Customized Name Onesie

Here's one of my most recent Name Onesies for baby Wilson. Love how the color pops on the white onesie!

$24.00 ++
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Cardboard to Command Center

So a few weeks ago I saw this picture on Pinterest originally from Girl Loves Glam.

I adored the idea of all my little lists and to do's in one place. With a lot of birthdays this month and next, I wanted to try to do it as cheaply as possible. I also wanted this command center to hang on my pantry door, which is hollow. So a large piece of wood was out. 

I pride myself on being pretty cheap resourceful. So I rounded up some cardboard boxes and got to work. This is what I came up with with the help of some packing tape and "the general", aka my hot glue gun. 

 This part cost me $0. Yay!

Then I covered the body with fabric I already had and covered the pen holder with black fabric. Then I wrapped bias tape around the edges (in craft closet = $0)

The only thing I had to purchase were the plastic covers for the chore chart and my meal calendar (Hobby Lobby = $3 each). 

So there's the $6.00 version. Good luck with all of your to do list projects!

Little Girl Gift Idea

I have been working on lots of little projects that have been on my list and finished one today! There's just something about crossing off a task on a to do list (I'm totally the kind of person who adds something to my list just so I can cross it off!).

I needed a birthday gift idea for a friend of my boys and remembered that she had a little play kitchen. I searched Pinterest (where else?!) for a DIY child's apron. I found this one at Quilt Fabric Delights Creative and this one at Tidbits. I wanted to incorporate some things from each tutorial in my apron. I also loved that Cami's at Tidbits had a link for a chef's hat tutorial!

Here's what I came up with! (Sorry about the grainy phone pictures!)

I decided to make this one reversible with pockets on both sides.

And I loved the chef's hat tutorial and that it could really fit any size kid.

I really liked how these turned out so I made two more for my nieces birthdays. I thought I took a picture of my youngest niece's apron, but I can't find it and I've already wrapped them....

I used my oldest as a model for the hat (don't mind Hightops the giraffe, he had just woken up).

 

I feel like I could make these in my sleep now! So I got to cross this off my list, but I have added making a really "manly" one for my son to go along with the felt food that's on my to do list! :)

Ice Cream Social Invite

I love how these invitations turned out. And how precious are these sisters?! It's going to be such a fun party for kids of all ages!

Another layout option

$1.50 per invitation (plus sales tax & shipping) or $12.00 for the jpeg file

Cowboy Party

My boys Cowboy Party has come and gone. It was such a great party filled with lots of family and friends!

I sewed orange and navy bandanas together to make a big backdrop for the Trail Mix Bar and Cupcake display. It also served as a backdrop while the boys had their cake and cupcake!

The Trail Mix Bar included Granola, Frosted Cheerios, Mini Marshmallows, M&Ms, Pretzels, Teddy Grahams, Banana Chips and Raisins. Along with paper cones for guests to mix their custom Trail Mix. 

Mini Cupcake display in egg cartons.

L & P General Store favors display

 Cowboys and Cowgirls bags were for the 3 and up crowd

 Wild West's Wanted were the adults who got Mini Apple Pies

 Little Buckaroos bags were for the 1 year old crowd

I used aluminum pie tins for plates and it actually worked out great with all the little ones!

 I have been saving aluminum cans and wrapped them in butcher paper. Then I made chalkboard labels and labeled them for the silverware. 

Veggie Cups with Ranch and Fruit Kabobs with Dip

For drinks I repurposed jugs (Apple Cider from HEB)

We moved out furniture to make room for all the tables

The boys enjoying their cakes

I also had a photo booth to document everyone who shared the day with us. Here's me and hubby

 The whole family!