The Anniversary Dress
Last year on May 18th I wore this: Yes, I made it. Yes, I loved it. Yes, I lost my mind with all that hand beading. There's a bit more on it here . Well, for our anniversary I figured it was only fitting to make a dress . . . ya know, since it is Me Made May and I did make my own wedding gown. So, without further ado, I took to making Vogue V8727. Version B, to be precise. The fabric was 15.99 a yard, making this dress pretty pricey. I went into JoAnn's to get thread and elastic, and lost my mind enough to buy this stuff. Well, it is a nice dress, with a sweet fit now that I altered it. I got Mr. Fairytale to take a picture from the stoop, and I promptly posted it. I'm on the fence a bit with the dress. . . why, so many asked from otherwise rave reviews. Well, I think it is that I'm not used to wearing such a full skirt and that I am a little over the dress. I made a test bodice, ...