Project Birthday Party- Framed Pictures

So I found this cute idea online. Pull pictures off the American Girl website and print them out. Frame them in cheap Walmart 95 cent frames, to set up around the food table. These were easy and just a little touch that helps add to the theme.

Maybe I should let some of the girls take this home as door prizes?? I could make tickets and raffle them off?? OH what do you think?? Thanks for stopping by!

Project Birthday Party- Cupcake Name Tags DONE

After adding girls and changing the paper because I ran out of the shinny cream these are done. Everyone will have a name label for there cupcake! Super fun to make with my cricut!!

I think there are about 20 people coming!

Project Birthday Party- Name Bracelets with Matching Doll Bracelets

This task I will not lye was NO FUN!! I bought a big tub of beads to get the most for my money.


This turned into a huge ordeal!! I had to dump the whole thing out sort all the letter beads into a different container and then find matching size and shapes for each girl and name. If I ever do this again, I would buy letter beads and nothing but letter beads to make it easier on myself. Live and learn! They turned out cute and I found every girl and dolls name so I am thankful I didn’t have to buy more beads!!


I will post pictures the day of the party so you can see these on the girls and dolls!

Project Birhtday Party- Girl Hats

Well I couldn't resist making the girls matching party hats like the dolls. So I set out to make eight hats and found the cutest template online! I love the internet!! This party should be dedicated to the World Wide Web!! With it this party would have been about ten notches less fun! So here they are party hats for the girls!!

I love the pink ribbon!!  I would love to hear your favorite part!! Thanks for stopping by!!
 

Progect Birthday Party- Pinwheels

Ok these have been really fun today with my cricut! I love cutting for squares perfect with hitting buttons. Best way for me that can’t cut straight to save my life!! Rulers and rotary cutters are a very good friend of mine. (Is it weird that all my friends seem to be tools??) So I have made some cute little doll pinwheels which were much easier then the bigger ones by the way. But with a cute rhinestone they turned out just darling that I made four more then I needed!! Oops I think I had a lot of fun with this project!! I only have memory book prep and girl party hats and I am done with Prep!! Next will be stuff the day before like food and set up!! Oh I am super excited!!

Project Birthday Party- Doll Hats

This project was going to be one the easier ones... that was my first thought. So after some looking and humming to my Glee Pandora station playing in the back ground I decided on a triangle to make my doll hats. NO GO!! So I think to myself go a little bigger and it will fit the doll. So off to the Cricut I go and I cut a little bigger. Ugh again a NO GO!! So I think the good thought and turn to old trusty Google. Someone else in this world has had to have made a doll party hat before right?? RIGHT!!! I found a great template and make the cutest doll hats!! Thank you http://www.make-it-do.com/make-it/doll-sized-party-hat-template/. This template is the reason these cute doll hats were made, so to them I again say THANK YOU!!

 Kanani with her party hat on!! Sorry Kanani parties not for another two weeks. hehe

I love how they turned out. The dolls will be ready to party is style!!

Project Birthday Party- Sign

I thought a cute front door sign would be a great way to let guest know to let themselves in. I love how it turned out! What do you think? The countdown may begin today. Two weeks till PARTY TIME!!

I love the pink ribbon too!!

Project Birthday Party- Prep Prep Prep

With my head spinning with ideas I finally stopped on two crafts we will make, memory books and matching girl and doll bracelets. Then there are the pinwheels I need to make for girls and dolls. Party hats for both girls and dolls, cute name labels for the cupcakes, yes I bought some for the dolls also and will make mini cupcakes for the dolls! I will need to still laminate and get a couple things from a party store. But this week is mostly going to ne PREP work if it kills me. I will be dreaming of American Girl Dolls in my sleep. Oh did I mention I will have a cute American Girl crossword puzzle just out so the girls won't be board??I think I have almost hit overdone!! I hope not!! Thanks for stopping by!!

I love the little doll invitations too!! All this fun makes me wish I was nine again!!

New Shinny Toy

So I broke down and bought a shiny new toy to help me on my craft adventures! A Circut Expression 1. I love love love this thing. Multi-cut and fill page options and I am sure this is can do things I haven’t figured out yet. I love the screen that generates what I am selecting to print so I can double check what I am cutting. So anyone have a project idea send it my way!! Thanks for stopping my!!

Craft of the Day- Zebra Blanket

So this is my FAVORITE blanket I have made so far. Soft and super cute! I love this one. I am having a hard time putting it up for sale. But I will, I must.. I need too...right??? What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!!

Craft of the Day- Birdy Cards

I want to get my Etsy Store looking decent. Right now it's looking sad with the little amount I have for sale. So these cute little cards are going to be posted soon. Nothing huge but a step forward! What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!!

