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Hi! I am Asta! I am a philologist and a philocalist to the heart's core. Here I share things that I consider being aesthetic and fantastic!
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 "When was the last time when you have let 'the real you' out?", this is a question that is quite often on my mind. The real me is a dreamer, half warrior, half romantic; spirit raised on folktales, history books, and art. The real me loves to gather healing herbs and listen to the birds in the wild. For these and similar kinds of activities I decided to make myself a nice cloak and to go on an adventure in the tree alley and fields of my childhood.


Cottage Witch

 " When was the last time when you have let 'the real you' out?", this is a question that is quite often on my mind. The r...

31 Oct 2021

Cottage Witch

Easy-Breezy

It's finally summer! As the heat caught us off guard (it's been a very VERY rainy and cool May, and suddenly - it's plus 24 C an...

6 Jun 2021

Easy-Breezy

DIY: 1890s Corset

I  would  never have thought that I am going to make a corset. However, as I find myself diving deeper into the depths of the historical cos...

27 Feb 2021

DIY: 1890s Corset

DIY: 1890s Fan Skirt Made Entirely From... Bed Sheets

My sewing adventures continue and this time I present you my latest project that I've been working on during the second half of this Jan...

31 Jan 2021

DIY: 1890s Fan Skirt Made Entirely From... Bed Sheets

Skincare Routine. Current Favorites

January is drawing to an end and I thought that it is about time I share my current skincare routine and talk about my current favorites as ...

21 Jan 2021

Skincare Routine. Current Favorites

Fragrance Discoveries | Gentlewoman by Juliette Has a Gun

I have to admit that Gentlewoman , a fragrance by Juliette Has a Gun was a total shot in the dark. I was intrigued by the title, especially...

12 Jan 2021

Fragrance Discoveries | Gentlewoman by Juliette Has a Gun

Witcherbounding: Ursine Armour

Although CD Projekt Red, a Polish game developing and publishing company lately has been attracting most of the media attention due to an un...

2 Jan 2021

Witcherbounding: Ursine Armour

DIY: 1940s Cape

This year I have rediscovered passion for making my own clothes. Not only it is more sustainable nature vise , but also I can make clothing ...

19 Dec 2020

DIY: 1940s Cape

How I Started Buying Men's Clothing

November is almost over and although temperature keeps above the zero most of the time (morning frosts are rare this year), constant rain an...

20 Nov 2020

How I Started Buying Men's Clothing