Bibbidi Bobbidi Couture

Once upon a time, we decided to do a princess session, with my take on common princess designs. I was very quick to pick a model I had in mind for this dress. The little girl in the picture will play dress up several times a day and she is a glowing princess. And "Cinderella" is one of the most suited princesses for her.

My take on the dress was just to keep it full. I love the softness of chiffon which you will find spread throughout the underskirt, and the layers of satin done with pick ups. I was over-joyed with how the dress turned out and truly giving this princess the "cinderella" inspired look.

 

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Tattered Lace Couture

There is one person in my life that stands out for inspiration above all others. That is my Grandma Mehler. She was the reason I started sewing and crafting. After she passed, she left me all of her crafting items. I had a box full of laces for years that I just didn't know what to do with. One day I decided I had to put them into one of my designs. I then began to think of my friend Kathy, who inspires me to keep sewing and designing everyday. Kathy LOVES anything vintage and she is also a fan of rosette fabrics. The outome of these inspirations were the Tattered Lace Couture dress. As I pieced everything together bringing life to old fabrics and paring them with new, I fell in the love of the simplicity of this dress.

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Rose Petal Couture

So I probably say this way to often, but this was one of my FAVORITE dresses to create. I was in a local fabric store purchasing items for a custom design and saw this beautiful vintage appearance fabric. Something you would think for old fashion drapes. I then looked to the side and saw where the rolls of tulle were kept. I immediately spotted the green was the same green in the fabric. The picture of this vintage looking dress came screaming in my head. Talk about a kid in a candy store! Now, I was definitely rolling in tulle as I had to ruffle each layer, but as each layer was put on this dress I grew more and more excited. When finishing the dress, I knew this dress was a show stopper so I wanted to add something over the top special. I found some sparkled organza pieces I had left over from a pageant dress and began cutting away and burning the organza to create the stunning flower you see in the middle. Then I recreated that look as I pieced together the corsage and the over the top headband to create this look perfect to be photographed!        

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Amora Couture

My photographer had fallen in love with feather dresses. Only, she didn't want to spend an arm and a leg on a "prop" she could only use on one size child. I decided to look into some of the other popular feather dresses out there and I was very disappointed. Most of what I saw, had feathers GLUED onto the dress. Consider me less impressed. I decided to plan my own dresses that would be useful as props or on a child for more than one year. A dress this beautiful could become an heirloom!! I sketched out the design, and will be the first to admit that working with the feathers was less than fun, but as I worked, I learned lessons (as designers it is always trial and error) and was very impressed with the finished product and how versatile it became. Now what child would not feel like someone special in this dress?                  

 

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