For Claire

Our newest mommy came to us with a gown that was elegant and understated. It was made of silk dupioni with a white satin underlay, quite beautifully made with a pleated skirt. We chose to make baby's gown the same way, with a pleated skirt and to give it a little interest, used the white satin for the sleeve band, the waistband, sash and shoes. The bonnet was also created with pintucks and we embellished the brim with the white satin as well. We usually advise ties for small babies so it can be pulled in if necessary and still be big enough for a sister who might be bigger. God bless! 

 
 
 

A Returning Mommy!

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! 

 

Gabriella

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!

 
 

Christening Gown to Heirloom Pillow

Our customer brought us her daughter's wedding gown and asked us to create a christening gown and as a memento of her wedding, a pillow with her wedding date embroidered on the back. We used a 12" x 12" new pillow form, the fabric, lace and embellishment from the wedding gown to create this wonderful pillow. The pillow was given as a birthday present and the gown will be given at her daughter's baby shower on May 31st, so stay tuned!

Lucas & Leonardo

Twin boys! Adorable didn't come close to describing them! Mom had 2 wedding dresses to work with. From one we took fabric to make the shoes and bibs and from the other their matching christening gowns. The top was tuxedo shirt-like and the bottom was a pleated gown. Mom chose the traditional full brim hats. The shoes are embroidered with the christening date while the bib was embroidered with a cross.We can't wait to get pictures of them!

Teddy for Paxton

Grand mom's new grandson now has a teddy too!! Cousin to the teddy we made and is pictured below, this one has a jazzy vest and covered buttons and bow tie made from the groomsmen's tie. Now grandmom's gown will be part of the new generation! Thanks Cathy!

Sweet Confection

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!

Olivia

From beautifully adorned gown and veil we created a christening gown, bonnet and shoes. Mom wanted the bottom of the skirt to be used with it's satin band and appliques and the beadwork in the gown bodice for babie's bodice. We used the veil  and decorative beadwork to create sheer decorative sleeves.

 

We tried something new, adorning the covered satin buttons with beads & "bling". Mom decided on ballet type shoes, which we adorned with beading from the veil. We also used the beaded bodice to create the bonnet.

Sweet Ashley

Our latest customer, brought us her gown that had been thrown into a black garbage bag and stored who knows where! Trying to find clean fabric to use for the gown was quite a challenge. We usually tell people to get the christening gowns cleaned after we work on them, rather than before, but this one was a doozy! After undoing the bustling and de-construction, we were able to find a good amount without stains. We also like to use bead work from the gown to decorate baby's gown, but we found this bead work to be rather clunky for a wee baby. Fortunately, mom brought along her veil, cathedral length, decorated in very delicate bead work all the way around, which I carefully cut around and placed on the hat, jacket and the bottom of the gown. I used silver embroidery thread to hand sew it all on. We did find some larger bead work from the bodice to use on the bodice of the gown to tie it all together and the back of the wedding gown became the back of the christening gown. Mom was very happy with the results and hopefully we'll receive pictures of baby in her gown.

 

 

 

Soft and Sweet

Our newest customer came to us not knowing whether she was having a boy or girl so asked us to create an outfit for a girl and a boy. She brought along photos for us to use as samples of what she would like. We love different and this time instead of a bonnet, we created a headband and the boys bonnet was actually a little cap. The boy's outfit was topped off with a jacket, all trimmed with satin ribbon. So adorable!!! Mom's gown was ruched up both sides so we had to undue all the stitching. The outer fabric was a very soft satin--lots of it once the ruching was taken out. The under fabric was a stiffer satin, and there was less of it so we had to purchase lining for the gown. Mom will find out whether a boy or girl on Sept. 18th, can't wait to find out which outfit will be worn first!

 

Lot's O' Gowns!

We've been so gratefully busy the last few weeks. We have our very first 1st Communion Dress created from mom's wedding gown, our first customer from Texas along with 3 other Christening Gowns, all very different from each other and each so much fun to create so look for pictures soon!!! We always try to accomodate our customer's wishes while we deconstruct to construct the perfect Christening gown. Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's very difficult but we love a challenge!