Sadly the dress had a whole different shape than I expected it to have - I thought that it would be an A-line shape, but instead it had the shape of a V. Arghhh!!! I was so dissapointed.
And as for the Petticoat, we almost got a shock when we saw the colour of it. We had seen the photo with the soft and very pastel coloured skirt, but in real life it was a peachy color, close to being luminous.
So those two online purchases were not succesful at all. The dress has been sent back to the shop, but the Petticoat is still here with us - lying in a chair and almost shining like a torch!
The gala dress is coming along niecly, and I think that I will be done with it tomorrow. However, we have been compelled to have a gala dress backup, due to the unfortunate skirt. Luckily Anne-Sophie has bought several dresses to wear on all the many coming days, when she and her friends will celebrate that they have become students. A beautiful short vintage dress from the USA is her other option, and that one goes perfectly with her shoes as well.
But only time will tell us which dress she has to wear on the gala night...
Besides all the negative stuff, I have been doing a tiny bit of handsewing too - on the little red dress with the embroidered pockets. A happy and quiet project, which I'm pleased with.
Øv Ulla, ærgerligt med kjolen. Jeg har ellers lige pimpet en kjole med pailetter i cirkler, den blev vildt god. Det er slet ikke svært for en sy- engel som dig, at sy den flotte kjole og jeg sender gerne pailetter på snor i din retning....dem har jeg nemlig mange af i alle mulige farver :0)
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about the petticoat, etc. What a nuisance. At least your embroidery and sewing are lovely and just what you wanted -- reminds you why we go to all the trouble.
ReplyDeleteØv hvor ærgeligt altså. Rigtig træls når billederne snyder med farverne og dermed ikke lever op til forventningerne :0(
ReplyDeleteMen jeg er sikker på du finder en løsning og at der en af de kommende dage byder sig en mulighed for at hoppe af glæde :0)
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Ja, øv, øv, øv Hanne!
ReplyDeleteDin kjole lyder rigtig skøn - den må du da vise frem på din blog.
Tanken om at lave en selv har også strejfet mig mere end én gang.
En sy-engel er jeg næppe, men jeg kunne nu ikke lade være med at smile af dit udtryk.
Og hvor er det sødt af dig at tilbyde pailetter på snor. Jeg har kun nogle enkelte farver, men bestilte en 4-5 farver i raseri da jeg havde sendt kjolen retur. Men tudsind tak for det fine tilbud. :))
Jeg har endnu ikke besluttet hvad jeg gør. Det afhænger lidt af hvor langt jeg kommer med konfirmations forberedelserne. Så måske jeg skal ud at søge efter kjole/tunika igen. ;))
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Thanks a lot, Sarvi. We were so dissappointed about that Petticoat. Anne-Sophie ended up wearing a beautiful vintage cocktail dress instead. :))
Lucikily the little dress I'm making is going a whole lot better. It hasn't bothered me yet. ;))
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Det var bare frygtelig træls, Dorthe. Nej, hvor levede den bare ikke op til forventningerne.
Formen var helt forkert og halsen underlig. Så jeg er i gang med nye overvejelser mht. til tøj. ;))
Jeg håber i hvert tilfælde at jeg kommer til at hoppe af glæde inden længe. Det er nu engang det sjoveste. :))
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Ulla
That dress really looks wonderful! I would have fallen for it too, so I can really understand you disappointment :( This is the down-side of on-line shopping. I'm just surfing around trying to find a perfect pair of sandals for summer, luckily the shoe shops I'm looking at have free shipping+returns.
ReplyDeleteØv!!! Man bliver bare SÅ ærgerlig, når sådan noget sker! :-(
ReplyDeleteJeg håber at I snart finder den perfekte kjole og cardigan
I totally agree, Kajsa - it was an amazing dress when I saw it in the book! Out of all the many times I have bought something oline, I
ReplyDeletehaven't been that unluckily before. Funny that 2 such important buys both went wrong. :(
But I will find something else for sure. :))
And sandals, oh I really need some new ones as well. Have you seen the Danisk brand Angulus or maybe NOA NOA have some beautifuls ones. Good luck finding the right pair. :))
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Ja ikke, Rosanna! Og så lige når jeg så gerne ville gøre det godt! Det minder lidt om når jeg vil lave ekstra god mad eller bagværk til gæster og familie - så kikser det også altid. ;))
Anne-Sophie drog til gallafest i en fin vintage cocktail kjole hun har købt i USA, og heldigvis var hun helt tilfreds med det.
Og jeg finder nok noget andet at tage på til Emils fest - mon ikke Noa Noa har noget jeg kan bruge? Ellers må jeg selv i krig med symaskinen - hvis der er overskud af energi. :))