Finley Flowers: Fin-tastic Fashion

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Chapter 1 DESIGN TIME Finley had been counting the days till Saturday all week She loved going on playdates at her friend Olivia’s house There was a huge playroom full of games and craft stuff a tree house with a zip line a zoo’s worth of pets and tons of great hiding places for hide-and-seek Unfortunately today Olivia wanted to play fashion show Finley didn’t have anything against fashion She just had way more fun feeding Olivia’s chinchilla making up new recipes using her fancy kitchen gadgets or skateboarding on her family’s tennis courts What do you think Olivia asked spinning around in a floral dress I like the way it flares out like a bell when you twirl Finley said It’s definitely twirly Olivia agreed Maybe I’ll wear it with this sweater The yarn has tiny gold flecks that sparkle in the light She held the fabric up See Finley nodded Sparkly Check out this bracelet Olivia said pulling a small velvet-covered box out of her desk She took off the lid My Aunt Ingrid had it made just for me Finley peered inside expecting something sparkly Olivia loved sparkle Instead she saw a piece of smooth silver that was curled into a C resting on a bed of white satin It was simple and bold and different than anything Finley had ever seen Wow Finley ran a finger over the curved metal It’s like a sculpture you can wear Here Olivia said Try it on Finley slipped the bracelet over her hand and onto her wrist It felt smooth and cool