You guessed it. Another flower my friend was throwing away was several stems of pussy willow, one of my favorite childhood plants. The fuzzy buds were surprisingly difficult to get to stay together long enough for me to take the picture. But the resulting dress turned out very well. Even in winter this dress would keep me warm, especially since the shoulders are covered with the fun cap sleeves. I like the luxe feel to the dress and can imagine it done up in a charcoal grey marbleized velvet. So pretty! This knee-length frock could be worn for officewear, then with the addition of some jewelry and a fur stole, make the transfer to evening without trouble. Hmmm. I think I need one for my closet! *grin*
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While doing some cleaning for my friend who is moving to a new place, I came across some old flowers she wanted thrown out. But some of them in the arrangement were eucalyptus, which I love. So I took the opportunity during a down moment and made today's dress with the leaves from the eucalyptus stems before throwing them away. Just an extra step in the middle there, and the result is a lovely tealength dress with a jewel neckline and a slimming skirt. Notice the flower design at the shoulders, creating a slight sleeve. Olive green is one of my very favorite colors (mostly because it looks so good on me!), and I would thoroughly enjoy wearing this dress to a nice event trailing the scent of eucalyptus behind me.
My friend Michele suggested using some candy heart sprinkles to make a dress. Thanks, Michele! She got these for Valentine's Day coming up, so I played with them for a while until I got the perfect dress for them. With a short fllirty skirt and a jewel neckline, this cute pastel dress can be worn to any garden party. Short puffy sleeves are just right to finish the fun and girlish look. I love hearts, so this would be a great dress for me to wear -- although I'm not sure how pastels would look on me. However, in a perfect world where such considerations didn't matter, I'd wear it and love every minute!
This pretty striped dress dotted with valentine hearts is actually an enormous tie. We saw it in the window in downtown Independence while Michele was showing me around. I was certain it was a summer dress with straps until we got closer and could see the small tie hanging from the heart and the instructions on how to tie it on the other heart. Don't you think it looks like a dress?
I'm on the road this week, so here's a lovely dress from the day the girls dressed up in my scarves. This gorgeous teal silk wool scarf worked itself into a narrow skirt and shawl-collared jacket for my granddaughter. It looks great on her, and it's a design I haven't considered before for me. But I will now. It's really chic and pretty!
I'm spending the week at a friend's in west Missouri, so I won't have access to my workroom. However, I'm hoping to get some access to hers! We'll see how it goes. *grin* I made this dress like the one I used for the crossword puzzle. Since I used CDs rather than small black squares, it was harder to photograph at the right angle (which is why she seems a bit bottom heavy.) But the actual dress looked really cool, and I wish I was tall enough standing on a chair to have gotten a better view for you to see. The dress only took one row of my CD Library shelf, which surprised me. I thought I would end up using more CDs than that. So you've only got from A - J represented here, but it should be enough of a selection to show you where my tastes in music run. *grin* I would love a dress with music artists printed all over it! I'd wear it out on the town more than once. It makes such a personal statement!
This gorgeous ensemble was made for the Spring 2011 Fashion Show in Nauvoo, and is worn here by Gerri with the leather crop jacket over her shoulder. I went to Picnik once more to play and found a great way to emphasize the lovely leafwork pattern of the fabric. I used the vibrance and cross process edits to enhance the color and dynamics of the photo to make the dress really pop. This was such a fun dress to make for this year's show and one of my favorites to wear. Its short sleeves can handle the breezy fall days while the crop jacket's long full gathered sleeves keep you warm on colder days. And since the dress is fully lined, the semi-sheer leaf fabric is warm enough to wear anytime of the year.
My designer partner daughter thought this fabric ugly when she first saw it. But when she saw the finished ensemble, she wanted one just like it! She says it's amazing how I can take elements that look sad on their own and turn them into something beautiful. I think that's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me! Melissa gave me the idea for today's dress. Thanks, Melissa! This sheer evening gown would work well at the North Pole where it won't melt off your back while you're wearing it, but don't try a dress like this in sunny California! The plunging neckline goes well with the sheer 'fabric' of the design, making this a dress not for the timid. I might be talked into wearing this gown if someone gives me a white fox full length coat to wear over it!
This lovely papier-mache lady took over a week to do, but she turned out so well that I don't begrudge the time spent. I found her at a flea market sale wearing an awful papier-mache dress and carrying a basket with dusty flowers in it, so I brought her home and gave her a new gown, a fresh makeup job and hairstyle, and gave her a pretty lace fan to carry. I'm sure she's happier now. I know I am. Although you can't see much of it, her bodice has a v-neckline trimmed with the same trim used elsewhere. I've always wanted to do a papier-mache doll dress, and so this was a great opportunity for me to fulfill a childhood dream.
Noah Scalin from Make Something 365 does a fun trick on Sundays called "Simulacra Sundays." What it means is that on Sundays he doesn't make his own skull. Instead he finds one someplace -- any place! Frost on a window, a stain on a wall, even a crumpled piece of paper! So here is my own Simulacra Sunday dress made of bubbles from my bath! It's funny, but as much as I enjoy a bubble bath, I haven't played with the bubbles in so many years that I can't remember when the last time was. I'm sure not playing with bubbles is a sign of getting old -- and we can't have that! *grin* This full-skirted dress has short puff sleeves, a jewel neckline, and a narrow waist. Can you see it? (It's kinda like cloud-watching; you have to use your imagination a bit.)
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