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I have been invited to a very special birthday party of the friends who bought me my mannequin, so I felt it was only right I made a dress in their honour!
May I present…..THE RIPLEY!
I absolutely love it! The fabric was a donation from a friend’s mum, who did not want to use it! I knew I was going to use it as soon as I found this trim on Fabric Trims
I could not wait for it to arrive! I decided to make my old favourite The Anna Dress as I thought the maxi length with a thigh slit would be perfect for this dress.
I love to wear the Anna dresses I have made so I knew it would be nice to wear.
Obviously as soon as the trim arrived I was pinning it in place to get a taster of the final product….I waste so much time doing this!
I took great care with the sewing and got all the seams matched up carefully…I am sure it will be inspected closely at the party!
My stylist (aged 15yrs!!) was happy to do my hair in a Ripley Braid as a trial run for the event and I am going to wear my faux fur too as it is January and we are in the North East!
Pattern: The Anna Dress, By Hand London
Fabric: a donation from Mrs Gibbs
Trim: £2.73 from Fabric Trims
Wonky Factor….10/10 it is just perfect! Yippeeeee!
I hope to get some more photos of the party. You do need to see the The Ripley at Ripley Castle!
Amanda 💝
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Wow! Love the trim!
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Thank Laura! X
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Oh dear, I never should have clicked on that link to fabric trims! I can’t even close the page because I keep seeing more that I love! Absolutely stunning dress, I bet you’ll be the belle of the ball!
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Thanks! Glad you looked, I was exactly the same! I have bought three so far! I have made a red tartan dress and put one of the white lace bodice bib type things on! Oh it looks fab.
I knew you would like it! Takes about 7-10 days to arrive…and I was so sad I just couldn’t wait! Hahaha
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Now I just have to limit down which ones I want- and stop myself sewing them to everything’s!
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Hahaha! I know ….. could be an overdone look! Happy ordering! X
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Another absolutely stunning ‘Anna’ creation, you look amazing and the dress is fantastic. No wonder I snapped you up to work with us at WhiteTree! Fantastic make xxxx
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Thanks Lisa! I love blogging for you! 💝
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We love having you! You never let us down and your enthusiasm and dressmaking skills are inspirational to everyone xxx
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Yeah! I have my fabric! Wooo Wooo! Can tell it’s going to be a good bit of sewing already!!!
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Just found out your in this new series of GBSB. Huge congrats and hope you do brilliantly! P.s your dress is fab.
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Hehe! Isn’t it exciting!?! Thank you! 🐝🐝🐝
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OMG Amanda I recognised you straight away in the sneek peak of contestants I just saw for you know what!! Congratulations getting in, I’m so excited for you and will be routing for you even though I don’t know you I feel like I kind of do haha!! How hard was it keeping that quiet lol I’m not sure when you’re allowed to say something (maybe you did and I missed it?!) but I know about you now haha and so will a lot of people if they see it too 😀 😀
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Hahah! Thanks . It is official from today! 🐝
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Eeeeeeeh how hard is it to bite your tongue and not spill the beans!! I can’t wait to watch and find out what you’ve been hiding!
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Hehehe! Exciting times! 💝
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Wow! You have the whole package! Dress, jacket, bag, hair, etc. You look lovely. Isn’t it nice you have a favourite! I have a favourite Tee shirt but am still looking for my favourite of other garments.
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Thanks Linda! My first favourite of 2015. I wonder though…..I think my favourites are my best sewing and fitting!!?? I am definitely looking forward to wearing it! 💝
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You look awesome! I also love the tiny details and accessories. I am curious how the other Party guest are going to like your dress. Will they notice that it is handmade? What will they say when you tell them? Looking forward to more posts. 😉 Greetings from Toronto, Jana
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Thank you! Yes, the guests will know I think as the party hosts bought me my mannequin that started my sewing obsession! I have also made my Mum a dress so we will be the handmade guests! I didn’t try to make my dad anything! Haha 💝
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Wow! You look stunning! What a fabulous dress. That trim is to die for. I expect you’ll not be able to move for compliments. Really well done.
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What a lovely comment Lucie! Thank you💝
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Wow, so glamourous! It’s great you used trim.. I always look at the shelf of trims at the haberdashery and think ‘I want them all’ but hardly ever use any.
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Thank you! I have never seen trims like this before so I knew I needed something fantastic to sew with it! 💝
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Very beautiful!
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Thank you! 💝
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Lovely Amanda! This dress has a very Art Deco, 1920s vibe going on with that beautiful trim 🙂 Very elegant indeed, hope you have a great time wearing it too.
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Thank you! That is what I was aiming for….I should have lived at Downton really! Lol
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Holy moly! You look amazing!
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HahahaM thank you so much Ebi! Xx
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Beautiful job! Really stunning! Reminds me so much of Schiaparelli and 1930s glamour… well done!
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I’m so glad you said that! That is just what I wanted to achieve! 💝xxx thank you!
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very elegant, and what a daring slit ^^
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Absolutely stunning Amanda. Love it all. You look like a very rich lady off to a very posh event. Cheers Linny. P.S I have been sewing again after a very long absence. A dress for my niece shall blog it when finished.
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Thanks Linny! It is a very posh castle and they hire it just for us at the party! I have been a few times, we get a lovely meal and a dance! Soooo glad you have been sewing. I haven’t made anything for Arabella lately……we bought her a tutu for Christmas and she opened it, threw it on the floor and said “I don’t like that” hahaha, then opened the plastic clip clop mules, threw them on the floor and said “I don’t like shoes” Hahahaha. I dare not sew her anything else! Hahaha 💝
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Wow Miss Arabella has a mind about of her own when it comes to fashion, by the sounds. How funny. I hope my niece likes her dress. It sounds like a wonderful night . I have only ever been inside a few castles In Scotland. Attending a nightime function would be magical. We don’t have castle’s down under. 😦
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Really! None? How fascinating! I never realised that! Will get lots of photos just for you Linny! I will pretend you are with me on a girls night out! Xxxxx so you best get that imaginary outfit ready! Lol
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That trim looks brilliant with the dress – what a clever idea. Congratulations to your stylist – a lovely braid. Hope you have fun – I smile sure the dress will be much admired – along with the bag and shoes!
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Thanks Clarinda! I can’t wait! I have also made my mum a dress to wear too. We will be the Handmade guests! Hope we don’t show ourselves up! Lol 💝
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