Barbie and Fairy Clothes

So, I'm finally giving DD a bday party and she wanted it to be a Barbie party. We asked all the little girls to bring their favorite Barbie dressed in her least favorite outfit. I had planned on making felt barbie outfits for each doll that the girl could beautify with glitter glue, sequins, studs and rhinestones. But since we used Fairy invites, Fairy plates, Fairy noise makers, Fairy gift bags, Fairy party favors, I decided to design a fairy outfit for the girls to decorate. Luckily I had plenty of felt and other material for the wings.

My DD and her friend T** insisted that the girls would only like pink or purple outfits. So this gold fairy is the reject/example. I asked DH to take a picture of it and somehow it became a pix of DD holding the doll. All the same, I'll snap a better picture later. She LOVES this outfit and was ready to decorate one today. The outfit is surprisingly simple to make, now that I worked out the kinks. I told my mom that everyone was getting one of these doll outfits for Christmas...everyone...the kids, adults...with some glitter glue so they can decorate their own outfit.

I made the wings out of silver lamay and stiff lacy material that was left over from a Halloween costume a few years ago. The top is altered from a Barbie pattern. The skirt is basically petal shaped pieces sewn to a 5.5 inch long, 1 inch wide grossgrain ribbon. I used Velcro for the fastenings. And fray check is a must...so you don't have to sew all those pesky tiny edges!

Brain Boy...with a heart of gold!

My oldest DS is so witty and smart and quick! He also is constantly changing names.

Last year in Kindergarten, he wanted to be called "Max." (Not his real name.) At home, it was a funny thing. But he started requesting his teacher to call him Max. Of course, she said, "I learned your name to be "C**." So that is what I'll be calling you." He would even write "Max" on his papers. After a while, "Max" went away.

Then he got into Pokemon and wanted us to call him by some creature's name. At first it was Zubat. Then Crobat. Then Typhlosion for a while. Then it changed so often, I couldn't keep up with him! Once, "Max" showed up on a paper again, months later. You just never know.

A few weeks ago, he proudly proclaimed himself to be "Brain Boy" b/c he remembered so much, so often.

He is such a neat and creative kid that we can't help but play along with his name changes. Most of all, I love how he is considerate and thoughtful and intuned to what is really important in life. C** is such a spiritual boy and hungers for scriptures and shares with everyone his knowledge of the truth. Often he asks others if they go to church. Once I was driving him and his friend to the library and his scriptures were left in the car. He started reading them to his friend and explained what the verse meant.

Last week we went to the County Fair in Wellington, Ohio which was proclaimed the "Greatest Fair in the Country." At one of the booths, the Gideons were passing out their orange New Testaments to the young kids at the fair. C** was so excited to receive one that he said "Oh wow! Now I have my very own bible and I don't have to borrow one from the library." (Meaning the library at church.) The older gentleman was so pleased to hear his innocent and sincere appreciation for the gift that he exclaimed, "Prasie the Lord for a boy like that!!"

Today he told me that once he had a test and he said a prayer b/c he didn't know if he could remember the words. Then his teacher said, you got most of them correct. What a testimony and what faith this kid has! He cares for others and he knows just when I need a hug or an "I love you." My Brain Boy has a heart of gold and I hope that never changes, even though I am sure his name will!