A customer that we had made a romper for from her wedding gown 2 years ago returned to us with the remnants of what was leftover. We had tried to save as much as we could. She had imagined we would be making a gown for a daughter. Instead she had another son so we made a different romper but with a detachable skirt for "when" she has her daughter. We also created a boys "Messenger" cap and a bonnet. We did have to supplement the skirt with satin material for the underskirt. The overlay was from her gown. There's not much left but the bodice and the overlay! A special medal was sewin into the outfit. Today we spoke to another one of our mommies who will be sending the remainder of her gown for a romper to be made for her brand new son. We love you all!
Continuing on with the updates....Mom sent us this gorgeous gown to create a christening dress, headband, shoes and panties for Gabriella. Mom chose puffy sleeves, which we created out of the chiffon and a thinner headband because of all her hair. We couldn't have asked for a better model!
Mom came to us with HER baptism dress and coat and a request to have vests and bow ties made for her 1 and 2 year old boys for their upcoming baptism. This was pretty much the only thing she was able to save from her home from Superstorm Sandy. We were able to take apart the skirts and bodices and had JUST enough fabric to create these adorable vests, adding faux pockets to "man them up" just a bit. Mom said they were better than she expected. We also created a special wristband from her baptism bonnet for her to wear on their special day too! We do love a challenge! Not much fabric left for mom to take home with her. Blessings on them on their special day.
Althea requested a simple romper for her son with shoes and a messenger cap to complete the look. The romper had just a small button at the top, under the collar and short pants for the summer weather. She sent a picture to us as a sample to follow. To date these were the biggest shoes we had ever made but we we just received an order with shoes for a 1 year old.
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We're currently working on a new christening gown, bonnet and shoes using a wedding gown that has rows of clear beading on it. We like to use these on baby's gown and hand sew them on by hand. We've "borrowed" the idea from another gown of placing several small beads on the covered buttons to add a little glam. We've also created little flowers for the custom shoes using the large and small beads.
Our customer Lindsey came to us with a portion of her mother-in-law's gown as well as her mom's wedding gown. Her mom had passed away while Lindsey was on her honeymoon 10 years ago. She wanted a gown for her daughter using both. The bodice was from M-I-L, the skirt from her mom. We removed some of the lace appliques to use on the gown, which was hand sewn on. The rest of the lace will be saved for her sister to use. The pillow is actually is a gift for her M-I-L, incorporates an applique and chiffon and embroidered with her initials and wedding date on the back. It was indeed an emotional day for Lindsey. At her daughter's christening she and her husband will renew their vows since it's also their 10th anniversary weekend and how wonderful that her mother will be a part of it all.
Our customer came to us with her mom's wedding gown. Mom had passed away and this was her way of making her mom a part of a very special day for her daughter. Her only concern was that we be able to leave enough fabric for her sister to be able to use someday down the road when she has a child of her own. What a wonderful way to honor a special woman in her life! We were thrilled to be able to help make that happen. God bless!
Colin's vested romper was created using the back of mom's wedding gown so that the front could be saved in case someday a girl's gown is needed. :) We used some of the appliques to embellish the vest. Dad wanted a baseball cap instead of the usual bonnet. The bib was machine embroidered on the front with a cross and on the back with Colin's initials. His shoes had the christening date embroidered on the bottom of one sole. The fabric in the gown was dupioni silk which gives it a beautiful sheen but wrinkles easily. We've been promised pics!
Our newest creation. Mom said it looked like a miniature of her wedding dress! We removed a few to use on the shoes & panties. The panties are pictured before we put in the elastic, we were waiting for measurements. Mom had a flower she used in her hair which we transformed into a gorgeous headband for the baby. Unfortunately, forgot to take a picture of it!
If you scroll through our older posts you'll find mom's wedding dress. We think she looks just adorable and couldn't ask for a better model!!! Mom says she received many compliments on her dress.
Our favorite part of creating these one of a kind outfits is seeing the expression on Mom's face when they see them for the first time. We
had a great time with Kristi's gown, even though the beads and sequins were flying all over the place. The bottom of the gown had such wonderful lacework while the top had beautiful beadwork. We agreed with mom that with all this going onto the bottom of the gown, less was more on the top. She also wanted just some small trimwork on the bonnet and of course the shoes finished it all off. Mom was also included in a You Tube video we are trying to put together, stay tuned!
