Elk Dresses Winner!

The winner of our final giveaway is.....


pixidance said...

That skulls and ruffles dress is adorable!

October 10, 2011 10:22 PM

Congrats pixidance! Contact me to claim your prize!

Cycle 2 Winner...

Here's a quick recap of our finalists and their designs:

Alida-

Jessica-

Simple Simon-

No doubt they're talented! Seeing them all together there kind of blows my mind. SO amazing. So....who's the winner?

Simple Simon! Congrats ladies!

p.s.- be sure to enter the last giveaway of this cycle, from Elk Dresses.

Giveaway Winners! (and one last giveaway)

First, here are the winners of our giveaways:

The winner of the My Memories Suite giveaway is:

Danielle said...

I like them on facebook!

October 9, 2011 5:36 PM

The winner of the Soren Lorensen giveaway is:

Sheila said...

I also love the Lola Remix Dream Big with Lots of Hearts Dress, so cute! Thanks for the opportunity!
sheila at kirkandsheila. com

October 7, 2011 6:27 PM

Congrats ladies! Contact me to claim your prizes!

Also, we have one last giveaway for you from our sponsor Elk Dresses. She has generously offered the winner the choice of anything in her shop. Here are some of my faves:

Cute, right? So to enter, visit the shop and leave a comment with what you would pick! I'll draw a winner next Monday morning. :)

Week Six- Signature Look

Well, here we are at the finale! The designers have put so much in to this whole competition so be sure to head over to their blogs and show them some love. I have been so impressed every week and it has been so wonderful to watch!

Alida's Sweet Child of Mine

When thinking about my signature style I came to a realization: I love everything. I love modern, vintage, bright color and muted, over-the-top and understated. It's so hard for me to pinpoint my 'style'. So I decided the best thing to do would be to think about my fashion priorities when it comes to children's clothing. First and foremost I think children should look like children, not mini-adults. Their clothing needs to be fun, colorful, and a little wacky (just like they are!) Because I love bold colors and patterns and mixing them up I decided to go with layers of bold but modern patterns. The back of the shirt has a fun keyhole detail with a fabric-covered button (which I'm sort of addicted to lately).

Second, I feel like children's clothes have to be COMFORTABLE. No matter how good it looks if your child hates wearing it neither of you are going to be happy. I used this super soft and stretchy knit for the shirt and then embellished it. Because I thought regular buttons would be too pokey on her chest I chose these felt buttons instead. The skirt has plenty of room for her to move around and play.

Finally, I think children's clothes should be versatile. That is why I chose to make a knit shirt and a skirt instead of a dress. The shirt would look great with jeans at the park or with a skirt at church. The skirt has every color of the rainbow so it can be worn with any solid-colored shirt. I also love how great it looks with a jean jacket, boots and a hat. It can easily be dressed-down or up depending on the occasion. Most importantly, Charlotte loves it. And what more could I really ask?Please visit me at I Make Stuff for more details and photos! Happy voting!

Jessica G.'s Timeless Classics

When coming up with a signature look I really had to think about what my own personal style is, and when it comes down to it - I have always been more of a Timeless Classics kind of gal.If you put me in a fashion store - I head towards Ralph Lauren, regardless of what the latest trends may be. There is just something about spending money on clothes that are made well, fit flawlessly, are chic, classy, and will never go out of style - that just makes me feel good. And in the end that is what fashion is all about to me - wearing what makes you feel good. Our style guru Mr. Lauren sums it up perfectly:“Style is very personal. It has nothing to do with fashion. Fashion is over quickly. Style is forever.” - Ralph Lauren I have a passion for making two things - dresses and jackets. After creating the Changing Leaves dress for last week's challenge, I thought I would make a jacket for this week's Signature look. With the Autumn Season upon us (Only the best season ever! Lol), I knew a classic corduroy blazer would be PERFECT for this look! To keep it fun for the kids I made oversized arm 'patches' for the sleeves, as well as lined it with a fantastically fun, bright and colorful fabric.To go with the blazer, I made a great pair of perfectly fitting high-waisted wool trousers, fully lined to keep away the itches, with a wide leg bottom. I re-sized an old tunic I had for the shirt, made the braided fringe belt with some velvet rope, and for a pop of color made the knot headband with a contemporary fabric.For the Photo Shoot we headed on off to the horse ranch near us, after all - nothing says Polo like horses! Unfortunately, I couldn't get anywhere near them as I had all three kids in tow for this Shoot. It all worked out though, Chloe was able to look at them while I took the photos...and choose her favorite one to ask for as her Christmas present this year - do all kids want a pony? Lol For more photos from this Shoot, as well as more detailed shots of the clothes, head on over to Me Sew Crazy. I hope you like it!

