WHAT I REALLY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS…

Is the Toile Party Dress by SarahSeven on ETSY.

I think I’m kind of in love with it.

(Maybe you could sew a miracle Ria, and do a look-a-like for me?)

Love.

-Bella.dear

xoxo

the man who gave Macbeth away.

i have been typing away and away and away. my fingers hurt. i like it. but my story made me mad today. i got a bit stuck. it’s fixed now though. i think. it’s hard to write when there are 3 children in the next room doing 3 different things and Miss Tandy is playing a harmonica right beside you. very difficult. sometimes you just need quiet. but i think what i really need is to give George and Josephine a break and work on my novel. for some reason, i can write in my novel when a hundred different things are going on. that’s what i love about it.

(what i really want to write right now is this amazing little piece stuck in my head. it’s been there for a long time. it involves the fair and kisses and tents and vintage dresses.)

Lala mia was recording this amazing song earlier today. i love it. especially this one part that is soooooo marvelous. so marvelous. i love it. i love it. i love it. i just can’t say that enough.

today i wanted to cry. and i didn’t know why. but then if figured it out. the other day when we were in that thrift shop, there was a stack of old books for sale. i wanted them. O so badly. but $5 dollars a book is NOT a steal. really, who wants to pay $5 dollars for one book? not me. and who wants to pay $50 dollars for 10 books? (there was 10 of them…) i just wanted the books.  but that’s not why i wanted to cry. i wanted to cry because someone actually gave those books away. what kind of person would do that? i wish i could meet them. i imagine this man whose father left him those books after he died, and that young man wanted nothing to do those old books. he had no hankering to read Shakespeare’s Macbeth. so he gave them away. and now he’s alone in his father’s house without those books. and one day, when he sits down with his morning cup of coffee and reaches for a book in his father’s book shelf, they won’t be there. it will be empty. kind of sad.

Mr.Dante told me today, “There’s something I like about a man sitting in an empty room in a tuxedo. Especially the part about the empty room…” i think i like that too. my little brother is the best. he’s walking inspiration for my men i write about. and he’s only 8 years old. i wish i had an older brother too. he would be more walking inspiration, but he would be 20 years old. for now, Mr.Dante is enough i suppose. if only ’cause he’s the best.

an odd collaboration of thoughts, i know, but it’s just what’s on my mind today.

in lieu of mentioning  Lala mia and vintage dresses, i’ll show you something i really like right now. 2 of the dresses in Lala’s ETSY shop: icarryourheart. they’re also in Lala’s closet in my house. snatch ‘em up before i plead and cry and make her give them to me. *wink*.

Pink Swing

this one is The Pink Swing. and you can find it here.

DUTCH GIRL

this one is The DUTCH GIRL. and you can find it here.

i like ‘em. and so will you.

a thought for today….don’t give vintage Macbeths away. PLEASE.

love.

-Bella.dear

.novel.

today is a novel day. i will sit and write in my novel till my fingers kill me and ink stains my hands.

and then i will ride my bicycle with Miss Tandy down to the graffiti trains and the old car lot to take ETSY pictures.

then i will write in my novel again.

and again.

and again.

today is a novel day. i like that idea.

love.

-Bella.dear♥

yellow shoes and red lips make me happy.

i am in ♥ with Spirocreations on Etsy right now. their shoes just blow me away.

Tinkerbell Ballet Flats

i think the Tinkerbell Ballet Flats are my favourite. but the Mary-Jane Moccasins are a close second.

Mary-Jane Moccasins

this Husband and Wife team are marvelous. so talented. it makes my head spin. take a look if you can…

{i’m wearing a little graphic pattern skirt today. and red lipstick.} i’m happy.

we went to the grocery store earlier this morning. i found some LEGOS in the parking lot. only once in my life will that happen i think…

on tap for this day:

•bread baking in an apron.

•cleaning.

•making little felt flower hair-pins.

•writing letters.

•finding an ice-cream recipe for the party.

•and watching some Aaron Stone with Mr.Dante.

(i woke up in a sour mood this morning. Franny has been stealing my socks and wearing them for 3 days in a row. that is just as bad as when my feet get hot. i hate it. makes me want to rip up a thousand pairs of socks. including mine. *sigh*. the downs of living in a family of 7.) but you know something? who can be in a sour mood while wearing Reel Red lipstick? i.can’t.that’s.for.sure. so i put it on and made myself happy. i will always collect red lipstick. and then i will always be happy.

now i’m off to wish for shoes and bake a loaf of bread and cry over Rudy Steiner who died in The Book Thief today. (i finished reading it again. for just about the 5th time).

love.

-Bella.dear

.Necessity is the Mother. and “tagyou’reit”

i want this.

and who wouldn’t? it’s stunning. not to mention adorable…

i like this.

really though, i love them both to death.♥

the lovely little lady responsible for these a.m.a.z.i.n.g sheath dresses is Arielle, or rather, Necessity is the Mother on Etsy. and really, she seems to be O so lovely. it’s grand. i adore her shop. and her. it’s probably my absolute favourite one{1} shop in the whole of Etsy. and that’s saying a lot.

if you find the time, peek in on her. she’ll make you want it all. *blush*. she made me want it all…

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i was tagged for a little game by Miss Tandy of inmyteacup. the rules are this: tell of something you love. then tag someone else.

so, here goes….

i lOve:

1. my CuTe liTtle FaMIly.

2. Necessity is the Mother on Etsy.

3. reD BaRNs

4. ShoRT and SWEet naPs.

5. CAPS lock keyS.

6. parTy PlaNniNg.

and that’s it. but here’s the 2nd half. the half where i tag some other lucky ducks.

1. A Little Love

2. Without Envy

3. Nie Nie

and that’s really it. *smile*.

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today, my Lala cut my hair. so smashing. i like getting my hair cut.

we’re planning a little bash in a couple of weeks. hopefully there will be swing-dancing, lights, streamers, and homemade ice-cream. we have to make some invitations. that will be one of the best parts. because if anyone remembers, i love invitations. now to find some calligraphy pens…

{i wore red lips and a Nancy Drew like skirt today.}

love.

-Bella