With all my creative efforts you’d think I’d be sewing a most adorable dress for my granddaughter who will of course be the flower girl. You would be wrong, very wrong. Here in LA we have, downtown LA fashion district. That is where I have bought some very unique fabric, trim and other items for my creative endeavors.
There is a specific area – Santee Alley – which is well known for it’s inexpensive clothes, knock-off watches and handbags. 20 years ago the alley was one small block long. Now, it stretches from Olympic Blvd all the way to Pico, 0.3 miles long.
They have some little children’s clothes but it’s at the Pico end, on Maple street that they sell all the wonderful party dresses. So Becky and I went off shopping.
Yes, that price is accurate, they sell these dress from $10 – $40. I can’t compete and btw, they are adorable little dresses.
Ok, those bows look tacky, but they are just pinned on, easy to remove. 
At our very first stop we find this, it’s green which is perfect, It’s got bling, but not over the top. We sent a picture off to the boys, sure fine they say. But what’s the fun in buying the first thing you see. On we went.
Velvet green top? No, the green is too dark and it almost looked to Christmas to us.
Lovely gray, everything is perfect about this one. (Gray, green, black are the colors) except one thing – they don’t have it in a small enough size. 
Then we find this one, perfect! (we will probably lose the flower). A little more elegant, a little greener. We send off this picture and the response is – perfect get this one. Just to be sure we go back to check dress one – it had already sold. Yes, it is the day before Easter, I’m sure many a mom were out looking for an Easter dress. For $25, I couldn’t make this, the materials along would cost more, not to mention my time
Oh and a suit for the ring bearer?
Yeah, went into one store, it was black or gray. Last year he wore black at Elk and Mandy’s wedding. So this year, it’s gray. We will lose the tie and pocket patch, wrong colors. But the whole suit comes as one unit. If I can’t find something green, it will simply be a the suit and shirt – no extra color. No question, shopping for little girls is much more fun.
Also, these are staying at my house, I know Aytan doesn’t care about the suit (no spiderman on it), but Shira would never take off that dress. We want it new and lovely for the wedding.
Leah