Showing posts with label hairbows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hairbows. Show all posts

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Bow'quet

KennaKat's bows and headbands were 
out of control

In need of a special place to call home.

A place where they wouldn't get lost 
in a jumble of clutter on her dresser,
& could possibly look as cute as a decoration, 
as they do adorning the top of her head.

**Meet Bow'quet**


I must admit that I love her.

She keeps things orderly and adorable 
on top of the currently cleared off dresser top.

{That wont last long because the dresser top generally houses all of the out-grown clothes that will be passed on to cousin Lani, that have not yet made it to the large bags in the closet}

The creation of this little cutie was free

If you'd like to make one for yourself, 
this is how to do it:



Supplies:
Oatmeal container
Mod Podge or glue
2 sheets of Pretty Paper 
{I used that of the scrapbooking origin}
Sticks
Container stuffer
Cute bows and Headbands

  • Coat oatmeal container with Mod Podge
  • Place paper around container
  • Smooth out air bubbles (I'm not so great at that) 
  • Coat top of paper & remaining container with Mod Podge
  • Cover with 2nd sheet of paper
  • Smooth out air bubbles
  • Apply another coat of Mod Podge
  • Allow to dry
  • Gather sticks while getting pounced on by eager puppy hopeful of playing fetch
  • Clip bows onto tips of sticks
  • Arrange sticks in container
  • If sticks are too low, stuff the bottom of the container with paper, or better yet, foam


Enjoy!


Monday, March 28, 2011

Saturday Afternoon flower making & Date Night

We are sooo stuffed from
dinner, tired,and yes,
I forgot to wear makeup...
Yes, you heard right, We had a Date Night!  Woohoo!  We haven't had a date night since....our Anniversary...which is in September...


A sad acknowledgement, but true nevertheless.  It's pathetic, but will you believe that several other friends are in the same boat?  So, we joined forces to do something about it.  Once a month, one of us will tackle kid night, meaning, watch all of the crazy kids and have one night of chaos so that the other 2 couples can have a night to themselves, kid free, and without having to pay someone to watch them.  They can go out or stay in or as one friend said, "sleep 5 hours!". (It's a 5 hour time slot by the way).  It will work out so that in a 3 month period, we will have each had 2 date nights!  Beats once every 6 months any day!!


Our joined forces hasn't officially begun.  When we went out Saturday night, I was finally cashing in on something Amy offered in April 2010.  Yeah...I'm kinda slow about cashing in on gift cards and offers....so offer away, because who knows how long it will take me to cash in on your offer, hee hee!  We went to an early movie (cashed in on a movie gift card that Nani gave us in 2009) and used the gift card to a Restaurant that Amy gave us last April.  We had a very nice time, though I must admit that we were so tired, it was a nice quiet evening.  I read on another blog how this couple each wrote down 10 things they like to do individually, hobbies, activities, etc or things they wanted to try and then each date night, they draw an idea out of the hat and do it together (even though they aren't both good at it).  So I think I just may try to incorporate that into our newly established date night routine.  I think it will be fun.


Rockin the newly vamped
shirt on date night!
 After service on Saturday, I got into craft mode and started making tons of fabric flowers.  I have a lot of plain t-shirts that need jazzin' up.  I've had this plan for a long time, and finally decided to get busy.  Once I learn how to use my sewing machine, my t-shirts will get much more love and funkiness but for now, this is what I'm doing.  I enjoyed making them so much that I made a few hair accessories for KennaKat and a few for our girly friends.  I can't wait to pass them out tomorrow!

Shirt #1
Shirt #2



Barrettes for KennaKat


The best part about making things for myself is it's cheap and I can do what I want.  All items were from my stash so this project was free!  If you'd like to learn how to make these, bring over a bottle of wine, wait, scratch that, Sour Apple Martini mix and we'll make a night of it.