my little addiction {shoes}

last night was i was shoe "shopping" online, which i guess is the 2012 version of 'window shopping'

my husband made me aware of a little obsession that i now admit to having...

i love camel wedges. 

i already have more than a handful of them 

and it was brought to my attention that every pair of shoes that i

'LOVED' 

were camel or light brown wedges...

which i convinced myself was ok, because they are very 'practical', 

but at the same time
...

do i really need to be so practical?

...

and how many camel wedges does one girl need?

...

and i am disappointed that i am so predictable?

[YES]

...

guess my husband should have no trouble buying me gifts. ;)

these are one of my favorites

and these have cork soles which is very different.

 most of mine have the 'grass'-like (jute or hemp) soles

i justified these in that they are actually more 'chestnut' than camel

and these are metallic rather than camel, so they're different, right?

and these are cheetah, and animal print is the new neutral

and i will admit, i LOVE jessica simpson shoes... 

although i don't care for her much as a person

these are neutral and camel, but different from all the shoes that i already have

and i really like them.

but this is the turquoise version of the same shoe...

and turquoise is my FaVoRiTe color,

and i actually LOVE these!

these are a completely different style from what i usually go for

and i would consider this more of a 'mushroom' color

but definitely neutral

but it does come in mustard!

 and i am loving these gray suede wedges!

but they come in this WAY more fun indigo color!

and these are definitely adorbs!

but this 'salmon' color makes them so much more fun!

did i mention that i am a sucker for jessica simpson shoes?

and these combine the neutral with a pop of color

like these

 & capturing the latest trend- 

'color blocking'

in gray and yellow, which is also trending in both fashion and design

again with the gray and yellow

which i have been told are the new 'neutrals'... 

which makes me feel like again i am being 

PRACTICAL

but really, what's wrong with practical?!

i think the main problem is that i have a shoe addiction...

sigh.

Avery's Dress

About a month ago I was invited to my friend Valerie's baby shower. I have known Valerie practically all of my life, so I wanted to give her something really special for her first baby, but finances being a little tight that month I was having trouble coming up with something that I thought would be the perfect gift for her little girl. I decided to attempt to make her a little dress and some matching shoes.
I started with the shoes knowing that they would take a little bit longer. I didn't have a pattern, so I just traced a pair of the smallest baby girl shoes that I could find at work (I am a nanny). I will admit it took quite a bit of tweaking, and being a perfectionist I was a little disappointed with the shoes by the end of the night, but by the next morning I had enough time to step away from the project and I was pleased.
For the dress I just made a simple pillowcase dress. I did add some little arm holes because i thought it might be a little easier to dress the baby. I was very happy with the end result... and I think that Valerie liked it too.
Avery Jael Adams was born Friday night, July 30th. I am so happy for Valerie and Jon and I hope that they are enjoying their sweet little girl. :)



My first attempt at cobbling(is that a word?)- baby shoes that will hopefully fit a human child. :)


I never knew how simple pillowcase dresses are to make.


Avery's baby shower gift.