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Mom’s Treasured Clothing Becomes Charming Memory Bears

Janet Mollerups sent some clothing items from her late mother to have bears made for her daughters and granddaughters. She had a specific mix of the different fabrics in mind and we tried to give each individual bear its own personality.  

Wedding Dress With Lots of Ruffles Converted to Christening Combo

Janet Riddick sent her wedding dress to have outfits made for grandchildren. Her dress had lots and lots of ruffles. We incorporated a layer of ruffles on the christening gown. We also used some of the lovely embroidery work on both the gown and romper. A bib, booties...

First Communion Dress and Wedding Dress Become Baptism Outfit

Sue Szymanski sent her wedding dress and her daughter’s first communion dress to have a baptism outfit made for her first grandchild. Although we used elements from both dresses, most of the outfit came from the wedding dress. We made a little bolero jacket and...

A Lovely Little Memory Bear That Brings Several Generations Together

Cathy Mordente sent small fur pieces that belonged to her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to have this little bear made for her first grandson. I had to sew strips of smaller pieces together to make large enough pieces for some of the parts. This does cost a...

Three Christening Outfits from Wedding Gown

Karyn True brought us her wedding dress to have outfits made for her granddaughter and future grandchildren. She wanted a total of three outfits from her gown. We had to cut very carefully to get all three outfits. There was literally just enough lace to be able to...

Wedding Dress Becomes Lovely Bishop Style Christening Gown

Karen McGill brought her wedding dress to us to have an outfit made for her grandchild. We made a unisex bishop style gown and then added an overlay/robe. Many of the gowns we receive from the 1970s and 1980s have some beautiful surface materials but use a stiff...

Sweat Shirt Becomes a Memory Bear for a Friend

Andrea Rabiner sent us a Michigan Wolverines sweat shirt to have a memory bear made for a friend. We couldn’t fit all of the graphics from the shirt, but we did use some of them in the creation of this happy guy.  

Complete Christening Ensemble for a Godson

Julia Frei wanted a complete ensemble for her godson from her wedding dress. We used every bit of fabric we could to get a bishop style gown with a ceremonial robe, a bit, booties, bonnet and bow tie pin. We put pleats down the front of the gown and used the blue...

40-Year-Old Wedding Gown Becomes Heirloom Christening Gown

Kristine Hickey sent her 40-year-old wedding dress to have a dress made for her granddaughter. Even though the lace has colored with age, I thought it simply added to the heirloom quality of the dress. I incorporated elements from the original veil into the...

Beautiful Bears Created from Two Fur Coats

Christine Sargent sent two furs, one from her mother and the other from her mother-in-law, to have these 16″ beauties made. We couldn’t get them all the same with the available fur, so we mixed the furs.

Beloved Brother’s Shirt Becomes Memory Bear for Sister-in-Law

Sandy Romkey sent her late brother’s shirt to have a memory bear made and sent to her sister-in-law. She had also included a little note that we mounted on to a piece of card stock and put into a matching mini envelope that we attached to the bear’s paw.  ...

Embroidery Highlights Christening Gown

Mary Deming sent her wedding dress to have an outfit made for her grandson and future granddaughters. We tried to capture the beautiful cut-out embroidery on both the boy’s and the girl’s piece.    

A Wonderful Thank-You Note and Beautiful Photos

Well, I can’t resist sharing these photos. Julia sent them along with a very nice note: Liane, Thank you so much for making the christening gown on such short notice! I am beyond satisfied with the results! She looked absolutely beautiful in her dress and...

Classic Wedding Gown Converted to Flowing Christening Gown

Sarah Ackerman sent her gown to have a christening outfit made for her daughter. Her gown did not have a lot of detail, but we were able to easily use what was there. As per Sarah’s request, we made the gown as long as we could get from the materials available....

Flowing Chiffon Adds Fullness to This Heirloom Christening Gown

Jen Burkart sent her wedding dress to have us make a baptism gown for her daughter. Her wedding dress had some lovely embroidery and bead work elements that we were able to work in. The flowing chiffon allowed us to use some fullness in the skirt.  

Formal Christening Outfit Includes Boy’s Tuxedo Jacket

Tina Lividini sent her wedding dress from 35 years ago to have outfits made for her coming grandchild and any future grandchildren. Tina wanted an actual, full, formal infant boy’s outfit including a tuxedo jacket with tails. We also were able to get a long gown...

