tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85851474186657532672024-03-13T13:54:51.068+11:00.Dress A Girl Around the World - Dress A Girl Sydney & AustraliaDress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.comBlogger2304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-62018602180654543652024-01-17T21:11:00.002+11:002024-01-17T21:11:33.061+11:00Reminders on how to make dress donations and guidelines<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> Lately, I have been getting a few enquiries about dress donations. Due to space problems at home, I can no longer accept continous dress donations unless I have a specific location to send them to. Cut-off dates when a location is identified will be posted on this site.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Dress a Girl Australia is not financed and/or sponsored by anyone. Due to the regularly increasing cost of postage and cost of distributing dresses I would now require a donation of $2.00 per dress if you want to donate a dress. Below are a couple of links which can give anyone an idea as to how to donate dresses and guidelines on how to make and/or sew a dress to donate.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzmKKLeUTMmHNS4LM7ijtGjDpSLDqDwHMmId0DSo19g/pub" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Guidelines on Dress Donations</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EOPDXPZ-mQoMFIIVc-DHjFCGpt6PSCSkUby8aAoFVbY/edit" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Guidelines on How to Make Dresses</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">For any questions and/or clarifications, please feel free to send me an <a href="mailto:dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com">email</a>. Or send me a message using the 'Çontact Me' tab at the top of this page. Thank you.</span></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-13458745942235670022024-01-08T22:46:00.000+11:002024-01-08T22:46:02.942+11:0008-Jan-2024 : Donation #1/2024 - Dress Donations from Berkley Vale High School<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Received in December 2023 but acknowledging only today are 13 dress donations from a group of senior students of Berkley Vale High School sent by their sewing teacher Katrina Hill.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://photos.app.goo.gl/D63bWnHPSUrzivcF9" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaHK0aTZkySFwumrRIOvtCV5rTGuEQYbBD6FgVyOWqQPL6fB9QAgr6GV4XAiOKyCPb8Nnzzphd3vYI8o8ly2crVw10yxhQOI_PSPICuSeKpMm1x72EV1Q5tYhLtB7bc9qnZLvYqzDLYTyrLSLdOdI-26IxcpZCMZwbuqwcW4XpW9G-WmWc5hvLh4uyKV-/w400-h400/Berkley%20Vale%20High%20School_06-Jan-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Click on the image above or click <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/D63bWnHPSUrzivcF9" target="_blank">here</a> to see more of the 13 dresses. Thank you to the group and to Katrina for the dress donations and thank you as well for the postage donation. It is very much appreciated.</span><br /><p><br /></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-23422593406315307732024-01-08T21:09:00.000+11:002024-01-08T21:09:23.886+11:0008-Jan-2024 : Dress a Girl Australia's Final Stats for Year 2023<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">It is time to post the 2023 stats for Dress A Girl Australia. Two locations were recipients of the dresses I made. Total number of dresses distributed was 34 only, a few toys and childrens' books and magazines. Distributions were made in Portugal and a special community in Queensland. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">With the above 2023 distributions added to the grand total, below is a summary of Dress A Girl Australia's grand total distributions -</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Total number of dresses - 10,190</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Total number of t-shirts/boys' sets - 1,175</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Total number of shorts for boys only - 789</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">More details on the chart below for 2023 -</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNkp3PL9tpIbMnUiWVi4qtJ0AQkHedoO4mRpA6adqze5gL2J8rS8VQQjjWYzDy6ncz-Q0swv3TGE2ZgZwsFheVpkL299sRw9xek5tGp0cAZxx61-P0W3z9OAg6willxXOlr-AfBQO7buVp9RIBAeLh1sHRslMAK8K1lSyq_hyphenhyphenUs6ZSEvAiJVvrnUmQ42Q/s682/FY2023%20D-A-G%20Stats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="682" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNkp3PL9tpIbMnUiWVi4qtJ0AQkHedoO4mRpA6adqze5gL2J8rS8VQQjjWYzDy6ncz-Q0swv3TGE2ZgZwsFheVpkL299sRw9xek5tGp0cAZxx61-P0W3z9OAg6willxXOlr-AfBQO7buVp9RIBAeLh1sHRslMAK8K1lSyq_hyphenhyphenUs6ZSEvAiJVvrnUmQ42Q/w478-h143/FY2023%20D-A-G%20Stats.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Now that everything seems to be back to normal, I hope to continue distributions in the future. Thank you.