Hey yall hey! I’m back with another one of my makes and one of my pretty plants!…Now before I start rambling I wanna say I hope everybody is in good spirits and doing well!…I’ve been okay around these parts; just sewing and tending to my small jungle….Let’s get to the good stuff shall we?
The dress being showcased today was sewn up in July of 2016; yes 2016 yall!..My entire closet is all me-made so when I get ready to shoot something and I haven’t sewn anything I just head to my closet and to my written and photo archives for the information…This particular dress had me going waaaaayyyyy back!…The pattern I used is Simplicity 1801 View A; its a Cynthia Rowley pattern….I have a super similar Vogue pattern too (but I haven’t sewn that one up yet)….Apparently when I made this dress I didn’t take many pictures of it either; only one of the cut pieces on my sewing table and one of the finished dress on my dressform…I’ve really only worn it probably three times with today being the third….I do love it a whole lot though…its sooo comfy AND it has pockets! I whipped my dress up using a tie-dye linen in Spring colors from my stash and it just goes over my head for wear..I remember it being a quick sew with no hardware in its construction….Add sandals and maybe a sun hat and I’m all ready to go with this one! A comfy dress is always cool to run errands or lounge around in at home….If you sew this one be advised that the neckline is a little spicy so the “girls” may be all over the place without adjustments; just a heads up….Overall this lightweight midi dress is essentially perfect for Spring and Summer!
Yall still with me? Okay then on to my green baby of the hour! The pictures this go ’round I’m holding onto one of my Alocasia. When I saw it I immediately thought of the “Elephant Ears” outdoor plant and it kinda is; it’s just the houseplant version….The fancy name is Alocasia Odora ‘ California’ if you wanna grab one because the pretty thing has heart shaped leaves with ruffled edges!…My parents had Elephant Ears growing in our yard my whole childhood and I know mine can go outside too; as a mature plant it may get to four feet tall…I couldn’t bear to put him out there though; however I do actually have a different variety of Elephant Ears that I deemed “outside strong” on my patio already! I’ll show them off eventually along with my patio makeover…
Imma stop going on and on so y’all don’t glaze over and be all uninterested and stuff so until next time good people yeah? Yep!
Love Always,
LOLA
They look so pretty in the morning sunshine!