Made it Monday: Bat-tastic Par-tay!

So, I've been MIA for a while from the blog! Sorry! I have been busy stocking up my supply of Remnants items as I had a craft show last weekend and another one coming up in December. Here is a quick peek at my table from the craft show this weekend. I was also selling scarves and necklaces my mom makes.

 

 

 

 

 

But now, back to Made it Monday! In this post I talked about the Batman themed 1st birthday party my sister and I were throwing for my nephew. Well, the party happened and it was BAT-TASTIC! We had such a fun time and everything turned out so cute! Warning: tons of pictures today!!!

 

The Big Picture

 

Joker Juice and Batman Bombs

 

Batmobile Wheels, Mini Baterangs, and Catwoman Tails

 



My sister made the cake while I decorated. I cut out the symbol with my cricut for her to trace.

 

 

Reserved for Batman.

 

Balloon decor- I wanted to have balloons on the buffet with the food, but small town=no helium.

 

Two Face Tacos

 

The Birthday Boy himself! He's sporting his Batman Birthday Boy onesie with cape.

Happy Birthday!

 

The proud big sister in her batman shirt.

The other proud sister who wished she had a batman shirt.

 

Myself and the birthday boy.

 

I found superhero tatoos and stickers on clearance for a quarter so I picked them up for the big kids at the party. It was a tough choice for cousin Cambria.

 

Present time!

 

Cousin Kynslee thought the food was delish, as you can tell by her face.



 

I used my cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot program to cut out all the Batman symbols for the banner, decorations, and onesie. I was very fortunate that the bridal showers I hosted this summer/fall had color schemes that when put together made up the Batman colors!! I had saved all the ruffled crepe paper from the showers and was able to reuse it as well as the blue and white poms.

Hope you made it through all the pics today! I'll share the cape and cake tutorials later on.

Have a great week!

Lexi

Bridal Shower Decor

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of hosting a bridal shower for one of my very good friends. Those of you who know me, know that I love to decorate for parties and I was so excited for this one. At the time of this shower, I was extremely busy with other commitments, so one of my awesome and crafty friends came over and helped me make all the decorations. Here is what we came up with (although, imagine it with three sunflower pails. In the midst of everything going on, I forgot to take a picture before I gave away two of the pails!):

Gift Area

Food Serving Area

Ruffled Crepe Paper/Pin Wheel Banner

Pom Poms

Sunflower Pail Centerpiece

My friend who I was hosting the shower for loves sunflowers and was going to be wearing royal blue shoes at her wedding, so that is where the color scheme came from. I absolutely love the ruffled crepe paper! It was a time consuming to make it, but I think it really tied everything together.

Here are some links for tutorials:
Accordion Style Paper Flower
Ruffled Crepe Paper
Pom Poms

Congratulations Kerry and Jamie!

Lexi

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Made it Monday: Spring Banner

The other night, my friend and I ran to the grocery store to grab a few things to complete our meal, when a banner in the floral department caught my eye. It was so cute and I knew that I had to make one of my own for my seasonal table. I’m pretty sure I’m going to change the ribbon color on my banner (I’m just not diggin’ the pink), but I love the rest of it!

Here is how I made it:

I started out by cutting six pieces of burlap, each the same size.  I removed a few strands of burlap off of each end to make the edges appear frayed. Next, I used my cricut to cut out the word “spring,” making sure to leave space between each letter. By leaving space between each letter, it allowed me to use the vinyl surrounding each letter as a stencil. I placed my homemade vinyl stencil for the letters on  each piece of burlap and used craft paint to fill in the stencil.

After letting the paint dry for a bit, I took off the vinyl.

To finish the banner, I hot glued each of the letters to a piece of ribbon.

Can I just say that this banner is making me so excited for spring and my spring vacation!?!

Lexi