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Summer time and the livin' is easy--but sewing the capes is sweaty business. Though a business I am happy to say is up.
This year, my Halloween orders started in July. I am thrilled to have so much quality time with my Industrial Juki 8700 sewing machine.
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Jocelyn on Jan 24, 2023
5 out of 5 starsThis cape is so beautiful. Looks just like the one from Cinderella. Good quality material. Not cheap at all. 100% satisfied. Highly recommend.
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Julien on Nov 26, 2022
5 out of 5 starsIt was a gift for my mother, I have not yet offered her, but I can say that the quality is there: good finishes, quality fabrics, in accordance with all the photos and description, ... The delivery in France went well (it was less than a month between the order, manufacturing and receipt!) Many thanks to Lisa! I recommend this seller. ------ It was a gift for my mom, I haven't offered her yet, but I can say that the quality is there: good finishes, quality fabrics, consistent in all respects with the photos and the description, ... The delivery in France went well (it took less than a month between ordering, manufacturing and receipt!) Many thanks to Lisa! I recommend this seller.
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ellamelzer on Jan 6, 2023
5 out of 5 starsThis cape is so great!!! I was thrilled to be wearing it for my Disney 10k. The quality is great and the fit is fabulous. I would recommend to anyone looking for a excellently constructed and priced cape. Thank you!
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Alicia on Dec 31, 2022
5 out of 5 starsGorgeous cape. I ordered a blue cape and this pink one, for my two daughters. Both are beautiful and sturdy, with quality materials and quality work. This pink cape also has a bit of an almost metallic sheen to it, which I didn't notice until my daughter tried it on. I'm sure both of my girls will be able to enjoy these for years to come!
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Alicia on Dec 31, 2022
5 out of 5 starsGorgeous cape. Quality, sturdy but lightweight fabric, quality work, and I'm sure my daughter will enjoy it for years to come. Shipping was much faster than I expected, also! Thank you!
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christina on Dec 13, 2022
5 out of 5 starsAbsolutely stunning and pictures cant capture its real beauty. I will definitely come back for more!
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Michelle on Dec 11, 2022
5 out of 5 starsTHIS costume was absolutely georgeous!!! So beautifully made and little girls actually came up to hug me in the park!!! It was epic! Thank you :)
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billiemelillo on Nov 4, 2022
5 out of 5 starsWhat an incredible costume! Craftsmanship is superb, thank you!
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Kota on Oct 31, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI purchased this costume for Oogie boogie at Disneyland. It’s an amazing quality aside form a few frays here and there but that’s nothing I can’t fix. I might’ve also ordered too large in the waist band.
About FairyGodmother4Hire
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The Studio, and my trusty Singer 20U sewing machine, stays up way past midnight and never turns into a pumpkin.
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I don't have a magic wand, but my sewing machine does quite nicely.
For my daughter's third Christmas I hastily put together a costume cape and skirt. I had over twenty years of professional costume experience, working for some of the best theatres on the east coast. I had made costumes for queens. It seemed only right to make a few little princesses. My theatre career was both blessing and curse because I had the skills and inspiration to do amazing detailed work, but no time to put them to use for my own projects.
Those first pieces weren't up to the grand designs I imagined, but that didn't stop my daughter's friends from fighting over them when they came to play. I had made them easy for small hands to get on over their own clothes, and better yet they could be machine washed after mud puddle battles.
That spring I began creating a line of my own dress up costumes. Every little girl's imagination can make her the princess of her dreams. She doesn't need a movie princess copy to be special.
Eight years ago I exited stage left from the theatre I had worked at for so long and began focusing on Fairy Godmother For Hire. It was time to stop thinking of it as a hobby. My husband made that easier to do when he suggested that if we moved into a bigger house I could stop sewing in the basement.
The house he had his eye on was a 200 year old colonial, quaintly referred to as a 'Fixer Upper' in the real estate listing. It had been unlived in for almost seven years. I agreed to look at it, just to humor him. Of course, we could buy it, I humored him, if we can sell our own house. I didn't tell him, I thought we'd never be able to sell our home. It sold in seven days.
What I didn't expect was that I would fall helplessly in love with the property we have come to call The Bright Side. That's a nod to Jane Austen's pretentious English manors, and Monty Python. We have over 2 acres, plus over a hundred acres of state forrest that surround us. Inside the house, we walk on two hundred year old wood planks where countless generations have tread before. When I'm not sewing there are always home improvement projects. My little princess has gotten very good at removing wallpaper.
I've made many discoveries here, like the original unpainted wood paneling in the dining room, hidden under 2 layers of early drywall and 14 layers of wall paper. And just as importantly, that little girls don't lose their love of dressing up just because they have children or grandchildren of their own. I began making costumes for little girls, but I am happy to make them for bigger girls now, too.
I continue to freelance in theatre, but my commute is now through the kitchen to my studio. That's right, I can say 'Studio' instead of 'Sewing Room' now.
-lisa
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