Tada!!!!
I was in a production of Beauty and the Beast, and I volunteered to make the Belle dress. I didn't actually wear it in the show, since I was Babette, but I wore it for this photoshoot, because it fits me too. That's why having a photographer for a father is very, very handy.

The front looks kind of wonky in the first picture, but oh well.

I made it from an EXTREMELY altered pattern. Seriously, the only thing I left the same was the... skirt. And even then, I cut it longer than the pattern said, so I could bustle it.


Side view:


Back! Ignore my odd face...


Those stinking grommets killed my hands!

Now, on to the Babette dress!

This, unlike the first costume, I didn't completely make myself. I bought this huge princess cute bridesmaid dress, from a thrift store, then cut it apart, and turned it into a mermaid gown.
I basted a crinoline to the bottom, then glued almost 100 ostrich feathers to it!
I made the hat from scraps of the skirt, and the hand cuffs were made out of an old feather dusters feathers, and more skirt scraps. They button with Fleur De Lise buttons!




This thing was so much fun to walk in, you have no idea. It was kind of a pain getting up and down stairs, though.




A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into these costumes, but I am MAJAH pleased with how they came out!

I don't think they're half bad, for a 16 year old.

Good job! Those look amazing!
What pattern did you use for the Belle dress?

Holy crap...you really are amazing
They are both beautiful. I am so jealous. My skills stop after taking years to learn how to sew buttons
I still want a pygmy puff

Wow! Mad sewing skills and geez you're only 16!?!?!? I could barely sew a seam straight when I was 16 - heck I can't sew a straight seam now! Awesome job on those costumes!

Ratty: This one: www.simplicity.com . . .
It was a pretty solid pattern, although I had to cut it down BIG TIME. The pattern said that the size I should use was an 8, but I had to cut it down to more of a 2 to get it to fit

Ally: Well, if you can't make it down my way for Deathly Hallows, mebby I can mail you one

Sumayah: Why, thank'ee! My grandma made me learn to sew when I was 12, and I've been hooked ever since.

Damn, you did a very good job. It's good to see that you can see past the pattern to your finished product.

Wow look at you! I love both costumes, it's great seeing other people's projects

Those are amazing! So beautiful. Is sewing just a hobby or something you see yourself doing long term?

^ Well, I adore costume design, and have an unhealthy obsession with historical costuming, so I definitely think that I'm going to be involved with it for a long time. But, my first love is acting, so right now I'm thinking about majoring in college in Theatre, and
doing both acting, and costume design. Plus, being able to sew stuff and sell it is definitely going to help me have a steadier income than acting will probably bring.