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April 17, 2012

Stella's STELLbottoms: The New Line & A Retrospective Look

~Introducing The New Line & A Retrospective Look at The STELLbottom~

One of my favorite pieces that my mom makes for Stella. Take a look at all the different styles. And props to my Mom for coming up with such a creative "green" way to make adorable pants for an adorable girl (ok, I'm biased on the adorable girl part!).

• SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTION: made with recycled sweater sleeves. Linen, Cotton, Jersey Knit, and a lightweight Cashmere which is my favorite. Although the ultra soft cotton ones are pretty nice too!

• FALL/WINTER COLLECTION: made with Fleece or Cashmere.

• THE NEW LINE: The flare starting all the way up at the knee - way cute, I need an adult pair of these.

First, A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK

HER VERY FIRST PAIR (awwwww)

This pair actually was not made using recycled sweater sleeves. I had alot of fun picking out the fabric and ribbon trim along the bottom for this one

They all start out a little long which allows for more wear since she grows fast - so once done as pants they are cute as capris.

MY FAVORITE PAIR!

Although I think it's hard to really have a favorite, the jersey knits are so super soft and so so cute I think, especially adorned with the matching fabric flower. Good thing we've got plenty more because I think she's officially outgrown these ones :(

THE FALL/WINTER STELLbottom COLLECTION

Made With Fleece

THE SPRING/SUMMER STELLbottom COLLECTION

Made with Recycled Sweater Sleeves

Cotton, Cashmere & Cotton Blend

Shown here with a matching Tank

Shown here with a matching Hat

LINEN

Matching Trim along the ruffled shirt edge & leg ruffle

I just put this photo in this series because the look on her face cracks me up

THE NEW LINE

Where the Flare Starts At The Knee, My New Favorite ;)

Cashmere

This one is one of my favorites - love the pockets on the flares & the ruffled edge along the side calf

Fancy Label Ones

The label on this pant is so fun - my mom hung beads and an elephant charm from it

She embroiders all of these labels with "Stellbottoms"

These pics were taken back in the fall when they were still too long for her but took the pic for my mom so she could display at a show.

April 9, 2012

Happy Egg Hunting 2012!

HAPPY EASTER 2012!

yep - Happy Easter...in her X-mas PJ's ;) This was Easter night.

Easter Morning

Her very own pair of heels ;)

Daddy painting her nails with her new Hello Kitty nail polish

Homemade doughnuts -- we shook them in the bag of powdered sugar. A+ for Effort. F for tasty -- HORRIBLE RECIPE!!! So anyone out there have a tasty recipe for a cake doughnut that can be baked in the oven, in my doughnut pan that I have??

Killing time while Daddy hides the eggs outside

The Hunt!

March 22, 2012

Stella Wears Her Traveling Friendship Dress For The First Time!

Stella was able to wear The Stella Friendship Dress for the very first time officially this week!

YAY!!!

Stella in her Traveling Friendship Dress!

March 19, 2012

With the help of my mom cinching it in the back (temporarily) - it fits like a glove! And big bonus - I will uncinch it as needed, as she grows, and thus she will get years out of this dress.

And I can't say this enough....I ADORE THIS DRESS. Simply adore it! And oh it's even more special when i see her prancing around it in while she's walking in Hobby Lobby with me holding onto a big easter basket filled with eggs. It was a beautiful day, unseasonably warm here in Toledo (75/80) and she was just a doll in it, a walking doll I tell you. Biased you think? ;)

So - get ready for future emails that will be sent to each of you showing her in her dress when she's wearing one of the special embellishments that several of you had made (aprons, sashes, matching purses, etc.). I look so forward to her wearing this each week with a different look to it!

And I want to Thank all of you who were a part of this very special project. It's so dear to my heart and will be a heirloom for sure. Hopefully Stella has babies of her own some day, and hopefully she gets at least one girl so she can put her in this...and if not then hopefully she gets at least one grand-daughter of her own some day. And if this baby #2 is a girl - get ready "Friends Of The Traveling Dress Project" because I'll be hitting you up to particpate in one more. If you are up for it of course!

Special Note: I took the dress to Florida this year with me because a good family friend of the Clark's and Justin, Stella and me, wanted to be a part of this and add a button to the button border. When she heard about this dress last year while we were visiting with her then in FL we made plans back then for me to bring the finished dress to Florida the next year. So that's what I did :) Bunny - thank you for your addition - the last button spot that I had reserved for you was filled with your adorable kitty button (or as Stella calls a Kitty, your "Wah-Wah" button. I know - what? a Wah-Wah means kitty?? hee hee). The button that your mother had been holding onto for so long that you chose to use is purrrr-fect ;) xoxo

Bunny's Kitty Button

And now for the piano pic series - it's hard to get the right shot, thank goodness for the digital camera these days ;) Take a look at this series - I think they're all pretty cute, but i'm biased huh :)

And for a chronological look back at all the additions and contributions made to The Stella Friendship Dress, you can click on the Original Post link below.

http://stellarstellaj.blogspot.com/2011/05/sisterhood-of-traveling-dress-project.html

~XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX~