Picture This Clothing

Lauren and Lance gave Mia a gift certificate for a dress at Picture This Clothing for her birthday.  She worked so hard the last 6 weeks on designing just the right dress.  I think in the end she designed over a dozen dresses.

We thought we had it narrowed down to three choices, but in the end she made one last dress combining all the things she loved about the other three, and designed herself the perfect dress.

The final design...

After I submitted it, the dress came quite quickly in the mail.  She was so excited to open it.

It's soft and it was spot on to her design.  They even put her sweet little name on the inside hem.

Isn't she lovely?

She was trying to save it to wear on Sunday to church but couldn't handle the wait, and ended up wearing it on the field trip today.  I suspect she will also wear it to church.  And to many, many other places. 

The other 3 contenders....

She ended up using a mix of mediums to make her final design.  She didn't like the plain colored pencils but needed something finer than the vibrant markers she loves, so I finally handed over my watercolor pencils and they suited her needs just fine.  She used them for the little girl,

parts of the flowers and tree, and the grass line.  For the rest she used markers - glitter markers, smelly markers, and markers in all the beautiful and vibrant shades.

Art is very soothing to Mia's soul and she delights in drawing, painting, and coloring - everyday.

She already wants to design more dresses and big sister has this on her birthday wish list, too!