This is my entry for the Sew-Vivor contest that Rachel at Family Ever After is hosting…such a cute competition name and great prizes! Click the button below for more information.
Texas Mountain Laurel is quite possibly my favorite flower ever. It grows on ornamental shrubs, and is the first sign of spring here every year. But the best part is the smell. People have described it as grape bubblegum, but that doesn’t even cover it. It has grape-ish smell in it, but it also has something that I can only describe as fresh…like really fresh air mixed with grapes. And even that is inadequate to describe it. And it’s strong and travels – yesterday I was in a parking lot and suddenly smelled it. I looked around and the closest tree was at the other end of the lot.
Tangent over. This dress is made of really thin jersey that started out kind of pink/purple. I made the dress, then I ombre dyed it. Then I sewed the pickups in the skirt and added the satin ribbon at the waist. It’s very lightweight, so it’s going to be great this summer. But in the early spring weather here, I went with Texas styling – jean jacket and boots.
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How clever are you. This is just beautiful.
Gorgeous! I love the color and style. Beautiful inspiration too!
Love the dress. I actually just saw a dress like that and tried it on. I would love for you to share at my weekly linky, Friday -Monday at Bacon Time. I think I like yours even better then the one I saw in the department store.
You are so clever, this dress is gorgeous and your Texas Mountain Laurel shrub sounds delicious!
This is a fun dress! I love the color too. The gathering at the bottom is really nice too. I found you on My Girlish Whims.
This dress is adorable!!! Love the colour, the pintucks and the buttons. Good luck with Sew-vivor!
this is so pretty
Gorgeous! I am in love with the color!
Katie @ Little Becky Homecky
http://littlebeckyhomecky.blogspot.com
What a cute outfit…
This dress is so cute! I would love for you to share this with my readers on my Blog Stalking Thursday Link Party. http://thecraftyblogstalker.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-stalking-thursday-29.html
So cute!! I love it!
So lovely!
Wow!! Love the color, the ombre, the pickup skirt…the whole thing! Good luck in the contest! I’m looking forward to the skirt tutorial. Thanks for linking at our Shine on Fridays party!
Your dress turned out just beautifully… I’m also in love with the boots and jacket! Great color choice too.
Jeanna
dramaqueenseams.com
Wow – this turned out great!
Oh my gosh – you really made that? You are so talented. This is so cute and could be casual or dressy. I could see celebrities wearing this one!
What a beautiful dress! I love the skirt on it so much!
The color!! Oh how I love the color! And hello, your boots are perfect!
Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
LOVE IT! The colour is gorgeous, it really looks amazing
Very cute – feel free to link up to the Success U Party at TheStuffofSuccess. Thanks and have a great week – Athena
That’s an absolutely adorable dress. Just think of the possibilities. If you made it with velvet, taffeta, crepe or satin, it could be great for holiday parties.