Gowns for Flower Girls

Wedding season is going to be coming up soon which means that you might have a little one who is invited to a wedding. This means that you might have to buy your little flower girl a gown to wear to wedding. Thankfully there are some really beautiful dresses for little girls out there on the market. There are a plethora of styles but some designers make ones that are truly contemporary, sweet and impressive

Beautiful bridal outfits for girls are sold on etsy. One seller makes gowns of tulle in any color you want, including peach, pink, white, lime green and bright blue. These are basically giant ballerina skirts that are topped with big fake flowers at the bodice. You can also get just a skirt and have your child wear a comfortable T-shirt with it to be more of a casual ballerina style flower girl.

Flowers by Odyssey makes incredible heavy satin dresses for little girls. These are in oyster, chocolate and gold satin and are floor length, sleeveless and very tasteful. Some of them are tied with giant sashes with bows or decorated with one huge bow which is a huge trend in bridesmaid dresses right now.

If you love the look of snow white then you will love the OfDresses white chiffon and satin A line dress that in a crisp blue white that is rimmed with giant red flower petals at the bottom and tied with a big satin ribbon punctuated with a big red bow on the back.

Jorma is a company that also makes absolutely beautiful and very inexpensive strapless white flower girl dresses banded by gold and rip strips with lace up bodices tied with ribbons up the back. These dresses have an empire waist which is very cool in the summer and comfortable for a little girl to wear.

A little more expensive is the floral taffeta dress made by Baby discovery. This is a sleeveless dress with big pink roses on a white background that has a rose underslip and a giant rose colored sash. Great for a garden or outdoor wedding!
One of the hottest colors in little girl bridal dresses is deep purple! If you surf online you can find all kinds of beautiful and affordable styles with the most popular being a strapless style with a lots of pinning and ruching in a grape purple chiffon. This is the kind of dress for the little girl who is an individual and who wants to stand out.

That New Car Smell Can Kill You and Your Kids

Do you like that 'new car smell.' That “new car smell” might be composed of all kinds of toxic chemicals, according to a new study from a nonprofit organization called the ecology center. This study suggests that new car smell comes from toxic chemicals off-gassing in a car’s interior, like brominated flame retardants (BFRs), chromium, and lead. In all, researchers identified more than 275 different chemicals wafting around in the car. Many of these toxic chemicals, breathed in by you and your kids are associated with learning problems, birth defects, liver problems and of course – cancer!

The 2012 new vehicle study from the nonprofit Ecology Center analyzed the chemical content of more than 200 new cars for its top 10 healthy and unhealthy car interiors. The 2012 Honda Civic had the healthiest interior but that was because it did not have any PVC fabrics or trims or bromine-based flame retardants.

The worst new cars, when it comes to off-gassing, are the 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport and 2011 Chrysler 200 SC, which both had high-levels of chemicals in them. These would be cars to avoid if you want to keep your children healthy.

So where do these poisons and toxins lurk inside the actual vehicle? Common areas that off gas are seats, arm rests, steering wheels, door trim, and shift knobs. The higher the temperature in the car the more chemicals it is going to release into the air. Chemicals found in some cars include chemical elements such as lead, cadmium, chlorine, arsenic, mercury, tin, and antimony. All of these chemicals can be absorbed through the skin and through the air.

The EPA says indoor air pollution is one of the top environmental threats to public health, since Americans spend 90% of their time indoors and indoor air pollution can be inside your car! Next to homes and offices, Americans spend the most time in automobiles, an average of one-and-a-half hours per day.

So it seems that if you are going to buy a car try to by one that does not smell so much like a new car as that would be an indication that it is going to break down less volatile compounds as time goes on. The smell would in fact, be an indication that you are about to buy a toxic vehicle. It is much better for you to stick to buying a vehicle that has been reported to have less off-gassing potential.