'Spring on a Stick' Frock Grosgrain Giveaway

March 22, 2011


To celebrate last Sunday I created a "Spring Frock".

I used an embellished fabric from JoAnn's. It has swirls of bias cut raw edge strips entangling the surface. The skirt has a 'peg' shape to it. The top has a cowl neck and the sleeves are side gathered (which I've never done before).
Stay tuned tomorrow morning for the link to the tutorial on how to do the braided top bun. I prefer the messier look but my hair is so long now that it's tricky to pull that off. I don't have as many short wispy strands. 
I wore that hairstyle to 'Red Lobster' (my mother's favorite eatery) last night when we took her out for her birthday. I went back out to the car to get Eloise a blanket and someone getting into their car saw me and complimented it. So....that was nice.
Grosgrain Giveaways can be entered by any ONE of four ways 
 
1) By linking about this giveaway (to your blog, facebook, or any other site) button is below.
2) By leaving a comment

3) By FOLLOWING Grosgrain using this link or THE LINK IN MY RIGHT SIDEBAR.

4) *NEW* By following me on Twitter 

Just remember to please leave me a comment telling me what you did so that I can go back and look for your entry. Either give me the link that you posted for the giveaway to or tell me that you began to follow me. 
If you are leaving a link just use the 'create a link' at the bottom of this post or simply creating a post on your blog and including this link.If you use blogger just use the "create a link" link at the bottom of this post. If you don't use blogger, that's fine too. Just create a link on your page as you normally would.

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Ashley said... Best Blogger Tips

Very nice!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

i love the colors! thanks for the giveaway!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

i follow grosgrain

kirst said... Best Blogger Tips

great work! very inspiring :)

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

I started following you :)

Rachel // Maybe Matilda said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautiful! I love the fabric!

Rachel @ Maybe Matilda

Rachel // Maybe Matilda said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm a grosgrain follower!

Rachel @ Maybe Matilda

Rachel // Maybe Matilda said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow on twitter!


Rachel @ Maybe Matilda

Katie Johnson said... Best Blogger Tips

So cute!! I follow you :)

Lisa said... Best Blogger Tips

Lovely! I've been following you for a while now. I'm always wondering whether you can magically make the days last longer, you're so amazingly productive! Would love to win this dress!

Andrea said... Best Blogger Tips

Gorgeous dress!! Would love to win!

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magdamagda said... Best Blogger Tips

wow lovely truly inspiring! You can try a spring rhyme and enter mine too, I'd be delighted!

Lee said... Best Blogger Tips

It is lovely! I love the fabric.
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Melissa said... Best Blogger Tips

This dress is so pretty (and so is your hair)! Thanks for the chance to win!

Elizabeth M said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow grosgain! P.S. looking forward to the tutorial on how to do the hair.

Maya Kuzman said... Best Blogger Tips

Pretty! AN so springish!!

Muireann said... Best Blogger Tips

What a gorgeous dress! The photography is amazing too, thanks for the great giveaway!

Mariliis said... Best Blogger Tips

Pick me, pick me! Love the dress and hair is just fabulous! Follow you and looking forward to the tutorial...

LivingInSong said... Best Blogger Tips

I can't wait to see that hair tutorial, it looks lovely on you! And that dress! It makes me wish all my snow was melted. Wonderful job!

LivingInSong said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow your blog(and your other one as well. By the way, I'm so glad you started re-posting on it!).

LivingInSong said... Best Blogger Tips

Oh! And I also follow you on Twitter! :)

shawn said... Best Blogger Tips

soooo lovely! thanks for the giveaway :)

Annie said... Best Blogger Tips

So beautiful! The sleeves look very cool.

Annie said... Best Blogger Tips

I am a follower of Grosgrain!

Chelsea said... Best Blogger Tips

That's lovely! I especially love the sleeves. I'm a follower, too. ^_^

Tamina listening said... Best Blogger Tips

absolutely stunning! make me anxious for spring!

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principeta said... Best Blogger Tips

This is lovely,perfect for spring.Very generous of you.

Tamina listening said... Best Blogger Tips

(and i'm a follower)

Trina said... Best Blogger Tips

Love this fabric, would love to win!

hannah said... Best Blogger Tips

i follow you on twitter! love the dress :)

Danika Paige Myers said... Best Blogger Tips

what a beautiful dress! any chance you'll also post a tutorial on how to make it?

whitney said... Best Blogger Tips

Perfect for spring!

