In Love with Austen
Inspired by Valentine's Day and Jane Austen Regency dresses I created a soft and romantic look for the girls. To be honest I have been dying to make then little Austen dresses for years!
My original plan was to make them sheer with no lining but I found this great red lining that worked well with the lace for Amelie so I stuck with it!
Clementine's version is sheer from the waist and has a little ribbon waterfall!
Originally for this challenge I was going to steer clear of bright colours and keep the dress plain with some embroidery but then I found this amazing lace in my stash and had to use it!
Clementine's version is what the original lace looked like and Amelie's has been dyed red - the final shade being in-between pink and red.
I used a red velvet lace trim for the dress below and we made arrows with sticks and felt!
To create the dresses I used the Oliver and S Bubble Dress pattern and made the following changes:
* I added extra inches to the centre of the bodice to then regather it!
* I lengthened the dress to give it a long empire line.
* I eliminated the bubble!
I also added some heart buttons that the girls had selected on a fabric trip and have been dying to use!
The girls absolutely LOVE the dresses and have be dancing around as princesses and fairies to their hearts content!
Very Fun! I love the simplicity and elegance.
ReplyDeleteGreat Job Momma!
with love
-Jo
So sweet!! I love the buttons!!!
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteoh these are adorable but then the models are pretty amazing too!
ReplyDeletevery pretty! I have never tried to dye lace, you'll have to let us know how that was. :)
ReplyDeleteThose are such lovely dresses!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty dresses! Love the hair too!
ReplyDeleteWhat sweet face cutie pies!! Such cute dresses! LOVE!
ReplyDeleteAmy
www.amystebbins.com
Darling dresses!
ReplyDeleteDonna @onceuponasewingmachine.com
Beautiful dresses! Great job! We thought alike with the lace overlays :)
ReplyDeleteYou had me at "Jane Austen"....What a darling dress {and fun photo shoot}!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous :)
ReplyDeleteSweet dresses, and what darling little models you have! =)
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love the remake of the pattern too.
ReplyDeletesuch sweet little girls in sweet dresses, and that bow and heart arrow is soooooo cute!
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge Jane Austen fan ~ so cute :)
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful dress, they both look great!
ReplyDeleteThose are just so sweet and adorable.
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