The fairy on the top of the tree

When I was a kid we had a fairy on top of our Christmas tree. it was a little doll, about 5 or 6 inches tall. And when I was little, mu mum made her a dress.

Taking out the fairy, and washing the dress was all part of th eritual of preparing for Christmas each year. That dress finally ran out of life, when I was about 17, and as luck would have it, my brother brought us a goose complete with feathers for Christmas lunch. My SIL to be made the fairy a new dress out of goose feathers that year, and for quite a few years the fairy wore that. Finally that too gave up, and so for a few years we had a star. But I still have the fairy!!!

So I decided that this year, I am going to make a new dress for the fairy, so that she can be on my DD's tree every year And who knows - maybe one day, she will make a dress so that the fairy can sit on HER daughter's tree LOL

My problem is this. What to make the dress out of? I have an old slip that I could cut up happily but it has gone a bit yellow. Would the stuff you can buy for whitening net curtains whiten it up? WHat else couold I made it out of?

Any ideas?

TIA

hoggie

(the Americans put a star at the top of their trees)

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OH - OK - might not get too many responses on this one then

thanks

hoggie

Not all Americans put stars on the top of their trees. I have an angel at my tree's top. I would give the whitener a try. Or do you have some lace? I'm sure she'd look lovely in a lacey dress. Will have to think on this for other ideas.

I'd get fabrics good for a wedding or formal dress. Then some sparkly something to emblish it.

Hoggie - sure wish I could send you some fabrics for your fairy... I have such wonderful white with silver hologram sparkly stuff!..

Angie

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Hoggie, if your slip is nylon, I do not think it can be whitened with bleaches, etc.

I think the fairy is a marvelous idea maybe a preety scarf would work as material

Tulle should work fine for your fairy dress. It's bridal veil material and comes in many colors and cheap to boot.

OK - I don't think I hav eany fabric like that I can cut up. I might go to the jumble sale on Saturday and see if there is anything there I can buy to cut up

Angie - that material sounds beautiful

hoggie

Not all of us! I put a mouse on top of my tree. I sewed angel wings on her dress, so she's a Christmas angel mouse!

You can kind of see her in this photo:



Hoggie, I looked at your most recent thread about your Christmas fairy and it looks like you are doing a great job with her dress.

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