Project Birthday Party- Cute Paper Plates

I am sure I will be buying stock in JoAnn's soon to get some of my money back!! They had the cutest American Girl pates, cups, napkins and drum roll please!! A Mini Set of plates and cups for the DOLLS!! Uber uber cute! (Not sure if uber is a word but I am using it) I am getting excited!! This party is going to be super fun for me, let alone the little girls coming!

Thanks for stopping by.

Craft of the Day- Birthday Cards

I went back to JoAnn's today. Yes BACK. I really think I have been there three times this week. Anyways I went back and got more empty bolts, which were a pain in the rear end to get this time around... manager approval, then blacking out the blots labels, and she was very nervous she was going to get in trouble for giving them to me. Jeez, if I knew it would be that big of a deal I wouldn't have asked. Poor lady! But I got six more empty bolts and finished all my fabric on them!

So onto the cards I made!! I got the cutest die-cut today for my Big Shot! A cupcake! Who doesn't love cupcakes?? So I made some cute birthday cards today. One is already done, written in, stuffed and ready to be mailed tomorrow. What do you think?? I think I am loving my Big Shot and don't use it enough!! Well thanks for stopping by!

Crafts of the Day- Blankets

I have started making blankets for my Etsy! Whoo hoo!! So here are a couple I have made. Super easy and fun!! I have sold the robot one already!! I need to get a stock pile of these going. I am working on a cute zebra print and pink pock dot one right now!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Project Birthday Party- Invitations

This month most of my craftiness will be going to my daughter’s 9th birthday party. I have a full four weeks right?? I thought I should get going on it now, and I planned everything and just need to get things done. This is where Project Birthday Party was born.



I did a mock card for my daughter to approve. She's is going to be nine, and I never know what she will like anymore! So here it is! What do you think?

The invitation was approved! (with a little tweaking with the words and banner) So I need to get her guest list and get going! Thanks for stopping by!

Craft if the Day- Fabric on Bolts

So I was really excited about my FREE blots from JoAnns that I got three yards of coordinating colors on one blot. I need about 6 more to get all my fabric on these. But I love that I can see all my fabric much easier than before. What's your craft of the day? Thanks for stopping by!

Craft of the Day- Fabric

So today was more of prep work for all my crafts rather then me making something. I went to JoAnns and got some amazing deals on some cotton fabric. $2.50 a yard???? YES PLEASE!!!

As I was at the cut counter the nice lady and I were talking. let's call her Jo- (short for JoAnn) and she was asking what I was making? Well... I told her some might be quilts, some might be blankets and some might be headbands. As we were talking I was telling her how I want to have my husband cut some cardboard so I can put my yards onto cardboard bolts.

And this is what she pulls out...

Empty bolts!!!!!  Jo says they just throw them away!! Can we say SCORE??? I know I can!!!  So now the question remains do I cut these down, or use the how they are?? I am not sure, but I will post what I decide to do.


Thanks for stopping by!

Craft of the Day- Headband

Found this tutorial and thought to give it a go. Turn out cute. Hope Maddie likes it. We will see in the morning. She has a cute yellow Roxy shirt that would go good with this headband. I will keep you posted. Thanks for stopping by.

The flower.

The parts.

Craft of the Day- Gifts

If you are coming to my craft day this is kind of a spoiler and I would love you to fake it!! Pretend you never read this and you are super excited to see these FOR THE FIRST TIME! :)

I just loved how easy there were, so I thought they would make good thank you gifts for all my guest on my craft day! I am thinking of adding them to my Etsy Store, what do you think??

Craft of the Day- Magnets

These were so fun to make. The funnest part was how quick I got  them done. Adhesive magnets were a very handy thing to use with this project.

Disclaimer- Vintage paper was not harmed in the making of these magnets!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Craft of the Day-T-Shirt for Arizona

HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY ARIZONA!!

The kids and some friends down the street made shirts to celebrate our states centennial. It was super fun!!

Craft of the Day Another Baby Blanket

A old family friend had a baby four months ago. My mama and papa went to see the baby and I made a cute little blanket for him. I love making these, they are so fun.

P.S.
Sorry this is so late I did this over the weekend, but when I took the pictures my phone was dead. So, I did it off my husband's phone, and he has been out of town this week. So this is a craft of the other day really.

Craft of the Day-Cards

Birthday, Thank you, Christmas, Wedding, Baby! I have cards coming out my ears all the time! And you can't throw them away so what to do!! Aah I have an idea!! Ready, Set GO!!

Separate them into piles. I did my each child there own pile. My husband and myself, then I did wedding, baby, Christmas and Random in there own piles. Oh and by size too with them all going the same direction.

