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Dress: Lee Mathews cotton

Heels: Wittner leather with pompoms

Bag: Forever New vinyl with silver hardware

Hinged Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver

Bangle Stack: Tree of Life thread

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Well, it's been a long time coming (you know, festive season insanity & whatnot) but I'm finally posting the pictures from the wonderful Sunday morning celebrating a darling little boy who turned one just before Christmas! In an effort to beat the heat, I donned a bright & breezy pink & white pin-striped cotton midi dress with puff sleeve detailing & waist tie from Aussie label Lee Mathews, mixing it with a pair of funky white leather heeled sandals with ankle lacing detailing & pompoms (!) from Wittner (my go-to brand, as most of my readers already know) & white vinyl crossbody bag with silver hardware from Forever New. Jewellery was kept simple yet vibrant - a chunky silver hinged bangle from Wallace Bishop for a touch of daytime shine & a stack of brightly coloured, striped thread bangles in different shapes & thicknesses from boho brand Tree of Life to keep the colour party going.

Scroll down to see snippets from the Paddington Bear themed celebrations:

When you really want to go back to the party but your Aunty Fran makes you stop & pose for photographs for the blog... Thanks for being such a good sport, Jeremy! #notthebirthdayboy

A certain little Birthday Boy getting ready for C-A-K-E!

Cutting his STUNNING cake with proud Mummy & Daddy...

On a side note, if you are looking for someone to make you an amazing cake like this one for a special event or occasion (Wedding, Baptism, Birthday) & you live in Brisbane or the surrounding areas, send me a quick message via Franny Gets Frocked's Facebook page & I can see about putting you in touch with the talented baker/decorator who made this masterpiece! Abby is an absolute MAGICIAN with marzipan...

Turning it into a pool party for welcome relief from the hot hot hot Queensland temperatures...

Really getting into the fairy floss machine...

It was always my favourite part of going to school fetes or the EKKA as a kid, so why stop now that I'm an adult?

Testing out his present from Aunty Fran...

Heading home with my Paddington Party Bag in hand!