When I was a child, I always thought of the feeling of excitement of having a pair of wings. Wings that have glittery effects, and smells like fresh roses, and with my wings, I could fly in the sky and play along with fluffy clouds, while watching the beauty up the ground and below. The birds are my friends, and the beetles are my ladies-in-waiting, delivering whatever news around.
Ahh, sometimes I still have those kinds of childhood dreams.
In the present day, my childhood dreams are my little escape from the reality of adulthood, my little bubble where I can find my joys in life, and eventually a clever idea to incorporate those childhood dreams into my creative adult life.
If only we stay forever as a child – no worries and responsibilities, less stress, and more laughter.
But I never regret being an adult either. Adult life continuously gives me so many surprises, mysteries, leading to excitement and happiness, that I will not be able to understand if I was a child.
Why am I saying this?
Because I believe that our childhood affects how we see things as we become adults. In my case, my childhood memories are my avenues to creativity.
If I don’t have those happy childhood memories, maybe I won’t be able to create fun upcycled dresses!
BTS of dress transformation
After the transformation!
In the process of upcycling the old duvet cover, I felt like I was in the fairy’s world, imagining how life is so colorful and beautiful, that everything will be okay with just a little sprinkle of candies.
My house felt like a castle for me during this self-made photoshoot in the front yard. I felt giggly realizing that my plans for that old textile works all fine and turned into a gorgeous ‘fairy’ dress with magic!
This picture looks so precious surrounding these cute little kids. As an adult carrying my beautiful childhood under my pocket, my little advice is:
“Never lose your childhood. It is the most precious gift you have to keep.”
Bisou!
that's a very cute and pretty dress. I can't believe you made it with resources that you have! amazing
ReplyDeleteThat's really a beautiful dress! You look like a princess! The background is also really nice. And I agree with these lines “Never lose your childhood. It is the most precious gift you have to keep.”
ReplyDeleteThank you Deatiny! Our childhood stories are always precious!
DeleteWho would have thought this was from an old duvet cover. It's cute!
ReplyDeletehahaha thanks! That's a product of boredom.
Deleteang galing! how i wish i was skilled in making my own clothes too! for now puro ko bili :(
ReplyDeleteI used to buy many cheap clothes back in the Philippines. But now I enjoyed making them from scratch :)
DeleteWow!!! You're really rocking that raffle dresses!!! Bagay na bagay sayo :) Here's a suggestion, please write a blog post regarding on your raffle dresses na ginawa mo. Or maybe vlog? :)
ReplyDeleteYeah that's an awesome idea! Hope I could filmed it next time. Kaso, when I'm hooked on sewing, I always forgot to filmed it, just taking a few pics if I have time.
DeleteI like your creativity! We all need a dose of fairy tale these days because they bring a lot of happy and positive images to us.
ReplyDeleteThat is true! I watched for the nth time many Disney movies while sewing.
DeleteW0w, this is amazing!! This inspires me to design clothes for me and my twins.
ReplyDeleteYes! You should do it!
DeleteSUPER CUTE MO!!! pwedeng pwede tumabi sa kids! yesssS!!! super love this design. ako lang ba hindi masyado kita dace ni tink?
ReplyDeletehahahaha I couldn't be bothered. Basta, cut lang ng cut!
DeleteYour advice is well taken. Thank you for reminding us not to forget our wonderful childhood memories. Oh, and that's a lovely fairy dress, by the way!
ReplyDeleteYou really look like a fairy or a Disney Princess in that outfit. I like your creativity and I agree with you, childhood is a big part of who and how we are right now
ReplyDeleteHehehe my childhood is filled with watching Disney movies, which made our home full of happy memories.
DeleteNice how it turned out and very fitting for a royal event ;) I noticed that you seem to like this dress/skirt style hehe. Looking forward to your next upcycling projects :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha yeah! I love ruffles so much. Also, the designs suits to my new environment in the regional area. Our shire looks like you are in a fairy world!
DeleteSuper nice mamsh ng gawa mong dress! Super love it! I wish marunong talaga ko manahi para marepair ko din ung mga damit na hindi ko nagagamit.
ReplyDeleteYou can start on hand-stitching the small hole of your clothes. Kapag nasanay kana, you can switch to bigger project.
DeleteI loved your intro because i can strongly relate to it. The idea of being a child again sounds comforting, but there are other fun stuff that i do enjoy as an adult already. The dress looks super cool too!
ReplyDeleteAww thank you, Christian!
DeleteWow you are so creative! Love the outcome of your dress! Hope to see more of this
ReplyDeleteYes, I'll make more :)
DeleteAww salamat!
ReplyDeleteAAAAH TINKERBELL! I love her sooo much. Sobrang impressed nako sa style ng dress mo on the thumbnail but damn, the details are superb! Super creative mo, Blair. I wouldn't be surprised kung makita kita one day sa mga big fashion events <3
ReplyDeleteAwww thank you, babe!
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