I've seen the high-low skirts starting below the knee & descending to the ankle in lovely floaty fabrics. Go for it.

I can crochet and sew and stick stuff together...I've already thought of crocheting some cushion covers

Crocheted doilies? I have them everywhere including hanging out of the fronts of draws, draped over the corners of mirrors and in the corner of our living room I have them draped over an old wooden ladder DH painted white for me. I can bring the ladder out if I need a room divider or to screen off a mess. It's so useful and I love the way it looks.

Crocheted dishcloths in the colour/s of her kitchen? I think they look terrific stored in a large mason jar on the kitchen bench (plus they clean pots and pans really well). Mine are pastels and I roll them so they form a striped pattern around the jar.

Crocheted edges? She could hand/machine sew these to squares of fabric to make fancy place mats or table centres, attach them to hand towels in the bathroom or pillow cases in the bedroom.

Crocheted tissue box covers?  We have two covers - bedroom and bathroom, but need a third for the kitchen box.

HTH

Your two-part dress is fabulous and you look gorgeous. Congratulations.

Are you going to make more dresses in the style of the black dress but in other colours to wear the comic book skirt over?

That's a much more attractive boot jack than the awful plastic ones for sale these days. DH made me a new timber one last winter because I've misplaced my original one in one of our moves <sigh>. My first one was a very attractive timber one.

I have tea light candles sitting in abalone shells.

I have filled the lids of recycled coffee jars (see here: http://www.moccona.com.au/public/products/classic-range/classic-dark-roast.aspx) with small shells because they look pretty. The jars hold a variety of things e.g. cotton balls, buds.

Shells with holes in them hang off earring hooks & hook up the lace curtains so the bottoms hang in scallops.

Plain shot glasses fit nicely into odd corners & look attractive filled with shells.

HTH

On a recent home dec show a wire bird cage was turned into a light shade. I hope the following makes sense.

The bottom was cut off the cage just above the last wire running horizontally at the bottom. The wires running from top to bottom (vertically) were left long, these were then coiled up to to make cute curlicues at the bottom of the shade which is now the next horizontal wire up.

HTH

Congratulations on your pregnancy.

Thanks for posting the tute . . . I really appreciate the photos.

I'm not pregnant but I have gained some extra pounds and your tute is very timely.

Something simple and full, with pockets if possible, would be ideal!

One of the most useful items I have are what I call wearable pockets. See here: http://www.dandavats.com/wp-content/uploads/brownhipsack.jpg]

Something simple and full, with pockets if possible, would be ideal!

One of the most useful items I have are what I call wearable pockets. See here: http://www.dandavats.com/wp-content/uploads/brownhipsack.jpg

They're easy to make & you can customise the pockets for your particular needs. Mine are permanently filled with all the bits & pieces I need throughout my work day. I take them off in the evening & put them back on in the morning. The most convenient thing is I don't have to transfer anything from one garment to the next.

Mine last about six months because of what I carry in them but they're so convenient I don't care. I used to reuse the hardware from one set to the next but my current set do up in front with what must be industrial strength hook & loop tape (that's 5 cm/2" wide) because these pockets lug a mass of just over 1.5 kg and the hook & loop tape hasn't failed yet.

HTH

Your aprons are very attractive. Nice job.

I'm not wearing to work a lot, I work with children and feel a bit overdressed when I do wear it to school!

Congratulations! That's a very stylish garment & I love the ribbon trim. It's the perfect garment for dressing up for going out - white shirt & pearls with heels, or dressing down for work - perhaps a red plaid or checked shirt with coloured tights & boots.