Last night was another sewing extravaganza at Raven's where we actually accomplished a lot. I was able to sew the trim onto two cloaks and one hood which allowed me to amuse Eyes while I hand sewed the clasps on later. As long as I remembered to put the needle down before picking the baby up we were good! (I never did poke her by the way - though there were some times on Tuesday I wanted to) I was also able to get the lining cut out for my black fun fur cloak that I want to do. (Raven was kind enough to let me swipe the rest of the lining for a green light-weight bog coat I want to do) This should keep me busy this weekend out at my mom and dad's place.
Yesterday I was quite happy about finding Smiles a used spring jacket for a reasonable price. The rest of the store was too expensive and after talking to Raven we figure it is probably consignment based. Alas it does have some formal boy's wear which would be good to get for Bear for Queen Pet's (A new Sister in Law. Yay!) wedding this August. She wants my three and her sister's kids to be the flower girls and ring bearers. A total of five adorable little ones walking down the aisle in front of her. The trouble is coordinating with Zarobi because she lives in the States. So I will keep looking in other stores because I honestly don't think formal wear will go that fast. But to be on the safe side I will take Bear there and get him to try it on just to see if any of them fit him. (And then pray he doesn't have a growth spurt in the next three months).
I also found a white cotton dress for Eyes for the wedding which is sized 24 months. Way bigger than she'll need but it has a sash so I can tie it tighter if I need to. Smiles is the only one who I am having a problem finding a dress for. Also I am loath to buy a white dress for her now because knowing my daughter she will wear it and play in the mud before the wedding and then I will have to clean it. Arrgghh! I can just picture the smiling mud encrusted little girl now! Like the one who got her brand new(used) jacket covered in mud playing at Little H's yesterday!I just don't know if I will have time otherwise I would make her a dress. It would be a simple shift style but better than nothing. The trouble would be trying to remember where I hid it so Smiles doesn't find it!
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White, huh? I didn't know what you guys had decided on, afterall.
As for Smiles, we'll make her sit on her hands and promise a big mud puddle later. :) Should be fun to coordinate the kids at the wedding.
I'll keep my eye out for you, in any case, for a dress for Smiles. What size is she?
-Q. Pet
She's size 6 but I want a 7 just in case. I think she's going through a growth spurt right now. My other wants are white cotton so I can bleach it if necessary. The only reason why Zarobi and I went with white is because they are easier to find and cooler than black in the heat of deep summer. Well for the girls it is white the boys may still be black jacket and pants with white formal shirt. I know Bear will complain about that in the heat. I still like the idea of black capes for all the kids even if they do look like hobbits marching down the aisle.
Did you try Winners, mom and I saw a bunch of kidlet formal wear there, and not bad prices.
Auntie ski
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