Festa Junina is a Brazilian festival that they have during June or July. They have bonfires and drink hot chocolate and dance the quadrilha to keep themselves from freezing to death when it goes down to like 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
They also wear really frilly dresses.
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| Here is Penny's class dancing the quadrilha. Talk about frilly dresses! |
Last year I decided to make one for my girls. But since I had a newborn baby to take care of, I just didn't get around to it. They dressed up and had fun, but they certainly weren't dressed for the party.
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| Freckles and braids? Check! Frilly skirts? Almost... |
So this year I had a little more time and decided to make Penny's dress. I have a lifetime's supply of fabric from China, and it is about time I started to use some of it. So I made the dress, added a bunch of lace and frills, and sent her to the kindergarten Festa Junina at her school.
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She had a great time with her class, but even with several yards of lace,
her dress was so plain compared to the others! |
So when the Embassy announced it would have a Festa Junina celebration, I decided to bring the dresses up to snuff. I spent morning and afternoon for two days sewing whole rolls of ribbons and yards and yards of ruffles onto their little dresses. And they finally looked the part!
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| Hats and ribbons and frills, oh my! |
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I didn't make Naomi's dress, but I used the skirt from last year and paired it with a shirt she already had,
then sewed ruffles all over it for two days straight. |
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| Penny warms herself at the bonfire. |
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| Naomi and the other little girls enjoyed picking through the treasure trove of fallen confetti. |
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| Even William got in on the action! |
Maybe I should write about frilly dresses on my
fashion blog. Ha ha ha!
1 comment:
Would you in a frilly dress be chique?
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