I wanted to share with you two of my most prized possessions in the world, my children’s christening gowns. The featured image is a photo of the bottom of my son’s gown. I adore the monogrammed W for his last name. Another thing I love about my children’s gowns is the fact that I monogrammed their name and the date of their christening in the lining of the gown. It is my hope that the gowns will be used to christen generations to come.
I have framed the gowns in shadow boxes and I absolutely adore them. I see them everyday and they are a constant reminder that God has blessed me with two wonderful children. They are also a reminder that I promised to raise them to love the Lord.
I can gratefully say that my children are now 15 and 17 and are maturing into wonderful young adults. I can’t think of any art I would rather have to adorn my walls. To me, these masterpieces are priceless.
I love your shadow boxes. Do you sell them?
Hi Carol,
Thank you! I don’t sell the shadow boxes, I had those done locally. Thanks for reading Hadley Court!
All the best,
Leslie
Hi Carol,
Thank you so much! I had those shadow boxes made – sorry I don’t sell them!
All the best,
Leslie
Lovely. I have a Christening dress that is well over 100 years old.
It is now too fragile for my granddaughter to wear. Five generations have worn this dress and it is a treasure and I would like to preserve it.
If you have any ideas, I would certainly appreciate them.
With my thanks.
I have my and my sister’s first holy communion dresses frames in the guest room with a picture of each of us in the dress in the bottom corner. Mine are not as nicely framed as yours but I love them just the same. I will have to look into having them professionally framed.
Mary Beth,
I love the idea of including a photo with the gowns. The dresses are a true treasure, aren’t they?