Hand Embroidered Ukrainian Shirts and Dresses Published 20/23/2018 Here are just a few absolutely stunning photos of my sister’s family photoshoot. Each piece was embroidered by my mom. My grandmother sewed the adult vyshyvanka dress around 35 years ago and I sewed the girls’ vyshyvanka dresses and the baby’s baptismal gown, which my sister stuffed in his pants. The photos were taken by Indiana photographer Adina Brown-Selner. Her photography business is called...
Lace Bridal Leotards & Bodysuits for Adults
*~The lace leotards are custom made and will fit the customer better than the sample leotards pictured on models seen in most blog photos~* _____________________________ If you are interested in purchasing a custom made (& handmade) adult bridal leotard/bodysuit, please contact me (Mary Grace0 via email or contact form for the current catalog and order form. I’m currently only accepting orders via Paypal invoicing. (Etsy shop is temporarily closed until December.) __________ R E...
White & Ivory Handmade First Holy Communion Dresses
The way my mother remembers it, I was not a fan of my First Holy Communion dress. The very simple short sleeve lace dress (my mom picked out for me) did not cut it for me back in second grade. Even though I can agree with my mom now that the dress was perfect for my style & personality, I was not happy with her back then! I disliked the...
Long Sleeves Flower Girl Dress
One Year Anniversary of the Anagrassia Lace Flower Girl Dress (Date first published December 5, 2014) I really can’t believe it’s been one year since I made my first flower girl dress! It was the beginning of a new chapter in Anagrassia. I want to thank all my readers and recent customers over this past year. I really appreciate your support and business. (And I’m really grateful to those who pushed me...
Anagrassia Lace Leotards & Tulle Flower Girl Dresses
Best Selling Flower Girl Dresses Published May 19, 2014 Mary Grace Godfrey is the designer and seamstress behind the Anagrassia label. Anagrassia launched in 2013 with the trendsetting adult bridal separates and “Flower Girl” dresses, which were lace (lined) bodysuits with tulle skirts. Since then, the brand has expanded its special occasion outfits and custom orders to include baptismal, Communion, Bat Mitzvah, and Quinceañera gowns and dresses. Recently, Mary Grace has focused her attention...
Long Floral Kimono Jacket
Published April 7, 2018 Happy Easter! (Read more about my Easter dress here and Gigi’s Easter dress here) Here are photos of my Floral Easter Jacket. I used Burdastyle’s 08/2016 Coat #116 pattern. (Pattern adjustments: FULLY LINED, SIDE SLITS, LOWER BACK PIECE CUT ON FOLD) I used the Egyptian cotton lining scraps from Beranger’s jacket. Work In Progress…Choosing the pocket design and placement....