Boho Chic

I had an order come in from a very good friend of mine. She needed something "hippy-ish" or "Boho Chic". She had originally wanted neutral colors, but I found this fabric at fabric.com and knew it would be perfect. She agreed! After making the tester dress seen here, I knew I could make this dress without an issue. Isn't it lovely? I made her a matching headband to go with it! I'm currently making her a flower that matches the headband to pin on the front!! I can't wait to see pics of her little lady wearing this!!

Chevron? CHECK! Polka Dots? CHECK!

*Sigh* It's dresses like this that make me wish we had a little girl. Seriously. How adorable is this dress?!

I sat here pondering (yes. I ponder. :P) the fabric choice for this dress. I dove into my fabric closet and came out with this black and white chevron that I had purchased from JoAnn's months ago. I had forgotten all about it! As soon as I found it, I knew it was the perfect fabric for this dress. I dove in again looking for a contrasting fabric and found the large dots but only had enough for the bottom. After searching a bit more, I found the tiny dots fabric (I'm sure there's a real name for these fabrics, but I don't know them) and had enough for the sleeves. How perfect is that?
I was a bit nervous about making this dress because I have never sewn anything with sleeves. For some reason sleeves scare me. I had purchased this pattern after a good friend told me she needed a boho chic dress for her daughter. I wasn't daring enough to try it out on the fabric for her dress though. Instead I used the chev and I am so glad I did because I learned that I CAN make a dress with sleeves AND it turned out perfect so I can sell it! Yay!!
If you'd like to purchase this dress or order a custom dress for your daughter, feel free to shoot me an email! coleescrafts@yahoo.com

{Banners and Birdcages} Wedding Decor

Lots of fun ideas came to me this weekend. I knew getting some rest would help. :) I did a pennant banner re-do. I just didn't love the 1st one I made. Neither did Mr. M. I definitely like the new one better! I think I may have to add a few handmade flowers to it though. It just seems a little plain to me. What do you think?

I'm just realizing I never posted my card "box"! I bought this birdcage online and spruced it up a bit with some silver glitter tulle and some pretty yellow flowers. Isn't it PERFECT?!

Wedding Day Advice?

I know there are things that I am forgetting. I just know it. I have a little over two months to go, so there's plenty of time to grab last minute things, but I wanted to ask fellow brides for advice. What am I going to need in my "Big Day Bag" that I wouldn't have thought to throw in? Anything special I need to remember for the day before or day of? I need some advice, ladies!

{Pennant Banner} Eh...

I was loving this banner until I looked more closely at it. Now I am not loving it.

I'm thinking solid yellow or gray. I feel like it's too busy with two fabrics. I want simple and pretty so I'm really leaning towards a solid light gray with medium yellow embroidery and some pretty handmade flowers on a few of them. Simple and pretty is the look I am going for with this wedding and I just don't think this banner fits that theme. So, off to the fabric store to see what I can find. Wish me luck!

Main Table {Decor}

I have been going to crazy with ideas for the main table. I knew I wanted something to hang across the front of the table, so I got to work on that right away. Now that I'm finished with the banner, I need to figure out what else to put on the table. I have 4 small vases I picked up at Goodwill a few months back. I think I'll have my bridesmaids put their bouquets in those vases.... other than that, I have no idea. I know I want some candles. I just don't know if I want the same floating candle pieces I'm using on the other tables. Decisions decisions! Oh and here's the banner! I just LOVE the way this turned out!!

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