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No More Pictures Please! (Red Carpet Party Dress)

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The last week of school was full of parties, fun, student led conferences and hardly any learning.  In honor of my 1st grader’s class award ceremony, they had a “Red Carpet” event.  Complete with a movie, popcorn and other goodies, plus everyone dressed up in their finest movie star outfits for the red carpet walk and to accept their awards.

My daughter and I talked a little about what she could wear.  She wanted something blue and sparkly, but I was worried I wouldn’t have time to go to the fabric store, let alone sew something new.  I told her she could wear her rainbow princess dress (it still fits) and if I had time, I would make something.

OK, so I found the time…

No more pictures please!  Actually, it was more like no more gnats.  Hubby was mowing the backyard when were were taking these pictures and there were teeny tiny little biting bugs swarming everywhere…  We had just sprayed her hair with grape scented leave in conditioner and they were swarming around her head.  You can just barely see them in a couple of these shots.

A red carpet worthy dress made with the free Boho Maxi Dress Pattern by Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom.

I managed to get by the fabric store on Monday and was able to squeeze out this dress in a few hours on Tuesday afternoon.  I would have liked to have spent more time and come up with something fancier, but since I only had a few hours to put towards the dress I ended up just using my Boho Maxi Dress Pattern.

We accessorized her look with a hot pink feather boa, oversized sunglasses, a huge sock bun and sparkly flip flops.

A red carpet worthy dress made with the free Boho Maxi Dress Pattern by Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom.

She loved the outfit and totally felt like a movie star!  (If I’m lucky, maybe she’ll want to be a movie star for Halloween.)

This fabric is a little itchy and sheer, so I lined the dress with some soft quilting cotton and I decided to make the strap entirely out of the cotton.  I didn’t want her itching at her neck all day.  (I did send her with other clothes to change into, but she opted spent the day in the dress and when she got home, she exited the school bus like she owned it!)

A red carpet worthy dress made with the free Boho Maxi Dress Pattern by Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom.

Be sure to check out this pattern (the Boho Maxi), if you haven’t seen it before.  It comes in sizes 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8.

If you end up making a boho maxi, be sure to come back and share it on my facebook page!

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  1. Jenya @ While she was sleeping says

    June 10 at 10:37 am

    She does look like a movie star! Well done Jamie 🙂

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    • Jamie says

      June 13 at 3:39 pm

      Thank you!

  2. Mindie Hilton says

    June 10 at 10:44 pm

    Adorable!

    Reply
  3. DesignGeek says

    June 13 at 11:46 am

    Love your blog and this awesome little dress! What a good mom you are too! I can't believe you made that in a couple of hours. It takes me forever to sew.

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      June 13 at 3:42 pm

      Thanks, it's actually a very simple pattern, but it helped that I did not have to hem anything…
      ~Jamie

  4. kristi dominguez says

    June 16 at 8:41 pm

    This is too cute!

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  5. krishna says

    June 16 at 10:15 pm

    too cute.. i wish i could be a little girl.. so that i could wear the same dress.. 🙂 http://from-a-girls-mind.blogspot.com

    Reply
  6. Kimberly Lewis says

    June 16 at 11:22 pm

    What a diva! I love it! Pinned. Lou Lou Girls

    Reply

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