I saw this Modcloth dress a while back and fell in love. I very nearly bought it when I found this burdastyle pattern that was nearly identical to it. So I decided to try and recreate it myself.
Initially, I had planned on tea dying a large rose printed cotton fabric. However I couldn't find any large rose patterned prints anywhere. You'd think they'd be a dime a dozen. I should have checked out the thrift store. That seems like something you'd find there. But I did find this tea colored tiny rose print and I figured it was close enough. I even found dark royal blue lace trim.
The top photo was so hard to get. It was taken from underneath as I swung above. I think we took about 50 shots before I got just the right one. A lot of them were just close ups of my butt. Not so flattering.
This is the rope swing my father and I hung right before Lily and Molly's birthday party. I had been wanting to put it up for YEARS. We had the perfect tree for it but the branch was so high that I never had a tall enough ladder to reach it. Finally I asked my father to come over with this ladder and we got it done. And I couldn't be happier with it.
If you would like to win this frock there are a couple ways to enter. Fits size 0-2.This is the rope swing my father and I hung right before Lily and Molly's birthday party. I had been wanting to put it up for YEARS. We had the perfect tree for it but the branch was so high that I never had a tall enough ladder to reach it. Finally I asked my father to come over with this ladder and we got it done. And I couldn't be happier with it.
Grosgrain Giveaways can be entered by any one of three ways
1) By linking about this giveaway (to your blog, facebook, or any other site) button is below.
2) By leaving a comment
3) By FOLLOWING Grosgrain
Just remember to please leave me a comment telling me what you did so that I can go back and look for your entry. Either give me the link that you posted for the giveaway to or tell me that you began to follow me.
Stay tuned for Monday's Frock by Friday post later today.
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Blogged: http://www.fourtysomethingbride.com/2010/08/summer-at-country-house-frock-grosgrain.html
I love the dress - it is gorgeous!
I am following
I love this dress - and have someone in mind for it!
How cute!! I'm finally did the coffee date dress and it came out awesome! That was the first clothing I've sewn for me. I'm anxious to make more for me now. :)
I have a super cute size o daughter, I think that she would like this one a lot. hoping that I win
I love the dress. crossing my fingers
I have you in my google reader!
Wow that is a beautiful dress!
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Love this dress!
hi, could you provide a link to the burdastyle pattern and tutorial. i'm really curious to see it! i can't find it on my own, i guess it's not up yet?
I love this dress! It's so light and sweet, and it's just my size. You're so talented.
PS--I'm also following.
Janet,
They usually put it up sometime around noonish. I'll link to it in the post when it's up.
Beautiful. Seriously, I love your stuff. I'd love to win!
You have such great style! I happen to love all of the dresses you feature on here. Which I guess means I have great style too.
I'm also a follower.
This frock is really breezy, thanks for the lovely giveaway.
yumihamano@gmail.com
I follow your blog:).
Wow, that is such a beautiful dress. I love the piping detail. Very romantic.
I follow the blog and linked to my blog.
I love the dress!
what a lovely dress, well done.
So cute! perfect gift for my sis as I no longer can squeeze into a 0-2. I tweeted!
rethers23
That's an adorable dress & it's my size!
Ooooh! I love this dress, and it would be perfect to make and wear for next summer.... after I have this next baby. :) I love your blog; I have a large bust too and it's nice to see your alterations so I can do the same!
I love that dress! Especially the blue lace at the bottom :)
Thanks for the giveaway!
I also follow your blog :)
Here is my blog post about the giveaway:
http://dansedelafleur.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-at-country-house-frock-grosgrain.html
I am a follower and this dress is beautiful!
Would love this dress!
If I don't win, I'll have to buy the pattern. So cute!
That dress is adorable. I think I began to officially follow you around the 24th.
what a cute dress!
The swing is adorable! And so is the dress!! Love love love it.
I am a follower =)
Love this! And I'm a follower!
Ooo, I like it. ;)
This is so lovely! I still don't know what my US-size is. But 0-2 sounds small enough!
This dress is just lovely!
I am following...
Congrats on another lovely frock! Perfect for early fall walks with your sweetheart along a country road.
That dress is adorable!!! I want one badly :) I also follow you through my Google RSS feed. Yay! :)
I Love this dress and i would love to win it! It's so my style :)
I am entering for sure!!!
Allison Elizabeth♥
I already follow....
Allison Elizabeth♥
Absolutely gorgeous! I would want to wear this one all the time! <3 it!
That dress is adorable! I'm so impressed with your skills by the way.
