$3 Dress!!!!
So that's me in my brand new, custom made African dress! I bought the fabric at the Community 1 market for about $2. Then I went to this tiny little shop that from the outside just looks like a "corner" store. Surprise surprise....they are a general store and also a dressmaking shop! The women that run the shop are so wonderful! They took my measurements and gave me suggestions on what kind of style I should have made. It only took 4 days to make my dress. Another wonderul thing about these ladies is that they made me a little purse with the leftover material! They put a zipper on it and lined it too! What a wonderful country...wouldn't get that in America! So of course this weekend I have to go and buy some more fabric! If anyone wants a dress, shirt or purse made just give me your measurements and the nice ladies will take care of it! Also...if anyone wants to be able to talk to me you can go onto skype.com and register for an account (for free) and then look me up (ksaterstad). All of the calling is free and all that you need is a microphone and speakers! What would we do without technology??!! Miss you all but not the weather. PS...check out the links on the right hand side of this page (Jason's Blog, CMU in Ghana & Momma Dush's pics) they are some of the websites that the people I came with created!
posted by Kristie @ 1:17 AM
9 Comments:
WOW what a dress! I want one. But it would be a tent when it is all done! Or a moo moo! I love it. You sounded so great last night. I loved talking to you via the computer. TECHNOLOGY IS THE GREATEST THING! We are so blessed to have this wonderful technology! Thanks for the wonderful pictures! You have a super day! WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU LOTS!
Your mama
Hi Kristie, it's Michelle. Your mom emailed me your blog address so i have been checking in everyday to get an update. It sounds like a great experience, even though i am sure it was hard to leave Dave. We had our annual halloween party last saturday. I have not been that drunk in years. I got sick about 7 times and passed out in the bathroom for 3 hours. What a night. Take care and I will write again soon.
Michelle Lifter
It was awesome to be able to talk to you last night. I will keep skype up all the time! Connor told Kevin all about it when he got home from rock climbing. (He wasn't too much of a sissy!) He took pics and it looks cool - he said we should all go - I will wait until you get home :) Keep your spirits up. If you are up for it, it would be cool if we could skype here at school and my kids could talk to you and your kids? Let me know what you think and we can work something out. Have a good day!
"The work can wait while you show the child the rainbow, but the rainbow won't wait while you do the work. " ~ Patricia Clafford
Love, Sarah XO
Sweet dress!! I looks like you are flying in the photo:) I took your brother Kevin rock climbing last night. He did awesome! He made it all the way to the top. We'll knock that "afraid of heights" thing right out of him.
Yo Kristie!!!! You are such a SATERSTAD :) MISS U MUCH MAN -- I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL THOUGH -- DAVE CANT REMEMBER TO BRING HIS HEAD TO WORK SO I REMIND HIM :) LOL -- IM LOOKING FORWARD TO READING MORE OF YOUR BLOG....
MAD LUV 4 YA
BLAIR
Kristie, your dress is super cute, it's so you. great fabric. You look really buff in your pic..have you been working out or what girl geesh. miss & love, .... REALLY REALLY missin my old roomie.... REALLLLLY. just so you know.
hey when you get back you'll have to share your photos with me and such. my class is redoing the art department website for central and i think it'd be good for the education program if we highlighted your Africa trip for art ed. I might also need some projects of yours for the website, if you don't mind. we'll talk later. we're just getting started. let me know if you're interested.
I definitely want a dress.... it needs to be more of a sleeveless type dress thou, tank top style...not as young as you, ya know. I trust you with the fabric choice.
So do they need sizes as in a 10 or exact measurements.....
I miss you. You sound so happy, so grateful, so enriched..... I'm so happy for you and I thank you for what you are doing. You have to miss Dave so.... as he does you.
... you go girl!.... we'll take care of Dave!
No one has ever doubted your courage...that's for sure. I do wish I was there with you and I am ever time I read your blog. I'm so glad you did this. I will be getting a microphone set up so I can talk with ya. I'll get ya those measurements and I'm thinking something in blues & browns perhaps....
Love you!!! K
omg. i want a dress. i am your size. work on it lady. u look HOT.
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