Suzanne said... Best Blogger Tips

So pretty! I follow you on Blogger and on Twitter.

Audrey said... Best Blogger Tips

Very sweet dress. I know someone who would look smashing in that dress.

Mellissa said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautiful!!!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautiful dress!!!
I have a question for you. how do you stay so thin?? I have 3 kids and even thou I was in the army and stay pretty active (I ran ALOT) I cant seem to lose weight. I do love food and cant really stick to diets, but I like to work out. I ust cant lose the gut :(
You are so thin and beatiful!! I love your blog.

staceykt22 said... Best Blogger Tips

Oh, this dress is divine! I'd love to wear this!

alice said... Best Blogger Tips

Pretty! I follow you on friend connect!

lovealice22 at gmail dot com

Alexis said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this dress!

Grosgrain said... Best Blogger Tips

@biiaancaa

Thank you. I guess my father and sister are very thin. I'm also pretty short. I don't exercise or watch what I eat but I don't eat too much either.

I always say, someday it will catch up to me. Everyone's metabolism slows down at some point.

Lina Thomlinson said... Best Blogger Tips

Nice giveaway! I'm a follower.

Sarah said... Best Blogger Tips

So pretty! I love the photo shoot idea with the fireflies, too! Maybe if I win the dress I could do the shoot in it. :)

Bethany said... Best Blogger Tips

I love it! I follow Grosgrain and I'm commenting!

Jessica said... Best Blogger Tips

Love this dress!

SVaRaDa said... Best Blogger Tips

bautiful!!!

Shara said... Best Blogger Tips

Gorgeous-- I love it!

Mrs. Miller said... Best Blogger Tips

Just so perfect!

rebecca said... Best Blogger Tips

so pretty!
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jen said... Best Blogger Tips

the dress is adorablee for the winter/spring transition!

Laura said... Best Blogger Tips

Wow, you did such a beautiful job!

jen said... Best Blogger Tips

i also follow your blog

Cheryl said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow grosgrain- I love the hair and the dress!
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injanuity said... Best Blogger Tips

Gorgeous!

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Sarah said... Best Blogger Tips

That dress is awesome!

Melissa said... Best Blogger Tips

I love all the effortless details.

Hillary said... Best Blogger Tips

so gorgeous. your joann's has much better fabric than mine does!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

i love this dress. so dainty and feminine. good job. i'm so jealous of your obvious talent. I love that you blog about it.

mel said... Best Blogger Tips

Wow, that fabric is amazing, especially how you used it. It looks so intricate and tricky to make....was it?

THM said... Best Blogger Tips

OMG! Just Beautiful. The perfect dress for Spring. My blog is private so if I put a link on my blog you won't be able to verify. I guess that is the problem with having a private blog! O-well.

Toni

THM said... Best Blogger Tips

One more question - any idea when you'll do the Frock by Friday again? I found you too late and wish you were still doing it!

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

i love this dress (well, all your dresses!)

The Studes said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow this blog! it's the highlight of my day!

HokieFootball4Life said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow you on Twitter!
(@skidmore101)

Melanie Allen {The Domestic Engineer} said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow this blog! Please enter me!

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

Ohmyword!
Its BEAUTIFUL!

Ana said... Best Blogger Tips

I love the whole look! That dress is perfect for spring.

Karen said... Best Blogger Tips

What a pretty dress! A great way to welcome spring.

tu-ki-mu said... Best Blogger Tips

you are real-ly amazing woman! Sew a adorable dress plus decorate a bedroom'. andd your photos are perfect.
is Your giveaway open to worlwide?
thanks...

Diana said... Best Blogger Tips

Stunning!

Stella said... Best Blogger Tips

I love the styling you did on this....beautiful.

Stella said... Best Blogger Tips

Also I'm a follower..

Stella said... Best Blogger Tips

And now I follow on twitter as well...

Bryndis Julia said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm a follower :)

Alyssa - Live. Love. Craft. said... Best Blogger Tips

It's so pretty! Oh, and I'm a follower!

Rebecca said... Best Blogger Tips

So pretty! I'm a follower.

Grosgrain said... Best Blogger Tips

@tu-ki-mu
yes!

