The Fashion Fun Store

Plain whites get your granddaughter's own fashion-forward flare

by Phoebe Assenza

Age:	6-12	Retail Price: $6-$25
Available at: FashionFunStore.com

Tween granddaughters love customization — they put together their own iPod playlists, create their own avatars for video games and internet chatting, and print their own cell-phone skins. So, when it comes to clothes, wearing someone wearing else’s design is a distant second choice to designing their own. The Fashion Fun Store is a classic and easy way for creative granddaughters (or really adventurous grandsons) to bling-out plain cotton tees with craft-quality decals, appliqués, and the ever-aspirational rhinestone. The Fashion Fun Store’s original kits are available in varying themes like Ballerina, Butterfly, and School, and each comes complete with ample, easy-to-follow instructions, fabric glue, and a plain white item of clothing to decorate. Handy design tips complete the package (also available online), to teach important design elements like balance, arrangement, and patterns. The results are proof your little gal can be creative online and off.