Here it is!  Much blood, sweat and tears (and occasional curse words) went into this little number.  Upon putting it on her, she immediately wanted it off.  I should have lined the dress, but hindsight being what it is…she will have to suffer!(or I will just put a t-shirt on underneath it 😉 )  I had to redo the top dress a few times, which is where the curse words came into play.

Let’s see…I made the top dress from scratch and it is a nice cotton.  It is shirred in the back of the bodice, and the straps button on the front (hidden so it looks pretty).  The top dress has gold trimmings on the bodice and gold/cream piping around the bottom of the top skirt at the ruffle.  I put a cord through the skirts so I could tie them up and show the dress underneath.  The bottom dress I made from a pattern, and I just made it longer.  It is a teal velvet.

You can click on the pictures to make them larger and see the details.  I didn’t make the headpiece, but thought I would show it anyways.  We picked it up at the local Renaissance Festival.  It’s almost perfect with the colors, if it weren’t for the purple flowers.  Oh well, she will still look adorable in the get-up, despite her obvious uncomfort.  I’m a mean, mean mommy. 😉

I’m hoping that she will at least be able to wear the top dress next year to the Renaissance Festival, so it doesn’t get worn just once!

Oh, and check out the little fabric label I had made.  This company takes your design and puts it on a small silk tag that you can either iron on or sew.  I wish it would have printed brighter than it did, like the colors on my design below, but it is better than the current generic ones I had before.  Now I can “brand” all my creations. 🙂 Fun!