ANAVINI CHRISTMAS DRESS

Dress up your little girl in a handsmocked Christmas dress like this one.  Made by designer Anavini, this little dress features an insert of perky Christmas trees bordered with hearts.  The Peter Pan collar and the dainty puffed sleeves give this red and white gingham dress adorable special touches.

Before buying retail at a childrens boutique, try looking at  some Discount Smocked Christmas Dresses. The Christmas rush is coming on fast!

Jack-o-Lantern Bow!

Here is a beautiful pumpkin bow just in time for Fall and Halloween.

This bow as well as a host of custom bows are available at The Southern Baby, an eBay store with 100% good feedback.  You can find there adorable smocked clothing for children as well as custom made bows.

This Halloween bow is made with a white 2 1/4 inch wide grosgrain ribbon and has a French clip closure.

The bow measures approximately 5 inches in width not including the tails.

A cute orange Jack o' Lantern that is stitched like a toile fabric is embroidered on the bow. The center is tied by an orange ribbon dotted with white.

Smocked Fall Clothing for Girls Smocked Fall Clothing for Boys

The dress above with the matching bow is an example of the fine quality children's clothing you will find at The Southern Baby, a quality eBay store with 100% positive feedback from happy customers who buy over and over again for the special occasions that come every year.

This dress pictured above is created by Anavini; it is from the Velani Classics.

It has short sleeves with 2 buttons at the back. The fabric is a brushed 100% cotton, like a flannel, pink check.

The smocked design in vivid color is of a little girl with pigtails driving a green and yellow (John Deere?) tractor. There are corn stalks and  hay stacks on each side of her .   Notice in the picture below how the design goes over the shoulder and around the back...so sweet.

The The Southern Baby has a wonderful selection of lovely smocked outfits, many with custom made hair bows.  It is a gem of a store that you won't want to miss!

Dress by Carouselwear

Jon Jon by by Carouselwear

Orange is the perfect color for fall. What better color to mesh with the season when the leaves are turning orange, gold, red, and brown. This orange smocked bishop dress celebrates the harvest with a precious scarecrow that any child will love to wear. Dress your little princess for the season and don't overlook orange- the happiest fall color, reminiscent of bright leaves and pumpkins.  See the selection for Smocked Fall Clothing for Girls.

At Thanksgiving we go to eat dinner at Grandma's and Grandpa's. How nice for little boys to have something special to wear like this Thanksgiving boy’s Jon Jon smocked with a Harvest cornucopia. Take a look at the selection of Smocked Fall Clothing for Boys.

5 Reasons Why Smocked Clothing is Great for Growing Kids

It may surprise some people, but quality smocked clothing can be economical.  When you buy clothing for special occasions, you generally expect to pay more.  So if you compare smocked clothing and non-smocked clothing, you will find that the smocked clothes will fit a child much longer and then can be passed down to other children rendering the dollars spent to yield more benefits.

Smocked Clothes Give and Stretch

1.  The smocked portions of the garment "give"  and stretch with movement allowing the child to play freely and comfortably.  Smocked garments fit children in a soft, non-binding way.

2.  Since the smocking stretches, the garment may fit a child through the body for several years of growth. Mothers and grandmothers who smock and sew their children's clothing, have learned to make dresses with deep hems allowing them to be "let out" each year as the child grows taller.

3.  If hems are let out to enable a garment to be worn more than one season, then the smocked garment can actually become an economical choice for dressing up.

4.  Since smocking never goes out of style the smocked clothing can be passed down to your other children or given to cousins or friends.  The classic look of smocking is always special.

5.  The natural fabrics that are generally used in smocked children's clothing are cool and comfortable. Cotton or cotton/polyester are the popular choices.  (Kid's have no patience with uncomfortable clothing.)

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