10.30.2012

'guano' know what we did today?

We are all set for Halloween fun!  Construction paper bats flying around, costume ready to go, all the fixin's for chili.  Max is going to be a hockey player, duh, but we also made another fun costume today I'm hoping he'll put on for a photo op.


Ooh, scary!

10.29.2012

serape denim shirt DIY

 This is just a small project.  I mean it...it took about 15 minutes.

This is the Free People shirt I modeled it after.

I've had this random piece forever, I could never figure out what to do with it.

And this shirt from Target.

Put them together and what do you get?



10.25.2012

tshirt pants


Remember I have a baby pants obsession?  Here, here, here and here.  Woo!  Well, I'm back at it because I have a super cute baby girl with chubby little legs that are dying for some pants.  Instead of sweater pants I made her some tshirt pants.  I picked out some of my favorite pants Lola has and used them as the pattern.  I cut out each pair of pants at the bottom of the shirt so that I can use the hem of the shirt as the hem of the pants.

First are some loose pants that taper.  A very mild harem pant.








Little Mr Moo tag!


The next pair are leggings.  Very long leggings.  I like how they bunched at the bottom.  This tshirt I found for $2 is Banana Republic and really thick stretch.




So, there wasn't as much stretch as I thought, so I just have to take them out a teeny bit.  Check out those rolls!  Cutie.



Last pair are American Apparel karate pants.  Super cute, flared.

I even kept the American Eagle logo from the shirt on the bottom of the pant leg.  





This girl...

Never...

Stops...

Rolling!

10.17.2012

lace teepee


I made Lola her own teepee even though it's way to early for her to find useful.  But I had an old lace curtain I got for $0.50 at a garage sale and wanted to make it.

This girl moves so fast!  6 months and scooting around the entire room.  I found her under our sofa the other day...

Peekaboo!

10.15.2012

vintage embroidered bunting

I finally finished Lola's corner of the bedroom.  I think my favorite color combination of all time is peachy pink and grayish mint.  Ok- so I made up the color names, but still. 

 I love Rifle Paper Co.  I've wanted some of their paper art in my house for a while, but it's a little pricey.  So when I saw this print at Urban Outfitters for a fraction of the price I bought one right away.  I got an open back frame from Michaels, which is cheaper than a regular frame.  I have glass cut at the local hardware store, it's only $5 or so.  I did for this frame, but ended up hanging it without the glass since it's over her crib,  I didn't want to take any chances.

I made the pillow on the pink chair and the crib sheet from (different) vintage sheet sets.  Finally mastered the invisible zipper I think!

My favorite part is the bunting I made from some vintage embroidered linens I had.  My mom and I hoard vintage linens.  There are so many cute things to do with them.  This is a great one if they are in bad shape.

10.07.2012

hockey birthday party

Happy Birthday to Mr. Moo! Max turned three on Saturday and we celebrated with a small little hockey party. This boy is crazy for hockey.


Max was the "player", mommy and daddy were the "fans" and Lola was the "referee". I know her stripes are going the wrong way, but she was still the cutest referee ever.


I made ruffle streamers using this tutorial. These turned out great! Sometimes when I attempt to make decorations they end up costing a lot and are so difficult to make! These were super easy.


I had his second "year book" on hand. Remember the first? I'm always a year behind because I like to end the books with the birthday pictures.


I also made a retro hockey card banner. I found these for pretty cheap on Etsy and just sewed them together. I love these vintage hockey cards, their facial hair is out of control!


Max sure does own a lot of hockey sticks. We also wanted to have enough out for each kid to be able to play with. I designed a stick rack with my dad and he made it. I can't decide yet whether I'm going to leave it up permanently.


I made snow globes with some of Max's hockey guys. I took these a couple weeks before the party and even though he has 20 other guys, he knew these were missing. The exact guys! I told him they had to go play hockey and would be back for his birthday. Bad mommy.


I made these Gatorade bottles for the kids to take home in place of goody bags. I wrote the logo on there using this tutorial. So easy! I know they look amateur, but in this case I liked that. I also had the sports drink (just lemonade) on hand for the hockey players to drink.


Yum!


In addition to the bottles the kids got to take home a Polaroid of their hockey alter egos.


I saw these pre-made veggie cups on Pinterest and liked the idea for kids. A little hummus on the bottom.


My mom made these awesome fruit kabobs. Max loved those toppers, and I have to say, these were a much bigger hit than the veggie cups. The kids loved them! Might have to be a staple at all birthday parties from now on.


I asked Max what he wanted to eat at his party and he said "Bobo cheese sandwich". Now- that takes a little explaining. My dad is called Bobo by the grandkids. In an effort to get one of the kids to eat colby-jack cheese someone said it was Bobo's favorite. From then on our entire family calls colby-jack cheese Bobo cheese. With a straight face. Anyways, because this was Max's request and the party was small we made grilled sandwiches. Bobo cheese, caprese, reuben, and ham & gouda.


In lieu of a cake, I made hockey pucks. Chocolate doughnuts from Dunkin Donuts with these edible cupcake toppers.


Hockey puck!


 He wanted me to blow out the candle.


Yum!


The best part of the party hands down was the photo booth. Not really a booth, just a wall. This is an idea growing in popularity thanks to Smilebooth. But I thought I could do that on my own. I set up a little area with hockey props. John's hockey jerseys, gloves, helmet, some fake mustaches (always a hit), and raisins for missing teeth (for adults).


Attractive.


Poor Lola.


It was really a hit! Hope everyone is cool with their crazy mustache/missing tooth/hockey grimace pictures on here! This party was worth the effort. My sweet three year old hasn't stopped playing with his hockey guys for a minute.

little mr moo.
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