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Lovely Lacey Combo

Rocki Shepard sent her wedding dress to have a girl’s christening gown and boy’s romper as well as several accessories made. The WD was older and had a few staining issues, but it also had some beautiful mesh with lace and beads that we tried to highlight...

Embroidery on Bodice Makes Special Heirloom

Victoria-Ann Pecoraro sent her wedding dress to have a baptism gown made for her granddaughter. The original dress had lovely cut embroidery work on the bodice so we used it on the bodice of the christening gown. We also kept the lace from the hem of the original...

What to do with a Wedding Dress

Donna Taglione wanted to use her wedding dress for gifts to pass on to future generations. She wasn’t interested specifically in christening gowns as much as smaller gifts that she could give to children and grandchildren. We made ring pillows, garters, a pocket...

Maximizing the Materials

Colleen wanted to get as much from her wedding dress as possible. When you only have one, sometimes it makes sense to think about the future. We made her future grandchildren a unisex gown with a ceremonial robe. That allows her family to use the outfit for any...

Fancy but Understated

  Deirdre Smith-Ferraro sent her wedding dress to have a christening romper made for her son. Her dress had some lovely bead work and we really wanted to use it so we applied it to the faux vest. We also added just a little bit of satin on the collar, sleeve...

Mom and Daughter Turn Their Wedding Gowns into Christening Outfit

  Lisa Adams asked us to combine her wedding dress and her daughter’s wedding dress for an outfit for her first granddaughter. We love combining multiple generations into one outfit. Sometimes it is a challenge to figure out how to get the different fabrics...
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