Fashionable Princess Halter Dress, ready to meet the Disney Princesses!

Having a baby girl set my creative side on fire! She is the sweetest girl ever, with a heart of gold and the bluest princess eyes. It is such a blessing to see how she innately mothers her baby brother and friends. This pretty dress is a custom paneled skirt with ruffled hemline. We used Tanya Whelan's Sunshine Roses.  Tanya Whelan is a favorite of mine. We decorated Brooke's baby nursery in Tanya Whelan and Bari J. Ackerman fabrics. Big favs in my world. I love the color combination, a special request. Looks so pretty and we paired with Adorable Essentials knits.

Dreamy Dollhouse: Customize your Doll's house!

I have a lovely dollhouse that my dad built for me, but my daughter, Brooke, is too young to appreciate the lovely details and hand work that went into it.  This Pottery Barn Kids Dollhouse is perfect for her doll house play.  The furniture is well constructed and great for little hands.  We found the house and vacation cottage with the furniture for less than $100 on craigslist.  The Grandma's helped out with that.

So much fun for imaginative play!

I purchased these castle sets a while back for a whopping $5.99 each at Pottery Barn Kids.  Yep, they do have great sales.  Great furniture, just didn't suit a pink dollhouse and blue cottage, so I customized it.

I used Bari J. Ackerman's fabric... she is a FABULOUS fabric designer .  If you ever want to add to your fabric stash... check out her beautiful fabrics.  She inspires me!

I took the maroon fabric pieces carefully off and used spray adhesive to cover with new fabrics. Then glued the pieces back on with E6000 glue.  If you don't own a tube of this glue, you need it!  I use it to fix everything and it is great for crafting too, and you can get it anywhere!

Then for a little added detail, I painted flowers using acrylic paint, all you do is make a mark with a small paintbrush... you can do it too!