Dress #342 Tea Dress

As much as I would like to make sparkly party dresses day after day, that could be boring. Today I am feeling a bit silly, but I think this has possibilities. Perhaps even with a little paper hanger instead of the string and tag? Beautiful eyelet rice paper, tea and string from a Lipton teabag, and paper.

Dress #295 Cooking for Company

When you are wearing a nice dress, an apron protects it from spills and spatters. Actually, I just loved the apple fabric but didn't want to use it for a complete dress. Paper dress with stitching, apron from cotton fabric.

Dress #202 Spooning

After manipulating a half dozen spoons into a dress, I like the bubbly skirt and the art deco top. I haven't advanced into metal working (yet) so these are just plastic spoons.

Dress #197 Summer Gypsy

A colorful and fun dress for a Saturday night in August. Balloons and paper.

Dress #170 Cork

I usually like making things of cork as it is tactile and stable. This piece was a bit too thick, but it is today's dress. Cork, twine and a push pin.

Dress #164 Geek Chic

Most of you probably don't remember these computer punch cards. I was very familiar with them---most programmers and developers today find it hard to believe that we sometimes waited up to 48 hours  to see if our code ran correctly. This dress is made from old Fortran punch cards, and the innards of my Fitbit which bit the dust the other day. In the old days, the rubber band was usually a bracelet---not a necklace.

Dress #81 Tax Day

Today is tax day in the U.S., so it seemed appropriate to use a $20 bill for today's dress. Does it look a little fat? Perhaps, perhaps. I do try to consider it as dues for living in this great country.

Dress #80 Leeky Loulou

Ok. So this one is more of a doll than a dress, but how could I resist the hair? Doesn't she look ready to tango? LOL, OK, maybe not.

Ooops! I created this on April 16, 2012 but forgot to hit "Publish"

Dress #78 Gone Fishing

My DH is out fishing this weekend, so I thought I'd make a "fishing dress." Surprisingly, I don't have any fish motif fabric, so I just used some patterned paper. Nice trophy fish she has, but I don't think even Isabella Bird went fly fishing in a dress.

Dress #75 Red Cross

I'm sitting here feeling physically worse than I've felt in years. Luckily, it is just a cold, and I'm sure I'll be much better tomorrow. But what better for a dress than Kleenex and a red cross?

Dress #65 Pencil Skirt and T-Shirt

Is there any more classic, casual look than a pencil skirt and a well-fitting t-shirt? Not like today's dress? Oh, well. Happy April Fool's Day everyone.