Today I wanted to share with you one of my very first posts from when I started my blog a year ago. Most of you have probably not seen my DIY gold and bronze painted acorns yet, since my blog was just a newborn when I made them! I LOVE gold, especially during fall and Thanksgiving time, and painting a light thin layer of gold and bronze takes a handful of plain, ordinary acornsand turns them into into exquisite and chic decor. You can use them display them in a bowl, as a vase filler, or ... [ Read More ]
Free Printable Halloween Cupcake Toppers
With Halloween quickly approaching, I thought it would be helpful for you (and me!) to create some cute FREE printable Halloween cupcake toppers, just in time for all of those Halloween parties, carnivals, trunk or treats, and get togethers you'll be attending! If you're in a real hurry to get to your Halloween party, carnival, or whatever, then you can always buy store bought cupcakes (like I did), and then add your own personal touch with my free printable Halloween cupcake toppers. ... [ Read More ]
Spooky Halloween Tree Decoration + Free Printable
As I pulled out my Halloween decorations about a month ago (yes, I know, super early), I noticed that most of my decorations were from Pottery Barn. I didn't have much of anything that I made myself, so I set out to change that! Not that there's anything wrong with Pottery Barn... my whole entire house is either from there or World Market ;) But sometimes you just need a little homemade in your life! So I came up with... A spooky Halloween tree! It was ... [ Read More ]
DIY Pewter Halloween Skull and Bones Decorations
A few years ago I bought a set of Martha Stewart plastic skulls and bones. The picture on the front of the package showed the skulls glittered, but I knew I wanted to try something different. I just didn't know what! Fast forward to a few years later... I finally figured it out! I love love love the look of pewter, and decided to try and replicate it on these plastic skull and bones decorations. I LOVE the result! I think I took the ... [ Read More ]
Freezer Paper Stencil Tutorial
Have you ever used freezer paper as a stencil? If not, it is a VERY easy way to create a unique, one of a kind shirt, bag, or whatever else you would like to make! The process is easy: create, cut, and paint. I'll walk you through each step, and you'll be on your way to your own custom shirts in no time! This method I am going to show you how I made the elephant t-shirt for my son's Jungle Safari Birthday Party, the shirt for my daughter's Under the Sea Party (coming soon to the ... [ Read More ]
Jungle Safari Birthday Party (Part 2)
Last month we celebrated my son's second birthday by putting together a Jungle Safari birthday party. Yesterday I shared with you the decorations and the food of the jungle safari birthday party (which you can read about HERE), and today I'm going to show you some of the activities, the cake, and more! I'm even giving you a free printable for you to use if you choose to use this theme! The whole time the party was going on I had some awesome jungle animal sounds I found on iTunes playing ... [ Read More ]