tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89309141412184434772024-03-12T22:47:48.278-05:00Little InspirationsFor Home and Family LifeBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836235952548974401noreply@blogger.comBlogger783125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930914141218443477.post-35051106541211949032021-04-19T11:17:00.003-05:002021-04-19T11:22:46.136-05:00Fairy Garden Party<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />This was such a fun party to plan and decorate for! <img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MG5JGyzpNMU/YH2bRR2x7uI/AAAAAAAAwyk/oOgSvPqkD80ogq3iE0sQ9TWbdQswmoAGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0639.JPG" width="600" /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We <span style="padding-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 1em;">placed</span> <span style="padding-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 1em;">little fairy wings on trees along the path to lead the way</span> for<span style="padding-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 1em;"> people meet us in the backyar</span>d.<img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Y3ArzMMZGc/YH2bUg7DuPI/AAAAAAAAwyo/EP9W88GRYXAE8Fzb_WcVeM12HTCD-CjvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0638.JPG" width="600" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found these ginormus flowers at TJ Maxx that did just the trick to make you feel like you were walking right into fairy land. They were huge and made you feel small.<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uFBV1vhn54M/YH2bWV8Lw4I/AAAAAAAAwyw/j3wzSkaU_eU8TCAWasKxfKtHSxM_ycTCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0637.JPG" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uFBV1vhn54M/YH2bWV8Lw4I/AAAAAAAAwyw/j3wzSkaU_eU8TCAWasKxfKtHSxM_ycTCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0637.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XJggHg7bZCI/YH2bYsG3ACI/AAAAAAAAwy0/2Sh2oOfnYfwfL1p2D1PWy_yN_kh5WdeuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0663.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My lovely friend Gena agreed to give everyone a little fairy make-up as they arrived.<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbYvQZacZGk/YH2bdhlD1HI/AAAAAAAAwy8/DEK3QrLuCFMlBsYmunIaXIumeJAszOE6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0705.JPG" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbYvQZacZGk/YH2bdhlD1HI/AAAAAAAAwy8/DEK3QrLuCFMlBsYmunIaXIumeJAszOE6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0705.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She did such a good job! I loved watching the little girls faces as she finished up and showed them what they looked like in her mirror. They were always SO surprised, excited, and happy! It was the cutest!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_DZ0NNu9fI/YH2bdYAMefI/AAAAAAAAwy4/Tn_ZSeamfts0yhWkAUmiyt_xi1j6mLbWACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0706.JPG" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_DZ0NNu9fI/YH2bdYAMefI/AAAAAAAAwy4/Tn_ZSeamfts0yhWkAUmiyt_xi1j6mLbWACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0706.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U_j9jm1fqo4/YH2bhVopzxI/AAAAAAAAwzE/e_KHoqtWfQ83Ht8tl8EP9wn26YzBdtp_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0703.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="572" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e2UUE4pHwdg/YH2bhbeBTBI/AAAAAAAAwzA/PutxkNGJaWA9Bvs0E1XPL5zb7yaMmZuBACLcBGAsYHQ/w379-h572/DSC_0702.JPG" width="379" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had our fairy garden station, created around the monkeybars in our backyard.<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ytPFbThBJLY/YH2bm2IrSuI/AAAAAAAAwzM/WfmQeuY2dpEu43x8aggL-wnHgoVSrnUywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0641.JPG" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ytPFbThBJLY/YH2bm2IrSuI/AAAAAAAAwzM/WfmQeuY2dpEu43x8aggL-wnHgoVSrnUywCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0641.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JMn5sfPdqF0/YH2buRimcyI/AAAAAAAAwzg/1gLLGpAAnKsY4XVFe44Q9GdF2Ioxlf_tACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0632.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JMn5sfPdqF0/YH2buRimcyI/AAAAAAAAwzg/1gLLGpAAnKsY4XVFe44Q9GdF2Ioxlf_tACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0632.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">More of the jumbo flowers hung around this area. I loved the way they looked strung around with the grape vine.<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRGsKXKuIJM/YH2bmhab7lI/AAAAAAAAwzI/2iTdGmVjdVYpiV3YFmnhkva-NQ0LRTD8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0642.JPG" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRGsKXKuIJM/YH2bmhab7lI/AAAAAAAAwzI/2iTdGmVjdVYpiV3YFmnhkva-NQ0LRTD8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0642.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8FZRZUni3O4/YH2bvSBKXMI/AAAAAAAAwzo/Lzzn-LZwjs0-6E01qIhzjw5pgPRZeubuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0633.JPG" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8FZRZUni3O4/YH2bvSBKXMI/AAAAAAAAwzo/Lzzn-LZwjs0-6E01qIhzjw5pgPRZeubuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0633.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dXqYdtweE5o/YH2bqNhorYI/AAAAAAAAwzU/VT5TPxEx1WwoDWzKpfEF38kK3CrL5ZeBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0627.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dXqYdtweE5o/YH2bqNhorYI/AAAAAAAAwzU/VT5TPxEx1WwoDWzKpfEF38kK3CrL5ZeBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0627.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h_BeSPweCbA/YH2buX9gQCI/AAAAAAAAwzk/NUdta4oqRIYjT2KMhVuFlv9TUHzu28oSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0630.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister and I arranged tree stumps around the ladders and used them to place little figurines for all the fairy gardens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gYnhkc5wYps/YH2buUtSSfI/AAAAAAAAwzc/G4YcgDMFcuEbWUbusRDaA3RlqMML2KvYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0631.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gYnhkc5wYps/YH2buUtSSfI/AAAAAAAAwzc/G4YcgDMFcuEbWUbusRDaA3RlqMML2KvYACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0631.JPG" /></a><div style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All those planter plates, just waiting to be decorated!<img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ts6TNQLM7Rc/YH2bvuKDJ9I/AAAAAAAAwzs/creqbv7usdkUIjl94zKA0dXWhJWGo7jhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0634.JPG" width="600" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UzH-i3G3MyA/YH2bz6z6ILI/AAAAAAAAwz0/WYMrB7gY6wwlbbES6aMKBFORLwNj29X4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0643.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UzH-i3G3MyA/YH2bz6z6ILI/AAAAAAAAwz0/WYMrB7gY6wwlbbES6aMKBFORLwNj29X4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0643.JPG" width="600" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UzH-i3G3MyA/YH2bz6z6ILI/AAAAAAAAwz0/WYMrB7gY6wwlbbES6aMKBFORLwNj29X4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0643.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TqNcTQ-uhSU/YH2b0KqxvGI/AAAAAAAAwz4/WZ7X9m6g_I8p1ZmnaBWuS6efub-2RFQoACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0644.JPG" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TqNcTQ-uhSU/YH2b0KqxvGI/AAAAAAAAwz4/WZ7X9m6g_I8p1ZmnaBWuS6efub-2RFQoACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0644.JPG" width="600" /></a><div style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In another section of our yard, we created a little fairy garden tea party.<img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVNNBoPwKuU/YH2b5uSRWYI/AAAAAAAAw0E/b6PvTFdKWfA2BL6bEUN-38feAIL6PZgzACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0646.JPG" width="600" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3qQ5ka0tcM4/YH2b5qK9E0I/AAAAAAAAw0A/ZObRHGwp3cMN-3WtYdokZkaOmr28iOnUACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0649.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Massive flowers stood around the table held up with rebar.<img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3s5-0dhh3Vo/YH2b_fueVUI/AAAAAAAAw0Y/kRDqUoeyaToQG4b0ECJq5skV4n24sQC_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0668.JPG" /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J80WcDo2r5U/YH2b5pXByiI/AAAAAAAAwz8/ntYHtQD-zkEbcacUXsOH0kHzJ2Mh5--_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0650.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J80WcDo2r5U/YH2b5pXByiI/AAAAAAAAwz8/ntYHtQD-zkEbcacUXsOH0kHzJ2Mh5--_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0650.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCUvJ39MDYI/YH2b6FFnOBI/AAAAAAAAw0I/U_5lCVSusa0JxNSsgzARt3dBX_JN2IbfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0651.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCUvJ39MDYI/YH2b6FFnOBI/AAAAAAAAw0I/U_5lCVSusa0JxNSsgzARt3dBX_JN2IbfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0651.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtU0YzxTr6E/YH2b6YTRUTI/AAAAAAAAw0M/fEloG50HTLgVdgaVsVcXRjDFKu7Bks2MQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0653.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtU0YzxTr6E/YH2b6YTRUTI/AAAAAAAAw0M/fEloG50HTLgVdgaVsVcXRjDFKu7Bks2MQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0653.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_xMVVF6cfg/YH2b_WPv1bI/AAAAAAAAw0g/JQLPApVob2EIY_PzdJmpGZWQwUqNXgPSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0670.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_xMVVF6cfg/YH2b_WPv1bI/AAAAAAAAw0g/JQLPApVob2EIY_PzdJmpGZWQwUqNXgPSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0670.JPG" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Each girl also received a pair of fairy wings upon entry to the party.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2fyYuXKaOeo/YH2cAqLHeyI/AAAAAAAAw0k/yb_85Dmi-eU5mwk-MHwihkGkorIR9IcygCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0671.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2fyYuXKaOeo/YH2cAqLHeyI/AAAAAAAAw0k/yb_85Dmi-eU5mwk-MHwihkGkorIR9IcygCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0671.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yEdeaNcu1fw/YH2cBzREU3I/AAAAAAAAw0w/wYMzoujfcmcz03aXJmwu_RKAClqCpx3NwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0674.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yEdeaNcu1fw/YH2cBzREU3I/AAAAAAAAw0w/wYMzoujfcmcz03aXJmwu_RKAClqCpx3NwCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0674.