This year, I had fully intended to buy Pottery Barn Kid's white swan costume as Harper's Halloween costume. I just loved it, though it did have a steep price tag (it's on sale now though!) Weeks went by and I realized I had pink tulle leftover from Harper's first birthday party…then we went to the zoo, I saw the beautiful flamingos there and ...
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Harper’s First Birthday- Party Pics
I posted a breakdown of Harper's first birthday party decor and DIY projects in my last post, and this post will be dedicated to sharing some of my favorite images from the day (and be warned, there are many). We were so excited that we had so many friends and family members come out to celebrate Harper, definitely felt a lot of joy and love in the ...
Harper’s First Birthday Party- Decor & DIY
We had such a blast celebrating Harper's first birthday! I was a little bit nervous hosting that many people in our home, but it turned out perfectly. We moved around some furniture and pushed our dining table (which became a dessert table) up against the window which really allowed us to create an even more open space. We also moved our ...
DIY Valentines II
Last week I posted about making Valentines for a blogger Valentine exchange I'm participating in. So many Valentines are coming in the mail for Harper and it's so fun to open them and display them. This weekend I made Valentines for the babies in Harper's daycare class as well as her teachers. I went with the same painted backgroung I used ...
DIY Painted Valentines
I'm participating in a Valentine card exchange with some lovely blogging mammas this year so Saturday night after Harper went to sleep for the night, I got out my trusty crafting box and got to work (I'll do a reveal of all of the Valentines we recieve on the 14th!) I loved making these Valentines! It only took me about an hour and a half to make ...
My DIY Holiday Decor Segment on KHOU!
I was honored when KHOU Channel 11, our local CBS affiliate, reached out to me to film a segment about DIY holiday decor. You can check out the segment here. I will also be posting pictures of our tree and holiday decor very soon! I made 40 ornaments this year as gifts and I can't wait to share those with you all since I got to make ...
Quick & Easy Holiday DIY Projects
Well, it's November and I'm already breaking out the holiday decor,which you've already seen if you follow me on instagram. I probably won't put my tree up until after Thanksgiving, but I'm enjoying infusing a little holiday cheer into our home early. During Harper's naptime today, I got out some trusty crafting supplies and got to work. I used ...
DIY Painted Pumpkins with Gold Polka Dots!
I saw a lot of awesome painted pumpkin tutorials on Pinterest recently and wanted to get in on all the fun. I absolutely LOVE DIY projects and crafting and even though I don't have as much free time now, I tend to craft turbo-speed style on weekends after Harper is asleep! | the final product | After picking up some pumpkins at the ...
DIY: Transform Your Baby Shower Cards into Nursery Art!
When I was thinking about DIY projects I wanted to make for our baby girl's nursery, I had an idea one day while driving to work and I'm excited to share with you the final result. I love receiving cards and I always find myself keeping them in a box or drawer somewhere and never looking at them again. I love the memories they represent and ...
DIY Nursery Artwork: Pretty Balloons
I really wanted a few of the artwork pieces in our baby girl's nursery to be hand made and I'm currently on my third piece so thought I would share a quick tutorial. You can see my DIY gold polka-dot piece here. This one was actually inspired by something I saw on Pinterest, but I went in another direction with mine: My finished ...