What I’m Working On This Week: 20/01/14

Posted on January 20, 2014March 3, 2014 by Melissa Harrison

I’ll be working on the big, bridesmaid dress order for most of this week. Nevertheless, I’ve bravely scheduled work on The Aurora Dress sample to begin this Friday. If fuelled by the proper ratio of tea and gummy bears, I might just have a sample to photograph and list by the weekend!

Spending all of January sewing bright coral fit and flare bridesmaid dresses, along with the occasional summer dress for my Australian lovelies taking advantage of this month’s free shipping sale, has really helped me avoid getting bummed out by winter. I can’t help but think about new fabrics and new designs for spring dresses every time I spread the boldly coloured summer fabrics out on my cutting table. I think it might be time to order my spring fabric swatches:

For The Belle Jumper (Via Fresh Modern Fabric)

For The Jawbreaker Dress (Via Fresh Modern Fabric)

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What I’m Working On This Week: 13/01/14

Posted on January 13, 2014March 3, 2014 by Melissa Harrison

Valentine’s Day is coming! A sentence which, although my husband and I prefer a low-key Valentine’s observance, always get me excited because it means my birthday is coming too. So forgive me, Valentine’s haters, because I’m about to talk about all the sweet-as-candy stuff coming into the shop for that special day that comes a few days before my special day.

For starters, I’m thinking about bringing back The Classified Dress, making it available for a limited edition “pre-order” until Valentine’s Day. Which really just means, I won’t be ordering fabric until I have an order for the dress. This extends the production time but it also minimized the risk for me, making it possible for me to offer the dress at a more pleasing price.

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Pinup Collection II Hair Bow Giveaway

Posted on January 7, 2014January 12, 2014 by Melissa Harrison

To celebrate the launching of both a new hair bow collection and the new blog design, I’m giving away a full set of bows from my second Pinup Collection to one lucky winner!

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What I’m Working On This Week: 06/01/14

Posted on January 6, 2014March 3, 2014 by Melissa Harrison

Christmas is officially over. The tree is out on the curb, the furniture is back in it’s usual place and I’m back to a full week of work.

At the end of last week, I switched the shop and social media pages from the Christmas theme I had been using since Black Friday, to the new winter theme, featuring dresses in icy pastels for winter and the start of spring at the top of the shop instead of sparkly holiday decor and accessories. This week, I’ll be taking down all of the Christmas listings and introducing new items for the more wistful, romanticized half of winter, like Pinup Collection II Hair Bows and The Aurora Dress.

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