Lollipop Couture

 Who's ready for a little Christmas shopping? Today I'm reviewing Lydia & Lilac Boutique , they offer beautiful women clothing and accessories. You'll sure be able to cross a few names off your Christmas list! Lydia & Lilac was created by Michelle, she was inspired by Lydia. Lydia is a biblical person and can be found in the Bible.  (Acts 16:11–15)  Michelle hopes that Lydia & Lilac inspire women to lead beautiful lives. Each piece from her boutique have been carefully chosen based on quality, texture, color, and with a feminine touch. Her goal is for women to find something special and unique. Making her feel lovely, strong, and confident. (Disclosure, all items provided by Lydia & Lilac all my opinions are mine and I'm keeping it 100%.) One of her pieces is the Willow Floral Kimono in Navy. This kimono is the perfect staple in my closet, it can be worn both in the fall and summer. The kimono is beautifully sewn. The fabric is luxurious and h...

My daughter absolutely loves unicorns and horses very much! Flalala Creations offers array of unique dresses for your little ones. Kathleen is the woman behind this cute Etsy shop Flalala Creations. She offers baby beanies with mittens, baby bloomers, baby bibs, baby shoes, and toddler dresses. Her esthetic is mixing and matching prints. One of her designs is this cute Carousel Dress. The dress features an elastic neckline making easy for your little one to get in and out of the dress. The sleeves are puffy with elastic bands. I absolutely love the way she did the bodice with the floral print and the skirt with the carousel print. It definitely makes the design stand out. My daughter thought it was the cutest dress EVER! She loved twirling and dancing in the dress. Make sure to visit Flalala Creations to shop this dress and make sure you check out all the other baby essentials and toddler dresses. You'll definitely find something unique for your little one! Flala...

I'm so obsessed with fruit print, it screams summer! As I mentioned in my spoonflower post I had bought several fat quaters with the intention of sewing summer tops for my daughter. I am totally gushing over this watercolor strawberry print! It's A-MAZE-ING, I had been eyeing it for sometime and so I didn't hesitate to add it to my cart!! Oh the damage I would do if I could splurge on yards of spoonflower!! Hey a girl can dream right lol. Ad:    I really wanted to make her another off the shoulder top but this time not a crop top. If you recall the Minnie inspired outfit, I used the same top pattern. The only modification was to lengthen the bottom and lossen the sides for a more relax fit. It came out exactly the way I had pictured it in my head. If only I had more to sew myself one lol. Woohoo another summer top for my darling to add to her wardrobe collection. This momma is on a roll, well that's it for today I'm off to make another summer top...

Summer in Az calls for dresses! My daughter loves to wear dresses in the summer since they feel cooler and well she is a girlie girl. I've noticed that she was already out growing some of the ones I've made her last year or bought her. It's mommy made to the rescue, I've been wanting to make her a maxi dress ever since she learned how to walk lol. So now I think she is in the appropriate age to be able to move and handle a maxi dress. For this design I decided to do a basic tank pattern and I measured her for the desired length. The hem was going to be high low but, squared out. I was inspired by my stripe black and white maternity dress. I had another stripe black in white fabric in my stash, this was a cotton jersey blend and was softer. Unfortunately, like many times I didn't have enough fabric for the stripes to go horizontal. I really wanted to use this fabric so I decided the next best thing was to have the stripes go vertically. Since it is a four wa...

It finally happened, I sewed myself a kimono and a matching one for my daughter!! Ever since I made her floral kimono I've been wanting one for myself. As I was cleaning my sewing room I stumbled upon an onion knit feather fabric. The feathers are beautiful and I hadn't thought of what to do with it. ( Hi my name is Paulette and I'm a fabric hoarder) Light bulb hit, kimono! I drafted my pattern and what do you know I had enough for myself and my mini me lol. I was excited to have one and wear it during my pregnancy.  I decided to use the same lace trim as the one I had previously used on my daughter's floral kimono. Here we are in our mommy and me kimonos! She looks so cute! Being pregnant a kimono is a must, it dresses up the belly more and the lightweight fabric keeps me cool in the summer. Now that kimono is off my check list, I have a few more maternity makes that I want to share with you, so stay tune! Here is a silly pose lol ...

This summer is all about exposing a little shoulders! I am definitely digging this trend and decided I needed an off the shouldres dress asap! I had the perfect fabric for this dress that I had envisioned. I had bought this beautiful bright floral on black cotton jersey blend knit fabric from my favorite fabric store Girl Charlee.   For the design I used my modified pattern from Simplicity 1358 the bodicon tank dress. I ommited the chunky straps making it a tank top. I drafted a rectangle to create the off the shoulder ruffle. I decided to add tiny spaghetti straps for extra support to avoid any slips. Another modification I made was legnthening it a bit. Since this fabric wasn't as stretchy as my previous ones I should have added 5/8" on each side for more wiggle room. Sewing it was easy peezie, and just like that I had a brand new dress to add to my maternity collection!! I really loved the final product. The only thing is, my baby bump is growing and I don'...