</span></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-90887154364692384692024-01-08T20:47:00.002+11:002024-01-08T20:52:52.530+11:00Dress Distribution #125 - Sharing Dresses for Queensland<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">This distribution was made last November 2023 but am only writing the article today. The 20 dresses below were given to a community in Queensland by another acquaintance. Also included in the parcel were childrens books, magazines and toys for a centre that was being established in the area for this special community. I was not able to take pictures of the childrens' books and magazines but the toys I donated for the centre are on the image below. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">These are the dresses -</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSCowRlZU_5hV5U2aRhQ2zrwhTtITK5cmpbkljjUKTSa2cRhm8Xz3kIS4v4z9hsiYHN2vLbRjcxLxsyBIU91NpWLJYaV6K4BuSm6swcPp3UoKHbIp_1Cys8lUY2TAicKqD6yByvjj2ghG7o4eei4sECNk7wQZtyUgdRe-kDNhEDvrMG4btnicqjjNkDnf/s500/D-A-G%202023%20Sewing%20Marathon%20Distribution%20%231_12-Nov-2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSCowRlZU_5hV5U2aRhQ2zrwhTtITK5cmpbkljjUKTSa2cRhm8Xz3kIS4v4z9hsiYHN2vLbRjcxLxsyBIU91NpWLJYaV6K4BuSm6swcPp3UoKHbIp_1Cys8lUY2TAicKqD6yByvjj2ghG7o4eei4sECNk7wQZtyUgdRe-kDNhEDvrMG4btnicqjjNkDnf/w400-h400/D-A-G%202023%20Sewing%20Marathon%20Distribution%20%231_12-Nov-2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">and the toys -</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BM93CqmPJbX-GZSoGRlFJat3RPR5CY5zj6UAphhPu6UpUeP03r6m-3iBnWzgbI_sjD7ZadJPenoySeOjKX47cb2tQXgJKukDxwp9V2j-o1WSDyJ3R9UKdAO7Plq76ZtJiYGXni-WTc7842JDdZkzJM8yiM4y1BmIc3iJUxC0aXBB819oAgAq4eeJl0vO/s526/Toys%20for%20QLD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="526" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BM93CqmPJbX-GZSoGRlFJat3RPR5CY5zj6UAphhPu6UpUeP03r6m-3iBnWzgbI_sjD7ZadJPenoySeOjKX47cb2tQXgJKukDxwp9V2j-o1WSDyJ3R9UKdAO7Plq76ZtJiYGXni-WTc7842JDdZkzJM8yiM4y1BmIc3iJUxC0aXBB819oAgAq4eeJl0vO/w400-h380/Toys%20for%20QLD.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">It was quite difficult to make a difference during the past 3 years due to the global pandemic and more expensive cost of sending parcels and distributing the dresses. Was glad I was still able to help make a difference last year in my own little way. If you are interested to make a difference this year, please check out the following info below by clicking on the links. You will also find the links on the left side navigation pane on this page.</span><div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzmKKLeUTMmHNS4LM7ijtGjDpSLDqDwHMmId0DSo19g/pub" target="_blank">New Rules for Dress Donations</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EOPDXPZ-mQoMFIIVc-DHjFCGpt6PSCSkUby8aAoFVbY/edit" target="_blank">Guidelines on how to make dresses</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">For more information please feel free to send me an <a href="mailto:dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com" target="_blank">email</a> or click on the ''Çontact Me'' tab at the top of this page. Thank you.<br /></span><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-63676551866603472622024-01-08T16:44:00.002+11:002024-01-09T00:53:06.062+11:00Dress Distribution #124 - To an Orphanage in Portugal<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">It has been a while since I was able to make a difference. I am only writing this article now but this distribution was made in May 2023 when I had a trip to Spain and Portugal. I handed it over to an acquaintance of mine who worked in an agency dealing with children in refugee camps. Unfortunately there were no pictures as I had such a limited time. I made and took 14 dresses with me and these are the dresses -</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://photos.app.goo.gl/aMvrtbEuXJK51m4L6" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggID6ETA3tjRsy1t5SMceW2GsOh8N512CuCZekUICsiG2czd_D6qIyNYp0rSKGz45AEB8ulJUVbcbYc2Hg3S7wP6h9vPzEgOoUhywqJYxmhuI4b2sgLGQgOgtzdL8TyBHrrnUGRLDGV5PVfKvL1CLsrPdQWSz61TReg8QfrBBllM0tVqfnr5WJKGD9w3Uj/w400-h400/D-A-G%20Dresses%20for%20Portugal%20Distribution%20%232_12-Nov-2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Click on the image above or click here if anyone wants to see more details of the dresses I made. </span></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-78880617675823477872023-12-31T22:12:00.001+11:002023-12-31T22:12:09.908+11:0031-Dec-2023 : Happy New Year!<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><b>Happy New Year!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF8SIiipN-pmjaAFLfwWJcx_qBkD5XLckGNVtr9UGYYo-Z5He8uaFENLvoqcX85B2N3D4UraEZEkQVyOAsv3ibRI2S4sCqTWfdZhlg7GuvIbg6oxHFAaxEoEWxO-B0fOm1PHq3k7yqurp_nwxzmv4ja6gpk-EZV0HTNnsqDWZOtvVCH1ef5vsSGTCsG2U/s500/01-09%20New%20Year%20New%20Beginnings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF8SIiipN-pmjaAFLfwWJcx_qBkD5XLckGNVtr9UGYYo-Z5He8uaFENLvoqcX85B2N3D4UraEZEkQVyOAsv3ibRI2S4sCqTWfdZhlg7GuvIbg6oxHFAaxEoEWxO-B0fOm1PHq3k7yqurp_nwxzmv4ja6gpk-EZV0HTNnsqDWZOtvVCH1ef5vsSGTCsG2U/w400-h400/01-09%20New%20Year%20New%20Beginnings.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-56868580512717259782023-12-23T21:38:00.003+11:002023-12-23T21:38:45.563+11:0025-Dec-2023 : Merry Christmas everyone !<p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Wishing all a Blessed Christmas !