by Mandi | diy
This Valentine’s Day, I wanted to capture a moment of my relationship with The Mister. After seeing several projects around blog-land, I decided to try DIY Paint Marker Plates.
I decided to go with song lyrics to the first song we danced to, Carolina Girls (see full lyrics here). It was a fun night at his dad’s birthday party and now we will have these plates to remember that moment! You could choose a favorite song, a favorite quote, the song you danced to at your wedding, etc.
Just have fun with it! We love “You make me say WOOO”!
You will need the following:
- porcelain dishes that you are ok to permanently change – I picked mine up at a local Goodwill store for $1 each.
- paint markers – I have heard Sharpies work, but I went the “real thing” DecoArt Glass Paint Marker – the package says it is diswasher safe!
- an oven 🙂
All you do it write and back. My paint markers say to let the dishes air dry for at least 8 hours and then bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. I would guess you do the same for sharpies!
Other ideas for plates:
- Conversation Starter Plates – have a question on the bottom of the plate, so as you finish your meal or dessert, you have a question to talk about.
- Fortune Cookie Plates – after your meal you get a fortune!
- List out favorite meals or dessert dishes
- Draw initials or family names.
You can make these for birthday gifts, wedding gifts, anniversary gifts, or just to keep for yourself!
Happy Drawing!
by jenn_davis | diy, personal, sunny slide up
This past weekend we were beyond excited to celebrate Stephanie’s pending arrival! Two of my good friends and I, Christine and Muffin, worked together to throw Baby Egan a little welcome party. Since Steph does not know if she is having a boy or a girl I came up with the “Lady or Gentleman” theme and designed the invitations and signs to match!
We made Lady or Gentleman name tags so everyone could wear the gender they are predicting!
Christine put together the adorable favors! Mini champagne bottles with personalized labels!
We also had these menu cards and cupcake tags!
Muffin had this beautiful tree that was perfect for Christine’s idea that we each write an inspirational quote for Baby Egan as a keepsake.
We also each brought a onesie, reflecting our personalities, for Steph to guess whose it was!
Some of my favorite people…..Muffin, Stephanie, me and Christine!
And of course…..my Sunny Slide Up girls!!!
Steph, we are so excited for you and Ritch to welcome your new little Love into the world! There is no doubt you will be amazing parents! I love you beyond.
by steph_egan | creative tips, diy
So for those who may or may not know, I’m expecting a baby in a few (short) weeks. My mind has been consumed with being as prepared as possible for all things related to this… home, work, photography business, etc. We are in the middle of remodeling our master bath (nothing like a big last-minute project!) along with prepping the nursery / a few crafty projects and preparing meals for once we are back home with our new little family member.
And like anyone who is planning a party, meals for the week or a wedding… Pinterest has been my best friend. (Can someone please tell me what we did before Pinterest?!) Anyway, I thought I’d share a couple little things that have worked out for me… and one that most definitely did not (yet… I’m determined to figure it out).
First, for any mommas-to-be out there, some meals I prepared in advance to freeze and throw in the crock pot during those first few (many) sleep-deprived days. And this is not to discriminate – I’m sure meal prep like this would be great for any family, I’ve just never thought this far in advance before when it comes to eating!
I will admit the prep work took a few hours…but we have at least 8+ meals freezing away and ready for us to enjoy when needed:
http://melissafallistestkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/09/freezer-cooking-slow-cooker-meals.html
Now, how about a major Pinterest fail? DIY Pom Poms. I was/am planning to make these for the nursery… and cannot get them to work. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong, so if anyone out there has had success, please holla back.
My attempt:
The easy to follow instructions… complete with pretty pictures and pretty poms:
http://vividplease.blogspot.com/2012/01/diy-how-to-make-tiny-pom-poms-with-fork.html
I also think these would be so cute in red around the house for Valentine’s Day. So much for that!
And one last major Pin Win goes to the library we put up in the nursery:
It’s such a hit with those who have stopped by to see our progress, and was so simple to do. Shelves are from Ikea; books are classics from my childhood. It took us no time to put them up… we even went back for more to create a gallery wall with photos in another room of our house. I loved the idea of the shelves vs putting a million holes in the wall — it will be so easy for us to switch photos out and move the frames around as we want.
ps – have you seen the websites out there with Pinterest fails? I might go read a few to feel better about my Pom disaster.
Hoping our master bath remodel is finished by next week — I’ll share a few pics!
