Big & Little

In the month of October I have 3 friends that are having little girls! I put my Silhouette to work to make some Big & Little outfits.

My mom bought me a new label maker that can print out iron on labels! 

Aren't these dresses so cute? I thought they were perfect for 2 & 4 year old big sisters!
I found them at Hobby Lobby.

Of course they needed a flower clip too! 

Can't wait to meet the little sisters! 

Money Does Grow on Trees

For the someone who is hard to buy for...

Big Sis, Little Sis

Before I got my fancy machine, I would print out letters and trace them. I made these Big Sis and Little Sis onesies.  They were very time intensive (I hand stitched around the whole thing!) But they turned out so cute! 

Samantha and Scarlett Hopkins

All You Need is Love

I made this sign for my friend Meryl.  She is getting married in October.  I wanted to make her something for her shower, so once again, I browsed my favorite site and found this! It was so easy to make, and I had all of the supplies on hand. 

Supplies: 

• weathered wood
• acrylic paint
• black Sharpie marker
• hot glue gun or drill
• twine
• saw
• sand paper

First I cut the wood with my saw to the length I wanted. I am getting really good at using the saw! 

Next, I drew a skinny line with my Sharpie of the word love in cursive, like I wanted.  I tried it with pencil first, but it didn't move as smoothly as the Sharpie. 

After I had the first line, I went ahead and thickened the letters. Once I had it how I wanted it, I sanded over the letters to make it look a little more rustic.

 I used my finger to paint the heart. Can you believe, with all the craft supplies I have, I did not have a paintbrush?! Because one side of the board was a little more rustic, I also used a hammer to roughen up the other side of the board.

I have made 2 of these signs, for one, I hot glued the twine to the back. For the other, I drilled holes in the top of the board, and then put the twine thru the holes.

Last but not least, I added these new cute stickers to the back.  I ordered these off of Vistaprint

I Can't Bake, But I Can Make Cakes!

Being a 28 year old girl, I have to go to my fair share of bridal showers! I like to give theme gifts, or make something for the bride.  The last 2 showers that I have been to, I made them cakes. I used dish towels and napkins to create them.  Then I added kitchen utensils and wine to decorate them. 

For this one, I wrapped a cake pan in a napkin.  Next, I rolled up all of the napkins and secured them with rubber bands.  I placed them around a wine bottle and tied them with twine.  I then wrapped a napkin around the wine bottle, and secured it with twine.  Finally, I stuck in a few wooden spoons (I buy these even though they are not on the registry, because they come in a set for $2-5 and really add to the cake.)  Finally I added the "Love" sign. (Instructions) For this particular shower we are supposed to bring a bottle of wine as the card, so it worked out perfectly! My wine tag said, "first fight" so I got her a Sassy Bitch wine and thought I would throw in some love too! I love how this turned out and might have to go buy these napkins for myself! Meryl has good taste!

For Megan's cake, I did it a little different.  I wrapped cardboard rectangles in dish towels, and secured them with chip clips.  Megan and Greg registered for about 3 different kinds of chip clips, so I thought I could put them to use! Then I stacked the rectangles and poked in a few extra dish towels and spoons, etc. Finally, I wrapped ribbon around to help secure everything in place and add a little decoration.  

This next cake, was not for a shower, but for Kent's birthday.  Kent LOVES Keystone, I'm not sure why, but probably because it is cheap! I always am so embarrassed to buy his Keystone at the Liquor store. Come on Kent, you are 28, grow up and drink some Bud Light! :) To make this cake, I cut 2 cardboard circles.  I placed the beer on the circles and secured them with ribbon. Then I stacked them together and added the 28's on with stickers.  I probably could have gone all out with the decorating, but as Kent said, "I'd be happy with just a case of Keystone!"