Ellabella is Turning Eleven -- We Need Your 80s Movies!!

So it begins. Ella has decided that she wants a slumber party for her eleventh birthday. Let the giggling begin! She's contemplating an 80s theme, so here's where we'd like to enlist your help. Please spam us with your favorite 80s movies -- keeping in mind the average age of our guests is a whopping eleven. So ... no Porky's or Risky Business, please. Feel free to leave comments, or email me.






It's hard to believe that Ella is going to be eleven. I so vividly remember my own birthdays of the same age. The slumber parties rocked -- we stayed up all night, danced, and, embarassingly, listened to Rick Springfield and Duran Duran - all the while stuffing ourselves with Cheetos, Doritos, and Coke. I, of course, was always the last person to fall asleep, the loudest giggler, and the talkiest talker. My mom never failed to serve her homemade pancakes the morning after to a grateful if motley group of haystack-haired, bleary-eyed girls.







I'm so excited for Ella. The names have changed, but the song remains the same. My little Jonas Brothers fan is growing up...






Thanks for your support, and please, keep it clean, people.

Thanks for Your Votes!

Thanks for getting the vote out, people. Here's the finished dress. Since Dark Pink and Orange Crush were neck and neck we made the executive decision to defer to Solly, 2 Year Old Extrodinaire, for the final product. Please excuse the crummy pictures...Lula loved this so much she wouldn't take it off after I tried it on her. She wore it for 24 hours straight. Clearly, it's a success.

Sarcastic Echino Cars A Line Dress

We have to remember to exercise our god given right to choose ric rac, and I think with all the recent bipartisan battling we've lost sight of that. Please vote for your favorite combination on the poll next to this post.

My adoring public, kindly aid me in my decision today. It's so difficult.