hello! Recently my lovely niece J married her long-time man and so of course I had to make a new dress for myself for the occasion… I was vaguely toying with the idea of shopping for fabric before I remembered…
Tag: evening wear
Kelly’s wedding dress
photo by Shoshana Kruger Photography Kelly’s hair by Higley’s Hairdressing location; the Melbourne Hotel in Perth dress and veil; made by me! SO; Tim and Kelly became engaged to be married in January of last year… and shortly afterwards Kelly…
the mother-of-the-groom, plus a gorgeous bridesmaid
So, I made my own outfit for Tim and Kelly’s wedding too, of course! I’m posting about this outfit before the wedding dress, partly because I’m waiting for the professional photos … a social media blackout was imposed for the…
Pisces
… the fish. Look at my little silver tiddler! So, a few years ago, at the annual Fabulous Fabrics Christmas sale, I was moved by some mad irrational impulse to purchase 2m of silver sequined stretchy fabric. Exactly why is mystery…
A good hair day
A very special and super fantastic night; we went to the Amanda Young Foundation Ball. I wore my Grecian-style ballgown, made in 2004. An oldie now but still a goodie. I had my hair put up professionally, which always makes me feel…
Old things…
… this will be the very last of my “old things” posts. I promise. I’ve done a mammoth sort-through of the photos and I think this is it! (heaves a sigh of relief…) Firstly, since this is the only garment…
In the pink; a cocktail dress
I came across this old thing when I was cleaning out my wardrobe… hehehe Well truthfully, it is a bit of an old thing, but obviously when I made it I put considerable time and effort into it (OK, I hope…
LBD, and a giveaway
It’s my blog-iversary! It has been two years since I started up this funny lil ol’ blog, and I’m marking the (sorta) occasion with a giveaway. About six months ago, the lovely Gail sent me this pattern and I don’t…
