Unisex Gown with Vest or Overlay $180

This is my most popular option. For those who want an outfit that can work for a boy while being more ornate for a girl, I can create a unisex gown and make a removeable overlay or vest. The overlay is like a very light sleeveless robe that has a ribbon closure. This allows me to take advantage of any lace, mesh or ornamentation from the original dress. If you want the unisex gown with both a vest (for a boy) and an overlay (for a girl) I charge $225.

These pictures are just a couple of examples, your final project might vary. See more examples below

Unisex Gown $110

My standard unisex baptism gown is very plain. It has been a popular choice for those who want something for a boy or girl and have a wedding dress that does not have a lot of fabric to work with. I will sometimes embelish the collar and/or sleeves. I currently offer two styles. The Bishop style works very well with heavier or stiffer fabrics and has a slightly more masculine appeal. The angelic style includes pleated front with gathered waist and works best for flowing fabrics.

These are just a couple of examples, your final project might vary.

Basic Girl's Gown $130

The basic Girl's Christening Gown uses whatever lace and trim the original wedding dress has to offer. I try to make every dress a work of art. For the basic girl's gown, I do not add overlays and over skirts. The ornamentation is in one layer. I work with three basic styles. The angelic style has a waist line and the skirt attaches at the waist--allowing me to add fullness to the skirt if there is enough fabric. The bishop style drops from the shoulders and has a wider collar. This style works best with heavier satins. The princess style has a yolked bodice that has a little more old-fashioned heirloom look. These photos of the basic gown are just examples of how each style used the materials. Every gown is different.

Angelic Style

Bishop Style

Princess Style

Fancy Girl's Gown $180

My fancy girl's gowns take the basic gown and embelish it with overlays and laces.It is my girly-girl option. I may create an over skirt to the skirt or even a seperate piece that goes over the gown (like my unisex gown with overlay). It depends on the materials available from the original wedding dress. If the original dress does not have much embelishment and you want me to add from my own selection of quallity laces, I charge for the additional materials at cost. However, if additional materials are needed, it will only be after close consultation with you. This picture is just one example, every gown is different.

Boy's Jumper $110

My standard jumpers can include a faux vest or a pleated front bodice with snap crotch.

This picture is just one example, your final project might vary.

Slip $35

A basic, simple slip for wearing under the dress or robe. I usually use the slip fabric from the original Wedding Dress.

Christening/Ceremonial Robe $140

An answer for people looking for ONE very special ceremonial outfit that can be used for either a boy or a girl. A lined christening robe can be worn over either a dress or a jumper AND can take advantage of the embelishments and special details from the original wedding dress. Have the robe made and then pick up a simple pre-made jumper or gown or ask me about making a gown or jumper from my own fabrics to go with the robe.

Bonnets $45

I offer both a boy's bonnet and a girl's bonnet. The boys bonnet has a brim. The girls bonnet is more ornate.

Some people prefer to get a unisex gown and then the two bonnets--which allows me to use some embelishments on the girl's bonnet.

Shipping is in addition

Ground Shipping (with insurance) runs $15 for the first item and $3 per each additional item. I am located in Dayton, Ohio (3943 Old Troy Pike, Dayton, OH 45404).

Two for Twins

Kate wanted gowns made for her twin granddaughters. She wanted them the same but different so we discussed how to make both--while still getting two dresses from the one wedding gown. The original gown had some lovely bead work on the hem but didn't really have much in the way of lace trim so we added just a little on the bodice and sleeves to soften the overall look.

I got them!!!! I cried. So amazing. Simple elegance just like my wedding dress:) I can't thank you enough! God led me to your website and I am just so grateful for your talent! After the baptism, I will send you a letter for your website! Thanks again! (My Grandaughters) will look stunning!

Sincerely, Kate Eller

Custom from New

Angelica did not have a wedding dress to send but wanted a unisex gown with overlay. We chose a soft, low sheen satin and used a combination of laces both to add contrast and as the actual overlay fabric.

Tiny Twins

Jennifer sent me her dress to have christening gowns made for her twin daughters. Her girls were born prematurely and so she wanted my smaller newborn size. In order to get two gowns from the one dress, I had to cut them a bit shorter than normal but we were still able to get two long-enough outfits. The original WD had some lovely bead-work at the bodice and straps that we used on the princess waist line and as a little element on the bonnets.

