This week’s collection is luxurious and indulgent. It’s impractical and irresistable. Dark chocolate molded bunnies, a white silk toddler dress, chocolate cupcakes with white fondant decoration, brown eggs with love notes inside, white tulips . . . I love it. LOVE it.
I picked up some plastic Easter molds and used chocolate easy melts to make solid bunnies, white candy lambs, and cute, little chickies. Have you used these molds before? I’ll show you how easy it is, this week.
This dress is just, well, the most beautiful little thing I’ve ever made. I’m sure there are plenty of you shaking your head at me with my dry clean only, all white, toddler dress. But….if you saw it in person, you might just admit that its gorgeousness trumps all practical rationale for why one shouldn’t make a child’s dress from white silk. I’ll tell you more about it this week.
I’ve seen this note in an egg trick before. But I forgot about it. That’s the beauty of Pinterest. I rediscovered it last week and it fit perfectly into my theme this week.
I don’t really think you can have an Easter collection without tulips, do you? They so gracefully say “spring.” I’m trying to force a pile of daffodils in my kitchen, since I didn’t plant the bag of bulbs in the fall. So far, I have one cheery, yellow flower. Do you have a favorite spring flower?
In the works for this week: the dress details and brooch tutorial, cupcake decorating with fondant and molded chocolates/candies, and the fun note-in-an-egg craft!
So, tell me…do you support impracticality in the name of beauty?
Comments & Reviews
Sixty-Fifth Avenue says
Impractical or not…that is the most gorgeous dress!! Amazing that you made that with your own two hands, wow! At this rate you will be creating custom wedding dresses for the girls someday:) I LOVE the way you have everthing styled for Easter…just perfect.
Jessica at Me Sew Crazy says
this is lovely. I have such a love for all things white, and I absolutely adore putting my girls in the color. So gorgeous. And when else can you do impractical but with Easter?!!! Love it.
The Wade Family says
I love this collection – so sweet and soft. I’m not sure I would have the courage to put that dress on my toddler, but it is precious and I love it.
Kristie-Creating Chaos says
Definitely one of the prettiest dresses you’ve made. I’m looking forward to the dark chocolate bunny post. Yum.
Andrea Gressman says
My daughter (11 months old at the time) wore an all white dress that was very similar to the one you made last year for Easter. I simply loved it!
kristin says
oh, stef, i love this whole look. so clean and fresh and easter-y. that dress is BEAUTIFUL! something about sewing with “impractical” fabric feels so naughty, eh? but this would be gorgeous for easter sunday or even as a flower girl in a wedding!
PS – i want to see your skirt!! 😀
Rochel says
That dress is GORGEOUS! I’m so excited for the tutorial. I have a pattern for my daughter for Easter, and I am just not all that excited about it…then I saw this dress…and it HAS to be made for her for Easter this year 🙂 Can’t wait for the tutorial 🙂 (And really hope it’s in her size…2T 😉 )
Love your stuff!!!
AnneMarie says
Beautiful as always! I would love to try making that gorgeous dress for my little Brianna
iluvdandelions says
Absolutely gorgeous! Yes, I support impracticality in the name of beauty – especially now that I’m the grandma! 🙂
Liz says
The dress is simply gorgeous, although the wearer would not be allowed to eat chocolate bunnies 🙂
nest full of eggs says
I’ve sewn my daughter impractical dresses when they are for special occasion & dress up
kim says
absolutely gorgeous!!!! love all of it and am looking forward to the tutorials. thank you so very much for sharing your fabulous style and creations with us.
Creations By Cindy says
Oh I love the dress! BEAUTIFUL! Love the whole white theme you got going on and I want to know more about the CRACK ME! Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Lolaa says
Yes i do! This is an amazing dress! You really do a wonderful job!
Melinda says
as a mom of a two teens, a tween, a toddler, and a baby girl impracticality was thrown out long ago…they grow so fast that you’d much rather see them happy and content then worry about things getting too dirty…reminds of my tween 8 years ago, she wore a custom made flower girl dress to the laundry mat with flip flops and a smile…priceless
Kristy Oberts says
Would you share where you found the cupcake bunny topper flat mold? I love that!!! Thanks Kristy sweetkjodesigns@aol.com