Damsels-in-Dress 1930s Dress, Apron and Oven Mitt

Kit Kittredge is now the proud owner of our first outfit from Ebay seller Damsels-in-Dress!

We've been browsing the Damsels shop casually for awhile now, but were never quite sure what we wanted to get. There are always so many fantastic and creative new things, it can be difficult to choose!

Lately Penny has been concentrating our buying efforts on 1930s and 1940s clothing, with a sprinkle of this and that thrown in for good measure. This Damsels 1930s dress, apron, and oven mitt appeared as if by magic- just the type of thing we were looking for! And perfect for our new Kit- the blue fabric even matches her eyes!

Penny said she knew this was the dress to buy because the main fabric on the dress is very similar to the wallpaper that was once in the dining room of her parents' house. So....wait a minute...huh? I think I need to explain that one a bit more. According to her, the pattern and color of the fabric reminded her of home and fancy holiday dinners with the whole family gathered in the formal dining room. So she definitely wanted that dress. I guess that makes sense, in a weird sort of way.

Stella was the photographer again, so there are a lot of pictures. Below you will see the blue dress, the white apron, and the blue oven mitt that were included with this outfit. The dress features a detachable little bow-tie-esque collar. The apron has some really lovely embroidery work that we show in a close-up, as well as two functional pockets. And the oven mitt is just perfectly adorable and squishy!

Being our first purchase from Damsels-in-Dress, we should comment on the high-quality of the product. This outfit is excellent. No flaws. Perfect proportions. Great detailing. And the fabric choices are just amazing. Everything a doll (and a collector) could ever want! Thank you Jean!

My next post will be a return to Keepers Dolly Duds with a new 1930s Ruthie dress. Ruthie is finally becoming slightly more satisfied with the amount of clothing in her wardrobe. I have to say that she only owns one official American Girl Ruthie outfit, and Kit kind of stole it from her. Bad Kitty, heehee.

Suzymstudio Snowmen in the Kitchen Apron Set

Snowmen?!? In May? How confusing is this post?

Honestly, we have been looking at this snowmen apron set from suzymstudio at Etsy since the time of those various holidays in the winter months. But it was difficult to decide who would get to own the set. Then came "The Great Doll Influx of Early 2009!" (Thank you American Girl for your free shipping codes!)

After getting several new historical dolls this year, we now had a reason to grab those snowmen and run for the hills. Luckily, they were still available. What was included?....the main apron with two functional pockets, the headscarf, an oven mitt, a potholder and a special gift of a dishtowel made of the same fabric! Yay for gifts!

Since we purchased this set from "Suzy M" it was only natural that it be given to Susan- so here she is below in all of her ready-to-start-baking-cookies glory! Please enjoy the many many photos (my stepsister Stella, our photographer for this shoot, wanted to include every possible angle in this post).

Coming up next from my tiny vinyl fingertips through this giant keyboard to the almost infinite universe of the Internet- a post on our very first acquisition from Ebay seller Damsels-in-Dress! Yippee!

Terristouch Plaid Dress and Apron

Here we have a courtesy post for those you with more interest in the dress that Samantha Parkington is using as her Diana Barry costume, which was purchased from Etsy seller Terristouch.

The white pinafore apron has the most wonderful details and is made of a really soft fabric. The other two photos show you just the dress without the pinafore. While there is no real Diana Barry costume like this one from the Anne of Green Gables movie, she does tend to wear white pinafores over a long-sleeve darker color dress to school.

Dollies' Dressmaker Kit Dress and Apron

More from The Dollies' Dressmaker!

I could not stop taking pictures of this outfit. First of all, we have a copper colander from Williams-Sonoma to brag about. This item comes from the Christmas tree ornament set that I talked about in an earlier post (Again these are not toys! Do not try to chew on them! Do not try and cook real food in them!).

Secondly, there are two parts to this new outfit! We have an awesome blue plaid dress being modeling by Jess with a muslin apron over it. I wanted to show this outfit with and without the apron. The dress is really pretty on its own.

Are there too many pictures? Possibly, but Jess just looks too adorable not to include them all!

Nayasdesigns Apple Apron

Well, we might as well continue the Samantha theme and show you the Apple Apron Penny purchased from Etsy seller nayasdesigns. Linnea, the seamstress genius behind nayasdesigns, recently had hand surgery at the beginning of December- so we send her our best wishes for a quick recovery!

Among the many things we have purchased from Linnea, we snatched up one of her lovely aprons- created for Kit and Ruthie for their kitchen canning duties.

Here we have Samantha modeling the apron over a Terristouch yellow dress. She looks like she is ready to wash the dishes I was supposed to wash this morning... but she said "No Way, Jose." I guess I am going to have to do that chore on my own.