Bunting

In preparation for my daughter's upcoming birthday, I'm trying to get a few decorations done beforehand.  I've seen tons of bunting online and wanted to do one that went with the theme for her party which is camping.  We've never taken the child camping, but she wants her birthday party to have camping tents so they can pretend like they are camping.  I thought some cute bunting would be nice to hang up outside.  I went and found a few different fabrics and cut triangles out using pinking sheers.  Then I just sewed the edges up so they wouldn't flap open.  I thought it should look a little more rustic so that's the reason for the unfinished edges, plus it was so much faster.  I sewed the flags on to bias tape and called it good.

Birthday Card

I decided to use my sewing machine to make the "Happy Birthday"  on the card.  It worked pretty well.  I just wrote the letters in pencil to give myself something to follow and zig-zagged the letters. 

Happy Birthday little brother!  You might not get the card in time for your birthday, but it's in the mail. 

Popeye Birthday Cake

My little boy had a birthday recently and I made a Popeye cake for him. He loves the Popeye cartoon and he makes a Popeye expression for the camera sometimes.  I found a picture online and drew the design of it on the cake.

Happy Birthday to my sweet boy!

It's a bird, it's a plane...

It's Super Kid!  I've been wanting to make a superhero cape and there was a birthday coming up, so I made one for a little boy celebrating his 2nd birthday.  I found a fantastic superhero tutorial over at The Long Thread that I used. Definitely head over there and check it out if you want to make a cape.  I think I'm going to have to make another one for my little guy. It's just too cute!

My daughter decided maybe she should give the superhero cape a try.

Barbie Thank You Notes

I finally got around to writing thank you notes to my family for my daughter's birthday presents. We couldn't stray from the Barbie theme, so I used the Cricut to cut a silhouette of Barbie.  Not a fancy card, but it was quick and exactly what she wanted. You can find the Barbie svg at the Mardenz blog.

Barbie Girl

So, I made the "Birthday Cake" for my daughter.  Remember she had a very specific idea in mind in one of my earlier posts.  I wanted to try and fulfill her request.  So, here it is. :)

Introducing Surfer Barbie.  She wanted Barbie surfing on her cake with a wave in the background.  She loved it and of course that is all that matters.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my little girl.  I seriously can' t believe that 5 years have flown by in a blink of an eye.  Amazing, how much they grow.  Here she is as a baby.  Don't let this peaceful picture fool you.  She was rarely this content.

Here she is celebrating her birthday at school.  She was so excited to be the birthday girl which meant that she was the line leader too.

We made cupcakes for the class and she wanted them to be green, which is so rare for the girl that loves everything pink.  Then of course she topped them with sprinkles and m&m's.  

 

Today we started off the celebration by eating mac and cheese for breakfast.  Haha.  That's what she asked for and I didn't want to deny her request on her birthday.  It will be a pretty low key day, since we decided we will celebrate her birthday with my entire family at the beach.  She has already come up with the theme, Barbie Surf Party.  Stay tuned, because she's already envisioning a cake I need to make for her and it sounds a little difficult.  

Birthday Purse

We have a few birthday parties this weekend and I wanted to make a little something special for the girls for their birthday.  What?  You are surprised that it isn't an apron?  I know, but think I've outfitted every 4 and 5 year old girl in the Houston area with an apron.  So, I opted to make a purse and I found the perfect bag to make from Made by Rae.  The buttercup bag is the perfect size for these soon to be 5 year old girls. The pattern is available through Rae's blog for free.  I have to say that it was a great pattern and very easy to follow.  Thanks Rae!  It also uses very little fabric and I was able to use some of my leftover fabrics from the aprons I made last year for some of the bags. I thought they turned out cute.  I think I might do some sort of embellishment to it before the weekend.

The yellow one is my favorite. 

The blue one is cute too, it just didn't photograph as well.

Elmo Shirt

I wanted to show you the onesie I made for my son for his birthday.  His birthday is very close to Christmas and my goal each year is to make sure he gets the attention he deserves for his birthday.  Everyone that I've ever talked to that has a birthday close to Christmas hates it.  For his 1st birthday we gave it an Elmo theme.  I made the onesie with small pieces of knit fabric in the colors, red, yellow, black, and white. I found a onesie at Target and sewed them on to resemble Elmo.  I was happy to hear my sister ask me where I bought his shirt.  He looked so cute in it!

