When your best friend from college, Kelsey, is a photography genius, and you are a seamstress who makes your daughter's clothes it only makes sense to play dress up when you get together. I had known for months that she was coming into town just a month before my daughters first birthday. So I planned on having both her birthday dresses done by the time Kelsey arrived. I decided to go all out for these birthday dresses. After all, your baby girl only turns one once. And soon she'll want to have a say in what she wears, so I'm taking full advantage now! First up is an Ariel inspired dress. Growing up my favorite Disney princess was Ariel. I hated my red hair and how much attention it drew all the time. But how cool that I shared something in common with a Disney princess who also happened to be a mermaid! Naturally I had to go with a mermaid/Ariel themed first birthday with my own little red headed princess. And bonus my kids are LOVING the movie rig...