Archive for the 'Dress Stories' Category


Hello Again!

Wouldn’t it be nice to have an extra set of arms & hands? So many times I find myself wishing for that. I could accomplish twice as much as I do now. That would be wonderful! It’s been a long time since I’ve written~ too long! I feel bad about it. It’s not that I [...]

About “Winter”

I’ve just finished this dress that I call “Winter”; my third in a series of four long- sleeved dresses that I wanted to add to my store.  My goal is to have at least one long-sleeved dress in each size available. I just finished cutting out my fourth one,  a size 4, so hopefully before [...]

How Hot Are Your Squirrels?

So how hot do you think it was today? When I went down the hill to get the mail at 5:00 P.M. it was 103`! Walking back up to the house I heard a little rustle in the tree and out of the corner of my eye thought I saw something move. I stopped for [...]

After the Rain

No rain today~                             As I walked with Pascal this morning, I heard this rhythm in my head, and when I stopped to listen, this is  what it  said, After the rain, Pascal and I went walking.  My mind it went a’ talking, After the rain After the rain everything was fresh again, The air I [...]

Work In Progress; A Peaceful Ending

Good Morning! As you can see from this photo, I finished the dress I’ve been working on! On January 25, and 27, I posted photos so that you could see how such a scene develops. The scenes on my dresses are always a combination of smocking and embroidery. Smocking is wonderful for covering large flat [...]

Introducing Lily

It gives me great pleasure to introduce Lily, Rabbit Whiskers newest model. Lily is the grand-daughter of my best friend; (our friendship dates back to the note-passing days of seventh-grade!) so it was with much excitement that I created a dress especially for her. If, when I was in seventh- grade I had been told [...]

The Smocked Dress: What it’s Really About

Finally! My own baby grand-daughter, Grace, fits into one of my dresses! A year ago, when Grace was born, I made this dress especially for her, it being the first time I’d ever made a giraffe (the particular dress that Grace is modeling is not for sale but if your preference is a giraffe, there [...]

Dress Decor, Who Would Have Thought!

Over the years, I have received some excellent ideas from customers, for example the hand-embroidered socks that I make to go with each dress. It had never occurred to me to embroider socks until a customer asked me if I would embroider a pair to match the dress she was buying for her grand-daughter. I [...]

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