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The table was full of woodland treats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made these acorns out of nilla wafers, peanut butter, and kisses.<img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UQtPmTWsNC0/YH2cC03xRbI/AAAAAAAAw00/5GMHyMFR06UMlKxAV-PBW4_dzJ3gID7kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0681.JPG" width="600" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chocorooms were perfect little mushroom looking treats.<img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMZQpei77Ik/YH2cC71uBNI/AAAAAAAAw04/N46aaHNnDcQXHScOc-vsf8gYuKROqyr8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0682.JPG" width="600" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also make some strawberry toadstools.<img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wla78WDSslw/YH2cC67YlJI/AAAAAAAAw08/jaNB5fVht8UZk92G-1Q5KR2V8hpANYOsACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0685.JPG" width="600" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Donut hole stones...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xf8S9qGnTbI/YH2cDUYmttI/AAAAAAAAw1A/KJc5AOuZxfMzUdtZhm3P5iqwdIe1OqCuACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0686.JPG" width="600" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pirouette sticks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YkPMSwmHOkM/YH2cFQMCh2I/AAAAAAAAw1M/lyD6oeXLG4Uv77bWwvJkNUn5HyTFusKSACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0690.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6jTPD4nKCuQ/YH2cD6ZmngI/AAAAAAAAw1E/vgF3GXlWgcM-SpfJ8yR1nn5wRlYkmXYLACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/DSC_0687.JPG" width="600" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a dirt mint chocolate cake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SMq8FmY7Qm4/YH2cD948gEI/AAAAAAAAw1I/g4IaZJH3eegvPUSqSaCYBFkItUGBaeGJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0688.JPG" style="display: block; 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Welcome to my kitchen. While it's still a little off from what I would have choosen had a built my home, it's come a long, long way from where it once was.</div>
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My favorite thing about it is probably the wall color. I hemmed and hawwed over many other paint colors in my house, but this one I always knew. It's Benjamin Moore Wickham Grey and for me it was love at first site. </div>
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Funny story, though. When I was buying the paint I asked them to maybe just put in a little more blue because I was worried it wouldn't be much of a color, and the girl looked at me and said, "there's no blue in it..." I was a little shocked and worried, but stuck to my gut and boy am I glad I did. I love it!! It's a pretty pale french blue.</div>
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And it plays really well with the Benjamin Moore China White we used on the cabinets. Kind of a French Country vibe.</div>
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Anyway...this is what the place looked like before: </div>
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Sort of cave-like. And dark...and ugly. I don't hate stained wood, but something about this stain made it milky...like it was laid on too thick or something. So it all had to go. I originally thought it really all would go, but we actually ended up keeping a lot of things... </div>
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One thing I was certain of was getting rid of that awful drop box florescent light! Ugh. Couldn't wait to see that thing gone! We replaced it with four recessed lights, and sometimes I wish I'd been able to talk my husband into the six that I wanted, but once the pendant lights are shining 4 does the job nicely. </div>
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Which brings me to the pendant Tiffany lights we had in here...</div>
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Aren't they just lovely?? Someone thought so because they sold pretty well online! haha.</div>
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I did make my hubby move one of the pendants over about 6 inches because they were just too close together... </div>
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I got major eye rolls for making him do this, but ...it just needed to be done. </div>
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See? Look how pretty that ceiling is now! It came a looong way!! </div>
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When we walked through the house listing off what needed to be changed, I opened the fridge door, which opened up against this corner wall, and realized that because of the handle, the fridge could only open up about a foot wide...how ridiculous!? So, next on the list was switching places with the fridge and the pantry. It was a pretty big ordeal especially since we had to replace the crown molding because it didn't work in reverse...</div>
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But all's well that ends well, am I right? And it all works so well now that it's switched around. I can open both fridge and freezer as wide as they will go. Perfect.</div>
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Surprisingly, once it was all painted and finished, I didn't hate the backsplash so much...and the countertops really popped where they hadn't before. We also replaced all that tile flooring with laminate wood planks that look like old hardwood flooring. Gorgeous! No regrets there.</div>
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We also ended up keeping the knobs and pulls and even the hinges and everything looks and works great.</div>
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And then it was all about finishing touches. Most of the items on the top of the cabinets were thrift store finds. Love that.</div>
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These copper molds belonged to my mother, and bring me back to my childhood every time I see them.</div>
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I got the grand idea to put sugar and flour in huge canisters like this from a friend of mine. They are SO much more practical than the tiny canisters that come in a set like the one I got at my wedding. Those things never hold an entire bag of flour or sugar so it's always been a problem for me, because it's not a real storage solution. Anyway, these are from Target and I love them. </div>
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The window by the sink is one of my favorite spots. I love looking out those windows. They were covered in ugly blinds, which I quickly threw away. I ended up replacing those with these little tension rods that happen to fit really snug once I took the decorative balls of the ends that met in the middle. It almost looks custom. Perfect. And these flowy little curtains were a wedding gift from long ago. They work perfectly here.</div>
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Lastly, I put this sign up above the doorway connecting this kitchen to the formal front room. Words to live by...found at Hobby Lobby. <br />
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So, a year ago I adopted this laundry detergent recipe. It says it will last a whole year and it really does! And I love it!! I just made a few changes this year. So, here is my updated recipe: </div>
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Here are the ingredients. </div>
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And here are the things I changed: </div>
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First of all, I miscalculated the size of the canister I'd need, so I upgraded to this larger size. I really love these canisters from {<a href="http://www.target.com/p/montana-canister-with-silver-lid-2-5-gal/-/A-10620261?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=google_pla_df&LNM=10620261&CPNG=Dining&kpid=10620261&LID=16pgs&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=10620261&kpid=10620261&gclid=CjwKEAjwxMetBRDJx6Sz2p7DsQ0SJADJHAqNBfz9VfJvj5mM9SJzq2yVHVgJ7VZatsfoBEHWrtQtIBoCC_Dw_wcB">Target</a>} and I use them to store flour and sugar as well. </div>
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The other thing I changed about my recipe is that instead of using a normal cheese grater to grate the soap, I decided to try a zester to get the pieces as small as possible. It worked like a charm. I set up my bucket and grater like this and my third time doing this was definitely a charm.</div>
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The reason I made this change is because sometimes my washer had a hard time disolving the larger soap shavings, especially on a cold water cycle. The smaller pieces seem to dissolve much easier.</div>
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Once the soap was grated, I just threw all the rest of the ingredients into the bucket and mixed them all together. And it rubbed my hands raw...so next time I'll be wearing gloves for that step. </div>
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Anyway, the result is a wonderfully beautiful detergent that looks and smells like summer. </div>
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I ended up using the smaller canister to store my Oxiclean White Revive which I add to loads of white laundry in place of bleach. I really love that stuff. It does the trick without ruining anything! </div>
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There you have it! All in all, this laundry detergent costs about $20-$30 to make, and it lasts for a whole year!! That's a pretty good deal, if you ask me.</div>
Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836235952548974401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930914141218443477.post-11648231151678815412015-07-23T14:12:00.000-05:002015-07-23T14:12:36.585-05:00Designing a Dance Studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My sister in law recently asked me for tips regarding her dance studio:</div>
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She wanted to know what I would suggest to make it pop.</div>
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So, I thought for a minute and decided that all the coolest dance studios have brick walls:</div>
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It doesn't really matter what color the brick is. Brick just brings an urban feel into the space which ups the cool factor by a lot!</div>
