bachelorette part 2

here is the banner that i made for the bachelorette party. i couldn't find the right size letters anywhere, so i cut my own {well actually cam did the cutting... } by printing out large letters and tracing them onto poster board then used an exacto knife to cut out. next i glittered letters using modge podge and two types of glitter {bigger chunky regular gold glitter and martha stewart gold tinsel glitter} i did two layers of the glitter and a final top coat of modge podge. next punch holes in the tops of the letters, string behind the letters to connect.  i added a pink version of the same fringe i used on the invitations {which you can see here}

love you k 

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bachelorette stuff part 1

as i mentioned a few times this past month i have been busy with lots of little projects for a bachelorette weekend in ausin, tx... and now that it's over {sad face... miss you girlies ❤klkeaj} i can show a few things i made for the weekend! first up are the bags. the one that says "i said yes" i ordered off of a shop on etsy called astylishdesign. i wanted to make all the other girls gift bags that kinda went along with the brides bag so i went to hobby lobby and got these canvas bags, pink paint and contact paper. cut a heart out of the center of the contact paper and stuck to the middle of the bag then painted the heart on top. i thought they came out pretty cute and who doesn't want a cute little canvas tote with a big pink heart on it??? 

 {my own mommys hands put to work}

next up the cups! we wanted to make some fun glasses to drink out of while we were in the hotel room doing the lingerie party and other activities. since we were in austin i thought what would be more fitting than a mason jar! but the main reason im showing you these is for those of you who have tried to decorate glass things before and couldn't get it straight...here's the trick! print out what you want to write on paper, then tape it to the inside of the glass! all you have to do is trace and try to keep your hand from shaking! 

ps here are the invitations i made for the bachelorette party incase you missed that post and need some inspiration!

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goodies

i recently got an email asking about what party favors i gave out at ever's birthday, so i thought i would do a post on it. i ordered mexican falsa blankets that everyone got to take home {i found them wholesale online at sunshineyoga} for the little ones i added a goodie bag filled random little trinkets {bubbles, rock candy, friendship bracelets, bouncy ball, a pink quartz stone and a "wish" ticket.} eventhough we were having cake i also had smores available for everyone to eat and/or take to go! 

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we're so la...

only a few months old and already getting a face lift...whataya think? some of the links might not work quite yet but were working out the kinks! xo

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austin or bust

been in Austin for an epic bachelorette weekend and i have also been doing some work on the website so bear with me while i recover and reconstruct! ps seriously seriously love austin tx.... if you havn't gone, add it to the list

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mini pinatas and bow+arrows

you know how you go to little birthday parties and the kids sit there and beat a pinata for twenty minutes until a parent has to come and "help" em out a bit??? well i think i found the answer... the mini pinata popper! even though a big pinata might be more fun, especially for the bigger kids, when you've got toddlers you rarely trust swinging a big stick aimlessly, a mini pinata might just be the answer.  use toilets paper rolls or paper towel rolls, decorate, fill with confetti and candy. i used  {this} tutorial {although i left out a couple steps, still worked perfect... for the most part} had i not forgotten about them, i'm sure they would have been a hit with the kids! but i did, so ever got to pop them all by her self... oops! super easy, and you don't need to just make these for birthdays, really fun on a regular old tuesday too!

i also set up a craft table and besides painting mini bird houses i had everyone decorate mini bow+arrows. you might remember these from your days at summer camp, and since we were doing a little "camp-out-y kinda theme" for ever's birthday i thought these would be fun. buuuut incase you don't remember that long ago heres a little tutorial to refresh your mem.... you take popsicle sticks {the larger wider ones work best} soak for about 3 hours. half way through soaking make two little notches on each end. once flexible, gently bend stick to form half moon. tie your string a few times around one end, then down and around other side and back up. tie off and you are ready to start shootin {i used spider wire, but fishing wire or floss work great too! you can also add glue to either end just to make sure the string is secure.} for the arrows of course you could use something a little more threatening for you big "kids" but for the little kids i just used q-tips... 

 

x❤o

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❤❤❤

thank you so much to everyone for all of the birthday wishes!!! i still cannot believe i have a three year old, but we had so much fun this weekend! lots of love laughter and wishing.... we had so many unexpected family members that were able to make it out including ever's great grandmother {❤my granny} from new orleans, cam's aunt, cousin and a friend from maine {❤ack} a friend from new york {❤a} and from arizona {❤m} plus the usuals from texas {❤sm} and seattle {❤kj} needless to say every minute was filled and we love every second of it! here are a few pics from the party...keep in mind we took like 400 pictures this weekend so i quickly grabbed a few that stood out! i'll definitely be doing a few special posts on things from the party in the near future...  thank you so much to everyone who made it out and to everyone who sent wishes, you have no idea how much it means to us 

{waking up to a balloon filled room}

{she thought it was the greatest thing....}

{tents}

 

{❤}

 

{big wishing}

{s'mores}

{homemade mini pinatas}

{❤}

{❤}

{loving everyones creative gift}

after the last people left we realized we did not eat enough so we ordered pizza and had a little birthday celebration... just the three of us❤

xo

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