And finally some Retail therapy!

This may sound borderline crazy to some but my retail therapy is quite different from an average person.I am absolutely crazy about finding gadgets to help me in my work. I get a thrill from each new gadget that I discover. I have wrist magnets,antenna magnets (picks up pins from floor) ,lipstick chalks and the most amazing sewing bag! My gadgets are my pearls and diamonds :) !

I could go on and on about them but these are a few favourites for the time being

A dream come true bag that keep everything organised when I work in the shops

My faithful hedgehogs : my wrist magnets!

This makes hem marking and leveling a doddle !

Lets celebrate :) !

I just feel compelled to write about this on my blog  :I cannot understand why women old and young are so hard on themselves about their bodies.. Ladies please give yourself a break  :) .Our bodies go through a lot in our lifetime..so lets celebrate it rather than complain about it. As long as we are alive healthy and kicking nothing is worth fretting over .

I do blame certain magazines and media which projects this image of the perfect woman..which makes most of us feel rather inadequate about ourselves. I keep on telling all my clients that these pictures have been photo-shopped and air-brushed to the last bits of their existence... absolutely no scars and blemishes allowed ......and why cant we all have a few wrinkles?!! ...

Lets promise ourselves today that we will start to enjoy being in our body from today; embrace our curves and bulges ! there is plenty in life that will test us so lets chill and be happy within ourselves for who we are :) ..

Polka Pox!!

Here we go ! My polka dotted fever has finally erupted into my Polka Pox Dress!:) (I may have gone a bit mad in the last 24 hours )

Its taken two full days and its nearly all finished . Its a double full circle skirt front and back with the hem lovingly done with a corded bias tape piping all done from scratch! o and all of it hand hemmed too ! My humble homage to Polka dots ! Enjoy ! :) 

Here is the skirt waist being gathered with a double row of stitching

The skirt all put together

The hem done with a corded piping all along after leveling the skirt when the dress was nearly all done.

The finished dress for a lovely client :)

Lady Anna Marie Brocklebank enjoying her new dress :) !

The Queen of Bustles!

Its finally arrived in full swing !! this year a little late (in my opinion) but the wedding season is finally here ! woo hoo!.. I have almost been working non stop on wedding dresses, mother of brides, mother of grooms and bridesmaid outfits, oh and a few flower girls too!.(definitely not complaining!..thrilled to be busy!)

I recently did a few new bridal dress styles this season, that I discovered how to bustle and I have been named as the "Queen of Bustles" ( by a dear work colleague)  as I always find a way to do even the most challenging ones :) (I am told) .( I hope I don't sound too full of myself! Its a lovely warm feeling to be appreciated ;) )

Here are a few examples of single bustles ,double bustles, inner and outer separate bustles and hem bustles to dresses done this season! enjoy :) !.....(but I think I will soon be back with my bespoke POLKA POX PROJECT!)