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I'd also suggest doing something fun with the ceiling. Either making that woodwork pop, or painting it white...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AgCJOid6gBI/VbEucGCh4YI/AAAAAAAARn4/KKWfXr7hgLo/s1600/studio1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AgCJOid6gBI/VbEucGCh4YI/AAAAAAAARn4/KKWfXr7hgLo/s400/studio1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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Or even lining it with tin like this one. Wow!</div>
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The other thing that can take a dance studio from dull to amazing is the lighting. While florescent lights are very practical, they don't provide the best light. They're not very flattering to skin tone or texture, and their light is really flat and cold. </div>
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These globe lantern lights are kind of fun. </div>
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But, I would definitely suggest recessed or pendant lighting as well. </div>
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There's something magical about dancing in and out of pools of light.</div>
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It's s<span style="text-align: center;">o pretty and moody.</span></div>
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Especially spilling down a brick wall:<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ovmk1suPJ4w/VbEzYIS0PEI/AAAAAAAARoU/6hn1mYo0qyE/s1600/studio_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ovmk1suPJ4w/VbEzYIS0PEI/AAAAAAAARoU/6hn1mYo0qyE/s400/studio_4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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And let's go back to my favorite dance studio:</div>
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I really love how they used twinkle lights around the floor. Isn't that just so fun!!? </div>
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I mean, you could even go crazy and use twinkle lights to line the windows if you wanted to!</div>
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Throwing a marquee light like this (just maybe not quite so huge) up on the wall would take it up a notch as well.</div>
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The only other thing I'd suggest is using benches around the walls. Vintage benches, or handmade wooden benches. </div>
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I think they're not only cute but practical and can seat more people than individual chairs can.</div>
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This has been a loooong time coming. When we bought our house, this room had clearly been a nursery because it looked like this:<br />
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And believe it or not, our Real Estate agent almost cried when she heard us say we were going to paint over this masterpiece.</div>
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Our kids did, too, but they just had to deal because I had the most perfect room in my head and this just didn't go with the vision I had...plus, I had found the most perfect paint color and couldn't wait to get it up on the walls.</div>
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Valspar Woodlawn Sterling Blue</div>
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I may have hemmed and hawed about some of my paint colors, but this room was always this color, I knew I would love it, and I totally do. It's perfect.</div>
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So, once painted and moved in, it honestly took a long time to just sit down and finish everything I wanted to be in this space. And then it took a while to find the right moment when it was actually clean enough to photograph...but without further ado, here is my little boys room:<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tj2piws4rd0/Va6f7L6OImI/AAAAAAAARjA/n5KhPgSFFTw/s1600/IMG_8474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tj2piws4rd0/Va6f7L6OImI/AAAAAAAARjA/n5KhPgSFFTw/s400/IMG_8474.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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Shall we take a little tour?</div>
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It all started with this bedding I purchased long ago when my first child was graduating to a big boy bed. I thought it was very normal bedding and didn't think I'd have a problem finding something close enough to match it. I was wrong.</div>
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So after a pretty extensive search, I finally decided to go to goodwill and buy a bunch of plaid shirts that went with my color scheme. That's right, I did. I cut them all up into squares and ended up with just enough to make a quilt and pillow sham to "match" the set I had. I am totally ecstatic with the way it turned out! At first, I was a little unhappy with the way the stitching pulled the fabric in some areas, (I should have used a walking foot, they say) but it all looks great to me now, especially since I never get too close. :)</div>
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Top bedding was purchased, bottom bedding was made. Tada! You love it, right?</div>
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This wall took the longest of all to figure out. I kept getting random things and trying new ways to group them together. I feel like I finally figured out a configuration that pleases me. I ended up painting a few pieces: "Life is a Highway" just happens to be one of my son's favorite songs, so that ended up there along with the licence plates of where we've lived. Found the map and route 66 sign at Hobby Lobby! The airplane print I found on Pinterest, as well as the "Bring the World His Truth" printable which I love, and I might reprint to try to make it darker. </div>
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The other two I painted. I'm really in love with the Peter Pan quote at the top. Just painted it right on an old piece of wood from our yard. Love love love.</div>
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Right next to the beds, we put our old entry way bench. It's kinda perfect for storing cars in, and also makes a great seating area for the books which happen to hang just above it in our pallet bookshelves my husband made. </div>
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Aren't they the best!!? They stack the books so kids can actually see them. And not only that, the kids can actually stack these books themselves. Regular bookshelves are just so hard... They only thing I think I would have done differently is I would have left the wood unstained. I like these, but I REALLY love the shelves on the other side of the room, and they make me wish we'd left these natural too. Oh well. Still great and cute and completely functional.</div>
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On the dresser, I have an awesome globe, their treasure chest that actually does have all their money in it. And a few things they're proud of. For one son it's a soccer trophy and a block he got from church, for the other it's McQueen and Mater.</div>
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This wall just makes me happy. I am in love with these pallet shelves! They could not be more perfect in my eyes. I love the way they look, and the rustic style they bring into the room.</div>
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And I had all these things just waiting for shelves to sit on, so I was very happy when my husband threw these together for me one Saturday. The Cougars printable is so great for our family since we are both BYU grads. We hope our kids choose to go there someday as well. The bear sitting next to it was a decoration from my room when I was little, so it has a special place in my heart as well. </div>
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The dinosaur was from a great aunt, the lantern is from Walmart - it's one that actually works and was super cheap compared to the ones at decor stores! Those suite cases have been with us for a while. They are old and tin and totally falling apart from use, so now they're a decoration. Winnie the Pooh, one of my favorite books, sits behind a wooden truck that their grandfather gave them. Then there are the rocks they've collected. can't forget those! </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I made that airplane art piece using a frame, a piece of paper, and one of those wooden plane cut outs that I painted. Cheap and easy and goes great with the biplanes I found at Ross. The Mickey music box is from a great aunt, and the boys love it! That tiny canister has been with me since my son's nursery needed decorating. I actually painted those blocks when my first child was born, and I sell sets of these painted blocks in my {<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/68607063/custom-painted-childrens-blocks?ref=shop_home_active_1">Little Craft Shoppe</a>}. I'm in love with this mission printable I found on Pinterest. We are encouraging our boys in many not so subtle ways... The firetruck is another music box I found at an antique store to round out the shelf. And there you have it. Decorated shelves!</span></div>
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This little nightstand didn't really have a place by the bed in our rooms, but we found a place for it in the wall between the window and the bathroom door. It's kinda necessary because it holds all our dress up things. I never thought I'd have so many dress up clothes with little boys, but I sure do! These curtains I sorta made. I found some ready made navy curtains and wanted to add a stripe to give them some character, so I bought a valance from the same set in a different color and cut the navy and sewed in a stripe of the khaki - no need to hem the edges down the side cause they already matched. I love it when it's easy like that.</div>
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This little wagon I found at a thrift store and it's a perfect little decoration my kids can actually play with. I've seen a few rooms with children's blocks displayed in clear canisters and when I found this plastic one at Walmart, I knew right away what I would use it for. I think these blocks are such a cute decoration! </div>
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Last, but not least, is my ABC wall. When I created this in my last house, I had visions of it adorning the wall in my future playroom. I guess that dream is still alive and well, but for now they adorn the playroom that is also my boys' room. I really love it. But, alphabet walls are hard. It took a long time to collect all these letters and make sure they all worked well together! I had to spray paint a lot of them and it all turned out well, but don't be fooled, it took a while. Below that is just our toy box where we like to keep our toys "organized" because momma's OCD.</div>
