The truth of the matter?
I was in a pinch to find fall colored fabric.
In June, for a photo shoot.
I go to my trusty source, Skye Reve Fabrics,
and see the Aviary Collection & that was it.
(photo courtesy of Mimi's Fabric)
I had Natasha overnight it to me.
THANK YOU NATASHA.
And then I had to figure out what to do w/ it.
After all, the photog said FALL outfits.
No shorts, no spaghetti straps, nothing summery or springy.
Mind you, it is 90 degrees by 9 am in Texas.
So it was going to be hot.
Of course, I had to make it hotter.
Corduroy.
Nothing says fall/winter like corduroy.
It is universally known.
Isn't it?
The boy ended up having to wear a reversible professor vest.
The girls, although I wanted a more complicated design, wore peasant dresses.
Time was a huge factor.
I can throw a peasant dress together in less than 45 minutes.
To make it a bit more 3 dimensional, I decided to add a gathered pocket.
I also played w/ the {SIG} bloom & altered it a bit.
I'm going to call the new bloom an accordion bloom.
That's what it looks like & it is caaaute!
One for the girls' hair, another as a pin on their dress.
And that was the extent of the planning & time I had.
This is the end result.
Not too shabby considering the circumstances.
And I love how it turned out.
Wish the kids would have been a bit more cooperative.
But I guess you can't have your cake & eat it too.
XOXO,
Astrid
I was in a pinch to find fall colored fabric.
In June, for a photo shoot.
I go to my trusty source, Skye Reve Fabrics,
and see the Aviary Collection & that was it.
(photo courtesy of Mimi's Fabric)I had Natasha overnight it to me.
THANK YOU NATASHA.
And then I had to figure out what to do w/ it.
After all, the photog said FALL outfits.
No shorts, no spaghetti straps, nothing summery or springy.
Mind you, it is 90 degrees by 9 am in Texas.
So it was going to be hot.
Of course, I had to make it hotter.
Corduroy.
Nothing says fall/winter like corduroy.
It is universally known.
Isn't it?
The boy ended up having to wear a reversible professor vest.
The girls, although I wanted a more complicated design, wore peasant dresses.
Time was a huge factor.
I can throw a peasant dress together in less than 45 minutes.
To make it a bit more 3 dimensional, I decided to add a gathered pocket.
I also played w/ the {SIG} bloom & altered it a bit.
I'm going to call the new bloom an accordion bloom.
That's what it looks like & it is caaaute!
One for the girls' hair, another as a pin on their dress.
And that was the extent of the planning & time I had.
This is the end result.
Not too shabby considering the circumstances.
And I love how it turned out.
Wish the kids would have been a bit more cooperative.
But I guess you can't have your cake & eat it too.
XOXO,
Astrid
2 comments:
Gorgeous! You're making me wish for fall--not hard when it's a 100 degrees outside!
That makes 2 of us, Linda!
Astrid
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