Wedding Day!

Today is a very exciting day for our family as our youngest is marrying the man of her dreams!

We are beyond excited for these two!

Stay tuned for some highlights!

Congratulations Shae and Nathan!

Flowers and Frames

Check out this new designer series paper,

it's called Flowers and Frames.

It isn't just paper, it has pieces of frames and flowers that punch out and compliment the paper so that you can add pieces as your create.

The image above doesn't give it justice to the true colors.

You can see in my photos how bright and tropical the colors are.

Flowers and Frames

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I used a 3 x 3" post it pad to make a cover for this little project. 

You will want to cut your paper at 3" x 81/2", then score it 

as 2 1/4" x 2 1/2" and then at 6 1/4" x 6 1/2"

Then gently wrap around the post it.

I popped one of the flowers out of the images to add to the front

of the cover.  I used a dimensional dot to give it a 3D look. 

I also used some wave scissors to create the wave across the center.

To make the cover stay closed I cut just a little piece of magnet 

to hold the post it holder closed. 

Works great!!! 

diy decoupaged canvas bag

Back with another diy decoupage idea.

I bought these canvas bags off of Amazon.

You will also need this type of mod podge in order

for the napkins to stick to the bags.

To start brush a good amount of the mod podge to the canvas bag.

Take your napkin and cut a piece to fit your bag.

Brush the bags with the mod podge generously.

Add your napkin and gently push it across the bag.

Let dry for a good 24 hours. 

Can you believe it adheres to the bags?

They are so cute!

You can use any napkin, but remember to peel the napkins

apart so that you have a very thin layer of the napkin left to adhere

to the bags.

Let me know if you give this a try!

Send me off your picture! 

Garden Sign

It's been a busy week with last minute wedding details

and ALL the things.

My neighbor is part of the Woodinville Garden Tour happening this weekend where you go around to 6 different participating homes

gardens to view their gorgeous gardens and landscapes.

She decided she wanted a special quote to put on her garden shed

for the tour visitors to see.

I've been working on it for her this week,

it's finally finished and she has installed it up on the garden shed.

She added some rustic birds to the corners of the sign

that added a little charm to it.

Her garden is so magical and whimsical,

I wish you could see it, but here is a small glimpse of her

passion. 

Diy Frog

Here's a fun hack for your flower arrangements.

Use a ball jar with an open lid. 

Now see the netted bag of avocados.

Cut your net to fit your jar.

Lay it over the top of the jar

and screw the lid back on the top. 

The idea here is to make a "frog" out of the netting

to hold your flowers up. 

Beautifully holds them in place!

You can thank me later!

Diy Name Sweater

Well,  I am back with the name embroidered

sweater that I finally finished.

It was easier than I thought it would be. 

I purchased some fabric stabilizer, which is sticky with a 

backing you peel away.

I used a light box to write Amelia's name on the stabilizer.

Peel away the backing and stick it right onto the sweater. 

I used a hot pink yarn and the chain stitch to create

her name. Once you have it a embroidered, 

take the sweater and run it under warm water

til you see the stabilizer disappear.

Let your sweater dry and there you have it!

More decoupaged bottles

Happy saturday!

Back with another decoupaged bottle design.

A friend of mine is having a pink pajama paint and sip and 

asked me if I would make up some bottle for their gathering.

This time I decided to add some mini pink bows to the bottles.

How adorable are they!

These mini cuties were made by using the Stampin Up!

retired bow punch.  Seen below.

Since it has retired, I checked and found quite a few on Ebay

that can be snatched up for under $18. 

Thank me later as you will use this continually.

How it works is you punch out the pieces twice and assemble them.

I prefer to use my glue gun to attach all the pieces but I know others

use mini glue dots.  I find it moves quicker using the glue gun. 

When assembling I use a burnisher to round the bows

out before I glue them.

Once founded they will look like this.

Now add just a dot of glue and push the ends together.

You should have two pieces,

now glue the two (fish tails) together like so.

Glue the two bows onto the fish tails making sure

the bow ends meet in the middle.

Now add the little tiny overlay to the center.

Taking care to tightly glue it in the back.

There you have it!

Pretty in Pink!!!

You can add these beauties to just about anything!

Now go and find the punch and get bowing!

So sweet and fun to make!

Diy Bee Pedestal

Happy thursday!

Run to your nearest Dollar tree and pick out a plate and bowl.

They had lemon patterns and these cute floral and bees.

Get yourself some E6000 adhesive and run some

along the bottom rim of the bowl.

I used a generous amount

Now turn your plate upside down and sit the bowl in the center

of the plate.   Keep it this way for 24 hours so that it cures well and dries. 

And now that it's dry,

take a look at this cutie!

You've got a cute cake, cookie or treat pedestal!

Go! find a bowl and plate and get creative! 

Peony tablescape

It's peony season!

They are all in bloom over here.

I have this one bush that finally bloomed this year

and I'm not sure what variety it is but the color resembles

key lime pie!

I had a great time putting this tablescape together for 

a luncheon I hosted.  I loved all the pinks. 

try this fun different way to set your silverware,

fork in the center of the plate

and knife and spoon on the bottom. 

Here is the decoupaged bottle that I posted.

All in it's glory....

If you missed how to make one take a peek at my last post.