bazaar dresses and shoes

a long time ago, in the month of october i started sewing dresses and shoes for a holiday bazaar with several friends. we split a booth fee and loaded it up with cute things, like dresses, shoes, bibs, cloth diapers, and an array of hair clips and head bands and bows. the bazaar was a total flop for up, each person did sell enough to cover their share of the booth fee, but not much more.

now i have several very cute size 12 mo dresses and matching shoes that need a home!
the pattern is the same as the christmas dress, hand dyed green wish puff dress, and emmas blue dress with the little trees... or rather, mccalls m5791. :) i love it. it is quick and simple to sew together, and lends itself to lots of variation. i made matching diaper covers (that arent pictured) and shoes to go with each dress. this is a picture from late in the night, the day before the bazaar when i was checking to make sure everything was finished. dresses hanging from the blinds, and a pile of shoes!



there were seven in all, and i came home with all seven of them. i have since given away the one with a flower print bodice and denim blue skirt, and sold the light pink satin and flower one to my sister in law as a gift for one of her friends. the cream and apple/pear fabric i have decided to keep, unless something dramatic happens to inspire me to let someone else have it. ;)



see those little pleats? and that bright green? i dont even like green! but it was my favorite dress (next to the pink satin, which was made from the same fabric as my prom dress, and a baby dress my mom made for me.)



also, i love these shoes. emma was born with skinny feet. she didnt have the little sausages that baby shoes are made to fit. so i had to come up with a pattern for baby shoes that would fit her. there isnt a great picture of any of the matching shoes, but i do have one of the early pairs i made for her, the apple flats.



these little flats stayed on her feet. they were fantastic. these ones are closer to a size 1, and the ones for the dresses are closer to a three. the larger ones come off a little easier, but i added straps to some of them to look like little mary janes. i love the shoes.



anyways, just a late update on the first (and so far only) attempt at selling any of my work. it was dismal. but i loved the sewing. i just cant keep making things just for emma, the girl has too many clothes! and there are only so many hand made dresses i can give out as gifts. :) any advice?