Then I took my crop-a-dile. I love that thing!! And hole punched a corner of a couple of cards at a time to make this project move a little quicker.

Then I would add them to a binder ring. I nought mine at Walmart in a eight pack for two bucks. I used them all and still need more.

I kept going till they look like this!!

All done!! I have all my daughters cards all in one spot. I loved this quick and easy and a little closer to complete organization!! Oh wait is that a dream?? Thanks for stopping by.

CraftS of the Day

Project One
Today I am going to fix some holes in my sons jeans. I found a cool tutorial online. I really would love this to work and keep his jeans a little nicer a little longer. Wish me luck.


Project Two
 Hemming my pants. I have been meaning to shorten these up for myself but everything came before this. And I reslly want to wear them. So today is for them!! And me!! :)


Project Three
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.............................

Had a plan for the day. (see above)

11:30 phone rings......

11:35 driving to pick up sick kid.

rest of my day... SHOT!!!!

See tomorrow for an update on the Craft of Tomorrow!

Craft of the Day- Does Cooking Count?

No?? Well how about hanging up pin boards in my craft closet?? I decided to take over the whole closet instead of 3/4th. My husband wasn't thrilled but moved on! I love it!! I have my sewing table out so I don't have to drag it our every time I want to sew! This should make me sew more!! Sundays are hard days for me to craft I have come to realize! I always in my head say once lunch is made or one extra load of laundry. (I have yet to do any today) and before I know it Sunday has flown by and I haven't crafted anything. The days not over so we will see. But don't hold your breathe!!
So here are some photos of what else I have been doing today.

 To top off today my sweet little girl is sick. My poor kids never get sick on a week day either. Always the weekends and are feeling better in time for school! Soup and a book and blanket are keeping her company!!

I made freshly squeezed lemonade and some tea that is a little weak this batch. But they are friends in the fridge so that makes me happy!

Last but not least homemade honey granola. My kids love to take this in there lunches with some yogurt and berries. I love how healthy it is for them. Here is a link to my recipe blog for the recipe if you want to try it. Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great Sunday!! Oh ya anyone watching football this Superbowl Sunday??

Craft of the Day- Behavior Chart

Today was super exciting for me, my cousin came over with her two adorable kids and we did a chart for her Caleb, not mine. It was so fun!! I started with the idea from Judy Moody and the Not So Bummer Summer movie I saw with the kids over the summer. And from there we made it a Cool Chart for a two year old and not a darn chat like in the movie. I forgot to take pictures but have them in the works with my cousin. Also we made two jars. A Cool Stick Jar for things he can earn for being good, and also a Naughty Sticks Jar for if he is naughty and needs a punishment. I hope he never has to use it but he is two so I will be realistic. :( They turned out so cute and I got to use up some mason jars that needed a new home! Thanks Lori for coming over I had a blast!!

This is where I got the idea that bloomed into a Caleb's Cool Chart!! Thanks Judy!! More picture to come I promise!! Thanks for stopping bye!!

Craft of the Day- Baby Gift

Remeber all those blankets I had posted a couple days ago, well this is for the same friends baby. I bought this cute little pink dress with shoes and thought I got a great deal! Well if you look close enough there are two small holes on the dress. :(  Not the best thing to give as a gift! SO!! I found some cute buttons and will add some Vanessa Flair to it!! I love easy fixes!!

 The Dress.

 The holes.

 The buttons.

 The finished dress.

Close up!!

Craft of the Day- Black Shirt

So my friend gave me a shirt. Well it was too big in the front for me to wear. SO I got this idea that I could cut the front open and make it look less like a maternity shirt on myself and more modern looking. Well after a huge fuss with my machine and pollestor thread. (My bobbin hates it) Cute black and white pokkie dotted fabric, a button and a few pleets in the back I am done. Looking at the pictures from the front you cant tell a huge difference. But it was fun to try something new!

Not sure what one I like better. If either! HA!

I AM ALIVE ON ETSY!!!

I took the plug and now have an online store to sell my handmade goodies!! Check me out!! Yes, I only have three things posted but I will get there. OK so GO CHECK ME OUT!!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/vgonzales29

Craft of the Day- Felt Bookmarks

A friend of mine found this and I had to try it for my Craft of the Day. Here is the link to the blog I found it on.
http://simple-serendipities.blogspot.com/2012/01/felt-heart-bookmark-free-pattern.html

Very simple just cut out the hearts or whatever shape you want and stitch along the bottoms and if you want to add an initial you can or a flower or nothing. Super easy and fun. I will be doing these my kids classes for Valentine's Day.