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Anyway, it's been a long road, but I'm really happy with the way it all turned out! </div>
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For January, we wanted to keep it simple and we just decided to have a get together.</div>
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And we decided that the get together was going to be a hot chocolate party.</div>
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I mean, after I found these printables at {<a href="http://upcycledtreasures.com/2014/11/free-hot-chocolate-bar-labels/">Upcycled Treasures</a>} it was a must in my mind, cause Baby, it IS cold outside, and everyone wants hot chocolate when it's cold. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5TGmMUSt4D8/VLnD5jG5TLI/AAAAAAAARXo/eJn1aIioJ4Q/s1600/IMG_5676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5TGmMUSt4D8/VLnD5jG5TLI/AAAAAAAARXo/eJn1aIioJ4Q/s1600/IMG_5676.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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And when I found this quote from Eliza R. Snow, it made me feel even better. What makes you feel better than warm chocolate along with warm conversation? Nothing. The answer is nothing.</div>
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So, we got a lovely sister in our ward to host the party at her lovely, inviting house, and brought in all the fixins for a real party! And this one was A LOT of fun to put together! </div>
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I found these awesome little wooden scoopers and drizzlers on Amazon and prime got them to me right on time. We used the scoopers for most of the toppings, but to make the fudge and caramel sauces easy to apply, I actually put them on electric candle warmers to keep them warm and stuck a honey drizzler in them. It was perfect.</div>
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The jars all came from the dollar store...and they were the perfect size!</div>
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I found the stir sticks in the craft section at Walmart, and glued snowflake buttons to the top...and I LOVE how they turned out!</div>
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I found these little labels on {<a href="http://upcycledtreasures.com/2014/11/free-hot-chocolate-bar-labels/">Upcycled Treasures</a>} as well, and because I loved them so much, they kind of dictated what we served as toppings, but the list was pretty extensive and I couldn't think of anything else I'd want anyway! We had white chocolate chips, tiny marshmallows, crushed peppermint, mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, cinnamon sticks, carmel sauce, and chocolate fudge sauce. And of course whipped cream to top it off!</div>
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A little red and white bakers twine was just the thing to hold these labels in place. I loved the way it all looked! I brought in my snowballs, my snowmen, and my mini trees to round out the display, as well as some apothecary jars filled with pinecones and berries. </div>
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My favorite purchase for this party is a toss up between the scoopers and these awesome cups, which I also found on Amazon. I just loved them so so SO much better than foamy cups. And they came with that awesome cardboard sleeve! Then, these labels made them just theeee cutest! I think everyone else appreciated them as well. Plus, they had lids so sisters could take some for the road. </div>
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Because one serving of all this just wasn't enough! Gotta do at least two different versions of toppings, right? </div>
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If anyone came to this party cold, they definitely left feeling warmed up. :)</div>
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I used {<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/248049891952008581/">this hot chocolate crock pot recipe</a>} which I found on Pinterest and everyone liked it, plus it was easy to make, serve, and keep warm in the crock pot. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">We all just had a grand time visiting with each other. Sometimes it's nice to just get together without a program! </span></div>
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We are all sisters, after all.</div>
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I got the inspiration for our End of the Year activity from this image I saw on Pinterest.</div>
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The holiday season is a great time to offer thanks for all that we have, but it's also a great time to serve. And that's just what we did.</div>
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We started out the night by having a "Thankful Dinner" which consisted of 3 yummy fall soups: Butternut Apple, Cauliflower, and Potato Bacon. We also served a bunch of different salads and some rolls. I decorated using Thanksgiving decor including my {<a href="http://little-inspirations.blogspot.com/2013/11/thankful.html">Thankful Banner I made and posted about here</a>} which I love so much!</div>
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We set up the round tables in the Relief Society room and used real tablecloths and the real dinnerware out of our church kitchen. We wanted this night to be special and using the real stuff just made it feel so much nicer! </div>
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Different sisters brought centerpieces with the Thanksgiving theme for each table . </div>
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And then we had several pies for dessert. </div>
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Each place setting had a napkin tied with a dried grain of wheat and a tag that said, "So Thankful for You." </div>
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So, the sisters came and ate and visited. We invited the Young Women in our ward to join us for this activity which was great! </div>
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And then we moved into the gym for our service project. I found this great idea on Pinterest from {<a href="http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2009/05/04/little-dresses-for-africa/">this Little Dresses for Africa blogpost</a>} to make pillowcase dresses for {<a href="http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/">Little Dresses for Africa</a>} an organization that makes and sends these pillowcase dresses to little girls in Africa and other countries all over the world who have never had a dress. Thier mission is to give these little girls some self esteem. I loved the idea of making things for some fellow sisters in need, and I thought there would probably be many sisters in our ward who had extra fabric they could donate to make these dresses. </div>
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I was right! We had more fabric than we could use! Maybe we'll have to do it again sometime. The {<a href="http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/">Little Dresses for Africa website</a>} has a lot of information on how to make the dresses and how to determine sizes and package them up, etc. </div>
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Here are the measurements we used for the pillowcases donated.</div>
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And here is the pattern for how to make these pillowcase dresses using just fabric donations. Most of our dresses were made out of fabric scraps. </div>
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Then, we just followed the instructions from this: </div>
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So with the fabric scraps we were pretty much just making a pillowcase first by sewing up the sides before we were able to follow the rest of the instructions.</div>
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So, we had a cutting station, where sisters determined what size the dresses could be accourding to the size of the fabric or pillowcase donated. Then we had an ironing station with tons of irons where the sisters prepared the pieces for sewing. </div>
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And then we had a sewing station where ladies who had brought sewing machines stitched away and mad as many dresses as we could! I called them my little sweatshop because they were working so hard. </div>
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A lot of the dresses ended up being really cute! </div>
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We strung them all up at the end just so we could see how many we had made. </div>
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I loved how colorful it was! So many fun fabrics made so many fun dresses! </div>
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It was kind of slow going at first as the sisters got the hang of how to make them, but I was so impressed with how many dresses we were all able to make! At the end my feet were killing me! But my heart was happy!</div>
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For about a year before his birthday, even before the Lego movie came out, my son has been telling me he wants a Lego party. So, with lots of time to prepare, I put this together.</div>
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Found this awesome free invitation {<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/brittanystaley/lego-party/">here on Pinterest</a>} and I downloaded a free Lego looking font to fill it out in word. I also changed the top of the invite to say "Everything is Awesome! Everything is cool when you Party with Me!" Thank you Lego Movie for such a great caption! My son helped me make these invitations. We printed them out, and then cut colored cardstock for the back. We also cut circles out of cardstock and stuck them on using a 3d foamy sticker so they stood out a little bit. He loved them!</div>
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We used the same technique to make this awesome lego banner. I just cut construction paper in half and then a ton of circles and stuck them on with foamy stickers. Then, clothes pinned them to a ribbon using mini clothespins from Walmart. I love those things! </div>
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Together with my awesome bunting from Target that I use at every party, it made a pretty great backdrop for our food table. </div>
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I created some food stands to give it some height using shoe boxes and some primary colored wrapping paper. It was just the ticket. </div>
