Gearing Up for School

It's such a big step in a child's life when she starts Kindergarten...and such a big job for her mother to get her school wardrobe all designed! Wow, my girls have no idea how lucky they are, do they? Inevitably the day will come when they don't want to wear mom's stupid clothes anymore but for now I'm just enjoying the fact that they'll happily wear them even if they don't want to be photographed in them!

I'm still debating on what I will be listing and what I won't be...but I'll show them off all the same! The denim Fancy Pants didn't seem like they'd be difficult - and they weren't - but they sure took a long time to make and all I did was hack up a pair of Target jeans and sew on coordinating fabric. You can't see the back, but I added some lace over the pockets and it turned out darling. However, they were not my design (I was basically dared to make them!) and they are way too much work! Same thing with the denim twirly skirt. I think I will be listing a denim skirt but probably not that one. I'll work on a simpler design that will not drive me crazy to reproduce. I will definitely be listing the tops, however. I love love love how they turned out!











I think I've finally figured out the secret to getting my oldest daughter to model...all I did was tell her that if she didn't model for me (with a smile on her face) I would give these clothes to some other little girl who liked taking the pictures instead! I meant every word of it! Amazing how well that worked.

I'm working on my first "official" formal dress for a friend's daughter's baptism. I had made my daughter's flowergirl dress last year for a friend's wedding, but that really wasn't my own design so it really didn't count. So far so good, it's coming along beautifully if I do say so myself! If all works according to plan, this dress will be perfect for weddings, baptisms, or anywhere else you want to risk taking her in a beautiful white dress! Keep your eyes peeled for that next week...