How does a Midwestern gal, born and raised, end up crafting clothes with a sea-creature theme? Jessica Plymate, 34, loves to put sharks, squid and jellyfish on the appliqued apparel she creates and ...

My mom offered to help make the appliques but ... I wanted to do most of the work. "It was a struggle to get where we are with the dress and train, but we ended up laughing a lot and making good ...