Here are the purple ones (love the dress):

And these (I actually found two different pics of these shoes – she’s wearing socks in each):

Some open-toes slingback flats:

And these little leopard-print babies:

And…a few to check out for your own little girl/shoe addict:

Girls’ Shoes by Boden
Girls’ Shoes by D&G

My girl – my single, solitary, lonely girl (who am I kidding…she’s the freakin’ queen bee of our house) – is seven. And too old for these darlings by Livie & Luca. So, I have to settle for sharing them with you all.

Can you even STAND how cute they are?! All are available in sizes 4 to 13 and are $45.50 at the Livie & Luca website.

Mahar Drygoods has a carefully curated selection of vintage and artisan-crafted clothing, accessories, toys, books, bedding, decor and more – all for children. So unique and lovely from top to bottom.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

I had to get back to share some cute finds with you though! How ’bout these little shoes? Found ‘em right under my nose – here in Kansas City!

The JEMOS children’s shoe line is reminiscent of the Pediped line and a few other soft-soled cuties. The girls styles look like they have a higher back so that the strap doesn’t ride across the very top of the foot, allowing for a secure fit. They retail at select online and brick-and-mortar shops for about $28.

Take a peek:

So, that was a long lead-in to this: Umi asked me again this summer if I’d be interested in reviewing something from the fall line. And I said yes. They sent these gorgeous Opera boots for my first grade daughter a few weeks ago.*

The weather here cooled a bit at the end of the week and she finally wore the boots to school. They looked absolutely darling.

She came downstairs that morning in the black Old Navy t-shirt, black footless tights from Walmart and a dark rinse pleated skort from Gap, looking for her Crocs maryjanes. I asked her if she wanted to wear the new boots instead. Her eyes lit up! Yes!

As everything I’ve seen from Umi, these boots are extremely well made. The leather is very, very nice. The stitching is impeccable. The styling is detailed and perfect. They look terribly comfy and I think they’ll be put to great use this fall. They will look great with skirts, dresses, jeans and other pants. It’s looking like these might be the “go-to” shoe in my daughter’s closet until spring.

The Opera boot comes in black and brown and retails at Umi for $115.  Also available at Zappos.com.

* Disclosure: Umi Shoes provided the boots to me for review (and to keep) free of charge in return for my review. They did not, by any means, tell me what to say or ask me to sway my review in their favor.

In church this morning, I was thinking that my oldest will make his First Communion this school year. Second grade. Big time.

I grew up in a small-ish New England town where almost everyone was Catholic and almost every Catholic was Italian. And, it was the late ’70s. So, First Communion was quite the sartorial display. Little over-the-top brides and dark-haired boys in white suits and white shoes.

Fast forward 30 years. I don’t quite envision my little red-head in a white suit. But I do know that he’ll wear a tie. Why not make it a fun one?

Check these out from The Belle and the Beau over at Etsy:

I’m so excited to have found these! They’re only $18.95 and just look at the fun fabrics! These are perfect little boy ties – and just maybe, perfect First Communion ties…stay tuned.

(Semi-unrelated aside: Etsy and I are experiencing a tough time in our relationship this month. She keeps posting super awesome art for me to buy for my walls at home. She’s bitchy that way. And I keep stalking her until I buy too much. Or so my credit card statement tells me…)

Anyway. Where was I? Hair clips. Emma Lee. Felt. Serious cuteness. And they’re all under $5. Over at Emma Lee’s. Go. Now. Buy.

What are you waiting for?! Go buy some shoes! (I like these and these…)

Flora and Henri does “classic” well. Not cheaply for sure, but well. There is a summer sale going on now though. So check these out (and try not to drool – I LOVE the ruffle sleeve top and skirt with the hot pink mary janes!):

And…those classic Vans Checkerboard Slip-ons are still around. Still cool.

I saw these on Nigel Barker’s son though – and I LOVED them! (I also love Nigel Barker, but that’s a story for another day…) They’re Vans Old Skool V.


$35 at Vans.com. Cool but classic.

I saw my Vans-wearing fourth grade crush’s name on Facebook last week. Wonder if he’s still cute…