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Our drink was orange juice, which of course I labeled "Lego Juice". Legos are fun because they're so organized and orderly. To stick with that idea, I got these square compartment trays from the $ store to display the food. </div>
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Then I made these "Lego Cookies" using graham crackers, colored frosting, and m&ms. They were cheap and easy and the kids loved them. Win! </div>
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I decided to serve little finger foods that looked like they'd been chopped off the top of legos and call them "Lego Bits" - thank you Walmart for selling those smily face fruit snacks. That and the mini marshmallows were perfect. </div>
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Then, I made these "Lego Crackers" using string cheese that I sliced and stuck on with easy cheese. Cheap, easy, and the kids loved them. Another win! </div>
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Lastly, we had "Lego Corn" which was popcorn of course. I made these bags using dollar store colored lunch bags which I cut the top off of and used that to make the circles. Then, we used the same technique as we used on the invite and banner to stick em on. </div>
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Lastly, I made an icecream cake. My son doesn't really like cake, so this was perfect! And if you've never made {<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/248049891950084439/">this icecream cake</a>} you gotta try it! There was never anything so easy that seems so impressive when you serve it! When I frosted it, I just stacked up some oreos on the top and frosted around them to make it look like a lego. It was a big win!</div>
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Couldn't have been happier with the way everything turned out! </div>
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And this guy was pretty pleased himself.</div>
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We borrowed these kid sized table and chairs from our church which were perfect for the space we had and the amount of kids we needed to seat! So, when the kids got there, we had them sit down and color a lego head.</div>
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And our first game was pin the lego head on the lego guy. I found these little stars like the one my son is wearing at a school/teacher store near me and turned them into stickers by putting some double stick tape on the back. These were given to the winner of each of our games. And by the end we had a lot of specials running around our house! </div>
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I made these bean bag toss's from boxes that I wrapped in yellow wrapping paper and decorated with construction paper. We just used a "sword of exacto" (haha) to cut the mouths out. I made the beanbags out of felt and they, too, got the circle treatment but I glued their circles on with hot glue. Whoever got the most beanbags in the mouths was the special!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1egrNWRO7jE/VLkaKs4d9fI/AAAAAAAARQ4/vm-4XjbdHUU/s1600/IMG_4825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1egrNWRO7jE/VLkaKs4d9fI/AAAAAAAARQ4/vm-4XjbdHUU/s1600/IMG_4825.JPG" height="228" width="320" /></a></div>
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I made this lego toss using poster board and construction paper which I cut and taped together to make different sized circles. </div>
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The kids had 4 legos to toss and whoever got the most points was the special!</div>
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Honestly, the kids weren't really into these games. There were a few who participated in every game, but most of them were just running around playing. </div>
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Our last game was musical chairs which we played to the "Everything is Awesome" song. Honestly, we could have just done without any of the other games and played this one over and over for the whole party because after the first game when everyone cried when they got out, they LOVED playing this! And we played it like 10 times until finally they were excited about who got out and cheered for the winners! It's hard to loose when you're 5. But, the more they played, the more they loved it! </div>
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Opened gifts. (self made crown there) </div>
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And before everyone left, they got a goodie bag. </div>
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Which included these little coloring books I made using free lego coloring pages I printed 4 to a sheet, cut them in half so they were 2 to a sheet, and sewed them all together. I also found this awesome image of the "you are special" quote from the movie that we used as the cover page and a lego "thanks for coming" that we used as the back. I stuck in a "The Special" star and a box of crayons from the $ store. </div>
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My kid could not have been happier. And I think everyone had a great time!</div>
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If you want word copies or PDF's of any of this stuff, just email me!</div>
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This is our deck.</div>
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It was in pretty bad shape when we bought our house and has been on our "To Do List" ever since we moved in.</div>
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Obviously the boards were well worn and hadn't been taken care of for quite some time. </div>
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But there were other things too. Like the railing, or lack thereof. We had a lot of work on our hands.<br />
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The first item of business was to close up the side. It had been left completely open and critters were becoming a problem for us. So, my awesome hubby bought some latice and went to work. Love the way it turned out! </div>
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Then he started flipping the boards. Literally. It took hours and hours and hours and HOURS. But, the underside of those boards was like new. </div>
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There were only a few boards that had to be replaced. </div>
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And after all that hard work, it was so pretty!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JVBKLLTxXgU/VCA-bG1rCNI/AAAAAAAARF8/paZIRxQKvBw/s1600/IMG_4247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JVBKLLTxXgU/VCA-bG1rCNI/AAAAAAAARF8/paZIRxQKvBw/s1600/IMG_4247.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
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Next up was beefing up that railing a little bit. We'd been looking online and finally found a pattern for how we wanted it to look.</div>
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And this is what we came up with. We are in love!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--_vmObUww_k/VCA9qOlsQfI/AAAAAAAARFk/kUvELGRGOLM/s1600/IMG_4245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--_vmObUww_k/VCA9qOlsQfI/AAAAAAAARFk/kUvELGRGOLM/s1600/IMG_4245.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
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I just can't get over how different it looks.</div>
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This last weekend, we stained the entire thing. It feels like it took all summer! </div>
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In August, we had a Back 2 School night with our Relief Society. This one was a lot of fun to put together! To create this vignette, we brought in the portable chalk board from the church, and strung up my Target special bunting that I use for every party. I also pinned up my book page wreath handmade for me by a friend of mine as a housewarming gift. Love it! We stole the stool from under the podium to raise up our vintage school desk one of our members just happens to have, which seemed just a little too small next to that chalkboard, and threw some books and lunch boxes on there for good measure. BYU even made it to this party in the form of a crate from the Creamery we somehow inherited while we were attending years ago.</div>
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We strung jute string across the ceiling and clothespinned and paperclipped flashcards to it to create a school themed bunting. On the chalkboard, I wrote welcome to class, in true 'first day of school' fashion. </div>
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The more I looked at my house, the more I found I could use to make this look like a vintage school room.</div>
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Globes were a must. I put some $1 flags in a vase, and got a pack of pencils and put them in a mason jar. I had recently bought a slate chalkboard from Hobby Lobby to do the '1st day of school sign' with my son, and wrote Back 2 School on it in chalk.</div>
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I also filled a container with scrabble letters, and bought a bunch of cheap rulers to put in a pitcher. These pinwheels I made using doublesided scrapbooking paper. I just hot glued them onto scewers. They don't spin, but they sure look cute!</div>
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I used some photo albuns to raise up my vintage lantern, pulled in a vintage clock I have, and at the last second thought it would be a good idea to use a statue of the Savior in our display. </div>
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I just love the mix of the neutrals looking like a vintage school room with a little bit of those bright colors still thrown in. That bucket was filled with bookmarks which we gave the sisters at the end of the night. Loved the colorful rainbow of ribbon they provided in the display.</div>
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I found this quote to go along with our theme, printed it off on cardstock, punched a hole in the top and looped different ribbons through. Easy peasy!</div>
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To make it feel like a school room, we brought in all the classroom tables and put them together, so each table sat six people.</div>
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We had set up different displays in the center of each table as well. Most with bundles of books from my house.</div>
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And more pencil bouquets.</div>
