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Gwen-a-wanna-be...

 She is my inspiration for maternity dressing:

 

 

I'm in love with her flowing maxi dresses and little jacket look, it is so comfortable and gorgeous! Being a skirt/dress kind of gal this look is perfect for me. So, a few weeks ago I began my dress hunt. It has been difficult to find the empire waist maxi dress with enough fabric in the skirt to fit the growing belly and bum.

I have a few maxi dresses in my shop, but just not voluminous enough. I've been to the mall and every department store, but I'm just not wanting to spend a huge amount on maternity clothes. The dress in the first picture is from Victoria Secret online and I was thinking about that one, it was around $65, but they have sold out now and the they yellow color scheme is not quite me. I finally found the perfect dress for me:

I found my 'Gwen' dress at the re-sell shop here in Seattle called Buffalo Exchange for $10! I also got the little red jacket (that has ruffles on the back!) there for around $14, so very pleased with my outfit. You can grab this dress online at Delia's for around $50. I have my giant sunglasses to wear outside as well :) I have bought another great looking maxi dress from the Newport News website with a little purple cardigan to match. It looks like they have sold out of this style, but they have a couple more maxi dresses that would be great.

Thank you Gwen!

Bean Goodies...

Ok, I have been to the Goodwill twice now in one week, well, 4 days really, looking for cute little baby clothes. I went last night and they must have just stocked up because the racks were overflowing! So cute! My favorite brand that I have been finding is Janie & Jack. I checked out their website and the dresses go for up to $50, I'm very pleased to have found some really cute pieces from 99cents to $2! I feel that I might be developing a little addiction to baby clothes hunting at the Goodwill. Jason thinks I'm a bit nuts as we are getting loads of hand-me-downs from friends, but I love finding the cuteness!

Here are some from my first outing (I am in love with the ducky dress & the muslin dress with the veggies embroidered on it!):

And these are from last nights trip:

I wish I was finding cute maternity stuff as easily :)

Our little bean...

I have decided to start writing about Jason and my wonderful news, I am 16 weeks pregnant with our little baby girl!

The first 3 months were quite difficult with the constant sea sickness and exhaustion, but I am now finally enjoying being pregnant and have a whole new energy that I didn't expect to have. During the first months I didn't have the energy to clean the house or even socialize, but now I'm feeling great and am looking forward to all the preparations. I'm so glad that we found out we were having a girl, I couldn't imagine not knowing the gender. Now we can plan and get ready for her. One of the first things we did was go to the Goodwill and find some of the cutest baby outfits for only 99cents! The Rack also has lots of baby stuff for under $5. Jason is in total house remodel mode with the downstairs bathroom almost finished and then onto the kitchen and nursery.

I have boxes of vintage children's patterns, some you can see here on Flickr, and bins of vintage fabrics just waiting to be made up into adorable baby clothes, as well as some stuffed animals and some crochet items, Yay!  I will post pictures of my little projects here from time to time. 

I am at the stage right now where I don't look totally pregnant, but nothing fits, so I just look chubby. Clothes hunting has been a major thing for me lately. Today I am wearing a great Gap dress that is not maternity, but has a drawstring under the bust and is super comfy. Over it I have a BP army jacket that is years old and of course doesn't button up any more, plus boots because it was raining. I could wear this outfit everyday! Yesterday, I wore an Anthropologie top that I bought when I found out I was pregnant and a jersey peasant skirt that I made last year, also so comfy! 

 

AND! Found this great jersey dress online at Target for $17, they have lots of colors, might have to pick up a few...

Finally, some wedding photos...

So, J & I got married on Sept 16th, 2007 and I'm finally posting some pictures of the wedding. I kept putting if off as there were 2000 photos to go through! Here are a few of our fabulous evening wedding on the Skansonia Ferry Boat that is parked on north Lake Union, Seattle. 

"I Do!"

Our friend Scott (who performed the ceremony), The Bride & Groom...

The cakes...

There are more pics on my Flickr page and I'm adding more of the band and the dancing soon. It was an amazing evening, so exciting and romantic. Our friend's The Dusty 45's swung the night away and everyone danced after a lovely buffet. The Skansonia is the perfect location for a vintage inspired wedding and they take care of almost everything for you! All you have to do is show up, that is my kind of wedding :)

Spring photo shoot...

We managed to catch a fairly sunny day here in Seattle to do our photo shoot with Lucy, our lovely model, for the new Spring product going up this week on www.shopfrockshop.com . Here are a few great ones:

 

Time to vote...

Voting is now ended for this and we received 'Finalist' again this year! Yay! Thanks to everyone who voted!!

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It's that time again to vote for all if your favorites in Seattle. Please vote for us, Frock Shop, under Women's Boutique. We got to Finalist in 2007, so would love to win this year :)  Click on the banner above or at this link:

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