Red backgrounds & Accessories For Christmas and other seasonal Photos. Dress of the Day 307

 


Angela Lansbury. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

Red Santa Hat

Red Cape Blazer


Red Petticoat

Red Sandals

Red Dickey

A collar with a U shape false front.

Red Flowers

Poinsettias for Christmas. I have artificial poinsettias which I was given by a friend who organized a Christmas fair. 

 Red poppies for Spring and Anzac day.

In my other photo in the previous post, the vase is white with a red flower which echoes the colour scheme of the dress. 




If you don't have fresh flowers, you can make do with artificial ones. You can buy red flowers in plastic, wood, silk. Holly has red berries. The real holly in the UK, or artificial holly. 

Paint wooden flowers red. Or spray paint them.

Red Cups

Red table cloths

Red Pictures and Cards

Or print a picture. An A5 picture in a frame will do. Or a Christmas card with a red robin.


Useful Websites

Red Santa hats

Daiso

Wood Flowers

balsa wood (leaves of wood)

https://www.floralspell.com.sg/woodflowers

Five in red wood, Painted, but look shiny and plastic

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363354790946?hash=item5499a21c22:g:-F8AAOSwBZtgcbNT

Several sellers sell quantities ranging from five to 11 flowers, displayed in a wooden vase, vase not included.

Red fake flowers from China. Cheap. Free delivery worldwide.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384452978172?


Useful Information

Address

New Kim dressmaker

Alice Ong

211 Holland Avenue, #02-29

Holland Road Shopping Centre

Singapore 278967

Tel +65-6467 2056

hp +65 9834 3220

email: newkim_alice@hotmail.com


If you do a search for hibiscus you can find fabric on sale by the metre to make up your own clothes. 

Or go into a big fabric store, such as Spotlight. 

I found a Hibiscus bathtowel on offer. Reduced from 25 to 12.50 Sing dollars.

https://www.spotlightstores.com/sg/bath/towels/beach-towels/brampton-house-hibiscus-beach-towel/80552091?g


From Shein, for only nine dollars, a short dress with short sleeves.

I have saved some of the catalogue pictures in my Pinterest site.


Summary - Tips

1 Check the fabric name on the label, also how the fabric feels. 

2 Look at the length, or dimensions.

3 Compare prices of similar items in shops nearby. 

4 Compare with better items at higher prices in the same shop.

5 A short dress or tunic can be made into a longer outfit with a petticoat or trousers (which Americans call pants).


Useful Websites 

https://www.spotlightstores.com/sg/sewing-fabrics/dress-apparel-fabrics/dressmaking-fabrics-buying-guide

https://www.modes4u.com/en/kawaii/p55486_rayon-poplin-fabric-by-Robert-Kaufman-in-dark-blue-with-hibiscus-flowers.html

reduced from 17.10 to 8.50 dollars.

Their video.

https://youtu.be/1J3afRvj1ek

https://br.pinterest.com/angelalansbury1/dress-of-the-day-with-angela-lansbury/

About the Author Angela Lansbury

BIOGRAPHY

Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5 
The Author of several books including  Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.

Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President

Join BHA 1st Wednesday 7pm and 3rd Saturday 2 pm Singapore time 

Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;

Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;

Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.

More details from Toastmasters International find a club.

Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.

Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.

Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.

Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.

Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.

Language and speech workshops in Singapore.

Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.

Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.

Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.

Angela is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter. She would be delighted to link up with new friends.

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