Fall Peasant Dress + Ava Felt Flower Headband.

Well, this dress had virtually no interest in my Etsy shop nor the Boutique, go figure since I think it is pretty dang cute.  I didn't use any of my own fabric for this dress and it was fairly quick and easy to make (just your basic peasant top with ruffles and a sash) so I didn't loose out too much, at least I got some cute pictures of Elisa! 
The headband I made from felt using the Violette Field Threads Ava Felt Flower pattern.  I got it in the free stash of patterns I won.  I love love this head band, but I'm thinking Elisa needs more browns and tans in her closet because this headband hardly ever gets worn.  I have to say, this felt flower is pretty involved and time consuming considering it is just a felt flower.  It even requires sewing!  Well, maybe not requires...the glue gun can replace the sewing...I've already tried it with another one of these flowers and it turned out just fine!  My fingers begged to differ, but skin heals--time on the other hand, is something you can never get back, haha. I also like that it is very cheap to make. 

"Autumn Jewel" Outfit

 So back in August I agreed to make clothes for a local consignment/boutique.  But I'm in a seriously in an awkward position here.  I made a bunch of outfits for this boutique and last time I was in there I only saw 2 of my 7 outfits displayed...no wonder I only got one order, grrrr.  Communication isn't the best (I'm never sure what she wants me to make or when she wants new outfits in) and the most awkward thing of all is that the owner gave me the fabric from her own stash to make these clothes.  At first I was like, awesome, I don't have to spend anymore money then I already am! But now I'm biting my lip in confusion. So do I take the outfits back? Return the leftover fabirc? Or pay her for the leftover fabric which I am now keeping in my stash?  *Shrug*. I guess I'll let her keep the clothes and hopefully she can sell it.
I would like this outfit back, haha it is super cute on my Eesa.  I listed this on Etsy and sold a couple, so I'm surprised it hasn't sold in the boutique.  I love the rich colors of this outfit.  I think it would be appropriate for spring as well.  Her is beautiful Elisa modeling the outfit:

The Cosette Maxi Dress

 This dress was made from the fabulous Cosette maxi dress pattern by Violette Field Threads, back in August or so.  And yes, I did pay for the pattern, $8 or so.  It was a dress I had been wanting to make ever since it came out earlier in last year.  I bought the fabric from Joanns.  It is one of the prettiest fabric's I've ever come across (in case you can't see, there are birds printed all over it).  I bought the rest of the bolt (1.5 yds at most) and got this dress and two other shirts out of it, which I will post about later.  I don't remember how much I paid for the fabric.  But I did custom order the headband from Etsy, so you are looking at one of Elisa's most expensive outfits!  Isn't she cute in her dress?  She's worn it to church several times.
This dress was a BEAST to make!  Not that I had any problems making it, its just that everything took so long!  The pleating on the front bodice, the ruffles on the straps, and of course, the bottom ruffles.  The pattern called for 4 ruffles, I ended up with 5 because 4 looked too spaced.  Okay, maybe I did have problems making this, I think I cut out the ruffles too narrow.  Or maybe I spaced them wrong...?  Anyway, I hope this dress fits Eesa for a long time, because I don't want to make it again anytime soon!  No wonder no one sells this on Etsy...it would go for at least $80 I'm sure!

 "I solemnly swear to wear only the cutest of clothes!"

 

 Bleeech!

Just gorgeous! 

I love the back of this dress! So beautiful!

Ballerina Outfit

  This little outfit is my favorite!  I know I say that about a lot of outfits I make, but this one definitely makes my top five.  I found this pattern at Hobby Lobby for 99 cents, but it is also on Etsy from Tenderfeet Stitches.  It is a faux tie-up bodice with a double (or triple layer) skirt.  The pattern was missing the ruffle pieces, whoops.  Oh well, I figured it out. I used Ballerina handkerchiefs I found from Hobby Lobby.  I thought this would be a cheap project since the handkerchiefs were only $1, but turned out I needed like 4...plus I bought a yard of purple broadcloth and a zipper...so that was another $6, you do the math.   Not too expensive I guess, but it sure took a lot of time...all those loops and ruffles!  I really like the sleeves, very unique.  I like that they are not sleeves in the traditional sense (those always seem to double the time on a project anyway) but they still cover her shoulders. Here are the pics of my darling in her darling ballerina outfit:  

Mermaid Dress

 I made this back in August, and I just love it!  I used Michael Miller fabric, which normally I do not buy because its expensive, plus I have to pay for shipping.  But, I got an order from my Etsy shop that required a specific fabric from fabric.com and I figured I might as well get some of this cute mermaid fabric while I had free shipping and a coupon code.   I love its bright colors and of course the cute mermaids.  I made it a bit big so it will fit her all year.

Strawberry Emmaline Dress

I made this dress over 6 months ago, back when Elisa just turned 2.  It was her un-planned birthday present!  I made it using mostly scraps.  It is a shorter version of the Emmaline dress.  I love pink and green together, and I couldn't resist putting this strawberry ensemble together for her!  Isn't she darling in all of her strawberry getup?

Minnie and Mickey Personilzed shirts

I had a lot of fun making these shirts and I think they turned out really well.  I made them using freezer paper and fabric paint.  There are lots of tutorials on YouTube showing how to to freezer paper transfers, and they are really easy to do. Easy, but it can get a bit tedious cutting out all those small shapes.  I'm sure this is a copy-right infringement, but since I'm not selling these, I'm not worried.  All I did was google "minnie mouse" or "mickey mouse" and I found these images.  I adjusted them to the size I wanted and printed them out.  Then I taped them to some freezer paper and got slicing with an x-acto knife.  For the lettering, there are plenty of free Disney fonts you can find online.  Like I said, these are pretty easy and they turn out professional looking!  The best thing though is that they are cheap to make.  I found Gabe's shirt for $2.50 at Target and Elisa's cost $4 at Walmart. The paint and freezer paper are cheap too, and since I already had them in my craft stash, it was probably pennies worth that I used.

 Okay, not so cheap when you mess up.  Well, I didn't really "mess up" on this, I just had a wet paint sponge brush and didn't realize it until I pulled back the freezer paper :(  Never use a wet sponge brush :(

Here are the outfits in action.  I also made the black and white polka dot ruffle pants for Eesa.  I found the fabric at Goodwill years ago for a couple bucks, and I still have a couple yards left over.