It's no secret, I'm a crafting junkie. Unfortunately, I haven't had as much time as of late to craft as much as I would like. With the addition of Pinterest to the websites/apps I am obsessed with, my obsession has gotten a bit worse. If I can figure out a way to add a personal touch to something, I try to. If I can figure out a way to give a gift that is truly from the heart and something I put some time into, I try to. I wanted to share just a few of the things I have been done in the past year because I am fairly proud of them. With Pinterest, I am always trying to one-up myself. We will see what other things I can come up with in the coming months.
Let's start with these little guys. I learned to make these before Kenzie's first birthday and I think I could do it in my sleep now. I am a bit obsessed with these things. They add a pop of color or decoration to anything and I have learned that I can add them just about anywhere. As a plus, they are super inexpensive to make. I shelled out a couple of bucks when I made them the first time for floral wire (which I still have a ton of and might be using until the kids stop wanting parties) and each one takes about 8 sheets of tissue paper (which you can get for under $1.50 at Target in a whole host of colors). Super simple, super inexpensive, and super fun. They have shown up at every party since Kenzie's first birthday.
See? Here are pics of my first attempt as well as our Gender Reveal Party. I even attached two together for that one and made one big ball. Looking back, if I were going to do that again I would probably use smaller pieces of tissue paper for any one that I wanted to make into a ball. It was really heavy and hanging it without damaging the paint on our wall was difficult. I wanted to use painter's tape to save the paint on the wall but we ended up requiring packing tape because of the weight.
Kenzie's 2nd birthday party has, by far, been my favorite for all my crafty crafts. I spent a lot of time making things for her party to give it touches of something special. I used Pinterest for a lot of ideas and I think everything turned out awesome! Her lemonade stand was my favorite part. This was also the introduction of my chalkboard for something more than my weekly pregnancy updates. (It was the beginning of the end when it came to me and that chalkboard). Other than the lemonade stand, the things that I spent the most time trying to perfect were the pinwheels. It was a pinwheels and pink lemonade party, after all.
My chalkboard obsession has gotten a little out of hand. It started when we bought the chalkboard to do weekly pregnancy updates... then that whole Kenzie birthday thing rolled around and now we tend to have weekly chalkboard messages. Steven even got me chalkboard markers for Christmas. Then it was all over. I can't help myself. Holidays, birthdays (monthly or yearly), random sayings, it doesn't matter... I have a chalkboard problem. I'm working on having more professional looking chalkboards each week. It's definitely a work in progress. Up first, figure out how to write straight!
Speaking of chalkboards... I couldn't stop at just one. I had to make one for Christmas this year. I found this idea on Pinterest. Seemed easy enough... So I set out to make one and I think it turned out great! (I have also learned that I have an obsession with gold. I don't know why or where that came from... but I love gold.)
When we found out we were having a boy, we knew immediately that his name was going to be William after Steven's grandfather. Kenzie has her name on her wall but it is mostly just her name and a few added embellishments. Going back, I would have probably done hers a bit differently and maybe I will one day, but for now she likes it how it is. We also decided pretty quickly that we would theme Will's room around sports. So, I started searching. I found letters with sports ball designs on Etsy. For $15 a piece! No thank you! I saw them though and thought... I can do that. So, I did. Besides that wall with vertical stripes, this is what I am most proud of in his room. And yes, they hang on his wall. This was just before we put them up.
And finally... probably the one thing I am most proud of... a bow holder for my adorable niece, Evie. Every little girl needs something to hold her bows. =) I actually made Kenzie one when she was really little (despite her lack of hair). I am not 100% happy with hers and am thinking of redoing it to match Evie's. Evie's is actually the same color as some frames that my sis in law used on her walls (and they match her curtains). I had her give me the color and had a can made up at Lowe's. Evie's room also has gray and chevron patterns. So, the ribbon color and embellishment were chosen based on that. Kenzie's room has none of this but I loved the color scheme so much, I don't think I care. I haven't gotten around to making it for Kenzie yet but hope to do it soon. Oh! The bow holder also has cup hooks along the bottom to hang headbands on, but they weren't on yet in this picture.
So, those are the things I have been working on lately. I'm looking forward to trying out a few new things as well in the coming months. Should be fun!
Let's start with these little guys. I learned to make these before Kenzie's first birthday and I think I could do it in my sleep now. I am a bit obsessed with these things. They add a pop of color or decoration to anything and I have learned that I can add them just about anywhere. As a plus, they are super inexpensive to make. I shelled out a couple of bucks when I made them the first time for floral wire (which I still have a ton of and might be using until the kids stop wanting parties) and each one takes about 8 sheets of tissue paper (which you can get for under $1.50 at Target in a whole host of colors). Super simple, super inexpensive, and super fun. They have shown up at every party since Kenzie's first birthday.
See? Here are pics of my first attempt as well as our Gender Reveal Party. I even attached two together for that one and made one big ball. Looking back, if I were going to do that again I would probably use smaller pieces of tissue paper for any one that I wanted to make into a ball. It was really heavy and hanging it without damaging the paint on our wall was difficult. I wanted to use painter's tape to save the paint on the wall but we ended up requiring packing tape because of the weight.
Kenzie's 2nd birthday party has, by far, been my favorite for all my crafty crafts. I spent a lot of time making things for her party to give it touches of something special. I used Pinterest for a lot of ideas and I think everything turned out awesome! Her lemonade stand was my favorite part. This was also the introduction of my chalkboard for something more than my weekly pregnancy updates. (It was the beginning of the end when it came to me and that chalkboard). Other than the lemonade stand, the things that I spent the most time trying to perfect were the pinwheels. It was a pinwheels and pink lemonade party, after all.
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Speaking of chalkboards... I couldn't stop at just one. I had to make one for Christmas this year. I found this idea on Pinterest. Seemed easy enough... So I set out to make one and I think it turned out great! (I have also learned that I have an obsession with gold. I don't know why or where that came from... but I love gold.)
When we found out we were having a boy, we knew immediately that his name was going to be William after Steven's grandfather. Kenzie has her name on her wall but it is mostly just her name and a few added embellishments. Going back, I would have probably done hers a bit differently and maybe I will one day, but for now she likes it how it is. We also decided pretty quickly that we would theme Will's room around sports. So, I started searching. I found letters with sports ball designs on Etsy. For $15 a piece! No thank you! I saw them though and thought... I can do that. So, I did. Besides that wall with vertical stripes, this is what I am most proud of in his room. And yes, they hang on his wall. This was just before we put them up.
And finally... probably the one thing I am most proud of... a bow holder for my adorable niece, Evie. Every little girl needs something to hold her bows. =) I actually made Kenzie one when she was really little (despite her lack of hair). I am not 100% happy with hers and am thinking of redoing it to match Evie's. Evie's is actually the same color as some frames that my sis in law used on her walls (and they match her curtains). I had her give me the color and had a can made up at Lowe's. Evie's room also has gray and chevron patterns. So, the ribbon color and embellishment were chosen based on that. Kenzie's room has none of this but I loved the color scheme so much, I don't think I care. I haven't gotten around to making it for Kenzie yet but hope to do it soon. Oh! The bow holder also has cup hooks along the bottom to hang headbands on, but they weren't on yet in this picture.
So, those are the things I have been working on lately. I'm looking forward to trying out a few new things as well in the coming months. Should be fun!
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