This picture sums up my daughter’s excitement of Anna and this dress. She loves it.
I took my daughter along with my best friend and her daughter (who luckily is my daughter’s best friend) to see Frozen. I thought it would be an enjoyable outing before Elephant made her way into the world. I had no idea what Pandora’s Box I had opened. I love the movie. I’m a total Disney fan. I may be a bit obsessed myself. I was especially tickled that she loved Anna the most. That was all the stuff I could find in the store at that time. And she was overjoyed.
For Ladybug’s third birthday, we were already planning to do a Princess party. So when I saw a very modified version of Candy Castle Pattern’s Peppermint Swirl. I knew what she needed for her birthday dress. And it would be Anna’s twirly green dress from Elsa’s coronation. I used these lovely stencils from Joy2Sew on Etsy.
I didn’t modify the pattern from the original design. I have seen so many that have Anna’s classic off-the-shoulder straps. But that wasn’t my vision. Ladybug was turning 3. I needed a practical dress that would be suitable for her party, daily wear, and most importantly to play in. I’m so proud of my take on this iconic dress.
I hand cut out the stencil with a craft knife on to freezer paper. I did two coats of paint. I decided that I would leave off the sash for the peppermint swirl. I think this dress was perfect without it for this vision. I also made the dress a size big to allow for long term use. She’s already grown several inches taller and I am so glad we have plenty of length to go on this.
And here are some bonus pictures of Ladybug and her friend Z. My best friend Tiffany at SanderSewn made the dress from a FooFooThreads Dreamweaver Pattern. These two love and bicker just like sisters. So it is rather perfect they each get to be a Frozen girl.
Thank you for reading my entry on my beautiful Anna dress!
❤ Gena
Ladybug and Elephant 