For all Occasions

I love in Polynesian culture that white is the sign of new life and is worn at all special occasions, from baby blessings, to baptisms, to weddings, and to funerals. For this occasion I was asked to sew 3 puletasi's for a funeral. The girls were not available for any fittings, so it's a good thing their measures were not far off from mine so I got to act as the live model. Sorry. haha.

This beautiful little girl turned 8 and was getting baptized. She requested a puletasi with a peplum top.

6th of 20: Puletasi

 

 

 

My little Samoan/Tongan/Haole mutt!

My sweet Leila bum modeling a puletasi I made for a cute little girl in Arizona who will be celebrating her 1st birthday. Leila already knows when I finish sewing something and I want her to try it on because she immediately runs away. She does this EVERY time. Today I chased her into the bedroom just so that I could put the puletasi on and then I had to bribe her with fruit snacks just so that I could snap a few shots. She such a little rascal!

Kati's baptism

My best friend's daughter, Kati turned 8 and in our religion we have the privilege of being baptized. Kati wanted a Samoan puletasi to wear to the special occasion. She is the cutest, sweetest little girl and she looked adorable in her Samoan attire.

The Polynesian Cultural Center's 50th Anniversary

I danced at PCC for many years growing up and had the opportunity to dance again during it's 50th anniversary. I only participated in the Tongan section and I made my own costume. The material is red velvet and although you can't tell with the mat (or ta'ovala) around me, the costume was a puletaha with a sweetheart neck.

I also made Mary's puletasi top.

I'm back with exciting stuff.

So I've been hiding for a couple months because I got myself pregnant and my first trimester was NOT FUN =( I am now just passing my half way mark (20 weeks) woohoo and I feel much better and I've been sewing like a mad woman. I don't know if it's because we found out we're having a girl or if it's because I'm just crazy but sewing once again has consumed my life. And right now my obsession is girl clothes, that is all I sew and want to sew at the moment. I will show you what I've sewn for my baby girl thus far in a later post. But this post is dedicated to all the dresses I am selling. A lady came over to our house the other day and just happened to see some of my sewing projects. She asked if I could sew a couple "aloha print" dresses and she'd sell them at her shop. I was a little hesitant at first but agreed to try it out. So I whipped up (slaved over) a dozen little infant dresses (sizes 2T and under) in four days and I'm ready to get rid of them!

Here they are:

Pink mumu. At my mom's request.

Black Island Beauty

Baby doll Tapa and Aloha prints

Roxy Pink

Puletasi

Princess in Pink

My little model =)

And that's a wrap!