photos from the ball

[mlsdesigns]

here they are, as promised!

i love my mummy <3


clare helped me make mummy's hairnet, but she had to leave before it was finished, so i put all the decorations on


narrowest black velvet ribbon, with lace lappets, black silk satin ribbon pleated over the top and hanging down, and a single ostrich feather, i tried curling it with scissors, and it looks great, just like the originals :)

and now me :p this pic shows the colour very well, it's not so shiny as the others.




my hair was such hard work! but i loved it :)

and a silly :) this may have to be an icon too!


i also have in detail pics of how i did mummy's hair, but i think i'll save them for another post.

Comments

[ladyhelen.livejournal.com]

You both look terrific :)

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you!!

[my-stitching.livejournal.com]

It is always strange to see you without glasses! At first I don't recognize you. Silly me!

You and your mother looked very beautiful. :)

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

i know! i look at the photos and think 'eek, i can't see!'
and thank you :)

[chloeandrudy.livejournal.com]

You two are as pretty as a picture. In fact, you should have one of yours redone to look like a vintage picture.
Again, your Mum's black lace sleeves are awesome. And you look so beautiful. Great job on the hair too.

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you!
we found 3 gorgeous oval ornate gilt frames, and we want to put portraits of the 3 of us in them. at first i thought maybe actual paintings, but now we're thinking probably photographs, printed on canvas using some wizardry to make them look more paintily. and i'm thinking of using one of the profile shots to try and make a silhouette :)

[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

You both look perfectly lovely. And the gowns turned out wonderfully. And yes, an icon for sure :)

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you! i do like cake eating pics :p i'll have to hunt up the one jenny rose took of me and the bonbon at coco!

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

You are both gorgeous! Lovely!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you so much :)

[jennylafleur.livejournal.com]

You look fabulous, your mum too! The flowers on your gown really are the perfect touch - love it!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you! i'm so glad i decided to use the purple flowers. i was going to use pink, but i think that might have been a bit TOO girlie :p the purple is nice and sharp, like a good punctuation point!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

You both look wonderful! Fantastic job! And I'm currently re-reading Little Women, so that fit perfectly. ;)

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you! so am i, that's why i went with the tulle, after re-reading about amy's trip to europe, and the wonderful description of the dress she wears to the ball where she first makes laurie fall in love with her.

[myladyswardrobe.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous frocks and hair!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you! i love our hair!

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

I love them both!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you very much :)

[marcine.livejournal.com]

You both look fabulous! Great job on the gowns, the hair and the entire look.

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you so much, i'm trying so hard to get us to look 'right' now i need to get shorter gloves for me, and mummy should probably be in real gloves, not mits, but when i look back on last year i'm so happy :)

[tailordrews.livejournal.com]

That is breathtakingly beautifull.
Congratulations!

Bjarne

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

wow, thanks! *blushes*

[sphinxvictorian.livejournal.com]

What beautiful, beautiful work you did on both of those gowns, my dear! And you both look lovely in them. That blue is really lovely on you, and your mum looks great in that plaid!

I'm glad you had a wonderful time! Thanks for posting all the lovely pics!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you :) we had a fab time! and you're welcome!!

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

I just saw you comment on reine_de_coudre's site, and I recognized the gorgeous gown you made for your mother from the Sewing Academy! The initials of my name there are GL and I'm working on a green wrapper, about which there's been some discussion recently. ;) May I friend?

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

of course you may :) i might just friend back!
i'll have to look for discussion on your wrapper, which sub forum is it in?

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

It took some searching - I keep forgetting which forum it's in!
http://thesewingacademy.org/index.php?topic=4026.0

And there's more on my site, under 'pea green wrapper.'
http://nuranar.livejournal.com/tag/pea+green+wrapper

[scarlett1908.livejournal.com]

I love the color of your dress! Its so pretty and you look great in it! Your hair looks great too :)

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you! i really liked my hair too, i never thought i'd like that style, i thought it would make me look too sombre, but it doesn't :)

[selenik.livejournal.com]

Wow! your dress! and hair! with flowers :) very nice!