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The dresser cost me $30, the trim was $48 (it was sponsored but Im including it in the cost to be realistic) and $4 for the drawer glides

This fully licensed look has the signature blue bodice with puffed blue and red sleeves trimmed in gold and topped with a tall white collar

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Using simple high quality ingredients I combined these flavors into a symphony of deliciousness

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