My Mori Girl Beginnings......

I have been discovering so much since opening my little shop on etsy.  There is such a wonderful world full of beauty and style and my little laptop has brought me into the lives of so many wonderful people!!!! Since, "going over the hill", I decided that I would wear and dress the way that I wanted to, instead of  the general style of the neighborhood....It all started with my ankle, a weak ankle that I have had since 8th grade when I fell and ripped all of the muscles in it.  I have had problems with it for years, and a couple of years ago, I twisted it yet again, and at that moment, I decided never again!!!! I figured if Victorian women could live in lace up boots, well then so could I.  But, then a dilemma arose..what in the world does one wear with lace up roper cowboy boots???? I had ALWAYS loved the way that the young ladies of the Victorian and Edwardian age dressed, the layers, the lace, the little bloomers and hats and such, I mean what lady can resist Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables.    Then a wonderful thing happened....I found on pinterest a wonderful style that has taken those genres, put a wonderful and creative twist on them and sent them out onto the street, in has increased in popularity since the 1970's in Japan, and I absolutely feel in love..Mori Girl!!!! So sweet, lacy and oh so comfortable...and goes with my boots!!! hehehehehe  I started dressing in Mori Girl, and my family and friends like it.   My daughter says that I have finally found my style...and the funny thing is....I have always been this person...even my house is decorated in the romantic, loved vintage layered style.  Full of damask, lace, rose florals, tons of flowers, pink, needle point, vintage furniture, chandeliers, milk glass, vintage dishes, tea cups....oh such lovely things that a homemakers heart dreams of.    All of which I have been collecting since girlhood, from flea markets, yard sales and oh the lovely vintage thrift shops!!!!  I will be sharing with you on my blog all of the lovely vintage things that I love, my creations that I make for my shop and the many blessings the Lord above has blessed me so greatly with...... May the Roses of Life Find You and Cheer You!!!!  Much love, hugs and kisses!!! ~~Angela~~

As Many of you know, my lovely daughter Rebekah is my favorite model...and to me she is Mori Girl!!!!! I simply adore her and my Romantic Mori Girl Style clothes are just perfect on her.  She is a wonderful blessing to me and so sweet too!!!!

This is what I love about my dear daughter, Rebekah, she is such a sweetie and a truly creative person, she dons the Mori Girl persona quite easily and is perfectly charming in it!!! She is my favorite model~~~~she is the face of Bertha Louise Designs~~~~Loving, beautiful and truly inspiring!!!! AND a great sense of humor with loads of personality!!!!!

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Here are my lovely Daughter Rebekah and Myself, she is such a wonderfully sweet young lady and the perfect Mori girl model, well perfect model for any style actually!!!!

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Here following is a bit about me and my calling.....

My Nana, Bertha Louise, was an inspiration to me as a young girl. Her home and all of the lovely things she made had a true sense of Beauty and Southern Elegance and she had such a romantic heart! That is why I named my shop after her.  Because of her, I love vintage and antique things, from houses to furniture, clothing, housewares, and jewelry.  I  would visit her and my senses would just be enthralled with the sweet beauty of her little cottage home, the wonderfully scented yard full of the scent of a humid, perfumed air, featuring gardenia and mimosa...intoxicating!!!  I would walk out side in the hot, humid, Mississippi morning air and it was like walking in perfume!!! Oh so lovely, and the wonderful flowering bushes at her back door!!!  On one side a huge hydrangea bush, so perfectly pale blue and on the other side her gorgeously, huge gardenia...it was heaven!!!!

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I  have also fallen in love with Mori Girl and was a Mori Girl years before I knew that it had a name! I love the romantic lace, ruffles and flowers of the style. The style has literally changed my life, the simple sweetness that I believe the Victorian based style expresses....pure love!!!!  And the other side of that Victorian coin,  I have recently discovered too, Steam Punk , that lovely Victorian Science Fiction, genre, that even the media has been picking up on....any one remember the Castle episode, featuring Steampunk...that Nathan?.....He really is so awesome!!!!  I have been inspired greatly by both and feature them, along with a bit more of historically inspired genres, including Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco and Hollywood Glam....and well anything that I find is just plain beautiful and romantic...I just adore creating....jewelry, clothing, interiors....etc.

Creating is a way of life for me. I express my passions through painting, sewing, crocheting, floral arranging,  jewelry making, fashion and interior design.

Roses are my favorite flower!!! I am simply enamored of them and you will find me in my garden when I am not designing for my shop or spending time with family and friends. They are such a gorgeous creation, the world laughs in flowers....and roses are that wonderful special laugh that I love!!!!

My blog I hope will be a place to share all that I adore in my life, my wonderful family, dear friends, my loves of creating and sharing my designs ... and my dear sweet Lord above and all of the beauty, grace and mercy He has shown to me, all of this, I wish to share with you! 
 

Welcome to my world dear friends..... I hope you'll come back to visit often.  Much love, hugs and kisses!!!!

                                                                                           Angela