lil miss frou frou.

ok. so, i'll admit it. i l-o-v-e dressing up my lil sweet pea. i was telling nick the other day that i definitely try not to do it as much as i want to, because i want to start from the beginning in not placing too much of an emphasis on clothes and outer appearance, but it is just oh-so-fun to do it sometimes. especially for special occassions.

i definitely splurged on bella's birthday dress&shoes from baby gap. but i couldn't help myself. oh rather, i didn't really want to help myself. they were just too cute.

aaaaand i had the perfect accessory in mind that i wanted to make for her. i saw this belt online, and i've been waiting to make it for months now.

so, with her first birthday around the corner, the first thing i thought when i woke up this morning (bella had spent the night at her aunt jessica's) was making that dang belt. so, i got up, sleepy-eyed and all, and went to work.

after thread&needles, pearls&beads, fabric&felt and scissors&ribbon being strewn all over our living room floor, here is the finished product:

i am pretty excited. maybe not as pretty as the original, but the satisfaction of making it myself and saving a bunch of $$ (to offset the dress&shoes, of course :)) just made my lil heart so happy.

and bella wearing it?? makes my lil heart even happier. how. stinking. sweet.

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