Handmade presents are gifts from the Heart!

Any gift that is handmade is truly a gift from the heart. It means a lot when someone has put the extra time and effort into making a gift whether it be for a baby shower, wedding, or a birthday! Handmade is a way to express that you are giving the very best of you! A very good friend is having her first baby (a girl) and I am going to make her a special gift from my heart! Can't wait to finish it and post it here soon!

Fresh Lemon-Made, Anyone?

Sew happy with how these two dresses turned out! They are just as refreshing as a glass of lemonade! Meredith is modeling a size 5T.

Evelyn is wearing an infant size 9-12 month in the same bright lemon printed fabric. And if that doesn't stop you in your tracks to say "how cute", check out the matching infant shoes she is wearing with it!



When you find a lemon fabric, you make Lemon-Made!

The beautiful Daffodils that are blooming this week gave me some inspiration for the girls Easter dresses! I love how bright and yellow the flower is and I wanted to find a fabric that would be just as bright.

 I ended up finding exactly what I hoping for! A bright fabric with lemons and many different hews of yellow and some orange. Throw in some sunny day yellow thread and some frilly ribbon and I can't wait to show you what I am about to create. With each dress I dream up, it is easier and easier to go to the store and find coordinating fabrics and treasures to make a perfectly unique and one of a kind Claire Reese design!

White Eyelet Tiered Top

I love this top! I was inspired by a local children's clothing store who had a similar top. After looking at the top and the way it was made, there was no question that making something just like it would be easy and definitely cheaper than what they had it priced in the store. I added a flower eyelet rosette in front for some extra flare! Plus, I know this top was sewn in the USA. It is sad that a majority of our children's clothing is made in China or Malaysia. There will be one thing that will remain true about Claire Reese Clothing. It will always be sewn and created in the USA!