Grosgrain said... Best Blogger Tips

@tmehraban
I have some big deadlines for the book coming up so not this month but I promise to try and squeeze one in April. Thanks for enjoying it!

Amy said... Best Blogger Tips

Very cute! I'd love to win one of your beautiful dresses :)

Amy said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm also a follower

barb said... Best Blogger Tips

love it and I linked to you on FB :)

Hannah C said... Best Blogger Tips

So cute, the ruffled sleeves are adorable.

Alex :) said... Best Blogger Tips

The fabric is amazing, I havent seen any of it around my local fabric shops. The dress is gorgeous, I love, I love!!!

Bonnie Joy said... Best Blogger Tips

Gorgeous! Love the fabric.

Faby said... Best Blogger Tips

beautiful dress, love the combination.

Faby said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow grossgrain. :)

jc said... Best Blogger Tips

How refreshing, spring is really in the air! Thanks for the lovely giveaway.

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Frogs-n-Butterflies said... Best Blogger Tips

so pretty and perfect. love it!

Kurtis and Iva said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautiful dress and love the hair. Wishing I hadn't just cut all my hair off. :)

Leslie said... Best Blogger Tips

So pretty both the dress and the hair. I hope I win. I just wonder what size it is- you look pretty thin..... :)

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Petite Josette said... Best Blogger Tips

this is a very sweet dress. I like that you wore it with tights for a "between season" styling. I could definitely see myself wearing this :)

missjulierae said... Best Blogger Tips

beautiful dress! i am going to be on the lookout for that fabric!

barneyn said... Best Blogger Tips

this is great! wow! thanks!

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barneyn said... Best Blogger Tips

i already follow Grosgrain! thanks!

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barneyn said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow Grosgrain on Twitter!

@nellybarney

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barneyn said... Best Blogger Tips

tweet!

http://twitter.com/#!/nellybarney/status/50433398170324992

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Mrunmayee said... Best Blogger Tips

So pretty and springy.. You are so talented!!

Chegrol said... Best Blogger Tips

Lovely! I'm a big fan of your blog. Stay creative!

Cha-Cha said... Best Blogger Tips

Forget winning something; I would just love you to tutorial ONE feature off each dress you make so that I could apply it to some distant project I intend to make but probably never will! You are AMAZING!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

Lovely things!
I started to follow your blog :)

agnese said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this dress and I love your blog!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

The dress is beatuiful (of course, you made it)
and I absolutely adore the tights and shoes combo!
Love, love, love it!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

Wow that dress is amazing. I love the fabric and the swirls of bias cut fabric. I love getting updates from your blog on my twitter feed :)

Hele said... Best Blogger Tips

I love it, and the pale colour of the pics is very adequate for such a romantic dress

Helena, (from Spain)
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Dropped Stitch Knitter said... Best Blogger Tips

What a great dress and the hairstyle is pretty Scandinavian....

Dropped Stitch Knitter said... Best Blogger Tips

And I am a follower :)

Allyson said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this! What great details. I love the shape, sleeves, and fabric swirls! I linked to it here:

http://themotleymongoose.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-on-stick-frock-grosgrain.html

chispicose said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this post¡ I am a follower on twitter en I linked do in my blogg:

http://meigafeiticeira.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-on-stick-frock-grosgrain.html

Leah Franqui said... Best Blogger Tips

I adore this dress, and I can't wait for the hair tutorial.

Mruna Mistry said... Best Blogger Tips

Love the print on this dress! And love the bun too!

Mruna Mistry said... Best Blogger Tips

Already a follower of your blog

Mruna Mistry said... Best Blogger Tips

LInked to my blog...
http://ebony-ivory-rainbow.blogspot.com/
right sidebar...

Jen said... Best Blogger Tips

gorgeous dress!

Jen said... Best Blogger Tips

i follow your blog!

Jen said... Best Blogger Tips

i follow on twitter!

kelsie rae. said... Best Blogger Tips

beautiful!

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janelle said... Best Blogger Tips

such a cute dress, just lovely.

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Vira said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow you!

Jennifer said... Best Blogger Tips

Lovely for Spring! So cute.

Who am I... said... Best Blogger Tips

Lovely!

Ashley said... Best Blogger Tips

i'm a grosgrain follower! :)

legala77 said... Best Blogger Tips

Wow! Please can I be your protoge'? :)

jaime said... Best Blogger Tips

I just love love LOVE your blog. Super inspiring and such lovely ideas.
Cheers!

