Chere Becker wanted her wedding dress converted into a baptism gown and headband for her granddaughter. The Wedding Dress was made of lovely lace that worked well in our “Princess” style
We’ve had a lot of fun making Christmas tree toppers from people’s wedding dress remnants. Chere Becker had us take some of her dress remnants and make this angel.
The last issue of our e-newsletter mentioned our new tooth fairy pillows. Several people were pleased to see this option and even ordered some. We can make them from your own fabric or wedding dress remnants, or we have them pre-made in three color options: solid...
We converted Cheryl Greenough’s wedding dress into a sweet christening gown for her granddaughter. We chose a high waist and incorporated the layering of organza into the design to tie the gown to its original source.
Sharon Purdy sent a fur coat that her late husband had purchased for her over 40 years ago. She told me that the coat was sitting in storage and she wanted to have it out where she could see it so asked us to make two good-size bunnies. These guys have wired ears so...
Jillian Figueirodo sent her wedding dress to have an heirloom christening gown made from it for her daughter. Because of the lovely lace from her WD, we decided on our “Princess” style. We chose to leave the bodice plain, both to accent the lovely satin...
Meredith Sertich sent the wedding dress that she and her sister both wore over 20 years ago to have a unisex gown made for future grandbabies. She also wanted a number of accessories for her nieces and daughters. We made a rather plain unisex gown but added a little...
Bobbea wanted a Panda created that would incorporate pieces of a panda she had when she was small. All she had were scraps of the original so we had to build from scratch. I used the pieces for ear and paw linings and for a pair of slippers on the final...
Bobbea asked us to make a couple of patchwork bears from some special garments. One bear was made from some baby clothes and the other was made from her old doll’s clothing. We also embroidered a heart-shaped patch for each bear, identifying what the bear had...
Bobbea only had a few scraps from her wedding dress left. With those bits of dress and some scraps from a bride’s maid’s dress, we made this Christmas Tree Topper Angel for her.
Jennifer Johnson sent her wedding dress to have christening gowns made for her twin daughters. It can be a challenge to get two gowns from one wedding dress, but the wedding dress had enough fabric for both gowns, a couple of matching headbands and a couple of...
Victoria Wimmer asked for this Christening Gown, Romper & Bonnet combo from her wedding dress. Her WD had a lot of organza so we used it. Not only did the “Princess” style gown have a flowing layer of organza, we also treated the organza over the WD...
Deborah Duvic wanted an unusual christening gown from her wedding dress. She asked us to make a unisex gown with a small collar and then a detachable ornate collar. We made the unisex gown rather plain with the exception of using some of the WD lace at the hem of the...
Colleen Schwartz-Hall sent her late grandmother’s Persian lamb coat to have us make this quartet of bears. She also sent a photo of her grandmother wearing the coat and asked us to make a photo badge for each bear.
Robin Craig sent her wedding dress to have a baptism gown made for her granddaughter. She chose our unisex style but was open to using some lace on it. We chose to use the vertical lace trim on the front of the gown. We also made a bib, a headband and some fabric...
Karen Verri sent her wedding dress to have a christening gown and matching bonnet made for her daughter. The wedding dress had some lovely cotton lace in horizontal strips. We tried to take advantage of the lace and lace trim and used it in several ways.
Margarita Bueno sent a piece of her wedding dress to have a pocket square made for her son to wear on his upcoming wedding day. A kerchief or pocket square made from your wedding dress is a lovely keepsake for either a bride or a groom.
Cinthia Reed sent a bunch of neck ties and asked us to make as many bears as we could from them. We were able to get five 14″ bears but it took every last inch of fabric from the ties.
Allison Murphy sent her mother’s wedding dress to have a baptism gown made for her daughter and a boy’s romper for future grandsons. We used as much of the lace and beading as we could, especially in the girl’s gown. She asked for a matching...
Melody Varney sent several shirt to have these two patchwork bears made. The shirts belonged to her mother and father and the bears were being made for her brother and herself. Some of the garments had patches that she asked us to use on the bears as well.
Melody Varney also asked us to make a couple of patchwork memory pillows from her late parents’ shirts. If you are looking for a huggable keepsake from a loved one’s clothing, a patchwork pillow can not only be decorative and huggable, it is one of our...
Trudy Woolf sent her wedding dress to have a blessings gown made for her future grandchildren to wear. We chose to try and mimic the primary decorative elements of the original WD in the skirt and along the collar. We also made an infant bow-tie pin and neck tie for...
Jennifer Westdyke sent us her wedding dress to have this christening gown made from it. The original WD had some lovely lace and bead work and we tried to take advantage of it. We also made a pair of matching booties, a bib and some other accessories.
Rocki Shepard sent her wedding dress to have a girl’s christening gown and boy’s romper as well as several accessories made. The WD was older and had a few staining issues, but it also had some beautiful mesh with lace and beads that we tried to highlight...
Victoria-Ann Pecoraro sent her wedding dress to have a baptism gown made for her granddaughter. The original dress had lovely cut embroidery work on the bodice so we used it on the bodice of the christening gown. We also kept the lace from the hem of the original...
