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July 18, 2012
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On sale for today only (or until I decide to bring these back for good)…our Ms. Ward bookplates!  Just add a little paste, your John Hancock and stick them in your favorite books.  $11 for a set of 8.  <3

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June 06, 2012
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Ellen Terry’s Victorian Beetle Wing Dress

Hand-embroidered with beetle wings for her part as Lady Macbeth.

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April 28, 2011
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As anyone who has seen our Ms. Ward pattern can attest—we love bugs.  It is thus with GREAT GUSTO that we applaud interior designer Brad Ford with his deliciously perfect floral- and bug-themed wallpaper…accentuated with real insects. 

Ms. Ward in “Mantis”

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