Super Secret ~ Revealed!

Here are some photos of my Super Secret Birthday project in action. The picture on the left is the "try-on" on the evening she received it. The other two are on party day. She looked....radiant. I mean, it really was amazing to see all my hard work, sweat, and tears finally come to fruition. The fit was nearly perfect. There is some room in the waistline & the dress was a tad long, so she would have to hike it up sometimes when walking around {truly princess-like}! All in all, my secret turned out great. Dear Daughter said it was the "best surprise she's ever had". That's good enough for me!

I *love* putting her hair in curlers! It's the best way to get it to stay curly. I remember MY grandma putting my hair in curlers when I was a kid. Do people even use curlers anymore? I guess in our day and age of needing instantaneous results, probably not. I did this for her dance photos & recital as well, and all the other moms were impressed. They were all planning on taking their girls to the salon. I figured for $10 I could make her hair curly as many times as I want.

So there ya go. I am pretty relieved that this project is over, although I've learned many things along the way. For example, if I ever get the urge to work with netting again, please do the humane thing & STOP ME!!

Now on to making more bags.....