Fabric Wreath

A while back I hosted a bridal shower for my sister-in-law I saw so many cute wreaths on Etsy.com I decided to make one myself out of some pink fabric I had and a wire coat hanger. I formed the coat hanger into a circle then just cut strips of fabric and tied them in knots. I thought it came out really cute. Then I hung an ornament in the middle with her new initial for her to keep (don't have a picture of it w/ the ornament! Shucks!).

Title Font

I love the font Matilde. I found it on {How About Orange} and I used it in the title of my blog. Download it from her site and it comes with some cute patterns & frames... which I have yet to figure out how to use! Need the hubby for that one! Hope you can use it for some cute crafts for Christmas! I think I'll be using it for a baby shower I'll be throwing soon. :)

Roaring 20's

Another cute party I threw right after my Girls Night party was my mom's 50th birthday party. We decided to do a Roaring 20's Flapper/Gangster Charleston (since we're from Charleston, SC) theme. It was also a total surprise for her. She loved it!

I was so busy I didn't get to take many pictures when it was completely set up. Here are a few pics:

I reused a lot of the same decorations (chandelier, boas, etc).


My sister had a cake made with an old picture of my mom dressed up in a flapper outfit. She won a talent contest doing "The Charleston" when she was in her 20's!

My mom's amazing friends doing all the work in the kitchen!

Fun props made it a great night for pictures! We had candy cigarettes, toy guns, gangster backdrops, etc. My niece loved the candy cigarettes and the fake car. Hilarious!

It's Ladies Night!

After Valentine's Day last year, I bought up all the pink sale things I could find! Perfect for a girls night in! I never get to see my girlfriends now that the Hubby & I moved out to the suburbs. So I thought it would be fun to get together to gab and be silly.

Girls night consisted of candy, cupcakes, and cocktails. Here are a few pictures of the decorations:

This picture was before everyone got there. The girls brought food so we had a ton! I made that "chandelier" out of Mylar from the party store and wire coat hangers!
Made a bar out of my book shelf! Bought about a dozen boas to decorate the room!

Of course we had to watch Dirty Dancing! Classic!

Drinks/Party Favors! Your glass for the evening contained:
a candy necklace, eye lash curler, make up brush, pens, pop rocks, and fun straw!

Such a fun silly girls night! I had a ton of crazy wigs, glasses, hats, and more which made for a really fun Karaoke session! (which will not be shown on my blog! ha!)

Paper Garland

The paper garland trend right now is super cute! I love that people are using it for so many different purposes: weddings, birthday parties, showers, etc.

I decided to use mini ones for gift wrapping! One is from a baby shower and the other a bridal shower:




Don't forget to put big pretty bows on bridal shower presents! They use them for their rehearsal bow bouquet!

Mac & Cheese

I love baked mac & cheese. It's one of my favorite things I look forward to at Thanksgiving every year. I saw a neat twist on mac & cheese from {How Sweet It Is} blog. She made Mac & Cheese Cupcakes! Who doesn't love cupcakes?! If it's shaped like a cupcake, I'm on board!

I decided to make it for a baby shower I went to a few months back. Here's my attempt! Hers looks a little better, but hey, they tasted yummy! Get the recipe from {How Sweet It Is} blog.

Just Say I Love Crepes

I am originally from Charleston, SC so I try to go back about once a year if I can. Last time we went we visited the food market downtown on a Saturday. If you get a chance - GO! It was DELICIOUS! I believe they do it every Saturday. We ate some yummy Nutella & strawberry crepes so when I saw this easy recipe from {Made With Pink} I was super excited!

Here is my attempt:
It was filled with strawberries and Nutella. Try it with whatever you like. {Made With Pink} has the recipe on her site. Definitely recommend trying it! Yummmy!

And if you didn't get my title reference, here is a video you need to watch:

Glass Etching

I saw this blog post by {pen n paper flowers} a while back and thought it would be a great way to monogram something for cute gifts or Christmas decorations. Check out her blog. She has a great tutorial!!

Before I makes something for someone I usually like to try it out first. As I noticed in her comments, it didn't work so well for others, and the same thing happened to me. It worked... OK. Not amazing results. I was originally going to paint these Frap bottles but after seeing her post I thought I'd try it out.

I decided to spell out J-O-Y for as a Christmas decoration. It didn't come out very dark so I added polka dots so you can see it!


I like them but I think I'll try painting/frosting spray next time. Maybe I needed to leave it on there longer? I still have etching cream left so I'll probably try it again!

It's that time of year...

Since the holidays are coming up, it's appropriate to write about Christmas gifts! Everyone is coming out with gift ideas and I love to look through them. I always look for things that don't take up space! Everyone I know has a house full of stuff and I love to find things that don't take up anymore room!

So here are my 2 favorite ideas:

1. NETFLIX I got this for my parents and the in-laws last year. They all loved it, takes up no space, and they can use it year round!

2. Address Label Stamps! I hope my friends and family don't find this blog before Christmas because they are all getting one! I know sooooo many people who have bought a new house and they will not have to address their Christmas cards next year! Love this also as a housewarming gift or a shower gift! I ordered mine from Etsy. The shop is called OnYourMark
Have not gotten them yet but look forward to posting pictures when I do! Check out her site - its super cute (and she's super nice)!!

Some people I only see a few times a year so it's always hard to figure out what to get them. I looked at address label stamps before but the self inking kind is a little more than I wanted to spend. Check out Etsy there are tons of cute shops to choose from for a good price!

Well hello there!

Welcome to my blog! I wanted to start a blog as a place to keep all the cute ideas I see and want to have a reference to come back to later. If you enjoy it as well... that's great!! :)