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.