weddings!

i love them! i was recently contacted to make flower girl dresses for a new orleans affair. there are going to be six flower girls. i am looking forward to and embracing the challenge. the dresses will be coordinating, but not matching. the bride is my kind of girl. here is the inspiration board she sent me:

my interpretation through fabric swatches...

i'll be showing you all the dresses as they are completed and i can't wait to see the wedding pictures!

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flower girls part 1

i finished the first of 6 flower girl dresses yesterday. the majority of the dresses are for babies under a year old, so i wanted them to be sweet.


i love the sherberty hues of the dress.


i used a creamy peach sateen for the sleeves with contrasting vintage thread in a slightly darker hue.


finishing touches include a punchy orange and white striped bow, vintage gold star button, rows of pink pom poms, and streams of matching peach sateen!


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flower girl dresses pt 2

i am still in the midst of creating my six flower girl dresses. i am having such a great time with the creative process although it has been making my mind spin a little with the assigning of colors! these little numbers were created for the twin girls. i wanted them to be complimentary and coordinated without being matchy matchy. each dress has a floral corsage made up of a mixture of felt and fabric, raw edges and smooth. again i used vintage thread throughout in a rich purple and creamy peach. the sleeves are cream sateen and a poplin pink. i am working on the last baby dress right now before i start on the older girls!

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eye spy

remember a while back i told you all about some flower girl dresses i was creating for a fall wedding? well, the beautiful bride sent over these gorgeous photos. sarah was a dream to work with and had such a great vision for her wedding and i felt completely honored to be a part of it! don't these little cuties make me look good?! see those darling twins, i am so excited to be sewing up their first birthday party dresses! makes me extremely happy.

in other news, i have a confession. i've been sucked in again to the bachelor. this bachelor sounds like a baptist preacher. you have to read this hilarious letter to the bachelor girls. ok, i have a second confession. i've already ordered two articles of clothing "as seen on" the bachelor. lawd help me!

october wedding

with the help of my saintly mama (til was in a bit of a mood this afternoon), i was able to finish the last of the flower girl dresses. i really hope that everyone is happy with the dresses, especially the sweet bride. i can't wait to see them on the girls.




i am finally caught up on all of my orders, giving me a chance to work on some gifts, new fall looks, and matilda's halloween costume!

i have been a busy bee with the fall issue of southern flourish and getting ready for matilda's second birthday this weekend. we've had a series of mini celebrations in lieu of a big party this year. i'm looking forward to not stressing and just taking it all in with the main focus of celebrating matilda. she said "oh mama" so softly tonight when i was singing her to sleep. i asked her if she would sing me a song and she sang in the sweetest, smallest voice, "ABCD, hjfb ABCD." i love that girl.

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