I know, I know. I'm not very good at blogging. Hopefully you will forgive me when you see this post. It's full of elephants, pink and grey!

I had the opportunity to host a baby shower for one of my good friends. This is her 1st girl after 4 boys. I had so much fun planning the event and making decorations.

I didn't take very many 'in progress' pictures - just the finished product.

BANNER:

PARTY FAVORS:

TABLE DECORATIONS:

 FOOD TABLE:

A few months back - while I was doing a craft - I thought to myself, that I should hava a craft group. I wanted to share my crafts/creativity/talents with others. Maybe it was to also have some grown-up time :)

I thought that I would share what we did.

January group:

I got the All You Need LOVE idea here and the Scrabble LOVE here. I used my Silhouette to cut the letters ( I don't remember the name of the font ).

February group:

at this point my sister joined up with me in hosting her own group (in Layton). We do the same craft, share ideas & preparation work.

This is a treat box.I needed an idea to give my visiting teachers. I found the idea here.

I am adapting to the chevron look and came up with this idea. I used a piece of 1x6, paint, vinyl and a shamrock from The Wood Connection. Finish it off with twine and rhinestones. I think next time I'll try to find a thinner shamrock.

March group:

My sister created this craft with a plaque from Hobby Lobby, paint and vinyl. ( You can sand the edges a little and add stain if you'd like. ) We wanted something that could count as everyday decor &/or Easter ish.

This is a 1x6 piece of wood and the idea comes from Silhoutte. You can purchase this set, however, I switched the bird because I liked the look of his curly feathers. Tie it off with some twine and you have a great spring decoration.

I really like creating things with wood and paint. Every once in a while, I try to add in paper crafting or sewing. I love the ideas on Pinterest and feel like I can't keep up with all the cuteness.

I just love Pinterest. It is an awesome place where you can find many awesome things to make. I was looking around for some Mother's Day ideas. I found some cute things.

I ended up going with this ladybug idea I found here for my mother-in-law. She lives in St. George, Utah and we don't see her very often. She has some great flower beds and I figured these ladybugs could make their home with her. And when we visit, the kids like to be outside and would get excited seeing their ladybugs!

This is the card I made. I found the ladybug on the Silhouette website. I used the same poem. I know Grandma Sherrie will just love these little guys.

For my mom, I found this idea. I figured she could put the bouquet of handprint lilies on her desk at work (or something).

The poem reads:
From our Little hands - we made
these flowers for you
To show how much we Love
and appreciate all that you do!
Happy Mother's Day 2013

MONSTER PARTY
I helped my friend put together a monster party for her son who was turning 1.

This is pin-the-eye on the monster. I LOVED. LOVED. LOVED how he turned out. Most of him is drawn freehand. His eyes, mouth, hands and feet are from the Silhouette.

before

what he could look like after

There are cups....

utensil holders (made from tissue boxes - got the idea here)...

they used tissue pompoms for the centerpieces with pipe cleaners and eyes (I didn't get a picture of that)

Okay, I know it's been a while since I last posted something - I was having a hard time uploading pictures.

Here is what I did for Tillie's 4th birthday party. I went with bright pink and green colors for the decorations. Tillie really didn't care - she was just super excited that it was her birthday.

notes

So, these are pretty common and I haven't made any in a while. I ended up making 5. I made 3 for the sisters I visit teach, 1 for my visiting teaching partner and 1 for me.

Here is a picture of a few of them:

Simple and easy. All you need is a composition book (I got mine at Target and Walmart for .50), scrapbook paper, adhesive and embellishments (ribbon, flowers, button, brads, charms - whatever suits your fancy). In the past I have covered the front, back and the insides, but this time I just did the front.

You could always use a notebook :)