Mirror Mirror, on the wall…

2.26.2015

Who’s the prettiest of them all? Can I check my complexion before you decide? How’s my makeup looking? Is there anything in my teeth? I’d also like to make sure that my hairdo is on point. Ugh…I can’t see the back of my head. I might need another mirror to get that view. Do you have a handheld mirror for me to use?

I figured you didn’t. So I made one for you. I couldn’t just give you a plain little mirror either, so I had to glam it up. It only took me a few hours, no biggie. Now you have this handy dandy handheld mirror to help you take care of that bed head in the back. Seriously though, you need to handle that. My mirror on the wall was actually a mirror on a vanity. And it wasn’t really my mirror at all. My brother-in-law refinished/redesigned an old desk into a vanity for his girlfriend for their anniversary this week. While I’m trying to talk him into doing a guest post (seriously…he is the funniest human I know), I also made a little something for his girlfriend. I wanted to make something to go with the vanity, so I came up with this mirror idea.I’ve been trying to convince my husband that I need to keep the three boxes of beads I’ve had for years (since high school) (I’m 30). For some reason, he says because they’ve been in storage for two years I don’t need them. This is compared to a windbreaker I found in our storage unit that he had from college. A WINDBREAKER. If he ever wears it again it will be too soon.

I put my beads to good use (so he can’t make me get rid of them), and used hot glue to collage them all over a simple handheld mirror. Hopefully my future sister in law gets good use out of it. No bed head allowed in this family.

DIY, Party Planning

I Mustache You a Question

2.23.2015

Nothing goes together better than baby boys and mustaches, am I right? Yeah I didn’t think so either. But if you cruise through Pinterest for baby shower ideas, you will find an extensive amount of baby boy mustache parties. Because nothing says adorable baby like an infant with a mustache. I guess it’s nothing a little wax can’t fix.

One of my cousins is about to pop out a beautiful baby boy. I can say beautiful because he’s not born yet. Officially, he is still mustache free. Her baby shower however, was not.

Because I live so far away from my family, and cannot rationalize a flight for a baby shower (when I win the lottery this will all change), I wanted to do something to show I care. I designed this Baby Boy Mustache Banner, then just strung it along a teal ribbon. Thought I’d share it with you in case you find yourself in a similarly stachey situation. See what I did there?Until next time:

Birthday's, DIY

My Biological Clock Needs New Batteries

2.20.2015

Do I need to replace the batteries on my biological clock? Why isn’t it ticking? I’m still waiting for the day that I’ll wake up and decide that I’m ready to handle a ~~screaming~~ beautiful bundle of joy. I figured it would have happened by now. It’s possible that I spent the first 26 years of my life waiting and wanting them so badly that it wore me out. Just like a baby would. Oh how life changes.

P.S. Is it nap-time yet?Since I don’t have to worry about making any party decorations for my own children quite yet, I get excited to make things for my friends and family. When my friend Aimee told me she was thinking of throwing her one year old a Nautical themed birthday party, I jumped on board (see what I did there?). I can’t imagine having to make all this stuff while trying to keep a baby occupied. All I have to do is drink wine and make sure my fat cat has food. We found a couple cute ideas on Pinterest (the silverware rings), came up with goodie bag ideas (beach balls, sunglasses, and these treat tags with goldfish crackers), and I got to work on the rest. I made a “Happy Birthday” Banner that you can print here, and I put together a little nautical highchair tray banner. I love how we did the guest book! I made these tags, cut them out, and strung them on a ring filled with ribbon. I framed this print to sit with the tags (boy) (girl). Now she’ll always have a small keepsake from his first birthday!

Isn’t he adorable?

DIY, Holidays!

Tell Me My Future…

2.12.2015

If you finished that sentence with anything other than “you will win the $500 million Powerball” you are not my friend. But if you did finish it with something other than that, you could have been a fortune teller. Clearly I did not win the $500 Powerball. Why is that clear you might ask? Because I’m here, blogging. Don’t get me wrong, if I won the lottery, I would still blog. But I might take a few days off for celebratory purposes. That, and my blog would change to something along the lines of, “What I am doing with my $500 Powerball winnings.”So if you’re as good of a fortune teller as I am, then this Valentine’s treat is right up your alley. I saw these a long time ago on Pinterest (I would give credit to the original, if I knew who the original was). They are super easy, and really appreciated by the receiver. In my book that’s a win/win.You’ll just need felt, pipe cleaners, and these printed fortunes. Use about 3″ circles, cut a pipe cleaner to hot glue along the middle. Fold the circle in half, and hot glue along the top (do not enclose the whole half circle, you’ll need an opening for candy and fortunes. Once it’s dry, fold the pipe cleaner in half, and you’ll have a fortune cookie shape! I used Valentine candy corn to fill, and put my fortunes inside.Now that I’ve made all my Valentine’s, I’ll keep a look out for all of yours in my mailbox. And don’t worry, if they’re too big for the mailbox, I will be home to accept the large packages.