the night gown project...

Here it is, my night gown project finally done and photographed! I have been postponing to post this album , I just didn´t have the time to take photos...

The concept of this is a combination of crochet top and fabric for the body.. Although I intended to make this as a night gown, summer night gown actually, I could wear this also as house dress or even go food shopping in it. 

The granny squares totalled 20 squares all in all and 

are joined together by crocheting a single stitch at the back of each piece.

I have no pattern available...as  always, I just crocheted
 each round and it developed into a square just like any other granny square design.. I made 8 petals  and the rest is just experimenting... 

All in all, I crochetd &  joined 20 squares, each of which were crocheted during my train rides to work

This is how the top part looked like after joining the pieces

One square each for one way train direction or 25 minutes to finish one piece.

I used 3 vintage buttons that came from old buttons handed over to me by hubby´s grandma...see my Vintage mother of pearl collection here...

The mother of pearl buttons used  have been produced by hubby´s relatives before WW II.  It was a vocation an uncle have had where he made art pieces from those shells...

I made the closure using the same crochet thread I used for the square.

I joined the fabric and the lace by sewing them together... the normal way..

 This can be worn on both sides.

The crocheted top part made the dress look romantic...

That´s about for now, hope this dress will give 

 you an inspiration for your next project.

HAPPY SUNDAY !

xoxo,

 Mercy

Antique Mother Of Pearl Buttons - The Collection

This is a collection of very rare mother of pearl buttons which were handed-down to me by my mother in law.... they were made by her husband´s great uncle whose profession was to produce such buttons out of oyster shells that he sold to fabric stores in the 20`s.

 He also produced buttons of various sizes and designs and the ones featured here were artistically handcarved for his wife who  loved crafting ....

Profile of a lady beautifully carved in this mother of pearl button with a shamrock as background.

A gentleman whose profile image reflects a sign of power

A rose flower

A flower button

Another rose flower

looks like an image of a fox

A shamrock that should bring good luck

Sad to say that mother of pearl buttons are  rarely produced nowadays. In Autria , there is  only one remaining expert producing them, it´s a fading industry & profession..... and the outlook that the young generations may take over is vague in the future .

I hope you enjoyed your weekend....Thank you for being here today.

Tomorrow is the start of a new day, let´s meet it with a Smile!

Til next,

Mercy