Today is Iris' last day of being a one year old.
We celebrated her birthday's eve by putting a candle in her piece of (this) banana bread at breakfast this morning. Which was rather thrilling for her.
Until, that is, Indigo nervously warned her not to get too close to the flame.
And on to happier things, like a new dress for the (almost) birthday girl.
I actually modified the puppet show pattern first for this dress. I used polka dot in ocean by dear stella.
And then there were the buttons. Oh those buttons. I decided to buy extra special ones (here). And being the anti-hoarder that I can to be, I ordered exactly the number I needed. Rather than, you know, ordering a spare button or two.
I had finished the dress and had hand-sewed the buttons on the cuffs. It was midnight and I contemplated settling in and sewing the other seven. I told Dan if I didn't sew them then, one of the kids might accidentally lose one of the buttons.
But that's ridiculous. That's never happened before.
The following day, Jude and I were working on his grammar lesson together on the couch. He was reading to me while I was sewing on the back buttons. I had the buttons in a padded envelope next to me, which he dumped upside down, thinking it was empty.
The buttons fell into the couch. I took off the cushions and realized they had somehow fallen through a hole into the inside of the couch, where the springs are. Let's just say it wasn't pretty and after fishing for them and cutting up my arm on the springs, I still didn't have my buttons.
When Dan came home, he put on leather gloves and dug in, determined to find my missing buttons. And he did find all of them... except for one.
So I resigned myself to ordering more buttons. I waited another two weeks and this time ordered a few to spare.
Love the dress, especially with those yellow buttons...!
Yes, those buttons were worth it!
A pretty dress for a sweet girl! Happy Birthday to her!
Happy birthday newly-two Iris! I love how the candle photos tell a story . . . you captured it perfectly! And your button story made me laugh as I do the exact same thing! My husband always asks, "Why didn't you order a few extra?" I'm still learning . . . :) But you're right - those buttons are just perfect so it was a good call to order more. A beautiful birthday dress indeed!
Oh, happy birthday! I really like the idea of celebrating their birthday eve.
Happy birthday! She is so cute and I'm very familiar with how a moment can change for the dramatic just as you captured it. Your button story made me laugh (sorry) but the dress is a triumph!
Oh the buttons! Of course that has to happen with something simple like buttons. But you won in the end! Take that.
Holy gorgeousness! The dress is perfect, especially with the hard own buttons. Happy Birthday to your littlest - time is a speedster of epic proportions!
Adorable! And so true: no outfit IS complete without safety glasses.
another perfectly gorgeous dress! the buttons are indeed wonderful. happy very late birthday to your little doll!