Bassinet Diaper Cake

Today I set out to conquer the world of diaper cake sculptures! And here is my first attempt creation. It is a bassinet made from diapers, a baby wipe box and a bib. I had my first order for one today and I was super excited at the possibility of finally getting to make money by crafting. Long story short...order was cancelled. But I was still excited at the opportunity. So now this lil jewel is for sale on craigslist! 

Now I'm off to make monterey chicken for supper! It's a new recipe I discovered on pinterest...I will post it later.

Mini popcorn thank-you's

Mini Popcorn thank you's

These lil jewels were part of the great 30th birthday surprise of 2012! They are really easy to make. Just some mini popcorn bags wrapped in scrapbook paper and topped with a stamped thank you on top.

I will end this post with a few cute pics from my sweet hubby's party! 

Mess free glitter ornaments

I told ya'll I am wayyy behind on posts so now I'm gonna take you all the way back to Christmas...which is one of my most favorite times of year soo let's reminisce. Grab a hot chocolate and your comfy flannel jammies. It's craft time!

 The reason these are "mess free" are because the glitter is all on the inside. Now I say mess free...but while you are making them you are inevitably going to look like a disco ball! But once complete no more glitter all over the house when it comes time to decorate the tree each year! I love glitter but hate to wear it so once I discovered these on pinterest I was sold!

They are super easy to make: First there are a few key pieces that you must not skrimp on...yea I just said skrimp and all my fellow southerners will read this with out skipping a beat. But for everyone else that are just as confused as my spell checker is right now that just means...not to go cheap or improvise! ( ok thanks google...I stand corrected it could also be scrimp. But whatever I like skrimp!) These are what you must have: micro glitter or ultra fine strip glitter and the floor cleaner. It must be a pledge floor cleaner style solution, because that is the trick to getting a good glitter coat on the inside of your ornament!

You need to make sure you have everything all laid out for each step because time is of the essence!
First: Go ahead and make a little funnel for your glitter with a index card. Second: pick your glitter. Third: Pour a little pledge cleaner into the ornament and roll it around so that it coats the whole inside. DO NOT shake...it will make bubbles! Roll until coated and pour excess back into the bottle. Next: Pour your glitter of choice into the ornament and pour more than you would think you will need. Now this is where you must work quickly! Roll the ornament just like before to coat the inside with glitter. Then tap out the excess. After this just let your ornament sit on a cup to dry a little. All that is left to do now is to replace the metal cap and decorate the outside!

Tah-dahh pretty mess free glitter ornaments!

I must admit this is clearly a pinterest knock-off...but for a few readers who aren't as obsessed with pinterest as yours truly, here ya go!

I would like to thank....Pinterest...my cousin-n-law Alicia...hobby lobby....(que music)...oh and my momma and sissy for these fun memories and crafts!