Snow Queen

The Snow Queen has been completed!

A 4 piece set, shirt, corset, skirt and cape.

Sparkle, everywhere!

Purple Princess

I did another Purple Princes, this one had bigger beads and dark purple cording detail.

Even though there were less beads it still took a long time to get them all on! Luckily this time I was "watching" the Olympics while I sewed.

 

This dress was sent later than expected. I received the measurements late, which pushed the whole project back. I can't sew a dress without knowing what size it needs to be.

Mermaid Tail

Princess Beauty

I did a side zipper and only lace ups in the back of this dress. 

Makes adjusting and dressing yourself much easier.

Purple Princess

I finally received a request for this beautiful Purple Princess dress!

It took 650 pearl beads and at the request of the customer I didn't even put them on the center panel or the over skirt, where they can be included as well.

 

The customer sent the fabric so in the future colors will vary slightly. 

The color I have access to will only be slightly different.

Native American Princess

This is a dress I've been planning for quite some time. 

I finally got to try my hand at it last week!

I really like how it turned out.

Things I learned from this project are - white fringe is WAY harder to find than I ever imagined and go with the hard way to do something first. I had to dismantle the entire collar peice and rework it because it looked awful the "easy" way!

There's no place like home...

This Beauty and Cinderella have been back ay my house for some TLC the last month or so.

 They are headed home today and Dorothy went with them. 

She has sparkly trim, a slip for fullness and lace around the bottom of the skirt!

 

I'm working on The Music Man for a local community theater company, now through the middle of June. 

It's going to be great, and I'm learning all about fashion from 1912, I love it!!

Fancy Ruffle Dress

I had a new request from a client, she likes to force me outside my box ;). She requested a fancy ruffled purple dress. This dress is 8 yards of fabric, nearly as much as Princess Beauty. All the rows I gathered up were over 200 feet long, it was quite the project but I learned a few tricks and I think it turned out great!

I had to stop and take a picture of all the ruffles taking over my machine!

Mermaid & Wendy

 Another sweet mermaid, headed off to New York. 

I hope it's recipient as well as everyone else in New York and New Jersey are doing well after the storm.

 The client asked for "sleeves", she is a more mature Princess and likes some upper arm coverage.

 

A year ago this client asked if I could make shoes to match the fin. I said no. Then I found Pinterest, and a tutorial on how to ModPodge fabric to shoes. Outdoor ModPodge makes the shoes suitable for use in various conditions but I wouldn't recommend wearing them in lots of rain or snow. So now the answer is yes! I can make shoes to match the mermaid fin, or any other dress for that matter.

This little Darling gets more inquiries than any other dress. 

The dress will be seen on a high school stage in West Virginia in a production of Peter Pan.

 

Getting into the groove

The first few times I make a costume, it's definitely an experiment. I'm trying out fabrics, making a pattern, and figuring out just what people are interested in having.

This dress is the same fabric and color as the above dress, my camera and flash just made it look different.

This client liked the "stripe" around the bottom, but wanted it in a darker color instead of lighter color. It stands out much better in person.

The Medieval Princess will be $325 in the teal fabric. With the "stripe" around the bottom added in either the lighter or darker color it will be $360. With both the "stripe around the bottom and the bulls eye on the sleeve it will be $375. It can accommodate a slightly full a-line slip which is not included but can be added for $30.

Fin Mermaid

This little mermaid has been delayed at my house, Las Vegas got some rain today and the subsequent flooding sent my day different directions then I planned.

She will be off first thing tomorrow and I will hopefully be able to get to the stores I need for my next project!

Getting Brave

I finished up my second shot at the newest Princess in the line up yesterday. I wasn't sure about the fabric at first, the client sent it, it wasn't something I'd worked with much and presented a few new challenges but it turned out. This dress is styled closer to the dress worn at the theme parks.

The client also requested a slip to go underneath, it gives the dress a nice fullness.

This version of the Medieval Princess is $375, without the slip. The slip is an additional $30.

The other version can be seen here 

In other news I am accepting new orders. 

I will be shipping every two weeks instead of every week starting Sept. 11th.