For Future Grandchildren

Shawn sent me her gown from 1985 to have a complete ensemble made for her future grandchildren. We made a simple "angelic" style unisex gown. Then, we made a reversable boy's vest. One side used some of the ornate lace from the WD. The other side is made of satin and is more plain. the overlay used the ornate lace work from the original WD bodice. To see some of the details, hover over the smaller pictures.

Unisex Gown with Ornate Overlay and Vest

Three Plus Generations

Ashley's son was baptised at the church where three plus generations of her family were baptised. She wanted a romper made from her wedding dress for her son to wear. Her gown had some beautiful lace work on it that we incorporated into the faux vest of the romper.

A Girly Princess

Libby sent her wedding dress to have a gown made for her daughter. She wanted a girly, girl princess dress and that is what I tried to give her. I used the lacey bodice from the original dress to make the bodice. I had to pull quite a bit of the original lace and beadwork off and re-work it, but was very happy with the final result.

Keeping the Original Hem

Amy's gown had some beautiful floral applique work that I tried to capture in the christening gown. The original dress was pretty heavy and had a scalloped hem. I kept the hem and worked the applique into a design element that flowed down the front into a cascade of floral lace.

Liane,

My greatest thanks for creating such a beautiful baptismal gown!  Lucy looked beautiful in it!    Family and friends (and even people I did not know) came up to me after the baptism and commented on how beautiful the dress was and what a unique and wonderful idea to create the gown out of my wedding dress.  I've told everyone I know about you and what a wonderful job you did!  Thank you for creating the dress so quickly... and over your holiday... so that it would be ready for the baptism!  What an amazing creation to pass on in my family!...

Amy

Keeping the Details

Lisa sent her daughter-in-law's dress to have a christening gown made for her first grandchild. She decided she wanted both a girl's outfit and a boy's romper for future use. The wedding dress had some beautiful rouching on the front so I decided to use it in the gown bodice. Since Lisa wanted a girly-girl gown, I created an overlay to the skirt using the lacey overlay from the original dress and trimmed it out with some delicate lace so that it cascades down the front of the skirt.. To see some of the outfit details, hover over the smaller pictures to the left.

Fancy Girl's Gown

The gowns arrived last Thursday and we picked them up on Friday.  They are beautiful!!  With the holidays and being on vacation, things are very hectic.

I can't wait for my grandaughter's baptism.  I will send you pictures as well as comments that are made. 

Thank you so much.

--Lisa

A Christening Robe of Taffeta

Rene's dress had some pretty bead work on the bodice and was made of a beautiful taffeta. She wanted a Christening Robe for her son's baptism. The bead work transferred well to the top of the robe. Since there wasn't any lace trim to work with, we put in two rows of pleats at the hem for added weight and intrest.

Hi Liane!  I just received the christening robe and I wanted to say thank you!!  It was even more beautiful than I imagined.  We are so happy with everything you did. 

Rene Drury

Just a touch of Bead Work

Amy wanted a unisex gown for her son's baptism so she asked for a unisex gown. I chose to use the Bishop style because it does best with heavier satins. Amy's dress had some fine beadwork and silver threads at the waist and bodice. I picked up just a little of that and put it into the collar of the gown.

I just received the christening gown for my son and it is beautiful! You have exceeded my expectations and I am more than thrilled with the final product and I can't wait to start a new tradition. Thank you so much for making such a special gown in such a short amount of time. I will definitely recommend you to anyone who is looking to make their wedding dress into a christening gown. What a special keepsake!

Please feel free to use this on your website. Thank you again for the speedy sewing. You have made my son's baptism an even more special day!

Love, Amy

Lacey Princess

Janet's dress was very elegant and covered in lace and beautiful beadwork. She wanted a baptism gown for her daughter that was "girly". I used my princess style. That allowed me to create the basic skirt from the lighter-weight lining fabric from Janet's WD. I put an inset in the skirt front of mesh with beadwork and trimmed it with the lace from Janet's veil. Then, I added an overlay to the skirt from the mesh and beadwork of the original WD that opens in the front, framing the inset to the skirt below. The beadwork presented quite a challenge to my sewing machine (I busted 8 needles on this gown) but the final outcome was worth the work.

