We've had a nice, easy transition into the school year with Isabelle so far. We have yet to complete a full five-day week, so that's nice. =)
I thought I'd share some of her special outfits from the past week and a half.
I saw an adorable skirt on The Pleated Poppy blog a while back and knew I just had to make a similar one- is this not the cutest?!? The one featured was blue yellow with navy blue, but this pink, green, and burst of yellow combo was squealing out my name. So pink, green, and burst of yellow it is.
Yeah, oops. I made the pockets too narrow for her little hands.
We had a nice chuckle over that. =)
The buttons are for show only. The waistband in the front is reinforced with interfacing, and in the back, 1 3/4" wide elastic. Or is it 2 inches? Perhaps I'll do a tutorial in this skirt in the future- it was different from anything I've tried, and I like how it all came together.
I don't like that it doesn't look like a "little girl" skirt. Gah. Why does she have to grow up so fast?
Oh, and please excuse the weeds and such growing out of my garage/driveway. What? By the end of summer, I just can't keep up with rampant weeds anymore.
This dress is a very basic A-line shape with straps and buttons. The material is a lightweight denim, which allows it to hang better than if it were just a light cotton. Such a fun print, too!
You'll notice this pink shrug a lot. A LOT.
We kind of both love it. =)
Best $1.99 I ever spent (The Children's Place)
And tennis shoes. She really, really wanted tennis shoes this year.
Only she calls them her Skechers. ha ha
I love everything about this outfit. The skirt will be a staple this fall during those transition temperature changes because it will look perfect with boots. I'm thinking of taking a few orders for this in my shop...I'll keep you posted.
The tank top was sort of accidental. I made one for me, which I adore, and Isabelle asked me to make her one so we could match. I think I had it finished within the hour, ha! I know she won't want to match me forever, so I'll take it when I can get it.
Confession time.
Here is what Isabelle wore on the first day of school.
Big brother wanted to have his picture taken with our little second grade scholar. So sweet!
I let her choose, and she chose hot pink leopard shorts and yes, you guessed it, the pink shrug.
I could lie and say it didn't bother me, and that I didn't even shed a tear or two about it. My baby girl is growing up, and I didn't want her to feel like she owed it to me to wear something I made for her- I want her to be happy to wear those special things, not forced to. That makes sense, right? Needless to say, she chose lots of Mommy-made pretties the rest of the week. ;)
That's it for now...hope you have a great day!!
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