Happy Belated New Year!

It's been a crazy time in my life since early December, when I found out that my elderly father had been abandoned by his "girlfriend/wife" and was alone at his home even though he has advanced dementia.  I had to travel up to his town to get him, which involved a 5 day stay in the ICU for him after he went missing and had a heart attack and fell in a stream during a cold rainstorm.  Since then, he has been living in our home, and requires care 24/7 as he has not one, but two forms of dementia both of which are in the later stages. 

In addition to dealing with his mental and physical health issues (he has advanced prostate cancer as well as a major heart condition) I have also been coping with numerous legal matters as a result of attempted elder financial abuse, and accusations of domestic violence against him.  It's all kept me incredibly busy, especially since my husband has been out of town a LOT with some amazing gig opportunities that came up this month.  But, I have managed to sneak in a bit of sewing time!!

I have a few clients who are interested in suits, and I will be following up with you all within the next few weeks to see if you are still wanting to proceed with those orders.  Because of all the chaos in my life, and the weeks and weeks I spent doing suits, I needed a bit of a creative break from them, hence the continued delay on the remaining suit requests.  I was able to get my hands on some incredible beaded laces and evening fabrics back in November, so have been exploring these pieces and will be unveiling a collection of cocktail and evening fashions soon.  Many pieces are already done, except for a few finishing touches.  I'm enjoying this range of fashions so much, that I keep starting a new one, and haven't yet gotten ready to photograph and present the collection, so as soon as I can tear myself away from the fun of creation, I'll get busy with taking those pictures.

Here is a teaser shot from one of the gowns  -- 

Suit Production Update

Wanted to take a moment to update on suit production.  I am running way behind schedule as family life keeps intruding.  One of the drawbacks of working from home, and a primary reason why I rarely do pre-orders and commissions.  So my deepest apologies for the delay, and appreciation for the patience of everyone awaiting their order.  I also have jury duty next week, with no idea if I will get called in or not.  Meanwhile, I will be focused on production for the remainder of the weekend to finish up as many orders as possible.

I was hoping to have a holiday collection, but not sure if that will happen in time -- will update if I'm able to showcase that soon.

One of the family situations that came up recently was the passing of our adored Lab, Timber.  He had a long life, full of love, and it was his time, so no regrets just a healthy dose of sadness here at our home.  I posted a picture of him from about 3 years ago -- he was one of those rare dogs that was adorably cute like a puppy for his entire life.  He brought us a tremendous amount of joy, and was truly one of the best dogs (in a pretty impressive lineup of great dogs) I've ever had the pleasure to have as a family member.  So for all of you that have a special furry one in your family, give them some extra love today, and enjoy every moment.

Suits!

I have several new suits available for the new FR body as well as the Silkstone BFMC . There is one of each suit pictured available for immediate shipment (any orders paid by Monday, Sept 22, 2014 will be shipped immediately -- orders placed after that time will be shipped upon my return from the Philippines in Mid-October). I will be taking limited pre-orders for additional suits for November production/shipment with pre-payment at time of order. Body size can be specified with order, as well as skirt style.  If you have any questions please email me at: Elisa@PetraElise.com

Fresh

SOLD Fresh: Fits best on older FR, but shown on the new body -- Fresh is a OOAK ensemble featuring a cotton strapless dress with floral embroidery on the bodice and tone-on-tone striping on the skirt. It is paired with a linen/silk blend jacket with Duchess silk satin contrast collar. $60 plus shipping

Metallic Cheetah Suit

SOLD-  Metallic Cheetah suit with contrast shawl collar: Shown on the new FR/FR2 body, it is available for order in either this size, or with a sleeve length fit to the Silkstone BFMC body. Suit is two piece, fully lined with snap closures. $65 plus shipping

Silver Leaf Suit

SOLD --Silver Leaf Suit with Shawl Collar as shown on FR/FR2 bod. Can be ordered for either this size, or Silkstone BFMC sleeve length. Two-piece, fully-lined suit with crystal button detail and silk Charmuese contrast collar. $65 plus shipping

Silver Zebra Suit

SOLD -- Silver Zebra Suit with 3/4 length cuffed sleeves and long pleated skirt -- shown on both FR/FR2 and Silkstone BFMC. I can take orders for the suit in either size, and also can be done with the shorter, unpleated skirt as shown in the Cheetah Metallic Suit. Two piece suit, fully-lined with snap closures  $70 plus shipping

Tapestry Shawl Collar Suit

SOLD: Tapesty Shawl Collar suit shown on FR/FR2 body. Two piece suit, fully-lined with snap closure. $65 plus shipping

Tapestry 3/4 Sleeve Suit with Pleated Skirt

SOLD: -Tapestry Suit with 3/4 length sleeves and pleated skirt: shown on Silkstone BFMC, but also fits FR/FR2 as shown in the Silver Zebra photos. Two piece, fully-lined with snap back closures.  $70 plus shipping

Teal Leaf Suit

Teal Leaf Suit with short skirt: shown on Silkstone BFMC body, but also fits the FR/FR2 as shown on Silver Zebra Suit. This version has a narrower collar and the shorter, unpleated skirt. Two piece, fully-lined with snap closures. $65 plus shipping.

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Remaining IFDC Stock Part 2

Black and White Splash Flirt $45 plus shipping. Fits FR2 and BFMC

OOAK Blue Dream Sheath $35 plus shipping -- Fits FR2. Raw silk with ivory satin contrast

Blush Pink Roses $75 plus shipping. Pink silk dupioni with lace bodice and rose accents. This dress is fit to the FR2 or BFMC body, but Poppy is modeling because she was jealous, and thought the dress was perfect for her.

Blush Toile Flirt $45 plus shipping. Fit to FR2 and BFMC (2 available)

 

Tuxedo gown $80 plus shipping. Fits FR2 and BFMC-- silk taffeta with lace overlay and jeweled skirt detail

 

 

SOLD Zebra Flirt $45 plus shipping. Fits FR2 but smaller busted 12" dolls can wear it

 

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Remaining IFDC Stock Part 1

I have a few remaining fashions from my recent trip to IFDC -- some Flirt dresses, as well as some sheaths (which will be posted later). I had the chance to visit the gorgeous Mission San Juan Capistrano on Saturday for one of Kenny's gigs, so brought a few girls along for a photoshoot. Then yesterday, I went along on another gig to a beautiful park in Thousand Oaks where I took a few more pics. Will be uploading these fashions over a couple of posts, so here is the first round!

SOLD -- available for Pre-Order --- Moss Flirt $45 plus shipping. Silk dress fit to FR2, but as shown, also works for the smaller busted dolls like Poppy and BFMC

 

 

SOLD --Available for Pre-Order -----Peridot Flirt $45 plus shipping. Silk dress fits Nu.Face (1 available)

 

 

SOLD OOAK Shibori Silk Flirt FR2 with straight bust line $45 plus shipping

 

 

SOLD OOAK Shibori Flirt Poppy/Nu.Face $45 plus shipping

 

 

Black Knit Dress and Necklace $25 plus shipping. Fits most small/mid busted 12" dolls

 

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