Daisy Daisy....

Almost complete....

Final fitting and try on Hat day...


I'm Coming up the Home Straight Dhaaarlings!...


A few minor adjustments and some Hemming is all that is required now...


"Empress... Pass the pins.....

Petticoat Junction....

Hello Dhaaarlings...

Princesses Palais has turned into a veritable 

Petticoat Junction!

I kid you not...

I have been buried under a pile of Gathered Tulle all weekend with 5 full circle petticoats now completed

and the "Lead Flower" gowns are almost ready for their final fittings...

They don't look all that great as yet, hung on hangers...

But I'm hoping that by Monday coming they will look just fabulous on the girls that are wearing them.

The initial fitting session was a hoot yesterday and the girls were extremely excited.... none ever having worn a petticoat (how do we put this on?) or frock similar....

The Empress is dab hand with a pin or two, so she and another friend and I pinned up a storm... 

The girls were most impressed with the gowns given that the last fitting was done with toile's made from calico

(Their little faces weren't so excited when I handed them one each of them to try on last time... )

There are only 2 weeks to go before publicity will be on deck to take some photos.

I'm meeting with the Milliner on Friday to make sure that the flower hats are stable and secure enough so as not to fall off during the dancing routines.

So... for now it's back to the Phaff Darlings....

Dragonfly.... Anyone?

Hello Dhaaarlings...

Costuming for "Alice" is getting under way... 

I spent the afternoon Monday  taking the initial measurements for costumes for about 40 of the school students in the production...

I was asked to come up with some ideas for Dragonfly Costumes for some of the primary school age kids that will be extras in some of the scenes

I figured track pants and matching tops in black, brown or navy...

combined with wings... That was the easy part...

The Initial Sketches...

The wings and eyes were a bigger challenge...

But..

 by using a supply of coat hangers, stockings, bird netting, a headband, extra wire, a "Pool Noodle" and some "bitchin' stitchin'! "....

I came up with 2 prototypes.


Et Voila...

1. Dragonfly with net wings...

2. Dragonfly with stocking wings

I think they turned out pretty well with 2 options to show the team at Fridays meeting... I'm thinking I've done good!

We shall see!


Now I'm off to Celebrate my recent win!

3 down 5 to go!

Hello Dhaaarlings...

I told you that I was under a pile of calico and curtains...

Well here's what I've done so far...

Leisl, Frederich and Kurt are almost complete

I know there are only 7 von Trapp Children... but there are 2 Gretyl's in the cast and both are different sizes.

So that's a total of 8 costumes all together...

Tomorrow it's Louisa and Brigitta's turn

I hear my bed calling...

I've another early start at the phaff tomorrow dhaaarlings....