Here’s my next Christmas dress in the works… and probably my last or second to the last one for this year. I have just run out of time to list them. Again, you’re going to have to use your imagination on this one. Can you guess what era it’s going to be from? (I gave […]
MORE Christmas Doll Dresses from everyone….and a peek at my next dress… Read More »
First of all, thank you for the many watchers on Lian’s dress last night… I like watchers…(almost as much as bidders!) and had a record number of them last night. It was pretty exciting if you missed it! …and may I just say something… it hasn’t always been that way. I do remember back in
American Girl, Felicity’s “Colonial Christmas Charm” dress is revealed… Read More »
One of my readers LOVES this dress…she has for years and seems to enjoy it every time I post a picture of it. It’s not a new dress, in fact, it was made and listed on Ebay on November 14, 2009! But she still loves this dress… It’s made from the same windowpane velvet that
This Velvet dress is “Just for You!”… and you know who you are… Read More »
I have a always wanted to make a Colonial “hoop” or “cage” as they are sometimes called. It’s the undergarment that holds those full skirted dresses out and makes them look so beautiful. I make the crinolines for my Civil War dresses out of cotton fabrics and run boning in the bottom of them near
A partial tutorial on how to make a Colonial Hoop… Read More »