A Fairy Birthday Party

Back in October, my Little Bean turned 3!

I can't believe her 3rd birthday party was 6 months ago ....

She is becoming more and more of a

Big Girl

everyday

This thought makes me so sad

But, do you want to know what makes me happy?

These little wings!

I found them in the dollar section at my local Target Store.

I embellished them with a little green glitter fabric paint,

some ribbons,

crystals and the one big flower.

I think they are stinkin' cute

that I have them hanging on the wall

in her bedroom so I can see them everyday.

They make me HAPPY!

This little fairy party dress also makes me

HAPPY

I used the bodice portion of my Farilicious Pattern

to create the top of this dress.

Instead of smocking it with elastic thread like I did for

 Kim from 733's daughter's dress

I used sewed multiple rows of pintucks

and then ran a straight seam across them;

making the pintucks "kiss" on opposite rows

to create this smocked bodice.

Wanna learn more about smocking? 

Check out this post 

I have provided some links to a few great tutorials

Willow loved her

Big Tinker Belle Birthday Party Bash

and her special party dress.

Wanna know, what else makes me happy?

Knowing in just 6 months I get host another party

for my favorite little fairy.

I wonder what her party theme should be this year?

Any suggestions ...

A Little Bonus

As you all know

I'm about to release a new pattern.

Well, at the suggestion of Susan from the The Felted Pear

I have made the matching 18" doll pattern

I'm so excited that my customers will be able to 

make not only a super cute dress for their daughter's 

but a matching doll dress as well!

I can only imagine all the smiles this will bring!

Bean is already asking for a second Sassafras Dress.

Pattern Tester Update

I just want start out by saying

Thank You to Kim

at 733 for helping to spread the word about pattern testing for me

I have been busy checking out all the volunteers blogs

WOW what a group of talented women!

Here is the break down so far:

Size 12month

Jen at the Crafting Fiend

Size 18month

http://sweetpeaandpumkins.blogspot.com/

Size 24month

http://littlecountrybumpkins.blogspot.com/

Size 3T

Lana @ Sweet Jilibeanz

Be sure to stop by my pattern testers blogs and show them some love

I'm still looking for testers for the following sizes;

2T,  5

Sizes 4T and 6 are on hold 

please let me know if you are interested in doing one of theses sizes in case the tester fall through

Be sure to leave me a comment and send an email if you are interested in testing the remaining sizes.

Pattern Testers Needed

Sorry guys no Slipcover Craziness this week.

My husband was out of town for work all last week

and we went to Upstate New York for cousins wedding.

What I have been focusing on with what little free time I've had

is the Sassafras Dress

The pattern is off at the graders and I should have it back early next week.

So I am looking for a  few followers to be pattern testers

and give me some input on our newest pattern.

If selected you will be required to sew one up in the size assigned to you

with in two weeks of receiving the pattern.

You will need to post pics and write a short post about being a pattern tester.

If you are up for the challenge leave me a comment with the size you are requesting

Then send an email to willowbeanstudio@gmail.com

with the size you requested in the subject line.

Sizes will be awarded on a first come first serve basis

So post your comments quickly before they are all gone.

Little Miss Sassafras

sizes 12months, 18 months, 24 months 2t, 3t, 4, 5 & 6

Little Miss Sassafras

Not sure where she gets it from or where she picked it up

But when I asked Bean to model my newest dress pattern;

this is the look she gave me ...

Somewhere along the way she decided that all models pout and put their hand on their hips

Her poses got even better when I told her I needed

a closeup of the pleats on the dress above her belly.

She proceeded to pull her dress up to show off her belly

which ended up covering the pleats I wanted to highlight

KIDS

After I promised to reward her with a lollipop I was able to get the shots I was looking for

So here goes

Our Newest Pattern

Little Miss Sassafras

Named for Willow's behavior during our photo shoot.

I guess I can't get too mad

Our First Sewing Pattern To Be Released!

Well, we are almost there!

The pattern pieces are with the digitizer and

being converted from my hand drawn pieces to

beautiful clean lined computer generated images... YEAH! 

I miss my days working in the design room with the first pattern makers. 

Creating this pattern was like a trip back in time for me.

 To the days when I was working in New York in the apparel industry. 

I really had so much fun that it didn't feel like work :) 

The big day is Wednesday, June 1st

You will be able to purchase the PDF pattern

from my Etsy shop.

There is an Etsy tab at the top of my blog.

Just click on it to be taken there.

I would also like to take a moment and thank

Kim at 733, for all her support and allowing me

to use the photos of her daughter wearing the original dress!