Costume Contest

 Having moved last month, I am still going through the process of unpacking and settling in.  In this process, I stumbled across a picture from the BHS 2001 A/R Costume Contest, of a Victorian child. 

In the picture the green dress is made of velvet and lace.  The style is reminiscent of the Victorian era, with the high collar, leg-o-mutton sleeves and the lace bodice inset.  The skirt also has a lace feature towards the hem.  The dress is accessorized with a matching green velvet hair bow.

To finish the look a doll in a custom wedding dress is included.  This doll was a restoration project and loaned by the owner to complete the look.  When I received the doll to work on, she was bald and only had underwear.  The dolls dress also has a bit of a Victorian feel with the high collar and leg-o-mutton sleeves, but the skirt is much fuller.  The top layer of the circle skirt is made of hand beaded lace.  

Watch for the pictures of this 2nd place winner on SewDolledUp.blogspot.com.

A Barbie Valentine

A few weeks ago, I turned around at church and into my view came the most adorable little girls.  Seeing them sitting there with their dad reminded me of when my favorite niece and I started attending the church a couple weeks after the memorial service for my college sweetheart fourteen years earlier.  

My story gave my favorite niece an idea.  And this project was started.   

Using #Simplicity 4719 view C and some #Valentine fabric I found while unpacking in my new workshop, two dresses emerged. 

#Simplicity 4719 view C is a strapless princess line short dress. 

The first dress was made from a pink cotton with white hearts in a flower arrangement print. 

The second dress was made from a white cotton with a pink heart print. 

For the picture,  my tall fashionista #Barbie modeled one of the dresses putting in her first appearance on the blog. 

To see how these dresses turned out,  check out sewdolledup.blogspot.com