A Family of Six Patchwork Bears

Doris Kaderabek asked us to use the left-over fabric from her first order to make six patchwork bears. Olga ended up cutting over 800 individual pieces to make these bears. However, I think the end result was worth it.  

Boys Tuxedo Christening Jackets Converted From Wedding Gown

Fairy Godmother Creations is pleased to be offering Boy’s Tuxedo jackets! I’ve been wanting to add this to our product list for some time so am really excited to finally be able to do so. Our Tuxedo jacket even has tails. You can see photos of the entire...

Another Great Day at Fairy Godmother Creations

Here we are hard at work, doing something we really, really love.  It’s so great to be able to do something we love that brings joy into the lives of so many people.  Thank you!  

119 Bears (And One Cat)

I wanted to share this video of the bears we made in November and December this past year.  Altogether, we created 119 bears (and one cat).  Enjoy!  

Dad’s Ties Become Charming Memory Bears

Mary Hendrick sent two dozen of her late father’s neck ties to have these two guys made. Neck ties make really nice bears. There is a richness to the fabrics that shows. We create a patchwork fabric from the ties and then cut the bears from that, so there is a...

Joseph L. Proulx – 1937-2014

On a personal note, my Father passed away this weekend. He was 77 years old and is survived by three daughters, three sons-in-law and six grandchildren. I made this poster using some of my favorite pictures of him. I will be traveling to Michigan this week for his...

Mascot Becomes a Cloth Doll

I created this doll for Georganne Baker. It is fashioned after a sketch she sent me and is a mascot doll for a charitable organization.  

A Bear Family Album

Here is a small photo album of some more of the memory bears we made in November and December. We worked with just about every kind of fabric and fur known to mankind I think.  

Curling Christmas Kitty

Ok, one more. We do more than bears around here and sometimes I forget to let people know that. Kim Meyers had us make this curling cat to give to a loved one this past Christmas.   You can also see the curling Christmas kitty featured in our video “119 Bears...

A Lovely Christmas Quilt From T-Shirts

LuAnn Pasquarello sent a variety of t-shirts and sweat shirts to have these two memory quilts made as Christmas gifts this year. I tried to mix the block sizes a bit and added an accent color to help all the different shirt elements come together cohesively....

A Family of 10 Bears

Jacki Hale asked me to share these photos. She sent her late mother’s furs to have bears made for herself and her siblings and family members–10 bears in all. Here is a photo album of them. She also sent bits and pieces of her mother’s jewelry to be...

Remembering a Husband and Father Who Was Killed on 9/11

Pam sent me this note with her fabric: “These pj’s belonged to my husband . . . who was killed on 9/11/01. I saved them all this time not knowing why until now. My daughter is expecting our first grandchild (a boy!) and I would love for you to make a small...

A Darling Christening Gown for Her Daughter

Gianna Cody’s wedding dress made a darling gown for her daughter. The original wedding dress had some lovely detail that we tried to capture and a really pretty beaded waist band that we turned into a faux belt.  

Wedding Dress Becomes Christening Gown and Romper

This little Gown and Romper ensemble was put together from Jonelle O’Shea’s wedding dress. We tried to capture the pretty silver embroidery and some of the bead work from the wedding dress.    

A Baptism Gown and Booties Made From Mom’s Wedding Dress

Katrina Bostardi sent her wedding dress to have this baptism gown made for her daughter–complete with booties. Getting a small gown like this to gather right presents an interesting challenge. We originally wanted to make two layers of gathers, but that made the...

A Bear to Match Another Bear We Made For Her

Sharon Stromme realized that she needed one more bear so she asked us to make another bear to match ones we had done earlier. She did not have another fur, so we pulled scraps from our own fur bins for this little darling.  

Beloved Son’s Jacket Becomes Bears for Granddaughters

Robert Wilhelm sent us a sweater jacket that belonged to his late son who passed away in 1968. He wanted three bears made for this three granddaughters. The jacket had a lot of condition issues but we were able to make three 12″ bears from it.  

A Christening Gown for a Niece

Paula Conway had us make this christening gown as a gift for her niece. The wedding dress did not have much embellishment so we added a little of our own lace.  
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