Logan has been begging for a Belle dress for months. I almost took the plunge last summer when the Disney Store had all of their costumes on clearance, but I just wasn't in love with them. So, I did a lot of searching and found and combined a couple of tutorials to come up with my own pattern! We planned to give it to her for her birthday and I documented it all through pictures so I could show them to her one day.
{Phase 1} That's a LOT of fabric.
{Phase 2} Top is complete! I went for a peasant top instead of the traditional, off the shoulder Belle look because I knew she'd like the feeling of that better.
{Phase 3} The pickups. Oh. my. stars. These took so long to complete, and I ripped and re-sewed SO many of them before I finally got them the way that I wanted them!
{Phase 4} Accents. Light yellow chiffon to accent the pickups in the skirts and then sweet satin roses accented with baby pearls. Perfection!
{Phase 5} Accessories. I had some leftover fabric so I made a handbag to match the dress. The strap is braided satin.
{Phase 6} I tried desperately to sew gloves from the satin but it was near impossible to sew around the tiny finger holes. So, we ordered a pair and I tried to dye them. Unfortunately, the little bit of polyester in them prevented the dye from sticking to anything but the thread that held them together! White it is.
{Phase 7} The delivery! I packaged it all up and had her open it last. She was so excited and immediately wanted to put it on! I'm so glad to be able to do things like this for her. It was worth all of the hours, all of the frustration, all of the seams torn open just to see the twinkle in her eyes as she put it on.
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