Itty Bitty Maxi

We finally made it. Wyoming finally had some Spring like weather! Don't worry, though, it is suppose to snow tomorrow.

 

I ordered some knit off of fabric.com a couple weeks ago and couldn't wait to test out some cute little maxi skirts. I figured it would be easier to test one on her before I attempt one for myself.

Super comfy and super cute! Tutorial coming later this week!

I Dub Thee, Slap Bet Commissioner

I seriously LOVE LOOOOOOOVE How I Met Your Mother. Let me take you back a little. Two years ago we moved to Wyoming and I was all about Friends (still am, you never forget your first love). I had never really even heard of HIMYM. Not long after moving here, my birthday came around and my friend dropped by that fateful day to drop off a gift. I was so young and naive. I had no clue that she just handed me the best gift ever!

 

She gave me the first two seasons of HIMYM and I was hooked. We now own them all as well as watch them on Netflix. Soooooooooo freakin' funny. You have to watch them in order from the beginning to get the best experience. It truly gets funnier every time I watch it.

 

So in honor of my friend's birthday, I deemed her "slap bet commissioner".

These shirts are so fun and easy to make. Just like the Disneyland shirts. Just a quick stencil, some paint, and a little glitter.

I especially love that it sparkles.

 

The possibilities are endless. Time to personalize your gifts!

Quick and Easy Birthday Gift

One of my closest friend's daughter turned eight today. Her dad is currently deployed in Afghanistan and she wanted to wait until he got home for her party. My friend thought it might be a fun idea to throw her a surprise party today, since she knew she wouldn't be expecting it. And she was right! Total surprise.

 

Eight year old girls can be a little tricky to buy for. They don't really play with toys much anymore but are still too young for things like make-up and accessories. One thing I do know is that Camille LOVES skirts. She is definitely a girly-girl!

 

My first thought was to head to Children's Place for some plain t-shirts, but then my sister told me that Walmart had some for half the price and a bunch more colors. My Walmart had about fifteen different colors, and at only $3.47 each, I grabbed four. Then it was just a matter of matching fabric.

I started simple. A brown and cream skirt with a coral top. No frills, just a elastic waist. But definitely one that she can mix with whatever color top.

The next one took me a little to find a good fabric to go with this teal top. I like that the small amounts of teal pop from the skirt. I added a little brown ric-rac to the bottom for some detail.



The black skirt got a little pink binding sewn along the bottom. Instead of sewing the binding over the material like normal, I sewed it behind the main fabric to give a little layer.

The last skirt is my favorite. I added about two extra inches of fabric on the top and top stitched before adding my casing. It gives it more ruffle at the top. Then to lighten up the skirt, I added white ric-rac a long the bottom hem.

 

So easy and fun mix things up with a simple skirt pattern.



Bow Holder

I have been wanting to update Savanah's bow holder for a while now and finally found a frame I loved. I initially was going to use a thrifted frame, but it wasn't holding the paint very well. Then I found these new line of frames at Hobby Lobby. They are white and ready to be painted. No sanding!

 I added some bright pink spray paint and some fun ruffly green ribbon.

They now hold her everyday bows instead of the giant flowers she rarely wears. I wanted something smaller hung up so that the green ribbon would poke through. And it looks so cute! Especially with her bows in color order.

 



DIY Disney Shirts

I had such an amazing time at Disneyland with the ladies. I forgot what it was like to only worry about myself! Only dress one person in the morning, only feed one person all day, no one telling me they have to go to the bathroom or that they are tired. I missed my kids and hubby, but it was wonderful! I was in complete bliss until...

I came home to this! Record snow fall. And it hasn't stopped since. Boo!

I shared a sneak peak of the matchy matchy shirts I was making for the trip. They were so much fun to put together and we got a ton of compliments! I kind of wanted to wear them every day we were there.

Rapunzel    Merida    Aurora    Belle    Cinderella    Minnie    Ariel

 I started by having everyone pick a favorite princess and a coordinating colored shirt. We had to make sure there were no duplicates! I then scoured the Internet for the perfect silhouettes that I could cut using my Make the Cut program. LOVE that program! It is too bad you can't buy it for the Cricut anymore. The actual picture of the princess isn't as important as the outline. Remember that!

I cut out 6" princesses onto scrap vinyl that I had lying around. Pulled out all the middle stuff so that I had a princess silhouette stencil. I did make sure to save any important inner parts, like the space between arms and the body. You don't want it to look like a blob!

Place a piece of cardboard between the layers of your shirt. Slap the vinyl directly onto the shirt, making sure to push around firmly so that no paint seeps under the vinyl. I then mixed a basic black enamel paint with some paint medium. I also tried adding some glow in the dark paint but it didn't work. :(

Simply paint in the open space and if you want to add some fun, throw on some fine glitter while the paint is still wet. CAREFULLY peel off the vinyl and let your shirt dry overnight.

I love how they all turned out, but I think the Merida shirt was my favorite. Definitely a fun, inexpensive way to spot who you are with!

Cork Board Clothespins

After making my large cork board for my craft room, I knew I needed some "blinged out" accessories to spice it up. I am still on the look out for some broach-esque pins, but until I find the perfect ones, these clips are doing the job.

I started with the cutest baby clothes pins from Hobby Lobby. They already had the bling attached, so one less step for me. I also bought some basic tacks, although I HATE that they are gold. HATE IT!



I simply glued the tack to the back of the clothes pin. If I were to do them all again, which I probably will, I would use E6000. I have one that has already popped off the tack.



Super cute and super simple!