Also, I'm following. :)
I like yours better than the modcloth one!
Lovely dress!
I am a follower! Adorable dress!
Very, very cute! (As always!)
Gorgeous, as always! I really admire the photos. They are always so beautiful and add so much to the design. =]
I follow....what a darling dress!
And I love your swing too.
Looks great, would love it!
http://twitter.com/annagsquared/status/22547761265
I linked on my blog
http://lucia-thesewingproject.blogspot.com/
come and check!!
many kisses
Cute! Consider me entered.
bsveum AT gmail DOT com
Also, I follow your blog through Google Reader.
bsveum AT gmail DOT com
I follow you already - this dress is GORGEOUS!!! Would be perfect for me to wear next summer when my husband comes home from his year long deployment!:)
super cute dress--am hoping it will end up in my closet!
I really like how you did the piping (?) on the princess seams. Such a nice and flattering addition of color! sorainima@gmail.com
Although I have been following your blog for months, I am now an official follower! Great job!
Just a lovely dress! I'm following Grosgrain, finally, though I have been reading for months just through a bookmark :)
I followed you :)
Love the dress!
I love this dress- I love that it is not too short, and that it has a bit of coverage on top- that way, if I win, I can wear it to work!
And I follow!
this dress is so cute!
I know why you fell in love with this dress. It's so romantic.
amace@cox.net
No way this GaGa could ever fit a 0-2, but my tiny daughter could! I love it and I know she will too!
I am a follower, too!
This is a beautiful dress!!!! So pretty
Carla
crspeer@hotmail.com
I really love the dress! Shame that the winter has started here!
i tweeted about the giveaway http://twitter.com/syytta/status/22570956777
i love the dress.
songyueyu at gmail
i'm a follower
I love this dress, it's new vintage :)
This is so beautiful, I think the blue lace add so much and I love the piping :)
Oh my goodness! Sometimes I think to myself that I couldn't love anything you make more than the last dress. And then you make another one. THIS is so me (boy I hope I win).
And follow? Oh yes, I do plenty of that.
I am a follower.
This dress is adorable! My teen sister would look adorable in it!
erin.mullarkey@gmail.com
I am now a follower....
erin.mullarkey@gmail.com
OOhhh!! was just looking at this today on BurdaStyle!
You take lovely pictures!
I blogged about it here
http://rubyslippersvintage.blogspot.com/2010/08/giveaway-over-at-grosgrains-blog.html
I'll keep my fingers crossed!
Such a cute girlie dress! Very sweet!
naomemandeflores@gmail.com
I found this site last week and immediately started following. Such clever ideas. This is a super cute dress that would fit me..yea!
ah, that's so my style!
I follow!
I would wear that every day.
LOVE THIS FROCK!!! :) *fingers crossed!
I have been following you for quite a while!!! (^_^)
Swooning riiiiiiight NOW! It's lovely.
This is absolutely beautiful! I love it! : )
I love this dress. So beautiful. I can only hope to sew this well some day. I am a 0-2. Thankyou!!!
I am already a follower!!!!
beautiful dress!
I loooooove this dress!
Oh and I subscribe via google reader
I am a follower! This is so beautiful.
ky.jackson@gmail.com
Would love to win!
ky.jackson@gmail.com
Gorgeous! I love the piping detail. I posted the link on my blog at: http://maymademe.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-at-country-house-frock-grosgrain.html
This dress is so perfect for my daughter!
Thanks for the giveaway!
This dress exudes so much charm, great work! And your photo shoots are always inspiring. :)
This is so lovely! I recently started reading your blog, and added it to the "Stuff I Love" page on my blog. Great work!
www.verityclothing.wordpress.com
You are so creative. I love your designs!
I added your blog to my Google reader account. ; D
s.abeverly@yahoo.com
Awesome, I'm so glad that I'm your size!
cbakertroublemaker@hotmail.com
I'm a follower!
cbakertroublemaker@hotmail.com
I posted the link to my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=64203205
cbakertroublemaker@hotmail.com
I am a follower
Beautiful dress and awesome swing!
This is adorable! It's be great with tights for the fall as well.
squirrelgonutz [at] yahoo [dot] com
I'm also a blog follower. :]
squirrelgonutz [at] yahoo [dot] com
This is precious. Just the cutest little thing.
this is so lovely!!
this is so lovely!!
I <3 this dress and it's my size ( I think) Hoping that I get to be the new owner of this lovely dress.
