It all started when a pumpkin became a carriage. I sat with my babysitter, transfixed by the Disney VHS playing on the TV.“Something simple… but daring too! Just leave it to me! Bibbity bobbity… Bibbity bobbity… Bibbity bobbity boo!”I have always loved fairytales. My Barbies were always dressed in custom vintage outfits, handmade by my grandmother. My Halloween costumes were made by my mother. Some of my earliest memories are sitting next to her while she sewed. Watching the intricate movements of the sewing machine creating something out of nothing. Magic! I was so entranced by the process that my mother began teaching me to sew on her grandmothers vintage Singer sewing machine.I always loved costumes and dress up! All through my adolescence I was a member of a ballet company, and although I loved to dance, I quickly realized my true love was with the outfits the ballerinas wore.I costumed my first production, Alice in Wonderland, during high school. I then went on to study costume … read more about Meet Melissa