A Second Gown

I finally finished the second green and wine gown. 

...and took Sarah out for some photos - where she met the Raven, who was also out having his photo taken.

This second gown is pretty much identical to the first one, except this one has dagged sleeves...which took more than triple the time to bead.

There are also a few other subtle difference. The second gown is beaded with 'solid' gold beads, whereas the first one was done with sparkly, clear gold beads. Part of that was from necessity since I didn't have enough of either to do both, and none of the local stores had any either. Thankfully my sister came to the rescue and donated her collection of gold seed beads.
​The second gown was also given the chatelaine I purchased at the doll show last month.

The second gown also has different lace at the neckline, again because I didn't have enough of this one - my favourite - to do both. There's also a few subtle design changes, including larger gold beads along the neckline, and a slightly bigger 'pendent' in centre front. And her necklace is made with sparkly gold beads instead of the solid gold ones in Serena's necklace.

It is interesting that even though both gowns are exactly the same size, they fit both ladies just as well, even though Sarah has the smaller 'Dew' bust, and Serena has the larger 'Bell' bust. It's thanks to the fact the bodices lace up in the back, making them 'adjustable' and able to fit different sized dolls.