Kids are Funny

So I'm sitting here looking for an apartment and Brook is on my lap cutting up foam sheets into tiny pieces. Well apparently I'm in the zone, because I snap out of it to hear Brook saying, "Mom, I need help. Mom, I need help. And so for the rest of the time, she needed help because her mom couldn't hear her."

Oh Brook, you are too funny. I think she's going to be a writer.

Rousseau

Okay, so I'm in a crafty mood. I decided instead of following a tutorial, I really wanted to try to copy an anthropologie necklace like all the cool blogs do. So I found this pic:

Isn't that beautiful!?!?! I love it! I wanted to compare costs to see how much I saved, but Anthro doesn't sell it anymore, so I don't have any idea how much it was.

UPDATE: I found the source! The necklace is the Rousseau and it retails for $138....

Anyway, I had some fun fabrics/laces from a yard sale last year- I got 4 garbage bags full of fabric and lace for $4! It was awesome! Anyway, I used two of the laces out of there and two different ribbons I had on hand (one from the dollar store, one from Hancock's 69 cent section)

Here's what I came up with:

It's not exact, but I like it. I wish the beading was a little darker, like the Anthro one...

Ben thought it was "different" but then he said he'd never seen anything like it before... seriously honey? You've never seen a bib necklace?!?!?! I guess I can't trust his fashion judgement on this one... so I need your input!

Tell me what you think!

A close up of the lace/beading. I added the pearls.

My total cost:

Lace: 2 cents

Ribbon #1: 20 cents

Ribbon #2: 13 cents

Pearls: On hand, but maybe 8 cents

Total cost: 43 cents.

I'm willing to bet that is SIGNIFICANTLY less than Anthro's...

Because I Love Them