Beauty and the Beast, Belle ballgown! (Goodness, that's a lot of B's.)

[irishdaydreamer]

Tada!!!!
I was in a production of Beauty and the Beast, and I volunteered to make the Belle dress. I didn't actually wear it in the show, since I was Babette, but I wore it for this photoshoot, because it fits me too. That's why having a photographer for a father is very, very handy.

The front looks kind of wonky in the first picture, but oh well.

I made it from an EXTREMELY altered pattern. Seriously, the only thing I left the same was the... skirt. And even then, I cut it longer than the pattern said, so I could bustle it.

Side view:


Back!


Those stinking grommets killed my hands!

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into this dress, but I am MAJAH pleased with how it came out!
Not half bad for a 16 year old, I think!

[kjlutz]

You did a great job.

I hope the production went well.

[dayzi]

I love this, you did such a great job!

[sheriffkarli]

OMG this is stunning. Amazingly well done!

[little green dragonfly]

This is GORGEOUS!

I hope to play went well

[Mai Britt]

  WOW. so beautiful. I love it, very much.

[Ludi]

Just gorgeous, both you and the dress!

[RavingRosemary]

Oh, it's so beautiful!  I'm majorly impressed!  Way to go!

[kayliecelery]

WOWSA this is amazing

[rachelbunny]

just amazing! i loved this dress. i made a mini polymer clay cake based on belle in the other forum

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=337295.msg3900935#msg3900935