Jenn A said... Best Blogger Tips

I'd love to have this beautiful dress!

I do have a question for you..."Do you actually give your dresses to the winners? I had a friend "win" one of your dresses, but she's never heard from you again, nor received the dress. I was so happy for her, but it's only been disappointing...

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Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

Love your site. Was looking forward to spring/summer for your Frock by Friday series. I am still new to blog-land so leaving a comment and hoping to win :)
Leena

Hygien-uh said... Best Blogger Tips

All of your clothes are so beautiful! I love this so much.

Magpie Shinies said... Best Blogger Tips

This is so pretty! I would love to win something like this!

Magpie Shinies said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow you!

jagodka said... Best Blogger Tips

I've been visiting your blog for a while but never commented before. But this dress is so beautiful and I would want it so much that this time I had to leave a comment :) Love your blog and your ideas! I wish I could sew...

Lucia said... Best Blogger Tips

That is SUCH a pretty dress!! Love the fabric, and the sleeves are GORGEOUS! I would love to win it..:)

~Lucia
lmmorud {at} gmail {dot} com

Lucia said... Best Blogger Tips

I am also a follower of your lovely blog! And look so pretty in all of your dresses, Ms. Frances. Your hair is gorgeous!

~Lucia
lmmorud {at} gmail {dot} com

Iveta said... Best Blogger Tips

Hi:) I love your's blog. I'm am 3 kids mom:) and take a free moments for sewing. I tweet about giveaway:)

Lisa Carver said... Best Blogger Tips

very cute. I follow your blog.

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mnblonde said... Best Blogger Tips

I posted on my blog www.wyndsweptacres@blogspot.com and will also be on The Hive blog! and I will follow you here too--your site is awesome!!
Bridget

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

I started following on twitter. I love this dress and everything else! I wish I was as creative as you!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

perfect spring dress! thanks for the giveaway!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

How wonderful.

I am a follower and I posted the giveaway on my blog.

Aileena said... Best Blogger Tips

I hope I will get this point, where I can just sew a dress. Still working at it!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

gorgeous! thanks for giving it away!! :)

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Kelli said... Best Blogger Tips

So very sweet-hope I win this dress (it'll be the first thing I wear when I'm done hiking up my shirt to nurse every three hours) :) love your blog (I'm a follower) and look forward to more dress sewing tutorials!

JessD said... Best Blogger Tips

I love it! The dress is so divine!

Linda said... Best Blogger Tips

Hey! I follow via blogger! :)

Clara said... Best Blogger Tips

I love it!! I've been trying to find a dress just like that, spring-y and light.

Nlitvak said... Best Blogger Tips

My goodness, this dress is so adorable. I love all your creations, but this one is just so romantic and summery. My mom actually used to braid my hair into a bun like that, because it was so long -I love the look.

I follow via blogger, I posted this giveaway on my facebook page (because I don't have a blog of my own) and Im posting a comment. Need to increase my chances of winning this amazing giveaway! :)

dixie said... Best Blogger Tips

that fabric is awesome!

Anna said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow via google reader. Love your work- so inspiring for this beginner.

Sarah Marie said... Best Blogger Tips

I love it! And I would LOVE to win it as well. You are amazing.

Anne Brown said... Best Blogger Tips

This dress (and everything on this blog) is amazing!!! I really hope I win it! I love the pattern on the fabric, the shape of the dress, the subtle swirls! It is perfect color for me! I love it and really hope I win!

brittany said... Best Blogger Tips

as always, gorgeous!

Janel said... Best Blogger Tips

I LOVE the fabric!! I was at Joann's the other day drooling on it. I didn't get any, but I want to. Nice!

Grace Cartwright Aspinwall said... Best Blogger Tips

so precious! LOVE! and im a follower!

Yvette Stanton said... Best Blogger Tips

Mmm... I'd love to see that fabric up close! Looks really pretty.

becky said... Best Blogger Tips

i follow you and am in love with this fabric!
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seeks said... Best Blogger Tips

super cute! I already follow you, though.

Kim said... Best Blogger Tips

Posted a link! :)

Jenny Plumb said... Best Blogger Tips

I love this dress!

Jenny Plumb said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow you as well. You're the best for sewing tips!

