dresses galore

I have pictures of dresses from back in June up until this week that I have not yet posted.  So, here goes.  I did these for my girls for 4th of July/Summer . . .

Have I mentioned I'm obsessed with this ribbon ricrac trim?!  Pretty sure I have.

This one was for a customer/friend.

And again for my girls . . .

I opted for a different trim on these.  I can't have all the monag dresses looking the same :)  However, I didn't notice until Elly's dress was finished that I had cut out the butterfly fabric in the middle of the "e" when I trimmed away the gingham.  Just wasn't thinking.

After a short debate in my head, I decided to purposefully "mess up" Evynne's so maybe, just maybe, it would look like it was supposed to be that way.  Kinda regret that.  Turns out it is more obvious on the lavender.  Oh well.  Lesson learned.

This cutie was a hand-me-down Hollywood Baby that had a monogram on it . . .

My mother-in-law had picked out the monogram {bless her!}, but it had left some holes.  This layered flower {which I L.O.V.E.} covered it all perfectly!

We ordered turquoise dresses from monag back in early spring and they were backorderd and basically, never came.  So we re-ordered the turquiose in the empire style dress and finally received them in June.  This one was for a customer . . .

I'm all about some red and turquoise if you didn't already know.

This was for another friend/customer, matching for siblings . . .

Since my girls just didn't really need any more summer clothes by the time these dresses came, I decided to save Evynne's for a back-to-school dress.  I knew I wanted to do red and turquoise, but instead of the appple I had in mind, Evynne wanted this design . . .

And it was perfect because she was thrilled to wear it.

However, Elly still got the original apple plan . . .

She won't start until after labor day though.

And since I haven't gotten crazy-busy with Fall stuff yet, I've been trying to stay on top of things.  I did some Kelly's Kids dresses for a friend from this season's collection . . .

Aren't they sweet?!!!  Love me some Kelly's Kids.

And another Hollywood Baby hand-me-down . . .

I hate the way brown photographs with my el-cheapo camera.  Well, it's not really a cheap camera, it's just not the fancy one I wish I had :)  If it were, you'd be able to tell that this dress is brown and pink.  And it's very cute!

spring has sprung . . .

and around here, it already feels like summer! So, it's time to kick it in to high-gear and get the short sleeves done!!!



Love this design I found to match this skirt from Chez Ami. This one is for a friend, but Evynne has one too and I love the way it turned out!







A painting birthday party shirt . . .



Coordinating dresses for twins.





And a few things for my girls . . .

This one goes with some capris my mom made out of the fabric that's in the "E".

You gotta love it when you find a $7 dress at Walmart and can make it cute . . .

It is adorable on her too!

I got a few garanimals shirts at Walmart, too. This one I made to go with these knit Hannah Anderson capris I found at a consignment sale . . .

These are going with lime bottoms . . .



Love. These.

And the last is another Walmart shirt from the "big girls" section. Tear. My big girl is getting SO big. This is going with some little yellow knit shorts from Gymboree. I think that made the whole outfit like $7 since I got them at the outlet at the end of the season. Yahoo! . . .

two of a kind

I always do lots of two of a kind things for my girls, but lately, I've had a bunch for other people. Like one-year-old twins Ethan and David . . .









And almost 3-year-old twins Reese and Morgan . . .





{Probably the most labor-intensive design to-date. And I got to do it twice ;) }

They are having a pirate-themed 3rd birthday party. So cute! And the design was not my own doing. She found something similar on etsy and asked me to recreate it!

I also did some things for 3 and 4 year old sisters . . .









And of course, I have managed to squeeze in a few things for my own girls! I like these monag pleated dresses with leggings so this is what I came up with for one set . . .





And I am in love with these apple monag empire dresses! Evynne picked this design AND the fabric {that way she can't argue with me about wearing it!}

It's going with the pink kelly's kids footless tights. And we know I love the polka dot ricrac trim. I'm pleased with the result even if this might not have been my top pick for fabric!

And coordinating Kelly's Kids outfits . . .