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Miho & Dominic

5/29/2025

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It was a beautiful spring day and Miho and Dominic went for a walk in the meadow...
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Dandelion Fairies

5/27/2025

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For a week or so every spring the entire world here turns yellow with masses of dandelions. They are such 'happy' flowers, and my two fairies came across a field that also had purple violets. So, of course they had to pick a mixed bouquet....
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the French Queen

5/25/2025

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More photos of Sarah in Asa's 'Queen of the Night' gown....
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Sarah in Versailles

5/24/2025

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With SartoriaJ's recent release of their 'Versailles' series, it reminded me just how much I've always loved that costume period. But the only gown I've made from that period so far, is my Queen of the Night. So I thought I'd try it on Sarah for a special photo shoot.
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It's very handy that my Fashion size ladies can share with my Iplehouse JIDs, and Sarah looked gorgeous in Asa's gown. Her wig was way too big though, but then I took the short brown wig I'd originally made for Matias, and put it on her underneath, adding even more to the 'Rococo' look.
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Princess and the Butterfly

5/23/2025

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A Quiet Afternoon

5/22/2025

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Even though Baron and Naomi led very busy lives, 
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they still made time for each other....
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and to spend some time alone together...
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without any distractions.
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Naomi in the Meadow

5/21/2025

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Slow Progress

5/20/2025

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I've been working on two new gowns inspired by some Value Village finds...
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With the bodice and skirts sewn together, I started working on the sleeves. Because these two gowns were being made exactly the same way as the earlier gowns, I didn't bother taking step by step photos until now. So, with the lower sleeves made, it was time for some 'design work' where I pin things together to see how it would look. I used some Kleenex to simulate white puffs, and pinned fabrics to see how hanging sleeves would look....
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I also tried a few other things ... like some large lace leaves, and borrowing a hat ... to see how that would look.
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A few weeks later and the main sleeve units are done. It's been taking way longer than usual because I have too many other things on the go. The narrow green ribbons were stitched evenly spaced, directly onto the white puff fabric. The final trim above the puffs is waiting to be added after the hanging sleeves are attached. ​
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The trim at the waist is just pinned and still needs to be stitched on.
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I'm making two similar gowns, and didn't think the trim on the skirt was distinct enough, even after adding the gold beads along the front of the trim, so am in the process of adding two rows of beading - larger purple beads in the trim itself, and picot beading with gold and pink along the skirt front edges.
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I also didn't like the 'dotted line'' look of the bodice beading, so filled in the spaces between the gold beads with pink beads to create a solid line.
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The hanging sleeves are also well under way. ​
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Two sets of dagged sleeves would have been an awful lot of work, especially since I planned on beading the edges, and even though I could have fit two sets out of the fancy fabric, there wasn't enough of the wine lining fabric, so just one gown will have the dagged sleeves, and the other will have the more plain ones like the red gown I made. Those will also get beaded edges. So, still lots of beading to do before the sleeves can get sewn together and then attached to the bodice, before the neckline edges of the bodices can get finished.
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Bees and Butterflies

5/19/2025

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As the flowers burst into bloom in Spring, the fairies were happy to welcome the return of their little insect friends..
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The butterflies were back...
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As were the bees...
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"It's so nice to see you again."
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A Princely Encounter

5/18/2025

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Sara and Winston were enjoying the flowers in the meadow when who should come by but Prince Alex on his trusty steed....
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"Why, hello there!  I'm surprised to see you here."
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"I just thought I'd come for a visit,"
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"..and your Mom said you were out here."
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"Well, Winston and I were just out enjoying a walk in the spring flowers. Why don't you join us?"
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"Yes, I'd enjoy that."
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