Thanks so much for posting the pattern number.  I'm already shopping for fabric to make this!  Your dresses look amazing - I just hope mine look half as beautiful and professional. 

Holy crap, I feel like such a slacker now!

It looks great!  And you're saving the planet by not using more wrapping paper! 

Thank you for reading this far...I have a tendency to over explain details

Me too!  I can sympathize.  People get super-annoyed with me because I'm so wordy. 

'Kay.  Then do you want me to send a flaming bag of dog poo to the flakers?  I could attach instructions for the postman to ignite it when he delivers it.  That'd teach those flakers.

God, I'm pretty sure I DID pee myself.  My whole family had to come running to see what I was choking on, then they realized I was just laughing so hard that I couldn't breathe.  Ahhh.  Gem Sweater.  Thanks for posting this, funkyhooker.  It is totally the best thing I've ever seen.

My gods, that's BRILLIANT!  What an awesome project for your first post.    Really, I'm amazed.  I totally want one now.

Also, my partner flaked on me as well, it seems.

That's horrible!  Do you need an angel? 

I have a few ideas. 

She's gorgeous.  You did an amazing job!  I want to furnish my whole house in little womanly-woman vases and figures now. 

That is beautiful!  I just (er, a year ago) got rid of a ton of old picture frames AND some screen!  D'oh!