TGIF!!!

Oh my am I glad its Friday!!

I've waited all week for this day! :)

I have a very busy & fun filled weekend ahead of me!

My Niece's birthday is today and her too-cute-for-words cupcake themed party is tomorrow (pics WILL be posted next week)! We still have a lot to do tonight and tomorrow but it should all be worth it. My sister says there are about 35 people coming... for a ONE year olds birthday!! REALLY?! I can't even get 5 people to show up to my birthday!! Sheesh! She must be one crazy cute baby!! oh wait... she is!!!


Tonight we will be making about a bagillion cupcakes and two GIANT cupcake cakes... does that make sense?? After my $35 shopping spree at the candy store last night I'd say we are about done buying things for this shin-dig!

I will try and finish all the rest of my projects this weekend. I got a big ol' shipment from Uppercase Living so I have lots to put together and get ready for my next show!

Hope everyone has a great weekend and I will be back Monday with lots of Birthday details!!

I am a Woman of many talents...

Lets hope sewing will be one of them! I just purchased my very first sewing machine!! I have been wanting to learn to sew for a lonnnnng time... ok maybe just the past 6 months but it has been long enough! Again... I promise to only show projects that turn out in my favor :) So 5-10 business days from now I am sure I will have a project ready for showing!

Isn't she beautiful?? :)

Another Tutorial! Lucky You!

I have had a very busy productive week!

Last night I got all my supplies for Tessa's Birthday banner and I actually finished it! I was at Michael's for almost an hour trying to figure out what I wanted but I am VERY happy with the outcome!

I found these little wooden letters for $1 a piece and spray painted them heirloom white (my fav!).


While they were drying I got my glitter cardstock (already cut to the perfect size) and punched holes in the corners and tied them together with light pink tulle.


Then I made sweet little bows with leftover ribbon and tulle for the corners of the banner


After the letters were almost dry, I hot glued the crap out of them to keep them from falling off the cardstock.


Viola!!! I LOVE it! I originally bought extra scrap book paper to modge podge on but I think I like it better just spray painted... and it was easier that way :)

I am super excited for all my projects tonight...
I just received this from Mr UPS man!!

Yippee! My first tutorial!

I would in no way call my self an "expert" at crafting but I promise to only show my projects that turn out in my favor. I know... I'm too sweet right!?

On to the tutorial. This one was super duper easy! I bought a playwood-ish (not sure of the real material) "M" at Hobby Lobby for around $1 and wasn't sure exactly what I would do with it. I thought about painting it but my color options were heirloom white or black... boring. I needed some pizazz in my life. SOOO I got my handy dandy scrap book paper and went to work!

Supplies:
scrapbook paper
letter of choice
matching ribbon
modge podge
hot glue
sanding sponge


I began by tracing the "m" on the back of the scrapbook paper and then I cut it out.


I then modge podged the paper to the "M" and let it dry.
Then I lightly sanded the edges to make them smooth.
I hot glued the ribbon pieces to the back and tied a bow.(**be sure to glue the ribbons at an angle to they don't crease weird)


EASY!

And I love love LOVE it! I hung it next to my bed :)

Whew... Monday came too soon!

So my weekend was a little on the crazy side but I DID get stuff done!

Being the eager hostess that I am... I am hosting my friend Shannon's Bachelorette Party. I got started on her invites and they are A-dorrrable! I love making fun (or "funky fresh" as I like to call them) invitations. I don't believe in store bought invites... it's just not my cup of tea.

So here are my final results, I sure hope she likes them!


My sweet sweet Dad & Step Mother had a buffet table they weren't using so of course thy had the BRILLIANT idea of giving it to me!! :) I LOVE it! Not only is it adorable but it's free... I'll take it!! So of course I had to accessorize it and I am just in love! I know I dont have the typical style of a 23 yr old but I think my style is a more lasting one... I just cant get into all the modern styles... its just not me. Any-who! Here it is on all her Glory (along with my non working clock :)!!


Along with the new table came new storage! Douple YAY! So I was on a mission to organize my mess of a coat closet. I took out my plastic drawers that held all my crafting supplies and threw some (not much) junk away and I am VERY happy with the results!

This:


To this:


Then to this: (you like my step by step process right? ha!)



I DID somehow get laundry done AND I hung it up... the deeeep south has frozen over!

I am off tonight to Michael's to find materials for a better Birthday banner for my sweet niece... she deserves better than my $1 banner I had made... it just doesn't make me giddy anymore and I dont feel like putting more effort into it & not getting the look I truelly want.

I have a list and plan on sticking with it... hopefully :)

Well atleast I tried...

I did what I could last night but I didnt even get through half of my list.

I went grocery shopping, Check!

Made dinner... decided I didnt want dinner so I had a glass of wine instead. :)

As for everything else... Guess I will be super busy this weekend!!

I did spray paint this picture frame... It was on clearance for $1.00 at TJ Maxx because it had a scratch. Going to TJ Maxx is like Christmas every time!


I hung this... I got it at Hobby Lobby for $4.00... it originally had ugly little picture frames hanging from it... but I think it holds jewlery MUCH better!!


I took a few pictures of stuff I have already made... no before pictures but hopefully you have a good imagination!

These mirrors I bought at IKEA 3 years ago. I lost all the hardware to hang them, so I attached heavy duty ribbon to the back and hung them in my kitchen. I LOVE how they turned out!


This frame I bought at Good Will in Houston and it had an UGGGGGLY picture of some random flowers inside... uh no thanks! So I took the backing, spray painted the frame and added some scrapbook paper and a mini poster from Hobby Lobby and BAM! I now have art! Not to bad for around $15.00!




I then got side tracked and enjoyed my glass of wine :)

Hopefully I will get all my projects done this weekend!

I have to do:
-Birthday banner
-MORE Laundry
-Bachelorette party invites
-Reorganize my Craft closet

Wish me luck!

Projects for tonight:

I have to make myself a list or I will completely forget and wander off... I think they call that ADD.

Tonight I am taking a night off from my crazy social schedule to spend a night to myself getting things done that have been put off all week!

- Grocery shop
- Laundry, laundry & more laundry!
- Clean my apartment top to bottom (shouldnt take TOO long... right?)
- Finish Tessa's birthday banner
- Take pictures of all my recent crafts I have finished... I always forget to take befores so i will do my best to describe what it looked like before hand... bare with me :)
- sleeeeeeeppp!

I have a long weekend ahead of me and my trip to Hobby Lobby today (damn you 80% off section!) just set me back even more with my "to do" craft list.