Simple Simon's Tulle Cute

Anybody who knows us, knows that our favorite thing to do is to make vintage look modern. So, for our final looks, it seemed only logical to us to combine our girls' love for all things fancy, and our love of vintagely modern.

Grace's dress is designed after a classic Shirley Temple dress, which fits her personality. The dress is made of white cotton and yards of swiss dot tulle with black bias tape around the hem. A rounded collar with a tulle overlay and puffed sleeves complete her look.

Each of the girls has a handmade "hoop skirt" under their dress to give it some extra fluffiness. The girls also have handmade ribbon wrist corsages and headbands to match. You can head over to Simple Simon to see more pictures.

Hannah's dress was designed to mimic a 50's style prom dress, but made to fit a little girl. The inspiration for this dress came from some handmade doll clothes that my grandma made for her girls, that my sister and I LOVED to play with. And my favorite dress of Sweet Sue doll was a black and pink tulle dress. So, that's what I made.

The dress is a fitted bodice with a collar, vintage buttons and capped sleeves. The skirt of the dress is 10 yards of hand-pleated tulle that was sewn on in rows, and started making me seeing stars after a while :) She also has a handmade black satin stole to cover her shoulders.

After six weeks of tulle, feathers, fabric and more; we have made a big huge mess...but have had lots of fun in the process. Unfortunately, it's time to say goodbye to Project Run and Play and hello to Project Clean-Our-Spaces! Thanks everyone!

Giveaway- Soren Lorensen Design

We are welcoming back Soren Lorensen for another giveaway this cycle! I love her shop and Shari is one of the sweetest ladies I have had the opportunity to "meet." Here are my favorites currently in her shop:

Seriously adorable, right? And perfect for kiddos. My daughter is going through a phase where she only likes knits, without any elastic, and in every color imaginable- Soren Lorensen is perfect for her!

Shari has been sweet enough to offer a $40 store credit to one (lucky!) PR&P reader. To enter, visit the Soren Lorensen shop and leave a comment saying what you would pick. For an additional entry, follow Soren Lorensen on Facebook and leave a comment letting me know! I'll draw a winner Monday morning! Have fun window shopping!

Simple Simon and Company: Suspenders Tutorial

"You must not forget the suspenders, Best Beloved!"

---Rudyard Kipling

I love suspenders. I think it comes with being a product of the 80's and the fact that I had several pair growing up.

Anyway, I've wanted to buy some for Simon for awhile now but couldn't find any. It wasn't until this competition that it dawned on me to just make him a pair.

They are super fast and super easy to make. I just wish I would have thought of this sooner.

Here's what you'll need:
1" elastic in the color of your choice
4 suspender/mitten clips

1-2 twill iron on patches (OPTIONAL)
The little one you are making the suspenders for

Step #1--Measure how long you want the suspenders.
Step#2--Sew the clips on the front two straps.

Step #3--Clip the front straps to your model's pants and drape the rest of the elastic over their shoulders.

Step #4---Decide where you would like your straps to cross. (I like mine just below the shoulder blades.) Pin the elastic straps together in the crossed position.

Step #5---Take the suspenders off you model, keep the back straps crossed and pinned, then sew the back straps together so that they will remain crossed.

Step#6. (OPTIONAL) All my suspenders had a patch over the area where the elastic criss crossed so that is how I made Simon's. I just used 2 iron on patches---cut them the same shape--put them wrong sides together with one on top of the elastic and one underneath---ironed them together and then topstitched around the edges. (It's easy and I like how it looks but it is totally not necessary.)

Step #7. Just to be sure they will fit I tried the suspenders on my model one more time. I clipped them on in the front and hung them over the back just to check the length before sewing on the final 2 clips on the back straps. (I ended up trimming mine just a little bit.)

Step #8. Sew on the back clips.

You're done! (And it only took like 10 minutes!) Honestly, why I didn't I think of this before?

And they are good not only for costumes but for church and school. I love it!

Thanks again for letting us play!
liZ

Week 5 Results

This week was SO close! Our winner was Team Simple Simon!

 

How sweet, right?

Sadly, we have to let go of Team iCandy.

This week is our finale and we will get to see each designer's signature look!