Now, for our little girls.

We continue on the journey of the Baptismal Gown.

These are some of the beauty's, and a beast, I have come upon in my recent search.

Feast your eyes on this beast for example;

It is the negligee of Baptismal Gowns. I mean really!

But that is all, that is really the only true beast I found. From here we have some true beauties.

And my favorite is for last.

Aren't those sweet. I enjoyed my exploration of the Baptismal Gown. I will write you a little history of the gown soon. If I can get it together, I will show you a picture of the Romper I made for my nephew.

Crystal

More on the Baptismal Gown

Okay, so I have not finished my fact collecting on the history of the Baptismal Gown (which by the way is my revision of the original name Christening Gown,) however, on my journey I have found some treasures and some giggles that must be shared. Let’s start with a giggle shall we.

The Christening Romper for boys.

Here we have a few ringgers for your delight.

Yes, this is serious. Just in case you believe that the pastor is not the only one who should be wearing robes.

Okay, one more.

I know you guys think I am kidding, but I am not. These are out there for sale. But to be fare, there are some really cute ones as well.

This is my favorite. It is very similar to the gown/romper I just made for my nephew, (pictures forth coming.)

This last one can be found on Etsy.com. They are expensive, but worth every penny.

Girl Gowns forthcoming.

Crystal

An Occasion for a Gown

A Baptismal Gown that is.




This is the baptismal Gown that I made for my niece a couple of years ago. It was the first baptismal gown I ever made, and I was quite proud (and a little surprised) of its extraordinary beauty. To say the least, I was inspired.

Let me give you a little back ground. We baptize our infants in our house and most families in our church do the same. No, we are not Catholic, but we are reformed and covenantal, and this way of living means we believe our children, who are born into a Christian family, need to take on the name of the head of their church, Christ, by being baptized. But that is a conversation for another time.

So, many years ago I looked for a gown for my daughter and could not find one I liked. All I did find was white and stiff with way to much cheap lace. And I thought to myself, someone really should make better Baptismal Gowns.

Well, I have yet to see anything that strikes me as beautiful, coming out of our local stores. However I have seen a few friends gifted an old family heirloom here and there, and this got me thinking. Why are we not producing our own heirloom Baptismal Gowns? Gowns that we can use for our children and that they can use for their children.

So, here I am on another quest. Sewing and ripping, and ripping and sewing my way to victory. I am now working on my nephews Baptismal Romper. It is a twist on the Gown, so it is fitting for a little boy. It has a special-removable feature, the Gown skirt snaps on and off. So he can wear his robes of glory for his coming into the kingdom of God when he takes on his new name of Christian. But then his glory robes can be removed so he can still look like a boy during his baptism party, because afterwards we must party.

I will post a picture of my latest creation soon.

By the way, I have been thinking about selling Baptismal Gowns. They are quite difficult to make and would be expensive. So I am wondering, do you think these are a desired item for those baptizing their children? I would love to hear your opinions.

Cheers,

Crystal