Sitting by the kitchen table, my five-year-old daughter Martha is hard at work on her latest masterpiece. “Do you like my fishes, Mummy?” she asked. “They’ve got really friendly eyes. I’m good at houses, too. This one can be a home for a princess.”
It's the typical morning chatter that tells me my young daughter is busy—and I can get a few of the chores done. Martha is not drawing on paper. Instead, her canvas is a rather lovely dress that cost me £58. I let Martha loose on a dress with some colours and a happy smile. Needless to say, she's enjoying every minute.
To carry out her drawings, Martha is using what she describes as her magic pen - a quilter's staple that I borrowed from my mum. The brilliant thing is, if you make a mistake you can erase it in an instant with a slightly damp cloth.
That's pretty easy when you have a 10cm flower to perfect. Then it's time to position our first row of houses. There are three town streets on the design between a river and green fields. The first house is in the centre, just below the neckline, followed by two other houses on either side. Once our design is completed, it's time to add the rest of the colour. Now I'm feeling nervous. We're using pens that are permanent, so there's no going back. And in the next hour, we knock off a child's version, too - £675 for the D&G kids' dress, £47 for ours, drawn on a cream frock from John Rocha for Designers at Debenhams.
It's not quite couture, but Martha's pleased with her work and it's kept her amused for the entire morning. The total cost of my dress, meanwhile, comes to less than £65, which is quite a saving on the £2,300 D&G showstopper.
Would I wear it? Only on a sunny day. “You can’t go out in the rain, Mummy,” advises Martha. “The fishes will swim away and the houses will melt.”
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