If you've never heard of Dottie Angel (aka Tif Fussell) then you leave me no choice but to assume you've been living under a rock and you desperately need to be enlightened. But before I enlighten you I'm going to take a moment to collect my thoughts and calm my hysterical crush...
Okay, one of the things I absolutely adore about Dottie is that in so many ways she is everything I am not (maybe that's why Tif came up with Dottie?), and looking into Dottie's world, with all it's beauty, calm, and creativity, gives me a much-needed break from my own. And the best part is I can't tell where Dottie ends and Tif begins - which I'm quite sure is what happens when each of us starts living out our best imagined selves.
"Dottie Angel lives in a run down cottage over looking the sea. She has two airstream trailers in the yard, one is her studio and the other stores her vast collection of vintage notions... her eight children are home schooled and spend the day outside running barefoot and their evenings sitting by the fireplace, learning ancient crafting techniques. They never talk back to their mother and always smile... she has several chickens, seven rescued greyhounds and a bearded dragon named STIG... Dottie spends most days dressed in an old vintage slip that belonged to her grandmother, that she customized. She thinks to herself, surely everyone dreams of living this life, or at least dressing like they do... Tif [on the other hand] lives in suburbia, is a Brit, a mother of four kids who talk back and a wife. She wears a customized slip and dreams of living Dottie Angel's life..."
Isn't she absolutely fabulous?!? If you want to get out from under your rock and stretch your legs you can visit Dottie on her blog, view her images on Flicker, and buy a bit of her work on Etsy. Thank you Dottie and Tif for all the beauty you bring to the world and for your genuine loveliness. You've made my day! xo
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