Another red dress??? I know, I am about at the limit of red dresses for the ballroom scene. I spent some time in the Costume Room this week, and assigned the dresses I had to chorus members, so I have my list of “holes”. I am trying to do things the easy way and start…
This project started with a donated wedding dress: There were many things I loved about this dress. The size was perfect for one of the cast members (always a plus!), the skirt was dynamic, the price was right (who doesn’t love free) and it was a different “look” than anything I had used up to…
So . . . . this is Part 2, the second try to make a Ball gown out of the top of this dress. In the last post I had detached the bodice from the skirt (and used the skirt for the other project). I had also added some black lace in the process. I…
We have sent out the call for donations for the show, and I have had a number of dresses donated which is really awesome. I want to make a point of using them if at all possible. Some may be disguised beyond recognition, which is OK too. If I have contact information for the…
The next dress to reach the chopping block was a blue sequinned tulle ballgown Prom dress that I picked up at a thrift store in the Halloween section. The top layer of tulle had a few rips in it, which is probably what accounted for the low price. However, there often seems to be no rhyme…
The Prince is giving a Ball, and EVERYONE is invited . . . therefore, EVERYONE needs something to wear! We were fortunate to be able to inexpensively rent the majority of the costumes for the guys at the ball. That still leaves about 40 girls to dress. My plan is to upcycle old Prom and…
Work on “Cinderella” is progressing . . . right now I am in the “there is no WAY we will get all of this done in 8 weeks” state of panic. Where do you even start? For me, it was an easy decision to start with Charlotte, since that is the part my daughter…
Thanks to my Mom for her initial draft of the instructions! For my blog followers/readers: this is a tutorial written for the volunteers who will be sewing for our “Cinderella” production. This is a little different format than my usual posts. TUTORIAL: Thanks for volunteering to sew for “Cinderella”. These are the instructions for the…
Emmett Forrest, in “Legally Blonde” is a very loveable, self-made, POOR, Harvard student, known for the shabby clothes, much to the disdain of his boss Professor Callahan. It is important for Emmett to show marked change in his appearance throughout the show. My Emmett was a slight young man, which is a bit of a…
After I had made the A No-Pattern Poet/Pirate Shirt and the alternate version in Fairytale “Folk” Outfit with No-Pattern Peasant Shirt (v.2), I wondered about just remodeling a purchased white blouse to create a quicker Poet/Pirate/Peasant style shirt. I began this project with a purchased white blouse (big shocker, I know): I liked this shirt because it has…
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