Ooh, scary!
10.30.2012
'guano' know what we did today?
Ooh, scary!
10.29.2012
serape denim shirt DIY
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!
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.
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
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!
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.
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!
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.