Meaghan Milmoe sent her mother’s wedding dress and some lace from her Mother-in-Law’s wedding dress to have a christening gown made for her daughter. There is something very special about having your daughter wear a gown that was made from the fabrics of...
Jane Hanson sent a seal coat to have cats made for her daughters. Seal is particularly difficult to work with so I went with a pattern that worked well with the heavy hide.
Kali Lopez sent her grandmother’s coat to have bears made for her daughter and niece.
We’ve Moved! We’ve finally moved our studio out of my home and into its own space. We’re still unpacking, but this is Olga and my new sewing spaces.
Sheree Goettler-Sopko wanted a memory bear that incorporates both her Mother and her Father’s memories. She sent her mother’s mink stole, a piece of leather from her father (an avid hunter) along with her father’s military pins and patches. In...
JoAnn Gustafson wanted us to use every last bit of her wedding dress to make a christening outfit and accessories for her granddaughter . . . So we did! Click to Enlarge Photo
Heidi McPherson sent shaved beaver coat, a mink stole, a lamb muff and a shaved beaver muff to have us make her five bears. We mixed the furs to give each bear its own individual personality.
Joyce Claus sent her mother’s mink stole and a piece of her own wedding dress to have us make this little gal for her granddaughter.
Ashley Roseman sent her wedding dress to have a christening gown made for her daughter. Her dress was made of heavy satin and had lovely embroidery and bead work. We tried to capture the spirit of the original dress.
Well, I have to share this one. Beverly Morford sent her grandmother’s apron to have a custom doll and outfit made from it and a couple of other items she sent. Overall, I’m pleased with how she turned out, but she was way more work than I had anticipated....
How do you share one wedding dress with three daughters? Get three christening gowns made like Denise Wiltsie did. We had to really cut carefully to get three complete outfits from the one dress, but it worked. Click to Enlarge Photo
This is a little personal project. Sew Dayton is having a little challenge competition. They gave entrants a list of three textiles (a bed sheet, a t-shirt and a piece of lingerie) to make something from. The only t-shirt I could find was red, so I decided to make...
I just love the way these two outfits came out. Sara Szymkowiak sent her wedding dress to have an outfit made for her son and any potential future daughters/grandchildren. Click Photo to Enlarge
Irene Blundell sent us quite a little pile of different garments to have six specific bears made. She wanted two bears with hats and ties from her late husbands garments, two bears from her late mother’s robe and night gown and two bears made from a couple of...
Kelli DeMicco sent her wedding dress to have a gown made for her daughter. The amount of beadwork on this gown makes it a little heavy but such an elegant heirloom.
Arlene Peterson sent us two furs to have a bear and a bunny made. The bunny’s ears are wired so they can be posed. For anyone thinking of getting bears (or other animals) made for Christmas, this is the best time of year because Fairy Godmother Creations tends...
Bev Gutmann’s fur coat and stole made four beautiful two-toned bears. She had us embroider her late mother’s initials on a foot of each bear.
Jessica McAuley sent her mother’s wedding dress to have a romper made for her son. Her mother’s dress had some lovely embroidery work but the thread had rusted with age. we decided to use the embroidery work on the faux vest and it really added an heirloom...
Colleen Speer wanted to get as much from her wedding dress as possible. When you only have one, sometimes it makes sense to think about the future. We made her future grandchildren a unisex gown with a ceremonial robe. That allows her family to use the outfit for any...
Pam Werner sent her wedding dress from 1977 to have an outfit made for her granddaughter. Since her granddaughter was nearly a year old, we went with a shorter dress that would allow her to walk and finished the outfit with a cute little hat.
Jill Satten sent us a beautiful fur to have this pretty bear made for her parents’ 60th wedding anniversary. She had us embroider Happy 60th on the scarf along with her and her siblings names and some charms. This guy has nothing but love put into him and all of...
Color seems to be a theme this month. Lisa Dickson sent her lace and satin wedding dress that had a champaign sash. We were able to work the sash in as accents on the robe and the small jewelry pouch she asked for as well.
Amy Bona sent the skirt from her wedding dress to have both a gown and a romper made. Because the wedding dress satin was very heavy, we suggested adding some lace to make it lighter for a little one to wear. We took advantage of the beautiful beaded buttons from the...
Michele had us make her son’s christening gown this past year and she wanted to give her son a special first birthday gift. She sent us a bunch of her late father’s neck ties to have patchwork bear made. This 20″ bear took 16 neck ties....
Donna Nojunas sent her wedding dress to have a gown and romper made for her granddaughter and future grandchildren. We decided on a princess style gown and tried to keep the original wedding dress hem.
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Meg sent her mother’s fur jacket to have three 14″ bears made. The fur gave us a little bit of a challenge, but the bears turned out well.
Katie Rogers sent her wedding dress to have a christening gown made for her daughter. She wanted a shorter dress since her daughter is very active. The wedding dress satin was beautiful but there wasn’t any ornamentation so we did add a bit of our own lace....
Kim Beining sent her wedding dress to have outfits made for her soon-coming grand child and any future grandchildren. She wanted a bishop style gown and a ceremonial robe as well as a romper. The robe allowed us to use some of the elegant lace from her wedding dress....
Bobbea sent me a wedding dress to make a doll from. She wanted something unique. This is an adaptation of a pattern designed by Stephanie Novatski and published in the November 2012 Soft Dolls and Animals magazine.
Renee Jessup sent her wedding dress from the 1970s to have outfits made for her future grandchildren. The older organza and lace really lend themselves well for heirloom outfits like this.
Ashley Harnisch sent me twelve pieces of clothing her son wore in his first year of life. She wanted a patchwork Teddy bear made from the clothing. She sent pictures with information about what made each piece significant. This bear includes something from each piece....
Denise is in Cincinnati so I was able to get to see the beautiful christening gown on her daughter (a rare treat).
Joyce sent me a terry cloth robe, a pair of sweat pants and a shirt. They all belonged to a good friend who passed away. She wanted bears made for her friend’s wife and two children. The mix of fabrics made for very bright bears.
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