Melanie said... Best Blogger Tips

I just love this fabric! I never see anything this lovely when I go to Joanns. It looks more Liberty of London. And the styling is as perfect as the dress. It's a fabulous piece.

Ragnhild said... Best Blogger Tips

This dress is great!

Lauren said... Best Blogger Tips

I've started following this blog. Abi and I were friends in high school and I actually remember meeting you once at the Kulp's pool (you look exactly the same!). I am in awe of your skills- I've just started sewing and your blog is such an inspiration :)

Jaebelle said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm a follower. This is a precious dress!

LisaM said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow.

Thanks for the giveaway!

Brenda Brown said... Best Blogger Tips

Linked this to my facebook. :) Also, have tried to start following you but for some reason everytime I try I get a link error...
bc.brown@live.com

XauXau said... Best Blogger Tips

so dreamy.. :)

XauXau said... Best Blogger Tips

and I am following you..

Jen said... Best Blogger Tips

Love this dress! I'm a follower!

Graceful Oven said... Best Blogger Tips

what a beautiful dress, i love it with the peach sweater. Great hair!

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm now following you on twitter! Would love this frock!

Anonymous said... Best Blogger Tips

I began following you on Twitter. What a beautiful dress!

Erin said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautiful! As usual!

SS said... Best Blogger Tips

Wow, that dress is lovely. :-)

I follow you on Twitter!

gwenstella said... Best Blogger Tips

LOVE THIS DRESS!!! <3

gwenstella said... Best Blogger Tips

i am already a follower! :D

gwenstella said... Best Blogger Tips

following you on Twitter as gwenstella! (^_^)v

Estee said... Best Blogger Tips

I love the dress, the print is wonderful!

Estee said... Best Blogger Tips

I hope my last comment showed up, I got an error...

Anyway, I'm also a follower!

Sheila said... Best Blogger Tips

AHEM!!!! Where is the promised hair tutorial??? ;) Looking forward to it...

JBalloon said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautifully done!

Grosgrain said... Best Blogger Tips

@SheilaI posted it here:
http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2011/03/braids-2.html

You might have missed it if you don't follow me via google reader or an rss feed. To get all my posts please subscribe....

elana said... Best Blogger Tips

i already follow you! i love that dress...it's totally gorgeous. it better bring spring here, because it just snowed. again!

Kandice said... Best Blogger Tips

I am just leaving a comment! This dress is GREAT, very feminine and pretty! Thanks for the great giveaway!

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Alexus1325 said... Best Blogger Tips

Posted about your dress on my blog :D

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Lou said... Best Blogger Tips

Its always thrilling looking at your blog. I marvel at all the things that can be done if only I sat still.

Chitra said... Best Blogger Tips

Love the dress and all your work- I just found your blog in the last couple weeks and have checked it constantly

just leaving a comment...

Runner for Life said... Best Blogger Tips

I have been watching your site for a few days now and it is WONDERFUL! All I want to do is go home and sew! I am now a follower and would feel blessed to be able to wear a piece of your clothing. Thanks for all the great ideas!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

Adore this dress. The fabric is gorgeous. I just don't see anything like that here is regional Australia. So hope I win, I'd be honoured to wear it!

an ika said... Best Blogger Tips

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an ika said... Best Blogger Tips

amazing dress!


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mommaloves7 said... Best Blogger Tips

Wow! Love this dress. Are you going tell how you made it? I'd love to try this one!

mommaloves7 said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm following

lorenita76 said... Best Blogger Tips

You are really talented Im following you.

Jenny Wren said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm following! Presumably the dress only comes in one size, though... what size is it? If it's my size, I'd love to win ^_^

Chloe said... Best Blogger Tips

Such a pretty fabric!

Dorian said... Best Blogger Tips

Love this dress...so springy!

Dorian said... Best Blogger Tips

I follow you :)

Dorian said... Best Blogger Tips

I tweeted about it @Dorian_BSM

Dorian said... Best Blogger Tips

And I follow you on Twitter!

Reagans momma said... Best Blogger Tips

Beautiful dress, but all of yours are.

Reagans momma said... Best Blogger Tips

Love it!

Marthalynn said... Best Blogger Tips

I'm a follower :) What a Spring beauty!

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

I think I'm too late for the giveaway but I just wanted to tell you that I love the dress. Very pretty fabric too.

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