Tea Party Birthday

My cute friend Kelsey is amazingly talented in more ways then one. We met back when we were both single. We both have kids who are the same age. I have boys & she has girls. I had a blast making her daughter a necklace for her birthday present. Oh how I want a girl so so bad!
I wanted to use a few different colors so that she could wear it with more then one outfit, so I asked Kelsey the colors she wears most & went from there. Jhett was my model while making it, but it was absolutely darling on Brooklyn. She seemed pretty excited about it too.

Of course you can't go to a Tea Party without getting all dolled up! I wanted to wear one of those huge, obnoxious hats you see at the Kentucky Derby. I found this hat for $5 at Styles for Less. I knew it would work perfectly for the plans I had for it.

A little ribbon, feathers, & one giant flower later I had this.

Perfection.

I happened to be a Goodwill on Dollar day & thought I would try & find a vintage dress to wear. Well I totally scored & about died when I found the most perfect dress. The best part was it had the color tag that made it $1!!!

Here is a close up of the detail.

The final result....


Heck Yes!!!
(Excuse my lame-o smile)

The party was an absolute BLAST!!! Check out more pictures here.

Baby Shower Gifts

My friend & co-worker, Jessy Hayes, is having a baby boy in June! I am so beyond excited for her & this next chapter in her life. Of course I wanted to practice my skills on her so I made her a couple of gifts.

A Monogram Onesie.

I used the Edwig Factory Font on my computer to print out the letter "K" & then cut it out for my pattern. The fabric I got at Hobby Lobby.

It was my first time doing the Zig Zag stitching along the outside edge.

I love how it turned out!

Baby Wipes Case.

This was my very first attempt at making one of these. It was super easy but very time consuming. I have seen these around but the top flap is always covered. I thought I would try one where it could actually be used. The fabric & trim came from JoAnn's.

These were both so fun to make.

Congratulations on the

Baby to Be!

They say money can't buy happiness...

Well I'm here to tell you it can ;)

My husband is THE BEST! Seriously. This chair, he picked it up for $1.00. That is right $1.00!!! This was my mother's day gift. She almost brought a tear to my eye. I was so excited you have no idea! I can not wait to give her a makeover, but until the funds are sufficiant she is sitting upstairs in my loft.

Lace & Ribbon

Yes I have been MIA. You see, the projects I have been working on are gifts so therefore I could not post until after they were given.

I love making picture frames. Right before mother's day I was looking at my favorite craft blogs. On the blog Love Stitched there was a tutorial for a lace frame. I thought the simpleness of it was cute. (The frames I usually make are a bit extravagant). The tutorial actually had the lace going around the picture inside the frame, I decided to just stick the lace on the actual frame itself. Then I trimmed it with some pearls.



For the next frame, I bought some torquoise paint & painted over the black leaving black showing through, then I took some lime green ribbon & glued it along the frame.


Ofcourse my boys totally complete the look & two different ones might I add. These were so simple & yet fun to make!