Erin - suheee@gmail.com
Such a lovely dress! Thank you for offering this giveaway. I'm following your blog! :D
ooh would love it for my skinny sister! :)
I follow your blog
It would look so cute on my niece
I just love this dress, thanks for the chance to win it!
countrystars95@yahoo.cm
I'm a long time follower ;)
countrystars95@yahoo.com
What a sweet dress! Totally adorable, just like all your other dresses :) Keep up the good work and keep inspiring the rest of us!
I'd love to win this lovely dress!!
I'm your follower!
Follower i.d. : mama zharfan
So cute! I love it!
super sweet! I love the navy lace detail--and I've been a follower forEVER.
Lovely dress (as usual!!)
i kind of feel like your dresses were just made for me!
blogged about it here: http://angelgirl8.livejournal.com/528633.html
Beautiful, love the blue.
Hi-
So... I LOVE your blog. I was just wondering if you have any suggestion on how to make hair netting? You know, the kind that covers over your face and looks kinda vintage? I was hoping to make on with a sunflower? It almost seems like it can't be THAT hard... any tips?
ps. I love the dress too! :)
so cute!
follow!
Love this dress! Perfect for our upcoming summer! I'm already a follower :)
Here is my link!
http://iheartgiveaways.blogspot.com/2010/09/summer-at-country-house-frock-grosgrain.html
I would love to wear this!
I just started following your blog. Took me a while, but I finally figured it out. ; D
I love this dress!!!
I am following our blog.
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enter me please and thank you
I so love the colours!
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I am following you!
ulli-xox[at]web[dot]de
This is SO cute! I wear size 2! I could wear this dress :)
I really think the small floral print worked out! so lovely. :)
Love your blog! Love the dress (it's my size!) Love modcloth!
and now I am following you...but not in a creepy way! :)
I linked too...
http://emmaandmrknightley.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-wish.html
following on blog and twitter!
this frock is adorable--a wonderful summer/autumn transition dress.
The blue is just lovely, and those buttons are so fantastic!
GORGEOUS!
This is one of my favorite dresses of yours! I love the navy blue lace!
i love this dres...
and follow your blog
nitzan.sc at gmail dot com
This makes me wish it was still summer!
But, I know that with some flat riding boots and a long cardigan, this can totally work for fall!
i'm following. wanna get this,
Amazing! I followed your blog!
I think I like your's better than the orignal!
Love it!
such pretty dresses! i really love the lace at the bottom (:
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I blogged http://momcontests.blogspot.com/2010/11/summer-at-country-house-frock-grosgrain.html
I follow as well!
I'm now following your blog - thank you, I love it!!
I started following your blog after marisa of newdressaday.com posted a link to it.
I absolutely love your blog. It has amazing things in store that i an looking forward to follow your blog every morning before I leave for school...
I love the dress (especially the florals)!!!
XO Prachi
I am following your blog! :) The dress is gorgeous!
I would LOVE to win that dress!!
Also, I follow your blog!
I love it!
Adorable! Love the peek-a-boo lace, it adds such a feminine touch.
I LOVE this dress :) I can't believe that you made it yourself! STUNNING!
I am commenting and favoriting your page in my browser...
I wanna follow you but for some reason when i click not he link it's just not allowing me.
I'll be a regular visitor of this page from now on...
Marvellous work you do!
I absolutely LOVE this dress! I just found your blog today and I will be following for sure
what a lovely dress :)
I admire your talent ridiculously so and am waiting to get a sewign machine so i might try my hand at a tutorial or two.
I have been following you for a while now @ http://sukumawikii.blogspot.com/ AND i've now commented :D.
Bless!
LOve, love, love this dress! You are so talented. It is simply lovely. I'm following you now too!
colThis dress is beautiful. Perfect for the honeymoon I am planning right now :)
I love this dress! I follow your blog. :)
maireloves at gmail dot com
OMG, this dress is so great! I'm a follower! Fingers crossed!
Found this by looking at the Burda style website because I am dying to learn to sew! I found your blog and I'm in love with your work and your style! This dress is perfect and it's even in my size! Have you given it away yet? Sorry if I missed something obvious!
THis Dress is Super Cute!!
I've added a link to my blog:
http://aileenrae.blogspot.com/
HII
I LOVE THIS DRESS!! its so pretty!! I really want to learn how to make it.
OMYGOD this dress is so adorable. I always wanted a country style dress.
I follow your blog! :)
I ALSO follow your blog!!!
hi
this dress is so adorable. I kind of wish I was you in that swing. they are great pictures too!
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