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At each seat, we placed a notebook for them to take home as well.</div>
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These were just the mini composition books Target and Walmart sells during back to school season, with a "Search Ponder & Pray" label stuck to the front of it. Our last mini class was on studying the scriptures, and this gift tied in with that lesson.</div>
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On the side board, we had a back to school bunting hanging, as well as grade level printables found on Pinterest. Here is another shot of the flashcard bunting we made across the ceiling. That really made it seem festive!</div>
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On this table, there was more stuff from my house. These giant crayon penny banks were perfect for our display. I also threw my magnet letters in a few jars - amazing how that classes them up. Maybe I'll start doing that at home!</div>
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More pinwheels - I loved the feel those gave to this activity! I found this printable (along with most of my other ideas) on {<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/brittanystaley/back-to-school-party/">here on Pinterest</a>} and just clipped it to our clipboard. Had an apothecary jar filled with apples. And this is actually how I store our blocks. I love the way they look on top of my kids dresser. A decoration that can be played with! Cute and functional are my favorite.</div>
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Our dinner that night was a school lunch. We had veggie cups with rach dip, apples, chip bags, sandwiches, lunch drinks, and rice crispy treats (which didn't make it in time for the picture).</div>
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I was surprised at how fast we ran out of chocolate milk! You're never too old for that stuff, I guess. However, hardly anyone drank regular milk. Curious... </div>
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When I told my helpers my idea for the food, no one was too excited about it, but it was actually really good! </div>
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The display over here consisted of my oversized scissors, some mini trunks, another globe, and a vintage style lantern.</div>
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I had fun making these plates.</div>
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Just added some paper leaves using double stick tape and voila! Apple plates!</div>
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We had 3 mini classes:</div>
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Home Economics - we learned how to make our own laundry detergent.</div>
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Mathematics - we learned about Budgeting and Finances</div>
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Reading - we learned about studying the scriptures.</div>
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All in all, it was a great activity!</div>
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We recently had a great activity for our <a href="https://www.lds.org/callings/relief-society">Relief Society</a> sisters. Relief Society is a group within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for women. </div>
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This was our invitation and display for the activity. </div>
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I got the idea for this activity on Pinterest of course. These are all images found on the many pins I found. I thought it would be great to have little baskets of sunshine ready to give someone once a need arises.</div>
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You could really fill the basket with anything, but we chose to keep everything yellow to go with the "sunshine" theme.</div>
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For the activity, we had a sister teach us how to make baskets using paper bags and paper twists. That was our time filler. Another idea I had was to have someone speak about service. But for this one, we made it a crafty activity.</div>
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We had a few things for people to put in their baskets, but we didn't have enough to fill it so that people could personalize it any way they wanted when they gave it away.</div>
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The items we provided were pens with flowers taped onto them - you know: daisy pens.</div>
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Also little yellow card/envelope packages,</div>
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waterbottles which we labeled with sunshines,</div>
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along with single lemonade drink packets,</div>
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paper enveloopes like you get at the bakery that they could put a little goodie in,</div>
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and lastly the dove caramel hearts - cause they're packaged individually in gold. </div>
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Everything was yellow.</div>
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Once the sisters made their baskets, they got to fill them up with the items we provided.</div>
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Personally I love these baskets most for using when people are feeling under the weather. Love all the little goodies in this huge teacup. </div>
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A lot of the pins on my {<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/brittanystaley/scatter-sunshine/">Scatter Sunshine Pinboard</a>} come with printables you can use if you make your own baskets. These are the printables we used. </div>
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Everyone got a card - I printed about 6 on a sheet. </div>
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And every waterbottle got a sunshine. We just peeled off the lables and stuck this on instead.</div>
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We also provided the sisters with this list of ideas for what else they could include in their baskets:</div>
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Treats</div>
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Lemon Heads</div>
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Sunkist Lemon Gummies</div>
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Extra Dessert Lemon Gum</div>
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Golden Oreos</div>
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Butterfinger</div>
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Juicy Fruit Gum</div>
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Jello/Pudding Cup</div>
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Skittles</div>
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Shortbread Cookies</div>
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Lays Potato Chips</div>
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Homemade: Banana Bread, Yellow Frosted Cookies, Lemon Bars, Cinnamon Rolls, etc.</div>
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Drinks</div>
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Snapple Drink</div>
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Lemon Lime Gatorade</div>
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Little Gifts (All Yellow)</div>
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Nail Polish and Nail File</div>
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Loofa/Sponge</div>
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Just to name a few… A good idea is to make the basket more specific to the recipient’s needs, once you have a person in mind. Be Creative! Put your own twist on it! Have fun!</div>
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It was a great and also fun service project. And I've already used these baskets twice. People love them!</div>
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I've been a little busy of late. Renovate a house - check. Move in - check. Have a baby - check. Decorate a girly nursery - check.</div>
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This is the first room that we feel is totally finished in our house. Here is a before shot:</div>
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Could not WAIT to ditch those blinds, tear down that wallpaper, and cover up that mauvy pink paint!</div>
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We started with the wall color. I knew I wanted gray, and we went with Silver Chain by Benjamin Moore. It's a perfect gray. Just gray. Not blue, not green, not purple, not tan. Just gray. And we love it!</div>
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It is one of my favorite colors we've used so far. I may repaint my Master Bedroom this color, I love it so much. It makes the room look and feel so calm and pretty, and I love the way it plays with the pink. Gray makes pink more soothing.</div>
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Next came the curtains. Good old Walmart had these from Better Homes and Gardens and I love them too. I love that they're not baby curtains. But, they still look great with all her baby things. </div>
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We already had the furniture from our two boys. My husband actually built - yes built that changing table for me. Isn't he the greatest!!? </div>
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And the bedding is Wendy Bellissimo Sweet Baby Dreams, with a bumper I found at Babies R Us. I wanted to go with pink, but especially after drooling over all the bedding at Restoration Hardware Baby & Child, I wanted there to be tan mixed in. I think the tans and greys really tone down the craziness pink can give a room. </div>
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So, I was really excited to find this bedding on the cheaper side on Amazon. :) </div>
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Above the crib are some shelves filled with little nic nacs I found mostly at Michael's. I fell in LOVE with this little crown! Princesses all need little crowns in their bedrooms! And the pedastle from Hobby Lobby was perfect for it! </div>
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I love the tiny little flowers I found to accessorize the shelves, too. </div>
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At the head of the crib, I hung a mobil that I made using styrofoam balls, ribbon, fabric, and an embroidery hoop. </div>
