Kari Jamicich sent her wedding dress to have a unisex gown made for her son to wear for his baptism. Her wedding dress was made of pretty thick poly satin so we went with our “Bishop” style gown. Because the gown had seams falling in inconvenient places, I...
Chantel Bailey sent her wedding dress to have a romper made for her son. Since her dress had some lovely panels of purple, we made a romper with a faux vest and used the purple on the vest. When it was done, it just seemed like a matching bow tie pin was called for....
Kathryn Stoll sent her mother’s wedding dress to have us make memory bears from it for her siblings. With wedding dress bears, we try to incorporate any lace elements where...
Peggy Anderson sent a couple of fur coats that were once her mother’s and her grandmother’s to have bears made for relatives. There were three coats. One was mink, one was mouton and the other was Persian lamb. We decided to make one bear from each coat...
Jenny Seta came in and dropped off couple of furs to have these six 16 inch bears made to give to grandchildren for Christmas. Since the furs were different colors, I chose to use the lighter (smaller) fur as accents to the darker fur.
Kelly DeBenedictus send us some clothing from her late parents to have these bear made for her children to give to their children. We combined fabrics from all the different clothing to make sure that each bear had something from every garment. Since there were three...
Kathleen Hoppe sent her wedding dress to have two little train skirts for her daughters to wear as flower girls in their uncle’s wedding. Kathleen’s dress had lots of gathered organza ruffles–which gave me quite a challenge to tame smile emoticon In...
Diane Andrews sent the remnants of her dress back to have us make some custom pouches for a future wedding. We had the opportunity to make similar pouches for her daughter’s wedding and she liked them so much that she ordered more for the future. She wanted a...
Amy LaPierre sent some lace remnants from her wedding dress to have us make three Christmas ornaments for her and her children’s families. There was some netting attached to the lace so we used it as well and then added a little satin ribbon.
Elizabeth sent us a bunch of her late husband’s ties to have these two necktie bears made for her grown sons. The ties were very colorful, which makes colorful bears.
Kathleen Brothers sent her wedding dress to be made into a flower girl’s dress for her daughter to wear to her uncle’s wedding. We also made a matching headband and panties as well as a wedding garter.
Penelope Simpson sent her wedding dress to have a christening outfit made for her granddaughter. We don’t often get wedding dresses with color in them so, when we do, we like to play with the color a bit. The floral overlay made for such an elegant...
Adrienne Sommers sent her wedding dress to have a baptism outfit made for her granddaughter. She told us that her granddaughter was going to be raised in a Bohemian/Natural style so I decided to change up the design a bit. I wanted the gown to have a free-lowing,...
Ruth Abrahams sent her wedding dress to have an ornate unisex baptism gown made. She said she loved the lace and hoped to have it be traditionally ornate and very beautiful. She also had us make a ring pillow for the future.
Williamson sent her wedding dress to have a baptism gown made for her daughter. She wanted an heirloom that could be treasured for generations. We used the lace and materials to make a gown in our “princess” style.
Melanie Kilanowski-Doroh sent us her wedding dress to have an ornate unisex christening gown made with both a boy and girl bonnet and a bib. Her WD had some lovely lace cut-out in the skirt and along the hem line and bead work that we tried to take full advantage...
Judith Mosier sent her wedding dress to have us make several items including a patchwork blanket, a couple of bears, tooth fairy pillows, a couple of cabbage patch doll dresses and roses. Her wedding dress had limited amounts of lace that we placed on different...
June Varas had us turn the remnants of her WD into this baby blanket. I used the lace elements from her WD as applique on some of the squares and backed the patchwork top with soft fleece to make the blanket soft and cuddly.
Meghan Dyckman sent her wedding dress to have a christening gown made for her first daughter. She wanted a sleeveless gown in our princess style. She also ordered a wedding garter for the future.
Ann Day sent her mother’s sued coat and Dad’s jacket to have bears made for her and her siblings. The sued coat had a collar of mink. We mixed and matched the materials from both garments to make these four memory bears. The bodies are made of suede and...
Nikki Cave sent her wedding dress to have a Christening gown and bonnet made. With such lovely lace to work with, we used our “princess” style, keeping the bodice in satin with a little applique of lace and the sleeves in a loose, flowing style from just...
Jody Knapke brought her wedding dress by to have us make an heirloom unisex baptism gown for her family. We took advantage of the lace from her dress and put it on the oversize collar. We also created a ribbon from the back tie of her dress.
Rebecca Lewis sent her wedding dress to have us make a baby quilt for her son’s coming baptism. She decided that a blanket would fit more future family occasions than a baptism gown. Her wedding dress had limited ornamentation so I decided to use it to create a...
This little 14″ angel bear was made for Judith Mosier from a wedding dress. When making a wedding dress memory bear, we try to use as many of the decorative elements from the WD as we can. In this case, there were some pretty lace details that we added to the...
