Fashionista Dreams

One of my favorite pattern designers and a dear friend, Kristi from  George + Ginger  asked if I’d help make this dress come to life so I happily obliged.  I will be honest, I was a little worried how much I’d love this dress but I fell in love!  It has shorts built into the dress- and useable pockets too, not the barely there ones and the length of the shorts is perfect!  Can we take a moment to appreciate the back of this dress too? The intricate strap detail adds a bit of interest to the dress and still has plenty of support in all the right places.   I, of course, had to add some Alyssa flair to the pictures. I used the paranoid flannel pattern from Kristi to create this look.  You can find the pattern at the  George + Ginger Website . You can also find me on my  Facebook Page ,  Instagram ,  Pinterest  and you can shop all premade- ready to ship clothing and accessories in my group-  FD CLOTHING AND SALES . See y...

One of the first shoots we did for this round was with this dress at a local park. It was the first time I had all the make up on, and my mom said she didn't recognize me! The park was surprisingly busy, of course lol so many looks Our local park still has a working payphone, I have to admit I didn't exactly know how it worked, while I love the 90's era of music and movies, I did not grow up with the phones and electronics.  This is the Malibu from George + Ginger , part of the new collection there. It is a pretty comfortable dress, this is the mini length there is a slightly longer one too and a few people made it into a tank, that is on my list. The cut of this dress, while fairly basic is really fun and easy to dress up or down a bit. I paired it with the updated rave in white for these.  Of course I made these two out of crushed velvet and plaid because I was going for the 90's vibe. This entire collection has become stables in my wardrobe....

I have mentioned more than a few times, everywhere about the new collection I have been testing the last few weeks, well it officially launched today so be ready for an Alyssa overload!  I was born in 2005, however, my parents are 80's babies making them teens in the 90's and I have been lucky enough to have them share all the music and movies from that era with me. Which makes this collection even more amazing, because I can feel it in my teen angst moodiness deeply lol.  I can not even say first here is one pattern, they all just go together so well and make the most amazing outfits. So hang on and come along on this grunge ride with me, some behind the scenes looks as well as the final project over the next week or so because there are so many pieces!   Between all the pattern testing, make up lessons, and photoshoots, I was still managing a full high school work load, another benefit of homeschooling! Being in Hawaii we are battling the sun f...

When Toy Story 4 was about to hit theaters my little sister asked to go see it, but she has never seen the first 3, she's only seen the shorts. So my mom told her she needed to watch the first 3 and if she liked them and could sit through them then my dad would take her.  No one expected her to make it through 1 let alone all 3 marathon style. When she finished watching all 3 she immediately asked how soon she could go. Maybe a bit of a backfire lol.  After seeing the 4th one, she could not stop talking about Bo. That is her favorite, so for Christmas she got a Bo pop, which of course had to join her in these pictures. I made her this fun skirt with large pockets, out of border print. It wasn't my original plan, but I accidentally didn't order enough for what I had thought to make for her, but I think this turned out really cute and she's thrilled with it! 

I am really feeling the 90's grunge, goth, vibe right now. Maybe its the teen in me or a phase but I am loving the look and the freedom I feel rocking it.  This circle skirt is part of the new  Fabriculous  round open right now. It is meant to be colorful and fun and part of a Toy Story theme, I might have turned that a little bit on its head.  BUT how cool is this? Totally different look and feel with a little bit of styling. I love it. Is a piece I can change up so easily.  Right now though, I am loving this styling. 

The Tess Tulip shorts from  Bella Sunshine  are my sisters favorites, She loves the fit of them.  They are really comfortable and have personality to them, this pair I added some trim to to compliment the fabric. The petal in the front even with out the trim though is such a fun and cute addition from basic shorts. I feel like they look a step up with it.  This fabric is from  Lilyrose . I love the colors and this background makes me smile overtime I see it, it has an authentic feel like from the movie. 

I thought this print would be perfect for my little Hawaii loving Princess sister. This movie has such a special place for us having lived here now, just a different perspective to nature, the islands and the people.  I wanted something that would show off the print really well, and be perfect for the weather here, even in January its warm and sunny most days.  Kaylee is a huge fan of the  Banana Pudding  from candy castle, so I knew it was what this panel needed to be from  Lilyrose Fabrics .