Calling Summer...

With only 32 days left of school I thought I might get ready for summer by...making the perfect summer clip!  A pinwheel hair clip to be exact.  My friend, Jenn found this and I jumped on it!  It's a little more complicated that the korker hair bow but so fun and super cute.  This was my first try at it and as much as I am proud- I know I have room for improvement.  It includes fabric and exact measurements and lines... AHH!!! The tutorial I followed was at The Mother Huddle,  who is amazing!  Enjoy!

In Lola's Honor

In honor of Natalie's newest friend arriving earlier today I thought I might share one of my favorite projects I've done with her (and one of the firsts).  You always hear parents say- "I don't remember how small they are at the beginning"...and you don't!  It's a bittersweet feeling but I think this will allow you to hold onto a side of that feeling...
I used a water based ink on a super small and cute canvas and then my hubby sprayed it with gloss...
*Now it's not as easy as it looks.  Natalie was 3 months old when this was done so she was squirming but the best part about that ink is if you smudge you can wipe it off with a towel...

 

A Cottontail Cake

I love all of the seasonal Funfetti cakes.  For Valentine's Day- Natalie and I baked one in the shape of a heart.  It was super cute and SO YUMMY!  We went to Target today and this was an impulse buy- super cheap and super easy...  I decided to make a layered 8" round cake.  Simple enough.  I thought I left enough time for it too cool but I still got crumbs in the icing...Need improvement there.  I placed a bunny cookie cutter (which I love- so many uses!) on the top and filled it with the spring decor toppers.  I liked how it turned out- sorry about shadow- I was so excited to upload it.

 

Mini Korkers

So, I haven't mastered the soldering gun yet so the edges are burnt (just a little) and for some reason they are lop sided even though they have the same amount of ribbon but it's my first try...
A big thank you to Michael Creations who helped me figure out the dimensions and lengths...

A New Way of Wrapping

I love finding neat things to add to presents and I found that with these gift labels I found on Zulily.  They are made by Erin Condren and she's AMAZING!!!  Of course I had to add a korker (my newest obsession).  I know it looks like a bottle of wine- it's actually a barbie and a tee...I need a wrapping 101 class pronto!

Easter Egg Decor

I love when I go to parties and the kids have made the decorations.  A couple years ago- I had my niece help me do the name cards for our Thanksgiving table.  I traced her hand and turned them into turkeys.  They were SUPER cute and everyone loved them.
Here is an adjustment on this project which I love but my husband convinced me not to go empty Lowe's and Home Depot's paint department in fear I might be placed on "THE LIST"...
After putting the Easter garland together I realized this could be easily done with many of the major holidays- you would obviously have to change the color scheme.

This is what you will need:

- Water colors (one with lighter colors)

- Paint brushes

- Cup of water

- White crayon

- Egg tracer (I used this one)

- Pencil

- Scissors

- Small hole punch

- Ribbon or yarn

I first drew a line down the middle a 26 x 3 1/2 piece of paper using a white crayon.  This helps the colors stay separate (crayon resist).

My garland has only 2 colors- the kids will have a variety of colors.
The kids chose 2 colors- one for the top and one for the bottom.

I let them dry and then cut them into 2 1/2 strips (which fits the egg tracer nicely).  I got 9 eggs out of each strip.

I then traced the egg on one paper, layer the rest underneath alternating the colors (flipping the paper), stapled them and cut them out.

I put 2 hole punches in each egg and strung them onto the yarn.

SUPER CUTE, SUPER EASY, and the kids LOVED it!

A Cuter Place for Bills or Bows

Memo Pads

I've made a few of these.  They are super easy and so cute!  I have one at Christmas time to display all of our Christmas cards, one in our daughter's room that has pictures of her and her friends and one in her bathroom to organize her bows.  There are a lot of sites that offer video tutorials.

Here are a couple examples: