Black Ribbon Dress

Gold Beads and Sequins

Here is the most recent finished dress. This time I decided to do something with sleeves (are they still called sleeves if they aren't actually attached to the dress?). I even made a little beaded headpiece. 

Another silver dress...

I just finished this dress, and it was quite a learning experience. I made mistakes with the pattern, construction and beading... Oh well, better luck next time.

Draped Dress

I wanted to make a dress with a lot of draping detail... Unfortunately I discovered that I wasn't very skilled at it. I probably used the wrong fabric too.

Anyway, it turned out ok in the end.

I thought it would be a good idea to create a corseted understructure and then drape the fabric over it to create the dress. Sewing the outer layer turned out to be much harder than I thought it would be, but you have to make mistakes to learn and grow.

In the end it looks nice, not the way I thought it would turn out, but still a pretty dress.

The Silver Corset

I finally finished the silver corset to match the boots in the previous post. I had a really hard time with this one, made quite a few mistakes, and didn't end up with what I was expecting... I'm ready to consider it done and move on to the next project.

Silver Boots

I decided to try and create footwear for the first time... It turned out ok, but I still have a lot to learn. I decided to go with a simple pair of boots for my first attempt. I think I am going to make a matching corset out of the same silver material.

Drafted a pattern and cut the pieces from more of the Crayola craft scraps I have.

started sewing.

More sewing, I think they are coming along nicely.

Finally done! They look much better from the front than the side.

The Silver Sequin Corset (part 3)

I finished sewing the layers together, punched in the eyelets, and added a few extra sequins here and there (I may add more in the future, but for now I am done).

Inside and outside views of the finished piece.

A quick shot of Grace wearing the corset/bustier (I'm not sure which to call it). Grace is a S.I.S. Grace head on a Kendra Fashion Madness body.

Well, It is finally finished! I'm really happy with how it turned out, it looks better than I thought it would.