Norma Chambers sent us the legs from a couple of pairs of jeans and asked us to make memory bears for her children from them. She also wanted a photo badge of her late husband in uniform to go on each bear. We made sure that her special bears had big smiles for happy...
Susan Peckham sent a couple of special child’s dresses that her daughter once wore to have us make an infant ceremonial robe for her coming first grandson. Working with smaller garments can be challenging, but I was pleased with the outcome.
Tracey sent a knit sweater that her aunt had made nearly 60 years ago and asked us to make a bear from it. Sweaters can be challenging to make a bear from because they don’t like to hold their shape. However, this guy came out with quite a bit of...
Jean Barford wanted a unisex baptism gown made from her wedding dress. When we are making a unisex gown that will have lace or other ornate materials, we usually choose to work with our “Bishop” style because it does have a very traditional look that works...
Sue Marshall came by the studio with a number of her late son’s favorite shirts to have six memory bears made for family members. We tried to capture the essence of the different shirts as they represented special memories. We also tried to incorporate three...
Sandy Layman wanted this memory bear made from a special shirt. We actually adapted our pattern a bit in order to capture the graphic from the shirt. We also chose to add blue satin for the ear and paw pads since the shirt did not have a contrast color to work...
Mary Hartzell sent her mink stole to have these two teddy bears made for her adult children as a gift. We used the lining from the stole for paw and ear pads.
Marisa Wyckoff sent her wedding dress to have a baptism romper made for her son. She also decided to have an additional gown and romper made for future children and grandchildren to wear. While we were at it, we made a number of accessories to go with the...
Winnie Liao wanted christening gowns for her fraternal twins made from her wedding dress. We made the gowns the same but did a slight variation for the belt at the waist.
Cynthia Mathews sent the sleeves of a fur coat to have this little guy made. The sleeves were leftover when she had the original jacket turned into a vest. This was the perfect use of the leftover fur.
Donna Taglione wanted to use her wedding dress for gifts to pass on to future generations. She wasn’t interested specifically in christening gowns as much as smaller gifts that she could give to children and grandchildren. We made ring pillows, garters, a pocket...
Alessandra had already purchase a La Befana doll. This year, she decided to have one made for her sister. She had some specific color preferences. Up to a point, I will try to honor those preferences at no additional cost. Her broom is made from twigs and pine...
My niece likes to write and she publishes some of her writing at Fictionpress.com. One of the projects she has going is a series of 52 poems (each 52 words long) about dragons. It is a cute series and inspired me to try and create a couple of her dragons. “In the...
Bonnie sent me her mink coat to have two 16″ bunnies made for her daughters. The pocket lining was a light pink velvet so I used it for the ear pads and noses. I used the coat lining material for the paw and foot pads. Bonnie also had me put her daughters’...
Hi Liane, They are absolutely adorable. I love the one you did for me using the natural pieces. Mom is going to be so happy! Cathy
Erica had two of her late mother’s sun dresses. She contacted me wanting cats instead of bears. In an email exchange, I let her know what patterns I had available for cats. She chose an old primitive pattern with very whimsical cats. The fabric from the dresses...
Lisa sent me two of her late father’s shirts to make into a bunny for her mother. I used a combination of the two shirts to give contrast to the tummy, muzzle, ears and paw pads. The ears are wired so they can be positioned–otherwise they would have just...
This beautiful little guy is made of muskrat with black mink hooves and raccoon fur mane and tail. He stands about 16″ tall is about 17″ long and has shoe button eyes. It takes quite a bit of fur to make a horse. I chose to put a brocade saddle blanket on...
Kaeshia wanted a dragon made from her late mother’s t-shirt. I used my own pattern for this guy. His paws and wings are trimmed with black velvet. His hair is dyed fox. I put wires in the wings so that they can be gently posed to to look like he is flying.
Kaeshia sent me some of her late mother’s clothing to have a monkey made for her brother. This little guy is made of white sweatshirt material and black velvet. I used a tuft of dyed fox hair to give him additional personality. The pattern comes from a book...
Maryjane sent me several heirloom items to have me make a bunny for her first granddaughter. She sent a satin carriage blanket and pillow cover that were used by her late husband when he ws an infant and a piece of satin and lace clothing from her late mother-in-law....
Dawn sent several fur coats and stoles that belonged to her late mother to have a variety of animals made in her memory. We ended up with five bears, two bunnies, a killer whale and two ponies. The bears and bunnies were made of mink and seal, the whale was made of...
Rebecca sent me a fur that belonged to a friend. The friend’s mother had passed away and Rebecca wanted to have a cat made from the fur for her friend. Liane I do not do FB or I would definitely put a positive review on it for you. The cat is beautiful,,,. The...
Deborah had received one of my creations from her sister. She had a rabbit fur coat and decided to send it to me to have two ponies made for her own children. We decided to augment the rabbit fur with some contrasting seal fur for the hooves and coyote fur for the...
Barbara is expecting her second grandchild and wanted to have something special made. She sent me her late mother’s fur coat to have two lambs created. Got them yesterday and they are just ADORABLE. Interestingly you put blue ribbons on them. Our second grand...
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