</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvSUzrSlczpqZgNgS6KPpxlD5vYaH0A1_G4i5_GWE187YUoRXjHHx-nHFJPGS0zKu7bpfSWxtE8-3et3HdYkEsPsNkd_dsmnfuYNzSB6zt1honwVbQZp3NeNvWG-XtTuZqR9wPUYGM3PJDhyuae7n-miTmhOfsXC97OYFDicsYQUeDXWWli_QbwnOvob9/s866/Santa%20Claus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvSUzrSlczpqZgNgS6KPpxlD5vYaH0A1_G4i5_GWE187YUoRXjHHx-nHFJPGS0zKu7bpfSWxtE8-3et3HdYkEsPsNkd_dsmnfuYNzSB6zt1honwVbQZp3NeNvWG-XtTuZqR9wPUYGM3PJDhyuae7n-miTmhOfsXC97OYFDicsYQUeDXWWli_QbwnOvob9/w374-h400/Santa%20Claus.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></b><p></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-69164766371399630402023-10-22T00:46:00.004+11:002023-10-22T00:47:22.952+11:002023 Sewing Marathon : Dress #11 to Dress #18<p> 22<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">-Oct-2023 : Sewn eight (8) dresses the past 5 days. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href=" https://photos.app.goo.gl/x3jXyrMZxci6ym8L7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="692" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhUakV5aaH5I_I4V-7xSEvsq6_kJCAo-uHcIwIVadTUwAd52u1ls-kbqXklv5KP-LQgAvSEUfjS3x8iSbKZg2bMdzEWZ0z7H3FM4SfifyGx-KOwANYE5VrA6C9LrLS7pgCrVnM_moi_JxfSIyHCKClUJGBib1LNVsAeH5kIqT7BzD9_0jJzMyBV3V5sPW/w400-h289/Dress%20Blog_22-Oct-2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Please click on the image above if you want to see the other handmade dresses I have made so far.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">More to come... fabrics and dresses.</span></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-28748951449375625792023-10-16T15:06:00.003+11:002023-10-22T00:42:30.710+11:002023 Sewing Marathon : Dress #6 to Dress #10<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> 16-Oct-2023 : Three dresses I made over the weekend and two this morning for my 2023 Sewing Marathon. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/x3jXyrMZxci6ym8L7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireF7FtgsB604iESTouWvOY6Y3hmrf3-Z1jFPfRIXE6D65LzO1CZL_2rLAyf7gWQSwpKI3rGZ206iDmeS6qeqUA4S8S6fYP2kNbPLpVQQ6OMmTXJouFx52hJWGiSw_57dNw6oWfBk1gJBv2Uxx36Nv2XlsyQWlV8oXiXvYYbYgti6fnhxlBAJ-SaHlg1TZ/w400-h400/Dress%20Blog_16-Oct-2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Please click on the image above if you want to see the other handmade dresses I have made so far.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">More to come... fabrics and dresses.</span></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-40472138248981745172023-10-11T01:06:00.002+11:002023-10-11T01:06:44.031+11:002023 Sewing Marathon : Dress #5<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">10-Oct-2023 : This is the dress I made for today - Dress #5 which I will be adding to my 2023 Sewing Marathon album.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://photos.app.goo.gl/x3jXyrMZxci6ym8L7" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOABwWc09LwG9hAyaPllFSJC9y4E7Lambs441KbcVeA6iiZrUWr-GP-VQ2s5g6VQqZiV_AF-4Uf-UrRKvOxRZeQgC9xkHb7zWvcZJLsqYqdjgJblVej6WSz9g_WlfNstPxfcD7jDG5dIufOQ6C_NbuLkYAseyi0xK219UQ930JWli2UW6nhiwmRvBzxZir/w239-h400/Dress%20%235.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Please click on the image above if you want to see the other handmade dresses I have made so far.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">More to come... fabrics and dresses.</span></p><div><br /></div>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-78480622507437521052023-10-09T23:44:00.001+11:002023-10-09T23:45:47.710+11:002023 Sewing Marathon : Dress #4<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> 09-Oct-2023 : This is the dress I made for the day - Dress #4 which I will be adding to my 2023 Sewing Marathon album.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/x3jXyrMZxci6ym8L7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9miGgRhlgtitcClihYZqR1DUjvPFENxqCJJcImt9mx2oRKtgQBVPvl_JvVQZlzYqCMHNXNYIiAuHk1zcen7CfqjYqhZD6CVZr6dhlUtrK3FtaZZ1rcob3u4Rz2dUFhmMfWEv7-33Z8k2n5xF0W2bdJTrOMO_Tb2xv5svP9J5HPv3BnlHX0csOBf24-LN/s320/Dress%20%234.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Please click on the image above if you want to see the other handmade dresses I have made so far.</span><div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">And here are more fabrics from my collection that I will be making into dresses in the next few days for my sewing marathon. Might take more time to sew them as some of the fabrics are small so I may need to mix & match them up to make into a dress.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiDPPBk981KY5G3VoB0nVw2K35gc9XvyfTx9VW58wG2byICfX23IlgBGQUh9-Q4jNfRyOL2mQYZjBeZTBDcImVmwrWF_tBFclk1cBJtq_mXy1PmSPyoln1PDha4MZGZZmPC42aIHvgJy612rx6DL0J5sSvC2FIrKIlOW3wqI86Rb31V-HQpbldoTaqYOb/s608/Fabric%20Batch%20%231_09-Oct-2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="608" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiDPPBk981KY5G3VoB0nVw2K35gc9XvyfTx9VW58wG2byICfX23IlgBGQUh9-Q4jNfRyOL2mQYZjBeZTBDcImVmwrWF_tBFclk1cBJtq_mXy1PmSPyoln1PDha4MZGZZmPC42aIHvgJy612rx6DL0J5sSvC2FIrKIlOW3wqI86Rb31V-HQpbldoTaqYOb/s320/Fabric%20Batch%20%231_09-Oct-2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEAZ5I0r9jfbeyqREIlQ-UboGOH5l95KZyJQNheI1uc9qnIKZq9Pxz8afG-gUfldxZG2-gpKbxOCcEpf_vqCZaLrLL-mewjq_zi8vpVgKaLwCRCpq34JTviLM-5dfPRGRn5mMlUAiqa21VNBr7P1kjyFRrEm_THq9s7Z5Z-3V1hkysfS49sJQqSM4L9Ul/s720/Fabric%20Batch%20%232_09-Oct-2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="720" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEAZ5I0r9jfbeyqREIlQ-UboGOH5l95KZyJQNheI1uc9qnIKZq9Pxz8afG-gUfldxZG2-gpKbxOCcEpf_vqCZaLrLL-mewjq_zi8vpVgKaLwCRCpq34JTviLM-5dfPRGRn5mMlUAiqa21VNBr7P1kjyFRrEm_THq9s7Z5Z-3V1hkysfS49sJQqSM4L9Ul/s320/Fabric%20Batch%20%232_09-Oct-2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">More to come... fabrics and dresses.