If you asked me what the most memorable moment of my life has been thus far, I would say it was becoming an aunt. Not just because I shared my sister’s labor pains with excruciating stomach pains of my own (some sort of sister connection here?), but rather how it all ended with meeting my new niece for the first time. It was a very special time for me and...
Avery’s Silk Lined Baptismal Gown Made from Grandmother’s Wedding Dress
The outer baptismal dress layer: Avery’s grandmother’s wedding dress (organza and floral trim) The inner baptismal layer: white stretch silk charmeuse I loved working with Avery’s mother and grandmother! They both shared opinions on what they liked/wanted, but they also gave me the freedom to design what I thought would look best. Ultimately, I decided to design something like the grandmother’s wedding dress and use as much of the grandmother’s fabric as possible. (The...
Special Order for a Bride: Matching Ivory & Cream Alencon Lace Crop Top Blouse & Shorts
Here are a few photos of a recent custom order (designed by the bride). I absolutely love how the outfit turned out! I used Alencon Ivory lace and Cream Poly/Spandex for the lining and underlining of the blouse and shorts. The blouse was self drafted to fit the bride & I used a Burdastyle shorts sewing pattern (with adjustments) as a guide for the shorts pattern. Side Invisible Zipper...
Blush Pink Lace and Silk Cotton Easter Dress for Izzy
I loved creating this custom ordered Easter dress for Izzy! The dress is made with pink lace and lined (& underlined) with blush pink silk & cotton fabric. This dress looks prettier in person than in photos. The pink is light with a peach color undertone. I rarely wear pink, but I would definitely wear this pink color and dress style! Lined and underlined with beautiful silk cotton fabric...
Thank You Customers! Part 1: Winter 2016 Flower Girl Dresses
Unlike most people, I never considered the new year beginning January 1st. Through my school years, my new year began in late August and I counted the years by my grade. Now I no longer count my years that way, but it’s still not the first of the year. Now my new year starts on Easter. Anyone who knows me well, knows how much I HATE Lent. Between the unpredictable...
WARNING TO CONSUMERS
WARNING TO CONSUMERS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN ANAGRASSIA PRODUCTS All of the product images on my website (www.anagrassia.com), blog (www.MarusyaMarusya.com), Etsy Shop (https://www.etsy.com/shop/Anagrassia), and and social media accounts (www.facebook.com/anagrassia & www.instagram.com/marusyagrace) are my images (unless credited to another photographer/person)! If you see my (Anagrassia) images anywhere else on the web, they were stolen! The people, businesses, and blogs who have stolen the images are frauds! Some of...