i made this dress last year for the benidorm fiesta!! everyone dresses up and its great fun. this one shouldered dress was an easy two piece pattern from last year. i call it my go to pattern as i’ve made a few variations on the origional by adding a sleeve etc’. i used two feather boas and they where a good match. the feathers took me longer to hand stitch on then making the dress lol. three hours in total. i did lose a few feathers but my friend who’s daughter irish dances gave me a great tip, they use! hairspray!! i sprayed the feathers like mad and it worked.
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Mar 17, 2013, 10.29 PMby byVA
what a great dress! I love it!
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Mar 18, 2013, 07.47 AMby Mary Athey
thank you for your lovely comment x
Jan 29, 2013, 04.19 PMby Shelly Moher
I love this dress and you look great in it Mary :D
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Jan 29, 2013, 04.31 PMby Mary Athey
Ahhh thanks.xx
Jan 20, 2013, 11.58 AMby kateaston37
What a fabulous frock!
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Jan 20, 2013, 12.24 PMby Mary Athey
Thank you so much x
Jan 4, 2013, 09.36 PMby poldapop
This is gorgeous! And thanks for passing along the hairspray tip!
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Jan 4, 2013, 10.32 PMby Mary Athey
You.re more than welcome. I love.simple patterns at ties.as you.can jazz them up x
Dec 4, 2012, 02.02 PMby KristinaBerisha
You look like diva in red. Beauifoll
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Dec 4, 2012, 03.14 PMby Mary Athey
Thank you so much.for.your lovely comment xx
Dec 2, 2012, 09.44 AMby chula123
sewing on those feathers might have taken you 3 hours, but 3 hours well spent ! you look va va voom !!!! xx
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Dec 2, 2012, 01.50 PMby Mary Athey
Thank you for the lovely comment. I wiggled like mad in it though because of the feathers. It.was’nt a dancing dress lol x
Dec 1, 2012, 05.09 PMby SewNotWork
what a fun dress! love the feathers!
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Dec 2, 2012, 03.05 AMby Mary Athey
Thanks
it was a lot of hand sewing but i was happy at thr end lol
Nov 29, 2012, 12.47 PMby ronnielee
Sexy Moma in Red. I see a few of pics posing around poles. Do you do pole dancing?
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Nov 29, 2012, 12.54 PMby Mary Athey
Thanks for thinking i.m fit enough for pole dancing lol
the poles are normally.holding me up after a night out hehehe. its really just a we thing i do now as my friends commented that i always pose with a tree or a pole as a prop.any pole i see now i pose at!! no pole is safe x
Nov 29, 2012, 07.29 AMby auroras-y-sirenas
You’re amazing in this feathered red dress!
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Nov 29, 2012, 08.09 AMby Mary Athey
What a lovely comment. thank you so much x
Nov 29, 2012, 03.15 AMby kisses
Looking so lovely in the red…well done
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Nov 29, 2012, 06.17 AMby Mary Athey
thank you kisses. i certainly.wiggled in this.one. i.d no choice due to the feathers.lol x
Nov 29, 2012, 01.04 AMby Vanessa Velasquez
What a sexy chick!!! ; p
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Nov 29, 2012, 06.18 AMby Mary Athey
why thank you!! i try my best lol x
Nov 28, 2012, 11.31 PMby schnui
Wow, you look great in this dress. You look so good in all your bright colours.
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Nov 29, 2012, 06.20 AMby Mary Athey
thank you so much for your lovely comment. the feathers just gave a simple dress a bit of oh la la x