<br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><br /></p></div>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-16380858021799024262023-10-09T19:54:00.005+11:002023-10-09T20:04:59.343+11:00First Sewing Marathon after 5 years<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">A<span>fter not much sewing a</span><span> sewing marathon seemed like a good idea after 5 years and being inactive for almost 3-1/2 years due to the global pandemic. I will be sewing at least one dress a day until the end of the year and have ready-made dresses ready for distribution everytime I find a suitable location to make a distribution and/or whenever I have the chance to travel and handcarry my handmade dresses with me. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">I started sewing 2 days ago and so far has made 3 dresses...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EuJabA9ZU1bMcngsHwplMy1AwLniPok_UZVzrMpFGEX_AyM0PgiSi_qRHa5qJUsCEghDu9YYymKP48IW3PSt6w_3abrDjo2pFk3bR7uacUs14fgTnKIzVwYtlL1ECLG3fLseRS8LAt-hmZvZhmmLWcon726fcWg89JrrVix2JlnQ6kxZUeyh_U13OcM0/s707/Dress%20Blog_09-Oct-2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="707" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EuJabA9ZU1bMcngsHwplMy1AwLniPok_UZVzrMpFGEX_AyM0PgiSi_qRHa5qJUsCEghDu9YYymKP48IW3PSt6w_3abrDjo2pFk3bR7uacUs14fgTnKIzVwYtlL1ECLG3fLseRS8LAt-hmZvZhmmLWcon726fcWg89JrrVix2JlnQ6kxZUeyh_U13OcM0/w400-h283/Dress%20Blog_09-Oct-2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">... and there will be more to come in the next few days! A good way to make use of my fabrics in the boxes. To check out all the dresses I have made so far, please click <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/x3jXyrMZxci6ym8L7" target="_blank">here</a> or click on the section '</span><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/x3jXyrMZxci6ym8L7" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">(New!)-FY23 - Sewing Marathon by Dress A Girl Australia</span></a>' <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">which you will find on the left navigation pane of any of the blog's pages.</span> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Thank you.</span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-89389390981884499432023-09-05T17:37:00.001+10:002023-09-05T17:37:11.467+10:00A Reminder for those who want to donate dresses in the future<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> I would like to remind anyone who wants to make dress donations in the future, to please read the Guidelines on How to Make Dresses and Limitations on Dress Donations using the links below. These guidelines are necessary to avoid inconveniences.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EOPDXPZ-mQoMFIIVc-DHjFCGpt6PSCSkUby8aAoFVbY/edit" target="_blank">Guidelines on How to Make Dresses</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzmKKLeUTMmHNS4LM7ijtGjDpSLDqDwHMmId0DSo19g/pub" target="_blank">New Rules for Dress Donations</a></span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Tutorials on how to make dresses are also available using any of the links below :</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4CUWZtpt_AHcUVQS3laRnRXbXM/view?resourcekey=0-Np1rn62UHZWRy7xeHZfeoQ" target="_blank">Peasant Dress</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dressagirlaroundtheworld-va.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-best-t-shirt-dress-tutorial.html" target="_blank">T-Shirt Dress Tutorial</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dressagirlaroundtheworld-va.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-make-best-dress-ever-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Pillowcase Dress Tutorial</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4CUWZtpt_AHbUtEVTFqUmRvWlk/view?resourcekey=0-5F3DW4I2OaFU8c4zZ9YpCw" target="_blank">Recommended Dress Size Measurements</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4CUWZtpt_AHUDliSDZqZ3h6eTA/view?resourcekey=0-XuJVgxV8zN3_JDTsrPYVcA" target="_blank">Armhole Pattern</a></span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">The guidelines are very simple enough to follow but please feel free to send me an email for any questions and/or further clarifications you may need regarding the guidelines by clicking <a href="http://dressagirlaustralia.blogspot.com/p/contact-us.html" target="_blank">here</a> or clicking on the 'Contact Me' tab at the top of this page or click on the 'Contact Dress A Girl Australia Red tab on the right side of this page. Thank you.