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I saw the idea on Pinterest and about died!! </div>
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I mean, so cute. I'm in love with the way it turned out. </div>
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And I think it adds the perfect touch to the head of my princess's bed. </div>
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Love this pillow from the bedding collection. </div>
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The shelf is of course filled with baby essentials like diapers, creams, and clothes. But there are a few nic nacs on it as well. </div>
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My favorite piece is probably the little children figurine. It was my Mom's. The basket is filled with burp clothes, and the canister holds binkis. </div>
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I really love this little display shelf. </div>
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Found the cute little cherry blossom canisters at Michael's, and they hold the hair accessories that don't match the room. :) Perfect! </div>
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These blankets were a gift and I'm completely in love with them. There will be newborn photos taken with them shortly. </div>
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The ducky and block box were re-used from my boy's nursery decorations. </div>
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These headband holders I found on Amazon. I LOVE them. They are white leather and really sturdy. I found the candlesticks they're sitting on at Marshalls, and I think it just gives them a prettier perch. The headbands were all given to me at my baby shower. This is what we did instead of play games. </div>
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I saw these headband holders on Pinterest, and through the links I found out that you can get a kit to make them at a baby shower from {<a href="http://shop.lb-boutique.com/product/shabby-chic-headband-kit-baby-shower-or-birthday-party-20-count">LB Boutique</a>}. I LOVE the idea, and I LOVE that my host did it for my at my shower. She's the best! </div>
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Last but not least, a little pretty clock sits above the door, so I know how long thost night time feedings last. :) It was a photo clock, but I just covered the holes with paper to match the room.</div>
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Ta-Da! I love it. Girls are so much fun.</div>
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Isn't this lovely!? </div>
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I want one in my backyard!</div>
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For the month of February last year, we decided to have a service auction. And we thought the title "Gifts of Love" tied in well with the whole Valentine theme in February.</div>
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To advertise for the even, we decorated our board like a present and had the information for the event printed and placed on the board like a tag for the present.</div>
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We sent out the following to give the sisters ideas for what kind of items they could bring to auction off:</div>
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To decorate for the event, we first made some heart strings to hang from the ceiling. Using the idea from {<a href="http://little-inspirations.blogspot.com/2010/02/heart-strings.html">this post</a>} I just cut out a bunch of little hearts randomly and sewed them together on my sewing machine. Cheap and easy, and we hung them up with white thumb tacks. The effect was pretty cute. </div>
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We got pink table cloths and just placed a piece of tissue paper in the middle as a centerpiece. </div>
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Then, I just brought my Valentine's Day decorations from home to fill the center of the tables.</div>
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We had a questionnaire, a pencil, and a heart for them to label sitting at each place.</div>
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We had one main table set up in the front for all the items to be auctioned off to sit on.</div>
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In the center of that table, I set up a "tree" for the services to be auctioned off to hang from. Each item to be auctioned off was labeled with one of these hearts made using heart shaped doilies and cardstock. </div>
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As people arrived, we encouraged them to eat, and fill out the questionnaire. The questionnaire from {<a href="http://mishmashmom.blogspot.com/2012/02/service-auction-ideas.html">Mish Mash Mom</a>} is how they got points to use to purchase the Gifts of Love. </div>
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Once everyone had arrived and the questionnaires were all filled out, we encouraged everyone to take one last look at all the times to be auctioned off before we began.</div>
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I was the auctioneer, and just went from item to item until every single service or gift had been "purchased".</div>
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It was a great time for everyone. There was a lot of love going around, and quite a few items that were "fought" over. We had quite a spread of different gifts. There were services from cooking classes to planning parties. There were items from home made bread to decorations to something someone promised to make for someone else.</div>
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All in all, it was a great night and very unifying for everyone involved. We loved it so much, we've decided to do it again this year.</div>
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And keys...with funny faces...</div>
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But it's mostly just good at sitting somewhere, looking at you, and reminding you of your grandson.</div>
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Merry Christmas, Bonka!</div>
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I love this time of year. It's all so magical. </div>
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Merry Christmas!</div>
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What a gorgeous time of year!</div>
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I just relish these months when the world seems to be on fire. </div>
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For so many obvious reasons. </div>
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The cozy warm feeling that comes over the earth is hard to beat. </div>
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It makes me want to own a cabin. </div>
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Happiest of Holidays!</div>
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The older I get, the easier it seems like it would be to just skip over this Thanksgiving time of year and move right into Christmas. I love Christmas! And every year, the time left until Christmas seems to get shorter and shorter.</div>
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But, then I see a thankful display like this, and I am once again so glad we have Thanksgiving - especially right before Christmas! </div>
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What a perfect time of year to remember all that we have been blessed with!</div>
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It turned out to be pretty easy! We cut 8" x 4" pieces out of burlap, folded them in half and cut an inch high triangle notch out of the bottom, then zigzaged the edges.</div>
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And I ended up just sewing the flags to the ribbon so they wouldn't slide around - they're about 1/2" apart.</div>
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After that, we just cut out "thankful" on a cricut using glitter paper - "anu" were 2.5" tall and "thkfl" were 3.5" tall.</div>
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I glued them to the flags using a no sew fabric glue, but at our Super Saturday (craft day for tons of women) we realized that hot glue was just as effective and dried a lot faster! </div>
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And I'm just loving the way it looks on my mantle this year! What a great reminder it is every day.</div>
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This is the perfect time of year to focus on what we've been given, and all that we have. As we move into Christmas, which can often be all about the things we want, it's nice to have a reminder of what really makes us happy in life.</div>
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Be Thankful!</div>
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A few years ago, I fell in love with these stuffed pumpkins and posted all about the original tutorial {<a href="http://little-inspirations.blogspot.com/2010/09/fabric-pumpkins.html">here</a>}</div>
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This year, I decided to have a go at them.</div>
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I found a bunch of fabric remnants and put together five coordinating fabrics, then got some pretty ribbon, and some curly cues from a past grapevine project and I was set.</div>
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The tutorial I linked above is amazingly easy to follow, and after making one or two, I didn't find it necessary to even measure anymore.</div>
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The hardest part was stitching up the bottom with the beanbag inside, but it was only hard because it took a while.</div>
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I was super happy with the result!</div>
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And love the way they're looking on my mantle right now.</div>
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My favorite part about living in a Southern state is that we get to enjoy fall for so long.</div>
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We can take a picnic and enjoy the beauty of Autumn without freezing.</div>
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And there are sooo many good eats this time of year! </div>
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It'd be a shame to have to enjoy them all inside! </div>
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Happy Fall, Y'all!</div>
