Mini brides

A great friend of mine recently got remarried! She wanted her 8 year old twins to feel extra special on the big day. She ordered these beautiful mini bride dresses for them. They were beautiful with hand sewn beaded waistbands & a 2 foot train. I added a bustle to the train so they could dance their little hearts out at the reception. They were great sports because these dresses were heavy!! But they really did look beautiful! I didn't get the best pictures so hopefully I'll be getting some better pictures from them soon. 

Less is more

Sometimes less is more. I was asked to make this beautiful custom baptism dress by a client of mine and I think it turned out just gorgeous. It's an Ivory striped chiffon over lay, over a white Crepe fabric. It's fully lined in silk with a striped ribbon and zipper. I just love how beautiful it turned out. Simple elegance is so classy. She looked so beautiful. I wish her the absolute best on her big day!

Frozen

Are your girls as obsessed with frozen as mine are? I have had tons of requests for Elsa dresses because they are sold out everywhere and have been for months. The only problem is I've been inundated with wedding season and have had to turn most of the Elsa requests down. But my adorable cousin was having a birthday & her mom was desperate so I agreed to make one really quickly for her. I ended up getting another call that same day for another. Long story short I ended up making 3 Elsa dresses in one day!! And I have a small stack of orders for more after I finish up all these crazy weddings. It was a really fun change of pace. I just used a basic long sleeve dress pattern and created a long cape out of a large rectangle that I cinched up. I modified the bodice of the dress to have the heart shaped faux neckline just like queen Elsa.

 I'm super lucky to have the perfect Elsa model. She can even freeze things, just ask her ;)

T-shirt dress

This is another Tshirt dress just like the one I did here. The only difference is I chose to attach the skirt lower on the Tshirt. I also added a ruffle to the bottom & a bow on the side. 

She is such a sweet little thing. Love her to pieces!Love her to pieces!

Finleys big day

Isn't this girl so adorable! I made this dress way back when her momma was pregnant. You can see how Here. The family has been super busy moving twice & finally got settled into their new home and decided it was time to bless their beautiful baby girl! So honored to be apart of her special blessing day. I just adore this beautiful family!

Chevron dress

 

This girl couldn't be any cuter! 

 

She needed summer clothes in a major way! This is the easiest dress ever. Seriously 30 minutes or less. I simply took a basic white t-shirt and cut it off where I wanted it. Took half a yard of fabric surged both the top and the bottom. cinched the top and pinned it to the top putting right sides together and sewed it.  I also found this cute lace ribbon that I liked and so I added that to the seam. I made a fabric flower using this method and attached it with a pin so I can take it off for washing. But it definitely isn't necessary.

We also had to make a matching one for our new baby cousin!

I actually made a few dresses using this method but haven't had a chance to take pictures yet so hopefully those will be coming soon.

Beautiful wedding dress & 9 lace skirts

Excuse the camera phone pictures. I will have professional pictures to post later but I was too excited to wait. I'm so honored! I have been asked to make a wedding dress for cute Kelsey's wedding. I was so honored & honestly a bit nervous. I mean a girls wedding dress is a huge deal! Kelsey couldn't have been more easy to work with. She knew exactly what she wanted which made it so much easier for me. And honestly, this girl is so gorgeous she would look amazing in anything! 

She chose to have an Ivory Silk floor length dress with a lace overlay. she had a darker Ivory sash.  It had cap sleeves and a sweetheart neckline, the back had buttons all the way down. There was a scalloped edge along the bottom and on the neckline and bottom of the sleeves. Beautifully elegant.

They had a beautiful wedding at the Salt Lake Temple and then had a ring ceremony afterwards.  I also made the beautiful Gray lace skirts for her 9 bridesmaid's.

 

 

So grateful to have such a great couple in my life and such an amazing example to my girls! Love this couple so much & I'm so honored that they let me be a part of their special day!  

Bridesmaid mania

As most of you probably know, I've been sewing wedding after wedding all summer long. It's so fun to see the final product on the big day. I love it when the brides are sweet enough to send me pictures! Her color combinations turned out beautiful.

New Colors

I can now offer these fun new colors in my lace skirt collection. I'm loving how fun and bright they are!

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Lace Skirt Sale!!!

This summer has been amazing and I'm feeling so grateful for all the amazing support from all my family, friends & sewing clients on getting my little sewing business up and running. I've been WAY busier then I ever imagined and for that I am extremely grateful!!

To show my gratitude I am offering a sale on my very popular lace skirts. From now until Saturday enter the code THANKS into the promotion code box to get $15 off your skirt. That makes them just $30 (normally $45) There come in a variety of colors. If you don't see a color you like let me know and I'll see if I can find it for you. Thanks again!! You can find my shop here.

My beautiful daughter

 Beware for picture overload!! My beautiful daughter made the decision to be baptized. I couldn't be more proud of her! We designed her baptism Dress together. She loved the baptism dress I made here. But she also wanted to incorporate the lace that I used for this blessing dress. So together we drew lots of pictures and this is what we came up with.

 I love it so much and I think it completely fits her personality perfectly. It's elegant without being to much or over the top.

 She is just the sweetest girl ever. I love her so much and couldn't be more impressed with the beautiful, kind, sweet girl that she has become.

If you are interested in ordering a custom baptism dress for your daughter I would love to work with you.  Please check out my etsy store here. I would love to talk to you.

Romper Dress

My sister in law just had a baby & wanted something unique for a blessing dress. She decided she wanted something ivory or off white. And she really liked the look of rompers, so we came up with this cute romper dress. I added short sleeves to make it more modest & I made it long enough so it would extend off of the infants legs and cascade down. I also made a small button hole toward the top corner so she could switch out between flowers and bows to change up the look. I think It turned out really cute. It will be fun to see it on her on her special day!

Twirly Circle Dress

I am just in love with these adorable circle dresses. They are what I call semi Homemade.

You start with a tshirt. I used one with a big stain on it.

Next, measure from where you want the waist band to be, down to the length you'd like and write it down.

Next, you are going to measure your fabric.  Cut the waist first you are going to literally cut a circle for the waist.  This is where the fabric will attach to the Tshirt.

Then, Measure from the edge of the circle you just cut for the length you want and cut all the way around.  So you will end up with a big circle with a little circle in the middle.  When folded in half it will look like this.

Flip the fabric inside out and put the shirt inside it so that the right sides are together.  Pin all the way around. Sew all the way around

Next Hem or serge the bottom.

You can add a waist band ribbon or any type of embellishments that you want.

Have your princess take it for a spin.  Takes about 15 minutes to half an hour and turns out SO adorable. 

 

Paint on an old shirt

We all have those shirts with a little stain on them. I've been on a bit of a Tshirt kick lately. I saw this post on one of my favorite blogs & knew I had to try it myself. Just a little paint, a brush, some tape and cardboard. So simple & an easy transformation. Find an awesome tutorial on how to do this here.

Little things make a big difference

We found this adorable little dress in the clearance section at Ross.

 It was way cute but seemed like it was missing something. I went ahead and got it thinking I could add a ribbon or something to it. While looking for a cute ribbon I came across this cute flower trim that I got for another project that I changed my mind about. So simple & cute. I just pinned it in place & sewed around the outer edges of the flowers. It was exactly what this dress needed.

Such a big difference.