</span></p><p><br /></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-19075338057231220662023-04-25T23:37:00.003+10:002023-04-25T23:37:22.803+10:00More dresses for Portugal<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">I have sewn more dresses for Portugal and this brings my tally to 11. My target is 20 dresses which will weigh about 2-2.5kgs and with about 12 days to go before my planned departure, 9 more dresses to sew is achievable.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPOlmOzT9n0Mrws0F_7-ISIGq_eVJ4bdWNMYxwWBVA0M54CL_yoeL2O9NNf3WBEug?key=Ti1RRmQyM0JtNS1GMF9ZXzRPbmg0RXdGOE1OTi1B" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="500" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjh0bWmgBJMlKm5xNOpCIjIAHOZjNwfMx6PMyAbR0ouqJWkEq8JRcVcbnIPHX7suJPdK2SPKPPUtXQhIQaWyn2SDOdC0rey3gypdFK1lo5lJ4ElmGaLRYxcK1f9nH_A_d51iYSyXOi5vpvGrBxOxbupGmnCyllzNjdeWPNFKpUVIExYuad-yX4vdYEA/w400-h283/D-A-G%20Dresses%20for%20Portugal2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Click on the image above or click <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPOlmOzT9n0Mrws0F_7-ISIGq_eVJ4bdWNMYxwWBVA0M54CL_yoeL2O9NNf3WBEug?key=Ti1RRmQyM0JtNS1GMF9ZXzRPbmg0RXdGOE1OTi1B" target="_blank">here</a> to check the 'Dresses for Portugal' album.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><br /></div></div>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-90989053265537424522023-04-15T21:07:00.001+10:002023-04-15T21:07:42.235+10:00Sewing Dresses for Portugal<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">I have started to sew dresses again. So far I have sewn 3 dresses and will be bringing with me to Portugal in May.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://photos.app.goo.gl/aMvrtbEuXJK51m4L6" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUNBqATNaHrbrTXwZ7DGV2XwG9AIlPB2wGOFGesD5apt0Vx04V0_rJ6sKdg97OQ973PJ5CrfIwe8MYddiKfm4qOHVT7_MmbwfrDFAI4N_66166uModlFAI9LTS6_7Rdga6Weags4Xm2F22GBIthshtUEoYYc-3R3B6iJdqpbxbOF3Gw8Xnb_ixOz7Hw/w400-h400/D-A-G%20Dresses%20for%20Portugal%20%231.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">I hope to sew a few more in the next few days. All dresses will be posted in an album 'Dresses for Portugal' which you can find if you click on the image above or if you click <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/aMvrtbEuXJK51m4L6" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also find a link to the album on the left navigational pane under '(New!) FY23 - Dress A Girl Australia - Dresses for Portugal'.</span><p></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-61293876431695245872023-04-09T23:44:00.006+10:002023-04-09T23:44:30.859+10:00Happy Easter to All!!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #990000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><b>Happy Easter to All !!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiw3M8I9yAJ-4OApxAVwRJ52ojpCZgjsJZouDDTMudNcgl0YIZvfIeR3JgkiQcG_JN4SsOfvatDNIWwQytO1b6GxTutUiJoCRVpUQupotkoEbUHkA6R2OETRfSYmYu7AZ2KQ6JDTJOjQx2wZS19exr_QRfmJti3_iALzQQ8D4ONTo3KgQWs69gdKUhg/s731/Happy%20Easter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="731" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiw3M8I9yAJ-4OApxAVwRJ52ojpCZgjsJZouDDTMudNcgl0YIZvfIeR3JgkiQcG_JN4SsOfvatDNIWwQytO1b6GxTutUiJoCRVpUQupotkoEbUHkA6R2OETRfSYmYu7AZ2KQ6JDTJOjQx2wZS19exr_QRfmJti3_iALzQQ8D4ONTo3KgQWs69gdKUhg/w400-h249/Happy%20Easter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-19222067610066742642023-04-01T01:15:00.003+11:002023-04-01T01:22:56.334+11:00Starting to Sew Again<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">After almost 3 years (pandemic years) of non-sewing of dresses for Dress A Girl Australia, I am now ready to sew again. For the next two weeks I have a goal of sewing at least 15 dresses for children between the ages of 2 to 13. These dresses I will be bringing with me when I leave for Spain and Portugal next month. In Spain I will be spending about 2 weeks to do a camino and then travel to Portugal for about a week. It is in Lisbon, Portugal where I will be donating these dresses to an orphanage I have contacted. Here are some of the fabrics I will be making into dresses.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoHKn-XzilOXd3LQ3LXx94r0b_X_6mC_zJvGmDVhZcF_hVn_CBH-Kms1uUTyaSSG8abH-0OQRWyBtBi8syLwI-rHi-hm4YTpOY-BYckNWK7mRDyIftjDfB3gcqRmjkvvvCtY95QfJWf_7LfevoJUUW_e8GEaQA62rkM0chjFLuvtQcHg0w3yMm_g1rw/s640/2023-03-31%2015.35.48.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="640" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoHKn-XzilOXd3LQ3LXx94r0b_X_6mC_zJvGmDVhZcF_hVn_CBH-Kms1uUTyaSSG8abH-0OQRWyBtBi8syLwI-rHi-hm4YTpOY-BYckNWK7mRDyIftjDfB3gcqRmjkvvvCtY95QfJWf_7LfevoJUUW_e8GEaQA62rkM0chjFLuvtQcHg0w3yMm_g1rw/w400-h146/2023-03-31%2015.35.48.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">I am so looking forward to this travel to do a camino and ending this adventure with a donation of dresses. I get to share my blessings again with children in need.