one of my favorite guys is turning 3!
my nephew brayden is having a "choo choo" party.
i wanted to make something special for the party so i put together this banner.
all the pieces were cut on the cricut using
"mini monograms"
the engine and caboose were just bigger squares.
then i cute the engine shape from the square.
i think the coal is super cute!
i just cut out a scalloped square (a little smaller than the train car)
and then cut the square in half and glued it so that just the scallops show.
happy birthday brayden!
the girls' room has been 90% done for about 6 mths now.
there are just a couple of little projects that i needed to finish.
the first one was making something to hang over each bed.
we had wooden initials up, but they just weren't really substantial enough. i remembered seeing a project awhile back (sorry i didn't bookmark it so i'm not sure who did the original) where she put scrapbook paper in a frame and then put a letter on the outside of the glass. i really liked that idea so i went out and found a frame at hobby lobby.
i forgot to take a before picture, but it was dark brown with gold details. i knew i wanted the oval shape so i just spray painted it.
the next problem was that the frame was too big to use scrapbook paper. i thought i was pretty smart and decided i could use wrapping paper instead.
after way too many trips to different stores in search of the perfect paper i realized that i could use fabric!
(my 3 babies have sucked out all my brains. i know that this would not have taken me 2 weeks to think of before kids)
so i used the styrofoam from inside the frame and roughly cut out the same shape just a little bigger.
then i used my cricut to cut out the letters (this time i did use scrapbook paper)
i used a black stamp pad to darken the edges of the letters so that they would stand out when they were against the busy background.
i used foam squares to attach the letter to the glass so that it would be even more 3d
once it was all put back together here is what it looked like:
ben's 1st birthday is coming up, and we are doing a baseball theme since that is how we decorated his nursery.
and thought they'd be perfect! i also used the walls in his room as inspiration for the colors. (check it out:http://bethkruse.blogspot.com/2010/02/baseball-room.html )
my sister is great and is (patiently) teaching me how to use illustrator. so this is my first real attempt....well i attempted and then she redid everything! actually she walked me through it but then had to do some work to make it a bit more printable. i don't know, something about my photos being about 10,000 times too big. whatever. i used to change her diapers so she owes me.
i am so excited about all the plans for this party so check back soon to see all the details!
i'm also hoping it will motivate some of the house projects i've been meaning to finish...er...start!
i saw these cute fabric flowers(and a full tutorial)here:
http://iamalongfortheride.blogspot.com/2010/03/handkerchief-necklace-tutorial-giveaway.html
they are the perfect kind of sewing project for me. all you need is fabric scraps, scissors, beads and a needle and thread!
i sat down on the couch and did them while watching the real housewives...i need a distraction when i watch those crazy ladies.
anyway....
i thought they would dress up these tank tops.
finished flower
i hot glued a pin to the back with a scrap of felt
here are the finished shirts. not the best picture, but they are super cute and made a great gift for a special little friend.
disclaimer: this party was thrown a week after my sister's wedding, when i had a newborn and a week before ella started kindergarden so...
this was not the prettiest party i've thrown, but it was one of the most fun!
the invitation
(see disclaimer above and then go look at everything we made for the wedding!)
she had to have the pinata...
cupcake balloons
i set up play stations based on different curious george books around our yard:
curious george goes to the beach
i was thrilled to see the kids so excited to listen to the different stories! they kept grabbing different adults to come and read to them.
curious george and the puppies
(we brought out all our stuffed dogs. the kids had a lot of fun making up games with them.)
curious george goes to school
curious george takes a train
curious george goes camping
curious george plays baseball
so back in december my cousin asked me to make some special save the dates for her. she was visiting her fiance's family in ireland and wanted to hand some out while they were there.
since it was a small amount, we were able to do something a little more special:
i used this beautiful champagne shimmer paper as the background.
the layer that i printed on was a vanilla cardstock with a black inked border.
to tie in eamonn's irish heritage, i used an image of a celtic love knot drawn by my sister cathy. i embellished this with some pearls.
now that she has decided on a color for her bridesmaid dresses, she asked me to make something a bit more simple for a larger amount of out of town guests.
i found this more intricate knot design and created a save the date that could be professionally printed.
i love that we could stay with the same design but make it work for two different budgets!
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