Polka dot top

Update:  I decided to keep the polka dot top and tulle skirt as separates... more diversity and all that.  Here's the final outfit.  Loved it!

Here's my great debate: leave this as an awesome tank and make a separate skirt, or finish the original project which was to make this into a dress with a frilly white skirt made out of tulle.  I think I'm leaning towards separates because of how versatile everything would be that way.  But it is a little difficult for me to let go of the initial vision...

Here are Ouma's awesome dresses over on Etsy that I'm shamelessly copying.  Too cute, yeah?  I love them... so fun.  Decisions, decisions...

Chocolates and cream

It's delightful. It's delicious. It's delectable. The scrunchy top and the darts at the wide waistband make this little apron both figure flattering and adorable.  Full sized, fully lined.  A few layers of frilly ruffles, some giant ric rac and chocolates on cream fabric? I'm for it! The ties are pretty long, so you can either have a nice bow in the back or draw them back around to the front and tie it in a square knot - whatever suits your style! $75

Interested?  Buy it here!

Michelle's aprons

A few years ago I nabbed a spatula out of my cousin Michelle's bridal shower gifts, took it to the fabric store and matched some fabric for aprons, then put it back before she ever knew it was gone... and then the few days before her wedding I made several cute little aprons for her new kitchen whenever there were a few minutes to spare.  I'm pretty sure she walked through the room I was making them in several times but never realized what was going on! :)  It was fun to surprise her with something heartmade.  (That sounds better than homemade, right?  What a terrible word.)  And then about a year later she ended up with the chocolate apron at a gift exchange.  So this is her little collection of Aprons by Monica...