Awesome Photo Shoot!

We had a photo shoot with Michelle Lundgren last week. Talk about some amazing pictures! The sky was pretty overcast, but we did have some sun towards the end of our session. The kids did awesome; they had so much fun! The picture above left is Ella modeling a black over candy pink mini-pettiskirt. The above right picture is a full size red pettiskirt. To the right, is a full size black pettiskirt. Michelle got so many great pictures, it so hard to just pick a few for the blog! Thanks Michelle! http://michellelundgrenphotography.blogspot.com/

Mini Petti black over candy pink!

I created this skirt last week. I have been busy making black with candy pink full skirts for a lot of customers, so I needed something different. I love it! I think that the next one will be more lace and less fluff. But, I just love it! My daughter does too! Professional pics coming soon........

Hot Pink Tie Dye!

Wow this skirt was fun! The outer layer is tie dyed hot pink. The under layer is a light pink. The ruffles are both hot pink and light pink on the outer layer, inside layer has light pink ruffles. I also made this one reversible so the light pink can be on the outside. (Bottom picture)

So cute! The girl that I made this for had one request: P I N K ! She is 4 so she has to dress herself, that is why I made it reversible. (No wrong way to put the skirt on!)

Crazy, Fun Colors!!

I finished this skirt for a friends daughter, 7 years old. Originally she wanted orange, but her mom convinced her to go with fuschia. They were certain on one thing: No light pink! And out of that, this skirt was born. It is a fuschia satin waist band, the first tier is also fuschia. The second tier is one block of fuschia, one block of teal and one block of apple green. The ruffles are fuschia, apple, teal, and yellow thrown in for fun. I think it turned out awesome! I hadn't done anything this crazy before, but WOW. SO much fun!!!

I am also finishing up a solid black skirt for Michelle (Down the Lane Photography) and another surprise for her. :) Again, so close to finishing! I also have a chocolate brown skirt ready, just needs ruffles. I cut out light blue to put on, but I am still debating putting light pink on instead. I just don't know......

Pictures to follow soon!!

So pretty!

This skirt is light pink. It looks darker in the picture than it is in person. Very girly! Very soft! Very pretty!


This skirt is teal. On the color chart it is called arabian. Very pretty. This is a very popular color for spring! It looks great with so many colors! White, black, green apple, yellow, light pink, and especially hot pink. I am working on a mini-petti skirt with several of these colors. I cannot wait to finish it. I will post pics soon.

Fun colors!!

This skirt is black with candy pink. I actually made it for my niece at the request of her mom. It turned out amazing!! It was a huge hit at the craft fair!

Robbinsdale Craft/Bake Sale and Flea Market

So the sale was fun. I didn't sell any skirts, but I got my name out and I had 5 skirts to show. Funny enough, when I was making the skirts I was thinking "I hope this doesn't sell because it would be perfect on Ella" and "I hope this one doesn't sell because it would be perfect for my niece." I am okay with not selling any, I really don't want to be overwhelmed with orders. They take time and this isn't a full time business, just a really pretty, fun hobby! :)

I love the way the teal one turned out. I used a little different satin on the waist (a little thicker, not as shiny). I will make a smaller one for Ella and see how it holds up. It should be nice, that satin was more expensive than the regular one I use. Funny enough, the person next to us at the sale was the husband of a friend. He is a photographer, here is his link: http://www.johnfellman.com/

We had a great day overall, even with it being chilly and some cloud cover. People were in good spirits and there was a great mix of vendors and of course plenty of yummy treats and coffee.

Working hard or hardly working??

Yeah, right. I am working hard. Look at my workstation: Organized chaos. I am getting ready for this Craft/Bake sale here in Robbinsdale. It is May 9 at City Hall. I will have a booth with my skirts. My aunt has a space reserved also with all things that grandma has been working on. Gotta keep grandma busy or she'll get into trouble. :)

Ivory Mini-Petti

Newest creation: Ivory "vintage lace" and chiffon over a fluffy layer of nylon chiffon. The top layer of lace and nylon chiffon is from a slip. This is a mini-pettiskirt so it is shorter and intended to go over leggings, pants or shorts. It is a size 2T/3T. I am selling this one for $45.

New Fabric Order!!!

I just ordered more fabric for my skirts. I cannot wait until it comes in! I have so many ideas to get started on and 2 more skirts for my nieces (black with candy pink ruffle fluff). My daughter will be getting another skirt (of course!). I am also starting to make extra skirts for the Robbinsdale Craft and Bake sale on May 9. The hardest part for me is refraining from making only skirts for my daughter!

Here is the color chart from the company that I order fabric from. They have a new brown color that is not listed. I ordered it so we will see. I also ordered a bright purple color that is not on here. I am so excited! :)

Too cute!

I finished this all black skirt for my daughter. I absolutely love it. I like the solid black- it goes with just about anything. We had her in light pink pants and top the other day at Target. We got so many stares and "Ooohh's" and "Aaaahhh's"! Several of the ladies shopping stopped to talk about how cute she was. I just love these skirts!

For my niece

I made this skirt for my niece in Colorado. I know she will love it!! I just shipped it yesterday priority mail so she should get it tomorrow or the next day. I cannot wait to see it on her!!!

Hot pink and yellow. The picture on the right is from underneath. Look at all the ruffles!!!

Happy New Year!

Here it is a new year already. I think I was ready for a new year, too much drama in 2008. New Years eve. Did I go out? Nah. Joe is working so the kids and I watched Shrek on tv. It always seems that I make popcorn to have with movies ONLY on the days that I have already vacuumed. Not a big deal, just funny.

I stayed up and finished a black and blue pettiskirt. SO cute! I love it!! I hope the little one that I made it for loves it as well. I am sure she will.

I just had to put a picture from the bottom; look at all those ruffles!! What girl wouldn't have fun wearing this!

Off to bed. Happy New Year!!!