Inspiration! Peacock Feathers.

I know, I know, hardly original.

HOWEVER: Peacock feathers match pretty closely with the colors of the Blackwatch tartan* for the kilts, so bada boom, bada bing, I have some sort of inspirational item to work with, perhaps, when it comes to dress colors for the ladies. And to the flowers, maybe? And to some kind of hairpiece?

Plus the location I have now secured (well, secured with a contract in my inbox but not yet signed or paid for, anyway) is a little bit orchard/barnyard/nature abounds near by/ish, which always reminds me of the Peacocks that used to live nearby... well nearby someplace that I can't remember right now. Wow, brain. Wow. It was some house where I, like, lived. Or my Dad lived? Oh my god, I can't remember. Jeezus.

Anyway, Peacocks remind me of that. And also of Art Deco designs, which will not be featured prominently (my idea of Old Timey is more Depression-era Thirties than Post-Roaring Twenties Deco Thirties) but may sneak in a bit, you never know, because I'm me and that's how I (un)roll.

I'm also twirling the idea of thistles around in my clearly loose brain. They are so adorably prickly. (Like us). Though they are much more impractical for things like boutonnières (wow, did I just spell that right? GO BRAIN! Wait, no I didn't, I didn't make that pretty little accent. Dammit.) and bouquets and decor and the like. Not so adorable when jabbing into skin. (Like us).

Anyway, things are moving along. Now if I do well at this job interview on Monday I might actually have the ducats to pay for some of this jazz. Wish me luck!


*Which I think we might have found a rental resource from which to procure for $50 per kilt or $100 for the whole outfit, which is INSANE (in a good way - a good kilt is $400 bux! A crap kilt that you make yourself still costs $100 in materials alone!). But I need to order one and see if it's the real deal, or one of those aforementioned crap or lady skirts from Godknowswhere.