</span><br /><p><br /></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-30326047321897353382023-03-30T12:53:00.019+11:002023-04-01T10:25:04.649+11:00Update on Dress A Girl Australia<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> Lately, I have been receiving lots of emails and messages asking</span> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">if I am still the ambassador for Dress A Girl Around the World here in Australia. I was the original ambassador in 2011 till 2013. I am no longer the ambassador for this worldwide campaign since 2014 but I still continued the work on my own whenever time and finances allowed me to do it . </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Since 2011 to 2022, I have distributed over 10,156 dresses around the world, 1,175 T-shirts/Shorts Sets for the boys, 789 Boys Shorts only, 149 Quilts, 28 Leggings and 123 totes used as schoolbags, 57 boys and girls undies only (numbers exclude those that were given away with dresses and t-shirts/shorts set for boys) and 6 pairs of girls socks. Also distributed were packs and packs of undies for boys and girls. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Through my Dress Sponsorship Program, I was able to raise money for Clean water Tanks for Vietnam(Christina Noble Foundation Program) in 2017, constructed and installed a well for clean water in Uganda in 2014 and Project Soibada in Timor Leste in 2016. I have also distributed school supplies for my 'Education without Borders' campaign and this is an ongoing project.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">In 2020, I did 30 Christmas Shoeboxes which were distributed in any of these 4 countries : </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Fiji, Cambodia, Vietnam and Madagascar. I knew 5 boxes went to Madagascar.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">During the pandemic years I joined Walk Challenges to raise money for a couple of charity organizations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">I have also made small donations of Christmas Fabrics and banners for Lismore, handmade cards for Meals on Wheels and Tie Hats for Breast Cancer patients in 2022. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">I have not been accepting donations since 2020 due to the pandemic but in my own little way I was able to make a distribution in the Philippines last October 2022. Since then I have been kept busy by my plan to do the Camino in Spain this coming May (in fact I will be departing for Barcelona on the 11th of May) and will be traveling to Portugal after I have completed the Camino with a small bag of dresses to donate to an orphanage in Lisbon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">You still can continue to download copies of the patterns I use to make dresses in my blog if anyone wants to (Tutorials on How to Make Dresses which you will find on the left side of this page.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">I do not know who is now the ambassador for this campaign here in Australia because almost every year they keep on changing. All I know is I will keep on doing this work even if I have to make my own dresses. Hopefully I will be able to spare time and money when I come back from my camino and make a distribution before or for Christmas this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">If you want to sponsor dresses to help raise money to pay for the cost of dress distributions, please click <a href="https://www.softtreasures.com.au/dress-a-girl.html#/" target="_blank">here</a>. If you want handmade items such as dolls, totes, softbooks, quilts and wallhangings, craft books and other craft stuff, please click <a href="https://www.softtreasures.com.au/#/" target="_blank">here</a>. I try to update my website whenever I can and whenever I have new things to sell.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">For any questions and/or enquiries about Dress A Girl Australia, you can send me a message via a click on the 'Contact Dress a Girl Australia' orange tab on the right side of this blog page. Or click on the 'Contact Me' tab at the top of this page. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">To all my previous donors and dress sponsors, thank you so much for your donations. They were all appreciated. Thank you.</span></p><p><br /></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-4642743139271810302023-02-22T21:04:00.011+11:002023-03-30T12:59:52.958+11:00In loving memory of my mom<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">22-Feb-2023 : A memorial ribbon I made in loving memory of my mommy who passed away last 27-Jan-2023. She was one of the very first people, if not the first, who donated fabrics to the cause of Dress A Girl Australia when I first started in 2011. During the years I showed her pictures of the girls wearing their dresses and the couple of articles published in a Handmade magazine and she said to me 'why not create an album of all these photos and articles so you will have something to look back to'. We will miss you dearly.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5veSebcHUl8AEk-ju9XijHXwSuqiVJ7_Wbz0oLYDFfkjJe9wIp5rALtlWlQuXNufodEb8jhhbjNKBSw2d1tw7ELp1HS9a0o9nHV7YJGDVP82lTfZbnhlIHvkppRNdbivGYgOMmc8ssbevmHSPtjh-U90-sBODUgS4HAe1dc6poE_fojdR_n8WVft3A/s375/2023-02-21%2022.32.06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="191" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5veSebcHUl8AEk-ju9XijHXwSuqiVJ7_Wbz0oLYDFfkjJe9wIp5rALtlWlQuXNufodEb8jhhbjNKBSw2d1tw7ELp1HS9a0o9nHV7YJGDVP82lTfZbnhlIHvkppRNdbivGYgOMmc8ssbevmHSPtjh-U90-sBODUgS4HAe1dc6poE_fojdR_n8WVft3A/w204-h400/2023-02-21%2022.32.06.