A Princess Easter Dress

Finished up another Easter dress today for a fellow Navy wife. My first one was one that I made for my 4 year old niece Maddie. This particular one used a variety of bright and pastel colored tulle vs the original one which was made of pastel organza.

(Pictured above is the 2nd Easter dress)

 The original organza made dress was mostly a test of what varieties of material I'd be able to work with, talk about a bit of a failure. Had I really known what organza was I would've initially decided against it. It was too difficult to work with and just frayed way too easily.
 

(Maddie modeling my 1st [organza] Easter tutu dress)

The dress that I finished up today is a Full-length dress, meaning it will be no shorter than ankle length and was made with 2 layers of North American flame retardant tulle. I used lavender, shimmery pink, light yellow, and Tiffany blue. The 3 flowers across the chest are hand sewn to the 2 1/2 inch lavender crocheted top. I used 3 colors of ribbon for the straps which go over the shoulders and tie in the back to the lower portion of the crocheted top. These colors are VERY Spring-like and perfect for Easter! Glad to hear mommy and little princess LOVED this dress!

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Hello!

Hello! It's me, Yvonne. I'm pretty new to this whole "blogging" thing, so forgive me if I ramble in the beginning and we'll see how long this lasts. It's a new year, new me... hey it's 2013! Times have changed so I better get with the program.

Well, it's March and a lot has happened recently (at least it feels like it). I'm currently living in Pittsburgh, PA. I've been here nearly a year, and still getting used to the changes. My family and I are from the desert in Southern California. My husband is in the Navy and we have a 4 year old son named Aiden. You've probably already guessed that the reason we are in Pittsburgh is because of the Navy, well you've guessed correct! I can elaborate on Navy life but I'll save that for another day. 

We're still getting acclimated to the community and trying to "fit in." Meanwhile, our son is halfway thru Pre-school now and I can hardly believe it! We all hear the sayings about time too often, but I never really knew the true understanding of time and its value until our son was born. I am currently a "stay at home" mom. Meaning I stay home all day [sarcasm, if you didn't catch that] I just had a birthday, 26 sounds young but doesn't really feel like it when you've started to understand the concept of time as I just mentioned.

 

My time is more valuable to me being spent enjoying the little time we have available. What defines "LIFE" [to me] is how you spend your time. A favorite quote of mine is "Time you ENJOY wasting is not time wasted." Um exactly! The same guy, the great John Lennon also said "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." Mean anything to you? Over time I've come to realize how "free-spirited" I really am... not in a hippie way but new places and new things have taught me a lot about myself. Things I never could've learned in one single location alone. Despite the constant changes we have gone through as a family, we always learn something new, experience something new, and have a new memory of the times we've spent together. I want my son to understand this concept and how valuable it really is. 

Seems this "new" me sure carries on a lot huh? This is just me, trying something new, discovering myself, spending time and trying to make time. Just hope this will encourage you to stop what you're doing, relax, listen, explore the world, and feel how much more enjoyable life can be when you're enjoying the time you spend!... To Be Continued. :)