During mid March, I brought my kids to their grandparents house for an extended weekend when we listed our home for sale and expected to be kicked out of the house all day for a few days.
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While we were there, I was giving Eden a bath and she was being extra swishy...twirling and spinning around in the bathtub.
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She suddenly stopped, sat up, smoothed all her hair over one shoulder, looked at me completely serious and declared, "Mommy, I'm a MERMAID".
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Well obviously I needed the perfect mermaid fabric! This sweet dream comes from Wee Little Things Fabric.
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This new cotton lycra is so soft and sews up so beautifully, and this print is the most beautiful shade of soft light blush pink.
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The name of this mermaid design is Capri, so it was required that I make it into a Capri from Little Lizard King!! I added a tiered skirt from Vallejo, however, because they're just such full lovely twirly skirts.
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We were supposed to go to the beach, and I wanted some beach mermaid pictures, but alas....you get pictures of my new driveway instead. *wink*
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I love being able to inspire joy in my kids with the things they love, and I know this mermaid dress will be worn again and again.
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Happy Sewing!!
-Shelley
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