Maryellen . . . and a Ghostbride!

There are two new listings in my shop:

I'm excited to share my first Maryellen offering: a 1950's blouse and gingham skirt. The blouse has working buttons and a cute ribbon sash. Also listed is an awesome costume: the Ghostbride! I've been wanting make something like this for awhile. I love zombie bride costumes or a good corpse's bride. But those are kind of scary. And how does one make an American Girl doll look scary? So I came up with a Ghostbride costume--it's flowy and eerie and spooky. It comes with a veil, bouquet, and trick-or-treating bucket. Halloween here we come!

Also, I am now on Instagram. Check out my projects and upcoming listings--my username is sewedhermind :)

Meet Rhonda

There's a new listing in my shop:

It's a "meet" dress for Rhonda, Caroline's friend. It's made out of burgundy kona cotton and is just the type of style Rhonda would wear, at least it is in our re-creating of Caroline's world :)

Summer-style dresses are also on sale in my shop--both the knit dresses and halter dresses are discounted. Next up, clothes for Maryellen and Halloween!

Meet Lydia

There's a new listing in my shop! It's a "meet" dress inspired by the portrait of Caroline's cousin Lydia. With Caroline's archival this year, my daughter and I thought it would be fun to recreate some dresses and accessories from the illustrated version of Caroline's book series and paper doll set--we're just not ready to see Caroline go! And why not make two of almost everything so I can share in my shop?

So now that Lydia has a basic dress, Rhonda is next. We plan on making quite few fun things over the next months. Also stay tuned for some Maryellen items and of course the annual Halloween costume…or two!

"Halter Ego"

I have two more halter dresses listed in my shop:

Perfect for hot summer days! Also, I've had some inquiries about custom work, so just a reminder: yes! I love to make custom orders :)