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My name is Mary Ruth Anderson (My nickname is Essie) and I’m a blogger that focuses on illustration, sewing, and nature photography. I currently live in Arizona.

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    2023 Arizona Renaissance Festival- Plans for Attending and No Costume Plans

    Hi everyone! This weekend will be the first weekend the Arizona Renaissance Festival will be open. It is usually open for two months, so there are plenty of opportunities to attend. For many years, I would attend at least one…

    By essieofwho February 3, 2023
  • Belle,  Costume,  Disney,  My Blog,  Sewing

    Making Belle’s Beauty and the Beast Live Action Movie Yellow Ballgown Part 2: The Fabric

    A few years ago, after I decided to make Belle’s dress from the live action version of Beauty and the Beast, I decided to buy all the things I needed to make the dress. The major supply I needed to…

    By essieofwho February 15, 2022
  • Belle,  Costume,  Disney,  My Blog,  Sewing

    Making Belle’s Beauty and the Beast Live Action Movie Yellow Ballgown Part 1: The Pattern & How I’m Adding Sleeves

    In a previous post, I talked about making Belle’s yellow ballgown from the live action version of Beauty and the Beat. When I saw the dress, I, like a lot of people, didn’t like it. To me, it looked more…

    By essieofwho February 8, 2022
  • Belle,  Disney,  My Blog,  Quilting,  Sewing

    Future Sewing Projects: January 2022

    Hi everyone! I’ve been going through my fabric stash to see what I would like to work on and when I want to work on it. One of my sewing goals for the year is to put more effort into…

    By essieofwho January 19, 2022
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    5 Costumes I Would Like to Make in 2021

    It’s almost the end of July, but I would like to make something to wear for Halloween. I like to plan and make Halloween costumes early because my work load can be inconsistent, so there is always a chance I…

    By essieofwho August 9, 2021
  • Costume,  My Blog,  Sewing

    Takane Shijou’s Thank You Dress from Idolm@ster

    A Note Before Reading this Post… I wrote this post in April 2015, but never posted it because I wanted to make a few changes to the costume. In 2015, I did not go to Phoenix Comicon (Now known as…

    By essieofwho May 17, 2021
  • Arizona,  My Blog,  Photography

    Florence, Arizona Home Tour- February 2018- Part 23

    Well, today’s post is the last photographs I took while on the Florence Home Tour in Florence, Arizona. Although I wanted to take photographs of more exhibits in the Pinal County Historical Museum, it was difficult because the time I…

    By essieofwho December 23, 2020
  • Arizona,  My Blog,  Photography

    Florence, Arizona Home Tour- February 2018- Part 22

    Walking around the Pinal County Historical Museum, I found many things on display I either never saw before or haven’t seen in years. The museum has some very interesting things on display, and some not so nice things. Although this…

    By essieofwho December 22, 2020
  • Costume,  My Blog,  Patterns,  Sewing

    New McCall’s Costume Sewing Patterns for Spring/Summer 2020

    Hi everyone! After talking about the new costume sewing patterns from McCall’s patterns, I wanted to talk about the costume patterns that were new for the Spring and Summer 2020. I didn’t talk about them earlier because I didn’t have…

    By essieofwho August 26, 2020
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    New McCall’s Costume Sewing Patterns for August 2020

    Hi everyone! After my last sewing pattern themed post about the new rebranding of The McCall Pattern Company, I wanted to talk about something less investigative: McCall’s has new costume patterns. This collection of sewing patterns include two new Angela…

    By essieofwho August 20, 2020
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