Super Simple Headband

This project is idiot proof.

You just cannot mess this one up,

it only takes as long as it takes to warm up your glue gun.

I started by buying a pre-made ribbon wrapped headband for .97,

and a sequined leaf already attached to a piece of felt for 1.97.

I figured out where I wanted the leaf,
and hot glued it into place.

Then, I tried it on my favorite model...

Super Cute, Stella!

No time for projects!

Sorry for the lack of blogging,

I have been so busy!

From having a three day garage sale,

which turned into a over a week with prep and clean-up...

And this was only about a third of it...

to ending up with sun poisoning so bad, 

I ended up in the ER.

All while having to be a wife and mother

and squeeze in working a few days a week.

I also have been on a mad dress hunt.

I have been planning my friend's wedding,

and needed an appropriate dress that would compliment her colors.

Here is what I came up with.

What do you think?

So now it is time to get down to it...

I have some projects that need done for the wedding that is in 

three weeks.

Yes...three weeks.

I also need to finalize all the plans and decor.

Lots to do, I haven't been procrastinating...I SWEAR.

I've just been busy.

So come back soon, I should have some new 

projects up by middle of the week.

For now, I am off to Jo-ann's

and tomorrow is housework.

Yuck.

Wedding Pennants

I am making decor for my friend's wedding.

While cruising pinterest, I came across this picture-

(Sorry it's small, when I blew it up, 

it got very pixelated)

Anyway, I knew I wanted to recreate it in her colors.

I started by cutting out triangle shapes out of pizza boxes 

to use as a template for all the other triangles.

Can you tell I do most of my crafting in the middle of the night?

Then, I started cutting out the triangles.
I had made two sizes of templates so that I could
layer a smaller triangle over the top of a larger one
that I will be cutting out of scrapbook paper.

Yes, that is a ten cent sticker on the chalk ink pad...Yes, I am a rockstar when it comes to garage sale-ing.

I had a 2" alphabet stencil out to use, but it turned out to be too big.

Everything else I had on hand was too small.

FAST FORWARD TO TWO WEEKS LATER AFTER A VISIT TO JO-ANN's AND HOBBY LOBBY...

I had a hard time finding 1.5" stencils...

in fact, I had a hard time finding any stencils.

Jo-Ann Fabrics doesn't even carry them anymore.

I bought 1'' stencils and a chalk ink pad,

I got them home and dang-it if they weren't too small.

*Sigh*

FAST FORWARD TO A WEEK LATER AFTER 

I'D BEEN GARAGE SALE-ING AND FOUND SOME 

FOAM LETTER STAMPS...

OK, I was going to make it work this time.

I stamped my message onto the triangles.

After I stamped my message, I laid out the pennant the 

way I wanted it and punched holes in the corners.

Then I took the distressed ribbons I made here,

and started lacing and tying my pennant together...

OK, so here we are...

almost a month after I started,

and countless issues later, 

I FINALLY

have a finished product.

Ready to see it?

I am certainly ready to show it off...

Ta-Da!!! Whatcha think?