The Creative Contessa Blog

Across the millennia, humans have sought ways to beautify themselves. Lacking the glorious plumage or fur of some of our fellow creatures, we have turned to our own hands to compensate for our dearth of natural splendor to create fabrics and trims. Here is a technique that dates back thousands of years!

For me, travel is about beauty, about knowledge, about adventure. Join me on that adventure!

Medievals ate massive joints of meat straight off of the bone while wiping their faces on sleeves and tablecloth and tossing the bones on the floor - just like Hollywood History class has taught us, right? Not exactly...Read on! :-)