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/Co9UR1OLTMG/ </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">#ribbon #memorialribbon #inlovingmemory#handmade #handcrafted #handmadewithlove #handmadecreations #gardeningtravellermadethis #softtreasures #gardenphotography #personalizedgifts #personalizedribbon</span></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-12938605978354278342022-12-31T11:25:00.002+11:002022-12-31T11:25:10.250+11:00Happy New Year !<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Wishing everyone a great and healthy 2023!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIanwLqV0QDXTi_x9DfrhH_qBgktJEHYJbwC1vscRz8BBrtdlxEcLisHNpiwuySgX-kmbTLWAW5sc5B3NzNyX9xHqn7ya2ucgP6oKUWdbWzTpGJBPVKB3NRu7NgrmCjiQF0DbzRQmG7dLutEOel5AvlpptxtfOLyt29UJRgh4XlO312OPBHq46JAVkBQ/s960/Happy%20New%20Year%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="960" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIanwLqV0QDXTi_x9DfrhH_qBgktJEHYJbwC1vscRz8BBrtdlxEcLisHNpiwuySgX-kmbTLWAW5sc5B3NzNyX9xHqn7ya2ucgP6oKUWdbWzTpGJBPVKB3NRu7NgrmCjiQF0DbzRQmG7dLutEOel5AvlpptxtfOLyt29UJRgh4XlO312OPBHq46JAVkBQ/w400-h105/Happy%20New%20Year%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-83862988169703193702022-12-22T18:41:00.006+11:002022-12-22T18:41:42.353+11:00Merry Christmas to All!<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><b>May the spirit of Christmas remain in your heart and home throughout the coming year.</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVihwVAwlq2_z9FB5w7s-bH4aRMuHZvwb8aJEbxF9fHoNyzL0NumxAmzgcbwgtUJYzBSWMFHbATDEmKr3O5kG9OU_57t0JPhlWxXejtRetbn2-vlLlLo-M8fUqTgCK6xV_25aCNVwcobfwGcJDaSBzet2OzQaR1soGC5L1pzD0DwHmpgRepJrRJe7kaA/s2400/1291694_10205579020458928_1007838290345669412_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2400" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVihwVAwlq2_z9FB5w7s-bH4aRMuHZvwb8aJEbxF9fHoNyzL0NumxAmzgcbwgtUJYzBSWMFHbATDEmKr3O5kG9OU_57t0JPhlWxXejtRetbn2-vlLlLo-M8fUqTgCK6xV_25aCNVwcobfwGcJDaSBzet2OzQaR1soGC5L1pzD0DwHmpgRepJrRJe7kaA/w400-h199/1291694_10205579020458928_1007838290345669412_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Merry Christmas everyone!</b></div></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-78076306327248237602022-11-02T11:45:00.003+11:002022-11-02T11:45:31.830+11:00Update on the parcel sent to the Orphanage in CDO Philippines<p>T<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">he parcel of handmade dresses, t-shirts, boys' shorts, undies and pairs of socks for boys and girls, handmade totes and backpacks has finally arrived and received by the head of the Calabrian orphanage last Friday, 28th of October (parcel sent 11th of October, 2022). No pictures were taken but the feedback I got was that the children were giggling and very happy to have received new clothing. My sincere thanks to Yolly Templa of the Calabrian Foundation for Girls for making this distribution possible.</span></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-81947664661605229832022-10-27T21:25:00.001+11:002022-10-27T21:25:24.412+11:002022 : Christmas Handmades and Fabrics to the "Make-It Christmas" project for Lismore<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Christmas is just around the corner and in the spirit of Christmas I donated the following christmas handmade items and several christmas fabrics to the Make-it Christmas project for Lismore.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">1) Handmade christmas ornaments such as fabric christmas trees, christmas hearts, christmas houses, christmas stars, christmas cubes -</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0EP1L7vuT-kDqSJE2eNSHhHC-WnQvhDOaH48OQV7j0jPfEHeqbfvEtGbi7pzfy32U0rfmtPByJIBjxa_fdsrMQZNekEwHjlOwIEs8WkZTqr-jkTCIJmICk3D_H_Q293skmTwQq1bvNnDK-4noDiHyvUTVtyAmgAuVUs5tOZs9CzHP3f1cP01MGUz-w/s671/Donations%20to%20Lismore%20-%20Christmas%20Handmades.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0EP1L7vuT-kDqSJE2eNSHhHC-WnQvhDOaH48OQV7j0jPfEHeqbfvEtGbi7pzfy32U0rfmtPByJIBjxa_fdsrMQZNekEwHjlOwIEs8WkZTqr-jkTCIJmICk3D_H_Q293skmTwQq1bvNnDK-4noDiHyvUTVtyAmgAuVUs5tOZs9CzHP3f1cP01MGUz-w/w298-h400/Donations%20to%20Lismore%20-%20Christmas%20Handmades.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">2) Christmas fabrics -</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdbXPihqRBmZNZk8XJV28iPx1_5KQQsyfBgQY9ij2dHkLhzfQ2A9tATf9qy-BiorHo9kwANe5QHZeMEFHEF7UQUKgn70fPPkoe9Y7fp-EbLiOgsa1x7B4aTY8LNuSjdRXXPb-j0yds1AT9Tw_Gl1Y_Pi4HnHuiprGqtdW7D0c0gbSX97TdbkZ80ts9Q/s1109/Donations%20to%20Lismore%20-%20Christmas%20Fabrics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1109" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdbXPihqRBmZNZk8XJV28iPx1_5KQQsyfBgQY9ij2dHkLhzfQ2A9tATf9qy-BiorHo9kwANe5QHZeMEFHEF7UQUKgn70fPPkoe9Y7fp-EbLiOgsa1x7B4aTY8LNuSjdRXXPb-j0yds1AT9Tw_Gl1Y_Pi4HnHuiprGqtdW7D0c0gbSX97TdbkZ80ts9Q/w400-h180/Donations%20to%20Lismore%20-%20Christmas%20Fabrics.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Maybe christmas will mean a little bit more with these non-bought-from-store Christmas Handmades for the people of Lismore.