Two more testers finished

Rachel's dress for Miss Keely

And Danielle's first dress for Miss Ani

Dress 2 for Miss Ani

I hope you enjoy your dresses ladies, and can't wait to hear what you think about them.

Tester Progress April 30

Tester progress is going well so far.  Amanda has received her tester, and provided valuable feedback which has caused me to change my pattern.

 A pic of Amanda's dress for Miss Skye

Currently in progress...
Rachel - floral swirl, ready to mail
Dani - syop, dress 3, blue birds, ready to mail
Clare - dress 7, purple flowers with lace, measured out
Laura - dress 5, tulips,   measured out
Brandi - dress 1, size selection
Victoria - 2 syop - waiting on pillowcases, size choice.
Kira - 2 big girl shirts.  Waiting on pillowcase selection and measurements.
Kristen - waiting for pillowcase

I'm hoping to finish Clare's, Laura's, and Brandi's this week, and the remaining testers next week. 

*Testers - be sure to check my store for your listings as I finish.

Tester Progress - 4/15

Amanda - crocheted orange flower, cut, being pinned
Rachel - floral swirl, 17”, waiting on shoulder measurement
Dani - dress 3, blue birds18.5”, 5.5”
Clare - dress 7, purple flowers with lace, 17.5”, 6”.
Laura - dress 5, tulips, waiting on measurements.
Kira - 2 big girl shirts.  Waiting on pillowcase selection and measurements.

The First Dress

pillowcasedress, a photo by thewhimsicalduck on Flickr.

Every year in Texas, the bluebonnets come out and remind us that Spring is here. And every year, we take a drive out into the country, and find a patch of bluebonnets to take pictures in. Once I saw the pillowcase dresses in Canton, I knew I had to have one for Emma Ruth for our bluebonnet pictures. So I found just the right pillowcase, and made it for her the night before we went to Brenham. We didn't find the rolling hills of bluebonnets (I think we were a little too early), but we did have a great day, and had a scoop of ice cream at the Blue Bell factory.

On my way to being a WAHM

 A few weeks ago some friends and I took a trip to Canton, TX, where they host First Trade Mondays - the weekend before the first Monday of every month.  Think of a giant craft bazaar, retail goods, yard sales, antiques, shoes, food, jewelry, furniture, and just about anything else you can think of.  Then imagine it on a massive scale - we were there for two days and didn't see it all.  That's Canton.

At the end of the first day, we came to a store with pillowcase dresses made out of vintage linens - bright white dresses with lace, embroidery, and crochet embellishments.  Beautiful.  I told myself "you could do that".  And so I am.  I plan on opening up a shop on Hyena Cart on my little girl's second birthday - June 17th.  Stay tuned for tester slots, prices, info, progress on testers, and pics of finished dresses.