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Christ is Risen! A Ukrainian Easter.

 Christ is Risen! Христос Воскрес We hope you had a blessed Easter! May God bless our customers and families during this Easter season. Ukrainians have a very colorful and bright Easter. Most of Lent for us is spent preparing for Easter both in prayer and crafts/cooking. We spend many hours embroidering our vyshyvanka or rushnyk cloths, making intricate Easter eggs, baking, and wearing our vyshyvanka.

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Twirly First Communion Dress

First Holy Communion dresses are some of my favorite pieces to make. Each girl has a unique personality and taste, which are reflected in the dresses they design. And this is a big day, so they take the dress selection very seriously! My niece and I started designing her dress last fall. Unfortunately, I wasn't happy with the first design and set it aside while I focused on other things. When I came back to the project (with only a week to go before the Mass), she had a completely different vision! 

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Mother's Wedding Dress Recreated into Christening Gown

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Couture Dressmaker (@marusyagrace) Christening Gown from Mother's Wedding Gown Baptism is a very special moment. It is a sacred event as the first sacrament a person receives and is a celebration of life and love. I really enjoy making Christening gowns for babies because I am able to provide an expression of this love through the beauty and care poured into the gown that a mother wants to gift her child. (Even for little boys!)   Being a part of so many special moments with other people, you can imagine how excited I was when I had a child of my own and began to prepare for her baptism! When I found...

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Boys Irish Christening Gown

New Irish christening gown for boys and girls. The linen baptismal outfit is hand embroidered with green, gold, and navy shamrock designs.  Watch YouTube video of Mary Grace showcasing the heirloom dress.

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Colorful Ukrainian Hand Embroidered Leather Crop Jacket with Maltese Cross and Inspired by Eastern European Kilims

Ukrainian inspired jacket handmade by Mary Grace Godfery, emerging luxury designer for Anagrassia. The crop genuine cognac leather and suede jacket is fully lined and made with authentic hand embroidery from old colorful Ukrainian kilims.

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