For the Love of the Mouse!

Recently I read a post on Facebook Business Page asking their fans what sort of fashion you are

 

"diggin'" now, as taste and fashion changes so fast & frequent. I chuckled to myself

 

because that very topic has been gnawing at me lately. I'm sure you may have noticed, I don't

 

really favor one style. There are so many I like to experiment with. In there lies my concern,

 

does my eclectic taste confuse my followers? Perhaps, time will tell I suppose! Let's clarify

 

before I move on, my style is NULL, I am referring to my Daughter's style that it! If you want to

 

read about mine, read this post by mylifesuckers, I think she stole my wardrobe!

 

I do know I have never been a fan of any type of main stream children's characters on

 

clothing...nope, not all. My sons were born in the 90's, and with the birth of the first child he did

 

sport quite a bit of Mickey Mouse One Pieces and such. But really, after he out grew them

 

as an infant,  I was none too happy to be out of that fashion phase! If my boys were wearing 

 

a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle T-shirt or Sesame Street Sweatshirt, I can almost guarantee  a

 

grandparent, Aunt or Uncle bought it for them.  I can't explain, I just DONT like it unless it's a

 

tastefully done applique for special occasion of sorts. I know, did I just commit social suicide for

 

admitting that (I think this secretly mortifies my Mother as well)?! Now, be kind, no hate mail

 

please;) I'll let you in on a little secret though, we do let FiFi wear jammies in whatever she

 

wants! Read on, trust me, I will make my point soon!

Do you remember that sweet little heart cutout dress that went viral last year?

 

 

 

 

A girlfriend of mine over at Sew Sly Designs bought up the pattern and created these adorable

 

dresses. How cute is this photo by Photography by Ashlynn!! It just captures the sweetness of

 

little girls and there contagious energy! The cute little brunette there is no stranger to this blog.

 

Yes, she is the sassy little girl that walked in the SPFW event for us in 2012.

 

I fell in love with the dress along with everyone else! As a fan of the talented miss Shannon

 

Cook of the blog Luvinginthemommyhood, I was ecstatic to see she was offering dress patterns

 

and WOW did she knock this one out of the park! Not only is it the classic (fully lined bodice and

 

full skirt) design that is my more favorite of all, it allows you to celebrate a little bit of whimsy,

 

yet staying classy at the same time. I know, are you thinking, "they are just kids"? Yes, they

 

are, however I think we should embrace the classic MODEST style when we can with little ladies

 

(when the opportunity arises)!

 

The talented lady behind Sew Sly and I were chatting a few months later about the dress.

 

We discovered we both had the same great idea, let's try it with a Mouse Head! (Hint, hint, h

 

here's my point) I was shocked in myself that I wanted to make such thing. Yes, I love Disney, I

 

do, I do, but to design a dress around it, not my style whatsoever....once again, FiFi's love of

 

the Mouse was infectious, I wanted to do this for her, I just had too! Did I mention she asks to

 

go to Disney every single day for about two months now?!

 

After several pattern attempts and a couple prototype samples I have figured it out! Geesh, I

 

really need learn pattern design, I'm sure winging it was not the most efficient! Sounds simple

 

though, right? Just take the existing pattern I've used over and over (Mermaid Dress) and add a

 

silhouette. Ha, ha, joke was on me.

 

The dress was a little big on her, I assumed we could size up as she is another year older,

 

however the little bean pole apparently has not grown since the last dress I made! Anyhow,

 

without further ado, here is FiFi showing off her

Mouse Party Dress

 

 

 

 

 

 

A big Thanks to the one and only Amy Smith of Spark Babies Photography for the beautiful

 

 photographs! Feel free to visit her Facebook page and let her know you loved the photos!

 

 

 

www.sparkbabies.com

 

 

Dress Notes;

*A snap at the top will be added to keep the dress inline.

 

Dress can be purchased/preordered HERE

 

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