more toy story banners

here are some new (less expensive) alternatives 

to this toy story banner made out of bandanas.

these banners are made out of

scrapbook paper and cardstock

and strung on raffia ribbon.

they are available with any of the characters

at my etsy shop.

the cool kids' luau

i was asked to help plan a luau

for a boy turning 14.

he really doesn't want anything cheesy,

but there will be a lot of

adults there as well, so his mom

wants it to be sophisticated too.

first i'm working on the invitations.

here are 3 samples i came up with.

option 1:

the hibiscus is cut out of scrapbook paper 

using the cricut.  it is glued down in the center

but not on the edges so that it pops off 

the paper a bit.

option 2:

surfboards cut out of scrapbook paper and

glued onto a square card.  corners are clipped

and edges are distressed.

option 3:

i created a surfboard image

with the birthday boy's initial and also

added a small hibiscus to one corner.

which one would you pick???

may the force be with you....right?

so, i was asked to make some

toppers and favor tags for a star wars party.

now, back in the day, i loved star wars!

but now there is all this new star wars stuff

that i had no idea about!

(i think by looking back over my previous

parties, you can tell we are pretty

princess obsessed around here)

 so anyway, this was a great learning

experience for me... guess this is what

is in store for me in about 5 years.

i thought adding the star paper background on some

looked cute... umm... i mean boyish and cool!

if you have a boy who loves light sabers 

and ..... hmmm.... stars.... ???

(guess i need to do a little more research)

then visit my etsy store for these goodies!

a great and unique baby shower gift

my sister is pregnant with her 

3rd baby.  for the first time she isn't

finding out what she is having

ugh!

i have seen a lot of bloggers photoshopping 

the months onto their baby's onseies,

which i think is brilliant!

but no offense to my sister,

we are all kidding ourselves if we 

think she will be doing that.

in fact, if you have 3 kids and are doing that

then you are way more on top of things than i am!

anyway, around here we are just proud of ourselves

for getting the monthly picture taken.

so...anyway...

i made stickers that she can put on any

onesie that she wants.

i also bought a little lovey for either sex.

now each month when she takes the picture, 

she can lay the toy next to the baby

and you will see him or her growing.

girl stickers... 

i really hope it's a girl just so she can use these!

do you see the little flowers on the letters?!

but these boy stickers actually remind me 

a lot of my baby boy... 

so i guess i want another boy too!

(HER to have another boy--NOT me.)

if you'd like to give this great gift,

email me or stop by my etsy store!

i can customize however you want.

how cute would it be to match the nursery

or the baby shower theme?