I made Lily's bear costume for Halloween. She loved dressing up and going trick or treating this year! I enjoyed watching her run as fast as her little legs could carry her...trying to keep up with her friends! She doesn't get candy very often, so she was in heaven with a whole basket full!
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November 09, 2011
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she's a d o r a b l e.
xo
molly
Posted by: birdie blue | November 09, 2011 at 03:51 PM
Oh my~
She is sooooooo cute!
I just love to see her pictures in your blog.
Sumin
Posted by: Sumin Nelson | November 09, 2011 at 08:29 PM
What a great seamstress you are Charla & such an adorable little bear she was! Enjoyed watching the 3 little ones running from one house to the next and Clay telling everyone "HAPPY HALOWEEN!!" after getting his candy! :)
Posted by: Judy Morgan | November 09, 2011 at 10:57 PM
Charla, i am soo happy to find your blog! LOVE it. Your photos are gorgeous and so is your little family!
Posted by: Lindsie Polhamus | November 09, 2011 at 11:03 PM
can´t believe how you get these cute pictures time after time!
Posted by: Anne Elisabeth | November 10, 2011 at 04:31 AM
Oh, goodness your so Talented!! That is sooo Adorable!
Posted by: Kris | November 10, 2011 at 08:39 AM
Aww how cute! I love her dress!
Posted by: lacinda | November 10, 2011 at 02:19 PM
Couldn't possibly be cuter! x
Posted by: Mandy | November 10, 2011 at 05:28 PM
sooo completely adorable.
i loved her costume.
you are so creative and talented. :)
love ya.
xx
Posted by: Alisia | November 10, 2011 at 10:12 PM
She is sooo cute! I love her little costume you made her...love, love the striped socks! :) And, of course, your pictures are always beautiful!
Posted by: Marla | November 11, 2011 at 01:55 PM
hey Charla Anne~
I just wanted to send you a note, not sure if you check all of these comments though. I was not sure where to post it. I just discovered you and one of your sisters today. I have spent so much time looking through all of you pictures. I am so sad, (but totally understand) when I discovered I could not buy my sweet girl one of your cute dolls, or one of your cute hand made dresses. I am not sure if you were even selling the dresses you make, but they are amazing! I am such a picky person and your clothes for your sweet lily are exactly what I would want my Mia~Elliott to wear. Did you sell clothes on your shop? Are you again? Now for my main question. I am 36 and just starting the journey of making my little girl's clothing. She is only 7 months. I could send you her first dress, but you may laugh too hard. My husband got me the sewing machine a couple of years ago, and it literally set, with all my pretty fabric, for a year because i was too afraid i would mess it up. Yes, I am a perfectionist:(
I want to be good at making clothing, and I want them to look just like yours! How would you encourage me with my adventure. Is there a book that really helped you, or have you been sewing all your life? Please help! If i lived closer I would make you give me lessons:) but dont worry I live in Georgia. You do not have to post this, I was really just trying to find a way to contact you.
Robin
Posted by: Robin McNiff | November 12, 2011 at 01:04 PM
good grief, she looks so adorable and you've once again captured it all so perfectly. xo amy
Posted by: Amy | November 12, 2011 at 07:50 PM
Oh Charla I'm such a fan! Your images are soulful and filled with happiness! I adore these beyond words. The bear cape is amazing and I'm in love with her dress! You are incredibly talented!!! xo
Posted by: Val Spring | November 13, 2011 at 01:53 AM
HOW do you do it Charla Anne?!?!?!!?! Simply darling and amazing....as always. :)
Posted by: tasha | November 14, 2011 at 11:53 AM
I appreciate each comment and love reading each one. Thank you!
Robin,
I don’t really enjoy making clothes, so I don’t sell them in my shop. I do sew some of Lily's dresses, but a lot of them I buy at Target and some of them I buy used. Also, I am lucky because my sister has a little girl a few years older than Lily and we get the clothes she outgrows!
My Grandma started sewing lessons with me when I was pretty little and when I was a teenager my Mom taught sewing lessons to me and my friends at school! I always had my Mom or Grandma show me what to do every step along the way. I didn’t even learn how to follow a pattern until I had a child of my own! I decided at that point in my life I needed to learn how to sew on my own! I started out making simple projects and only using simplicity patterns. They are pretty easy to follow.
The only advice I have is don’t get discouraged and don’t be afraid of messing up! I have had days when I have ripped out as many stitches as I put in:)
xox
Posted by: Charla Anne | November 16, 2011 at 03:25 PM
Would you mind sharing where you got your pattern(s) for both the dress and the bear cape?!?! They are DARLING!!! Thank you SO much in advance! P.S. LOVE your blog!
Posted by: Amanda | May 07, 2012 at 12:36 AM
Thank you so much Amanda!
I used Simplicity 2989 for the dress and I made up the bear cape pattern.
Posted by: Charla Anne | May 09, 2012 at 12:32 PM