matchy-matchy...

i LOVE LOVE to put my girls in matching outfits! 

its addicting really, i will spend exorbitant amounts of time searching for matching shoes in both sizes {which is impossibly hard because you can't always find the big girl shoe in the toddler size or vise versa} 

with clothing its much easier and sewing helps me keep them matching every holiday {sad will be the day when they beg me not to do this, even sadder the day when i give in to the begging}

this particular dress was a little bit free-style... a bodice from one pattern... sleeves from another, side ties from something else and i eye-balled the skirt...

i purchased this fabric a year ago on clearance at Joanns with the intent to use it for Easter... which is hilarious because i  hardly ever plan ahead let alone a year in advance! 

i wanted the dress to be kinda Shirley Temple but not too short... it was still too short so i whipped up a quick underskirt in a yellow gingham  so when those little naughties raised their arms they wouldn't flash the other kids at church...

oh ya and those sweet little shoes were at Walmart for $2.50!!!!!!

{i snipped the ugly bows off the back}

no amount of sweet well mannered styling can cover up the fact that my little comedians have absolutely no manners and that "butts" are always funny even on Easter sunday in a pretty dress...

in one shot you can see exactly the kind of personalities these two have...

"yes mommy"

and

"i'm out-a here"

~selina

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