her

pin tucked blouse.

I've left the front in simple pin tucks

as she'll have something Steampunky

around her neck

and I didn't want it to disappear

in a mass of frothy lace. 

What I did have for her blouse

is some absolutely perfect

insertion lace

I won in a giveaway from Mina!

See more of the goodies here.

Since then, I''ve had to tread water for a bit.

Steampunk Rabbit

is to be dressed in 

black and white and silver.

The monochrome palette 

is ideal for different textures, 

so I wanted to give her a lace skirt.

I ordered some 

lovely black and white lace.

(Yes, this is their image

but under the circumstances...)

Isn't it pretty?

I was so excited when it arrived.

And it is lovely lace.

Black and PINK

lovely lace.

Bother!

I can't make the jacket 

until I have the right lace

for the skirt.

So off I went on the hunt again.

And today I got my new lace.

It's perfect.

It's a very, very dark grey,

with simple embroidery in silvery grey

and satin-stitched roses

of white and  grey.

All crunchy texture and subtle shades.

Are there fifty of them?

Let me get my riding crop

and you can count.

Alright, Mr De Mille,

I'm ready for my close-up

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