How do you like my new dress? Amazingly I finished this dress during Fair week! Clint's 30th class reunion was Saturday night and I needed something to wear. My wardrobe is in serious trouble right now!I threw this together quickly. It was a lingerie pattern for the underdress and the "Afternoon Tea Dress," tunic pattern by Folkwear for the black overdress. I had just enough black lace for the tunic and couldn't even put the pattern pieces on correctly with the grain. It turned out exceptionally well despite the "issues" and the stripes in the lace pattern look great running on a diagonal. I put black lace down the center of the dress as well. The main dress fabric is a polyester sort of dark mallard green, shimmery with raised roses in the weave.
It worked out really well that I was able to get my hair done earlier in the afternoon. I am a terrible hair fixer and cannot do anything creative with my very long hair. I was happy with the updo that I had done.
Someone at the class party commented that I looked a "cameo." I took that as a compliment since I love old-fashioned jewelry. I told them I'd been described as a hippie only a few weeks ago! Earlier in the week a new acquaintance saw my husband at the Fair and told him I was a "sweetie." Someone at the reunion also said that my style is like a "gypsy." What I really want to be known as is a "fine Christian." I want to be so like Christ that it is obvious to all that I serve Jesus. My identity needs to be "in Him." Wouldn't you want that as well?
Clint does alot of funerals and one thing he notices is how people are remembered. I want to be remembered most of all as a follower of Christ. I have literally known people who seem to have the radiance of Christ all over their countenance. Wouldn't that be wonderful? Blessings, LORI
