Stylish or Homemade?

So I have had an inspiration of beautiful little girls dresses from this blog. And in fact although I do not ever buy new clothes (I tend to revitalize them) but rarely buy.... I do like Lily to look nice, which means she does need new....she changes sizes every month. Which thanks to my mother, my next door neighbor, and Aunt Linda, she always looks nice (in my opinion of course).

But although deals come at different prices, what I consider to be a deal is usually below $5. So, with that in mind I looked at this and this store, and fell in love, but not so much in love that I would purchase anything of course.

These were my two favorite dresses. I think this one is darling. So boarding school-esque. You must know my childhood fantasy was to live on the east coast and go to a boarding school and wear a uniform...of course after reading Little Princess, Samantha, and the Little Colonel series. All wonderful books might I add.

Here is my other favorite dress. I think it looks better on than off personally, but it didn't look too difficult.
So....keep in my I have a strict budget. Also keep in mind that when I bake I don't measure anything. Kinda the same with sewing. I like what I see, so I make it like I see it...without a pattern, WHICH without a pattern, things can and will go wrong. Other things turn out a lot better (like it fits better)

What do you think? Notice the gorgeous model....

I think the back is my favorite. The neckline in back is my favorite part of the dress.
I made this to go with it too.

I thought this was a really sweet picture, the way the light fell.





Riding her bike in a dress...And may I note this is my girl. I used to take all my china dolls for bike rides. Needless to say, I don't have many left. That's just the kinda girl I was.

So Stylish or Homemade?