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We are in the middle of a home renovation right now. The nice part is that we don't live in the home yet. So, we are working as fast as we can to get all the messy stuff done before we have to move in. One of those things is painting almost every room in the house.</div>
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So, here are our picks for paint colors. We'll see if they work out as well as I hope they do.</div>
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Foyer and Front Room:</div>
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Benjamin Moore Stonington Gray</div>
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We have some tan couches that sit in our front room, and in several different houses, it has been a mission for me to find a paint color that will go well with them. Next to tan on the wall, they look dirty, next to green they look too dark. I'm hoping they will look great next to this light gray.</div>
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It's a light and neutral grey -- not blueish, not greenish, not purplish -- very clean, a perfect contrast to bright white. A really great color.</div>
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We'll have dark wood flooring in the foyer and I am really excited about how they'll look next to the gray walls.</div>
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Kitchen and Dining Room:</div>
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Benjamin Moore Wickham Gray </div>
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This was a really tough color for me. Really. I wanted a perfect French Blue color, but kept finding blues that looked too blue. So, I went to the gray colors instead. I am actually really nervous that this won't read blue. In fact in the paint store, it didn't look at all like the swatch did in our house, even though I had the swatch right there. It was funny - I asked the paint pro if they might be able to add in some blue and they told me there isn't any blue in it. Just black, yellow, and green. I almost lost it. Am I crazy!? I ALMOST didn't buy it. But, I decided to go with my gut. Because I love the way it looks in these rooms.</div>
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That hint of blue speaks to me.</div>
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And we'll be pairing it with cream cabinets and brown accents. I think it will be stunning. Here's hoping!</div>
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Guest Room/Craft Room:</div>
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Are they all looking the same to you? I swear my husband thinks he's been living his own "50 Shades of Gray." For this room, I wanted a green. But I didn't want it to smack you in the face, and I didn't want it to be so dark. The house actually has a really pretty green bathroom, but it's just too dark for us so we'll be painting that as well. This green seemed pale enough and soothing enough. We'll see if it's actually green enough.</div>
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It sure is pretty in here!</div>
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I fell in love with this color after seeing it in a Potterybarn Kids room.</div>
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To be honest, I'm not completely sure it is that color, but through research I think it is. I'm a little nervous about this one as well...</div>
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Valspar Woodlawn Sterling Blue</div>
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Yep, not a Benjamin Moore Color this time. I just fell in love with this color from their historic collection. </div>
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I just think it's the perfect little boy blue. But not too baby blue.</div>
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It's the cabinet color here. I LOVE IT. No doubts about this one.</div>
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The Master Bedroom and Other Bathrooms:</div>
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I almost went with a darker color in there, but I thought it would be too blue. This one is just right, I think. :)</div>
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I first liked this color when I saw this image on Pinterest, but it's not actually painted in this color, I'm pretty sure. I still like it though. Call me a romantic, but the name is awesome!</div>
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Here it is for real. Pretty, right?</div>
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And here. It's a pretty, soft blue. I think it'll be perfect.</div>
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We'll see how they all turn out!</div>
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Last year, I made a Mother's Day card for my our Nana aka Grandma using this idea from {<a href="http://tiffkeetch.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-much-card-and-kid-canvas.html">A Day in My Life</a>}: </div>
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We put the hands inside the card, and used stickers for the letters. It was really cute and, she LOVED it. So, this year, I thought we'd better do another hand-made card - pun intended.</div>
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I love sticker letters! Makes it so cute when the little ones put them on! And you don't have to worry about them messing it up too bad. haha. </div>
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I adore the upside down "r", in fact. </div>
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I think she'll love it.</div>
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I helped him cut circles with our circle cutter, and then cut slits in the sides to make petals. Then we glued buttons to the middle. It was a pretty easy flower, and I think it has a super cute effect when all together. </div>
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Really loving this entry foyer from {<a href="http://countrygirlhome.blogspot.com/">Country Girl Home</a>}! I love the wall color! I lovveee the wainscotting - how high it is. That it's white, and simple. LOVE the line of pictures. I always assume a mirror has to go there, but I love the picture idea. Love the interior wreath - who says outside gets all the fun? I think the only thing that would make it absolutely perfect for me would be some dark wood floors. :)</div>
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And let's talk about this gorgeous table. White, and dark wood. Love the suitcases!!! I love the urns with the hydrangeas in them. Love it!! I want one.</div>
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I recently put together a Birthday Party for my Relief Society and thought it came together so well that I'd share it with ya'll.</div>
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I got most of my inspiration and decoration from {<a href="http://sugartotdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/06/relief-society-garden-party-free.html?showComment=1361764856793#c6147328008714140232">Sugar Tot Designs</a>} who put together all these free printables just for us! So sweet.</div>
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I used part of her design to give out this invitation to each sister. Here is a {<a href="http://www.4shared.com/office/WZ7DbFM8/birthday_invite.html">PDF</a>} or {<a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/OByDywwY/birthday_invite.html">Word Doc</a>} of it. You'll have to download the fonts I used to see it like this. They are Abermarle Swash and Cinnamon Cake.</div>
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I also created this print out to put up on the board to advertise. {<span id="goog_151109830"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">PDF<span id="goog_151109831"></span></a>} {<a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/WbHpT4Ix/Birthday_Board.html">Word Doc</a>} I had it printed at Office Max and make a little paper bunting to hang across the top at an angle. Should have snapped a pic of it. It was simple, but super cute. </div>
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Then, I found this printable quote at {<a href="http://chocolateonmycranium.blogspot.com/search?q=lucy+mack+smith">chocolate on my cranium</a>} and edited it to fit my color scheme. If you'd like to print this one, just click on the pciture and print it. </div>
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Here it is in action on our food table, surrounded by flowers in a mason jar, lemon heads in an apothecary, and a pail full of getting to know you questions. I thought it looked pretty cute.</div>
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We also decided to create little bookmark type handouts to put at each seat for the sisters to take home. Here's a {<a href="http://www.4shared.com/office/MkdlbXHC/sit_in_heaven_together_small.html">PDF</a>}.</div>
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We kept things really simple with pink tableclothes and jars of flowers on each table.</div>
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The ceiling made it kinda fun. I strung balloons attached to ribbons acroos the ceiling, along with streamers.</div>
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We had the tables set up in a circle and had sisters only sit on the outside so everyone could see and hear everyone else. That made it easier to listen to each other as we each answered our "getting to know you" questions.</div>
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I made this bunting using paper and curling ribbon and double stick tape. Super easy, and dressed it up a little.</div>
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And of course, the cake had one to match.</div>
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All the cakes got little flags to match as well.</div>
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I thought this tres leches cake from Sam's Club was worth every penny! Super cute and we didn't have to make it!</div>
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The night turned out great. Good food, good company, and good times listening to people answer interesting questions about themselves.</div>
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It was a really low key evening, but that's kind of what made it nice.</div>
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Use that cupcake stand to decorate this Spring! I love the way this looks! These tiny pots are always so cute to me. And this is such a cute way to decorate!! Just need to find me a cute cupcake stand!</div>
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