<br /></span><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-86357778982944134422022-10-11T00:54:00.004+11:002022-10-11T21:01:17.350+11:00Dress Distribution #123 - To an Orphanage in the Philippines<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Finally, today, a parcel has been sent to an orphanage(Calabrian Foundation Home for Girls, Cagayan de Oro City) in the Philippines. A few of the handmade dresses were donated in late 2019 which did not make it to the 2019 Christmas distribution and a donation made in the early 2020. The rest of the items are donations from Dress A Girl Australia which were not distributed due to the pandemic.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">This is the parcel that was sent -</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5McHk9jddRfKAmb9w417703zVKZpvkPhuQPB2zJK_nBd8STFK3wfGI9gNGxARZ8vIoGV2uwapQ7M60EcKUl3HmaplykSuLNviJ2lef3hzdKiEF0WpFvbRPWMfYurLVbLbgd_OX18bPLGDbQuLzNILe899fCvadi2zzWpx-iVQHS45-_iD986BRrkiqg/s636/D-A-G%20Parcel_05-Oct-2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="636" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5McHk9jddRfKAmb9w417703zVKZpvkPhuQPB2zJK_nBd8STFK3wfGI9gNGxARZ8vIoGV2uwapQ7M60EcKUl3HmaplykSuLNviJ2lef3hzdKiEF0WpFvbRPWMfYurLVbLbgd_OX18bPLGDbQuLzNILe899fCvadi2zzWpx-iVQHS45-_iD986BRrkiqg/s320/D-A-G%20Parcel_05-Oct-2022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">and these are the contents of the parcel -</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zNSUx6qfYtAJs_PbVc7-ZdRaYT9eS1mrKsBWcYXlCrmZbZ-p_zrU5uQXm2WBUA_Luo2MNtGNtQaldZqQN12UOYaznwd99yEGwABorfjWwIyuTjVXGPoGEaCu1yg49Cx9H91XIUacM4ERZfGMmBcbt_ic7vhDiaKMdCbmWrTS8OcSbIPlxkP9PJUZFA/s625/D-A-G%20Contents.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="625" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zNSUx6qfYtAJs_PbVc7-ZdRaYT9eS1mrKsBWcYXlCrmZbZ-p_zrU5uQXm2WBUA_Luo2MNtGNtQaldZqQN12UOYaznwd99yEGwABorfjWwIyuTjVXGPoGEaCu1yg49Cx9H91XIUacM4ERZfGMmBcbt_ic7vhDiaKMdCbmWrTS8OcSbIPlxkP9PJUZFA/s320/D-A-G%20Contents.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">29x handmade boys shorts</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">29 handmade boys t-shirts</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">3x handmade girls t-shirts </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">10x handmade dresses</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">18 girls undies and 22 boys undies</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">17 sets of handmade t-shirts/boys short/undies</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">6 pairs of girls socks</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">3 children's puzzles</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">2 backpacks</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">3 handmade totes</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">1 lunchbox</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">It is not easy to make dress distributions these days due to financial constraints and difficulty finding people to make distributions on my behalf so this parcel sent today is a big win in my desire to make a difference. Thank you to all who helped facilitate this distribution. Your contribution is very much appreciated. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">For any future distributions, updates will be posted here in my blog and/or facebook page. Thank you.</span></p><div><br /></div>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585147418665753267.post-9457202731029209922022-07-20T16:54:00.002+10:002022-07-20T16:55:53.507+10:00Walking to Restore Sights<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> It is that time of the year once again. August month. I will be walking once again for the Fred Hollows Foundation to restore sights around the world.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://www.fredsbigrun.org/fundraisers/ges2022" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPN5LDTIHFK3S86YV1rP24p2vDLkUqS8ckpMlsGMYeteRiE1xhNkchTRg__DkonIa5R4nY12f68ctOelaQYtecL26QXJBROiJbvSv23F-sOm47YZ0JUm_hWGxStPARCYTrpacljV_y0cbROCp4nEr3t1vzIqXu3gHAGZIJuCpLVhO43SNFk_LdBq5xg/w400-h400/FBR-post-walking-to.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">I will be walking 150kms or more for the Foundation. So please help support my 150km challenge to restore sight. To make a donation, click on the image above or click on the image below or please click <a href="https://www.fredsbigrun.org/fundraisers/ges2022" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://www.fredsbigrun.org/fundraisers/ges2022" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LpYStv1RSpZl01SY5_zEWlL3pHxJl3_rfyHV4242OCDT1_cmDW50Yx23eczPuCsOW4bbIM5TaDXiJgqde0HqkrzzRpfB7D1sqxB-JRmwf7TogP4hQ4wvOX8a65Z2CnEWKdAm5W1GU2BwqPL8kN7YErPbuxcX9M7dL5_oail_SwVNAfGoJV5VyK0bZw/w225-h400/FBR22_story005.png" width="225" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Thank you for whatever donation you can give. Thank you for making a difference.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><p><br /></p>Dress A Girl Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943615874074489930noreply@blogger.com0