Balloon Wreath

We received a fantastic balloon wreath for my son's birthday.  It was made by my cousin's wife who is a very talented and crafty lady.  It is such a cool idea and she found it on a blog.  I'm not sure if this is the blog, but at howdoesshe.com has instructions on how to make this fantastic wreath. My daughter is pretty excited to use it for her birthday too.  I just love it. 

Happy Birthday!

As you can see I've been on a little mini vacation from my crafts.  We've been busy with family, holidays and a birthday.  My sweet little boy turned one last week and my whole family was in town to celebrate.  He was very spoiled and now has a bunch of new toys between his birthday and Christmas presents.  We had an Elmo themed party and I made his Elmo onesie and Elmo cake. I'll show you a better picture of the onesie and cake later. Here are a few pictures from his birthday.

Drawstring Bag

Remember the birthday party that we were invited to that was for a boy? I strayed from my usual gift of aprons and went with something different.  I made a drawstring tote bag that Dana from Made had developed for Celebrate the Boy.  It is so easy and turned out pretty cute. You can find the tutorial for the bag here.  I added the circle patch and painted his name on it.  I found the robot at the craft store and ironed him on as well. It's a great little bag that carry around small toys or you could even use it as a lunch sack.

Cherries Take Two

I know, I know another apron.  I did warn you that there would be a birthday party this weekend and I would be making another little girl an apron and chef hat.  I just love making them because they make such a great gift and are so easy to make. I found another cherry print fabric and paired it with a red and white gingham fabric.  Now I need to start thinking of a project for a little boy for his birthday. 

Cherries

Well, you guessed it we were invited to a birthday party and I made another apron.  This time I paired it with the chef hat.  Please do not be surprised if I have another apron post next week since we have a birthday party coming up.  You probably can't wait until I'm invited to a birthday party for boys. 

Another Apron

I made up another apron for a birthday present.  I really like this apple and pear fabric.  It makes a great apron. I used the same pattern as I did for the previous apron.  Here's the apron, minus my little model.  She was already asleep for the night.

Child's Apron

This past week I decided to sew up a little apron for a birthday present.  I found the pattern here.  I embellished it a bit by adding a ruffle to the bottom and front pockets.  It was pretty quick to sew up and turned out super cute.  Here's a picture of my daughter modeling the apron.  Notice her matching cherry socks.  She came up with that on her own.

Fairy Wand

Here is the tutorial on the fairy wand I made last weekend for a birthday gift.

                                                                     Materials:

                                                                     dowel rod

                                                                     paint

                                                                     ribbon

                                                                     tulle

                                                                     glue

First, cut the dowel rod to the size you would like it.  I sanded down the ends so they would have a smooth edge. Then I painted the dowel rod with a design.  My daughter insisted on pink with purple hearts for her wand. 

Then I hot glued the ribbon to the end of the wand.

Next, I basted two pieces of tulle to make it ruffle. I attached the tulle to the wand with hot glue.  I glued one piece of tulle going in an upward direction and the other piece going in a downward direction.  I added a piece of ribbon between the two pieces of tulle to finish it off.

Tutu

This weekend we went to a birthday party and I decided I would make the birthday girl a tutu.  I've made the no-sew tutu's before, but this time I decide to sew one.  It turned out pretty good for my first attempt at sewing a tutu.  I attached some matching silk flowers and accented it with green ribbon.

An accessory was in order for this tutu so I crafted a coordinating fairy wand.  Of course now I have to make more fairy wands because my daughter thinks she needs not just one, but one in every color.  I'm sure a tutorial on the fairy wands will be up later this week.

 

Birthday Party Centerpiece

Usually I'm a little more prepared when it comes to planning a party.  Unfortunately, for my daughter's birthday I wasn't as prepared. I had all these ideas of things I wanted to make, but ran out of time.  I guess this is what happens when you catch a cold and don't get enough sleep because you have a 5 month old that wakes up in the middle of the night. I did manage to throw together some pretty simple centerpieces the night before the party. Ahhh, I just love the cricut. 

Hello Kitty Cupcakes

My daughter had her 4th birthday this past weekend and I made cupcakes for the party.  Her birthday was themed around Hello Kitty of course. So, I decided to try and make the cupcakes look like Hello Kitty.  I had no idea it was so hard to find black jelly beans.  A special trip to the candy store was in order to buy the black jelly beans and the small licorice whips. I made buttercream frosting and then cut the licorice up into small pieces to make ears and whiskers.  The black jelly beans were for the eyes and the nose is a mini M&M.  The bow is made of the gel decorating frosting that is sold at the grocery store. They turned out pretty cute.

The birthday girl approved.