Hi Liane, I just got the dress and it is absolutely beautiful! Definately a work of art! I will definately send you a picture of my baby from her baptism so you can see how it looks on . I will absolutely recommend you to anyone who asks. I'm sure many people from church will ask me where I got it once they see how beautiful she looks!

Thanks again for all your hard work (and I"m sorry about all your broken needles!) . I'll be sending you some pictures in a few weeks. Until then, have a nice holiday season!

Janet

Two Generations for the Next Generation

Jennifer sent me her mother's dress from the 1960s and her grandmother's dress from the 1940s to have a unisex gown with overlay and bonnets made for her daughter and any future children. I used the base fabric from the 1960s dress for the gown and the satin and lace from the 1940s dress for the overlay. Hover over the smaller pictures to better see the details.

Unisex Gown with Overlay (Hoover over the smaller pictures to see larger versions)

Wide Lace Trim

Linda sent me her wedding dress from 1972. She had made the dress herself but no longer sews and she wanted a baptism outfit for her first grandchild. She chose to have me make my popular unisex gown with overlay. Her WD was made of a beautiful satin with a wide lace trim around the hem. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough fabric in the original dress to do a complete overlay as well as the unisex gown so, with her permission, I augmented the fabrics with a translucent overlay fabric that I trimmed with the lace from the WD.

I also used some of the lace on the collar. The bishop style lends itself well to adding some lace or trim on the collar without looking too feminine for a boy to wear as well. Hover over the smaller pictures to see some of the details.

Unisex Gown with Overlay (Hoover over the smaller pictures to see larger versions)

Liane,

The gown looks exquisite!!  I didn't know what to expect but it looks so beautiful and dainty and beautiful far beyond what I expected!  .... I will most definitely will recommend you to my friends.  So many have never heard of using your old wedding dress for a christening gown but they all love the idea.  

THANK YOU, Liane.

Linda

White Velvet and Lace

Brittany sent me her mom's wedding dress. It was a winter dress with strips of white velvet trimmed with lace the lace and ribbon work on the veil was too lovely to ignore. Brittany wanted a gown for her daughter's baptism and a boy's jumper for the future. I tried to keep the original WD skirt and incorporate it into the princess style. The hem uses the lace/ribbon work from the veil.

For the romper, I wanted to use the velvet but it was not wide enough on its own so I trimed it with white satin and used it to form a faux vest. The buttons are the velvet trimmed ones from the original WD. The slip is made from the WD lining fabric. Hover over the smaller pictures to see the images.

Antique Satin and Lace

Stacey sent me the wedding dress that originally belonged to her mother--and that she had worn for her own wedding as well. She wanted it turned into an outfit for her grandson's upcoming baptism.

The WD was made with beautiful off-white satin and a lacey overlay on the skirt. Stacey decided she wanted a unisex gown with a removable lace overlay.

The satin worked well with the bishop style. I added lace to the collar and sleeve but otherwise left the basic gown relatively plain. The sleeveless overlay fits right over the gown and has a snap closure. I trimmed the lace with some antique trim I had and I created a satin rose to cover the snap. It tucks out between the collar. I also made a satin rose from the dress fabric and put a pin back on it so that it can be put on to the bonnet to make the bonnet more feminine should Stacey have a granddaughter some day. To see the details better, hover over the smaller pictures on the left.

Unisex Gown with Overlay (Hoover over the smaller pictures to see larger versions)

Oh my goodness. It made me cry. You are so unbelievably talented! It looks fabulous .

Oh my goodness, it is so gorgeous. I carried it with me all day and showed everyone and promoted your expertise! Thanks again for doing it so fast. No one can believe it!

(The second outfit) is as amazing as the first! It is truly an heirloom and I am excited to have it in my possession for my future grandchild! Thank you so much for sharing your extraordinary talent! Here are a couple of pics from the baptism.

Stacey

New "Bishop" Style Offered

Maggie contacted me wanting a different style of baptism gown than she was seeing in my samples so I was excited to be able to add a new style. She wanted the outfit for her first grandchild so asked for a unisex Bishop style gown with an ornate overlay.