Mary Kathleen Pepe sent her wedding dress from 1962 to have an heirloom christening gown made for coming generations to use. The fabric was in good condition so we were able to capture the primary lace from the skirt of the wedding dress. I was very proud of the...
Jo Ann Chance sent us her wedding dress to have baptism outfits made for her daughter and future grandchildren. There was quite a bit of excitement in the studio when her WD arrived because it had beautiful red satin and silver embroidery/bead accents. We...
Courtney Bedillion sent her wedding dress to have a baptism romper and gown set made for her new son and any future babies and grandbabies. Her wedding dress had a lovely mesh with tiny silk flowers in small bunches that we tried to maximize in both the baptism gown...
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Amanda Morgan sent her mother’s wedding dress to have us make this outfit for her daughter’s baptism. We took advantage of the lace from the WD and made this “Princess” style gown a little longer than usual. We also made a protective bib and...
Christine Alexakos sent us her wedding dress to have us make this lovely little baptism gown and bonnet. We tried to capture some of the original wedding dress in the overall design while making it suitable for an infant to wear. We also made a protective bib.
I’ve decided to hi-light some of the booties we’ve made as accessories to christening outfits. All of these have been made from wedding dress materials. We charge $45 for a pair of custom booties and we try to incorporate elements that match the...
I realize that we have quite a few months before Christmas but it really doesn’t hurt to think ahead if you want unique, heirloom gifts to give and at Fairy Godmother Creations, we tend to be thinking about heirloom gifts all year round 🙂 We’ve been...
Emily Nolan sent her late Mother-in-Law’s wedding dress to have christening outfits made for grandchildren. We made an ornate unisex gown in our “Bishop” style that took advantage of some of the lace elements. We also made a matching bonnet and...
Matt Colaianni sent her late mother’s fur coat to have these four bears made for family. The coat was in good shape and this mink is very soft so these bears are super huggable. We made one side of the scarves from the coat lining but decided to add color to...
Susan Patricia decided to take full advantage of the materials from her dress when she sent it to us. She wanted a variety of items made for her children, grandchildren and future grandchildren. We made a couple of wedding garters, some embroidered kerchiefs and a...
Sherry Downs sent a box of her late husband’s shirts to have us make 18 memory bears for the family. The shirts were a variety of solid colors so we decided to mix them up and use pieces from at least three shirts per bear. This colorful crowd was very hard to...
This memory bear was made as a graduation gift for Susan’s daughter. It was made from her daughter’s favorite baby blanket. We used the satin binding from the blanket for the ear and paw pads.
Jackie Virgil sent her wedding dress to have baptism gowns made for her twins. We did a lacey gown for her daughter and a more plain gown for her son. We also made matching bonnets to go with each gown. Jackie sent us a lovely note: Thanks Liane and team! Our gowns...
Ashley Mullen sent her wedding dress to have an ornate unisex christening gown made for her daughter. She wanted it to be ornate, but something a future son could wear as well so we made it in our “Bishop” style with a wide, plain split collar but used the...
Ann Szapor wanted her wedding dress turned into a christening gown and romper set for her first grandchild and future grandchildren. She originally ordered our Gown, Romper & Bonnet combo with the addition of a boy’s cap but she really wanted an overlay on...
Samantha Robinson sent her wedding dress train to have us make a baptism gown made for her daughter. The train was covered in ruffled organza, so the final gown was too.
As an artist, my passion is sewing, however I do enjoy other art forms as well and one of those art forms that I particularly enjoy is the ancient art of calligraphy and Illumination. For the past 17 years, I’ve had the privilege of working with a small...
Mary Furman sent her wedding dress and her daughter’s mother-in-law’s wedding dress to have a christening outfit made for their first grandchild. The wedding dresses were both very different and mixing the different materials was a challenge, but we were...
Amanda Shinsky sent us her wedding dress to have a christening gown made from it. Her wedding dress was made of a heavy satin with beautiful silver thread work and beading. We made the gown in our “Angel” style. We used an A-line skirt with a center pleat...
Trudy Bartl sent her wedding dress to have a christening gown made for her granddaughter. She wanted us to incorporate as much of the beautiful lace from her WD as possible so we did. We also made a matching bonnet, booties and panties.
Jacqueline Keepers sent her wedding dress and grandmother’s shoes to have a christening outfit made for her daughter. We tried to stay with the elegance of the WD as inspiration for the christening gown and chose to use the floral element from the shoes on...
Diane Andrews sent her wedding dress to have three different size pouches made from it for her daughter’s upcoming wedding. We made a larger pouch for holding a curling iron, hair blower and other necessities. We made a smaller pouch for holding make-up and/or...
Dawn Carter sent us a pair of jeans and a shirt that were her daughter’s to have these memory bears made. Her daughter was only 27 when she passed. One bear is going to her daughter’s best friend’s toddler son so that he can remember her as he grows...
Melissa Lee had her wedding dress shortened and sent the remnants to us to have this unisex baptism gown made. In order to get the length we wanted, we had to sew two sections of fabric together, we then added two horizontal ribbons as both a decorative element and to...