The dress fabric from the original wedding dress has a stiffer quality to it and the Bishop style actually was a very good match to the fabric because it uses pleats to give fullness instead of gathers.

I used the filmy overlay material from the original dress to create the overlay and used some of the lace work from the bodice as well as the lace trim from her veil to trim the detached overlay. To better see some of the details, hoover over the smaller pictures.

Unisex Gown with Overlay (Hoover over the smaller pictures to see larger versions)

Hi Liane,

I wasn't home yesterday to receive my package but went bright and early this morning and picked it up. My husband came out with the box and said gee I thought the box would be much bigger, since the gown we sent was in such a big box. As they say great things come in small packages. Wow! it was everything I envisioned and more. The overlay is stunning especially the back panel with the bodice appliqué. I also noticed already on your web site your new creation. I can't wait to show it to everyone in person but with it being on your site I just direct them to www.fairygodmothercreations.com it speaks for itself.

My granddaughter a is 4 weeks old today and it is exactly 4 weeks to the day I mailed out my dress to you. The end product is testimony to your talents and passion for this unique artisanship. I applaud you.

At this point the Christening is planned for October and will be sure to forward pictures of her in our vision and your creation! Thank you so much!

Regards, Maggie

Unisex Gown with Ornate Overlay

Stephanie sent me her wedding dress looking for a Christening Gown for her son's upcoming Christening. She wanted a unisex gown with both a boy and girl bonnet with thoughts toward the future. The dress she sent was a full-length gown with train made of a heavy satin. There was lovely bead work on the front of the dress and the entire dress was covered with an overlay of tulle and bead work.

Although a unisex gown is usually kept rather plain, I decided to use the bead work on the satin from the original dress. I used the more masculine collar, pleating and cuff sleeve. The satin was too heavy to allow for gathers at the waist so I used an A-line skirt. However, the final look was just a bit too heavy for a baby so I added a thin, tulle overlay trimmed in satin just to soften it a little.

When I was done with the dress and bonnets, there was all this lovely bead work left from the original dress so I decided to use it in a removable overlay in hopes that Stephanie might have a daughter, granddaughter or niece to wear it some day.

Unisex Gown with Overlay (Hoover over the smaller pictures to see larger versions)

Liane,
I can't believe how beautiful this gown is--you have FAR exceeded any expectations I had for using my wedding dress to have a christening gown made for my children. You are so talented, and I can't thank you enough for your time, effort, creativity and eye for detail! And the ornate overlay--it's amazing! I told my husband that we MUST have a daughter to wear this overlay and bonnet because it's too exquisite to pack away for grandchildren.

You have a VERY, VERY satisfied customer in me. For my children and their children who I hope will cherish this heirloom gown and bonnets for generations to come, thank you. Thank you for creating for them something so, so special that's such a part of me.

Stephanie

Buttons and Satin

Brandie wanted a christening gown for her daughter's upcoming baptism. However, she decided she also wanted something that could be used for a boy in the future. Her dress was an eligant satin gown with very little ornamentation to it. The primary decorative feature was a long row of buttons down the back from neck to the hem of the train.

The satin was very heavy and didn't lend itself well for a gown skirt so I decided to use the lining fabric from the dress for the christening gown skirt and sleeves but use the satin for the bodice. Since there wasn't any lace or trim to work with, Brandie gave me the go ahead to add a little if I saw fit. I wanted to keep to a simple elegance since that is what the original dress had but I also wanted to create something that would fit a little girl. I found some delicate lace that I was able to use with the veil netting to create an over-skirt and I trimmed the bodice and sleeves with satin ribbon.

I used the heavier satin for the robe because the straight lines of the robe could handle the heavier material. The string of buttons from the back of the original dress made a nice accent for the hem of the robe--along with some of the lace I used on the gown.

There were still some buttons left so I used them on the bonnet as a decoration along the brim.

To see larger images, hoover over the smaller pictures.

Unisex Gown with Ceremonial Robe (Hoover over the smaller pictures to see larger versions)

Hello Liane!
We had (our daughter's) baptism last month and she looked beautiful in the lovely robe, gown, and bonnet you created for her.  Here are a few photos I thought you might like to have.
Best, Brandie

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