DIY: Paper Rose Garland

I have been in the mood of crafting and what better way to do it, than to do it for an event that I am helping to plan! 

Below are the supplies you will need to recreate this garland.

You will need:

-Card stock paper (any color)

-A pair of scissors

-Hot glue gun

-Extra glue

-Ribbon (any color)

Let's get started!

Step 1: We are going to cut an 8 1/2 x 11 paper in half, then in 2/3, and then the last 1/3 in half. The photo below defines what I stated.

Step 2: We are going to take the squares that we cut and cut them into a circle shape.

These circles do not have to be perfect, the imperfections play a key role on how realistic they will look later on!

Step 3: We will then cut these circles into swirls!

Again, keep in mind that these swirls do not have to be evenly cut!

Step 4: Starting from the tip of the swirl, roll the paper as shown below.

Once you're done with the 4th step, you should end up with a rose that looks like this:

Step 5: the center of our swirl is a round flat part that will serve as the base of our flower. Using a hot glue gun, glue the bottom of the rose to the swirls so that the paper does not begin to unroll.

Now we have created our rose!

Make sure to make plenty of them because you will need it for the garland!

GARLAND

Step 1: we will need to collect 3 tiny roses, any color of your choice, and glue them together using the hot glue gun

Step 2: Glue the back of the roses and stick it onto your choice of ribbon. I decided to use black, appropriate for the theme of my event! 

Make sure you set a scale of how separate you will be flying your flowers onto the ribbon. I decided on 6 inches because I wanted to emphasize the black ribbon. 

OPTIONAL

Feel free to make it your own by adding gems, sparkle, or anything else you can think of!

I decided on adding a bit of rhinestones to the center of a few flowers! I'm in love with it and I cannot wait to display it at the "Breakfast at Tiffany's" bridal shower next month!

XO Cindy

Baby Elephants

As promised, below are some photos from the baby shower that I semi-hosted last weekend. Hope you all enjoy the small details that we all put together!

As favors, we put together two different goodies in clear plastic bags. This first one is a Mexican candy called Mazapan. We thought it was a cute idea since they are primarily made from peanuts! 

This second bag, we clearly filled with, both salted and unsalted, peanuts!

For the baby shower games, we decided to have an "activity table" for the guests to quickly join in on the fun before taking a seat! 

Games displayed on the table:

How many peanuts?

Baby bingo

Who did it?

Don't say "baby"

Diaper raffle

Lastly, no party is complete without a candy/dessert table! Here are a couple of pictures of the candy bar displayed at this baby shower.

And a more detailed picture of the cupcakes!

Now that the first event of the year is done, I am moving on to the next one. I will be co-hosting a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" themed bridal shower at the end of March. I hope you all stay tuned to continue to go through these event planning adventures with me! 

XO Cindy 

Serenity

Getting home from school or work, I always like to relax for about half an hour. I think it is critical for our mind and body to take a breather and truly let the information that we learned set in before we start on homework or any other task. 

My form of relaxing is getting in bed, turning on the television (usually on Say Yes to the Dress) and burn a candle! Below is a snapshot of a corner of my vanity! 

Please comment below if you would like to see the decorative accents that I have around my house/room!

XO Cindy

Little Peanut

I have always aspired to be a wedding and event planning coordinator, which is why I am up for decorating any theme or event. My first event of the year is a baby shower and I am eager to show you all what I've been working on! 

The theme is elephants and the colors I had to work with are aqua, navy blue, yellow and gray. With the help of my friends sister, we managed to recreate three different centerpieces that we found on Pinterest.

Below are both the inspiration and our actual centerpiece with the items we used to make them. 

INSPIRATION

OUR VERSION

The stand is made up of round piece of wood, a 3/4" diameter wooden stick, two metal hooks and half of a 6" cylinder ball. Clearly, the clothing that you display is optional, but we're putting different outfits that fit the theme!

INSPIRATION 

OUR VERSION

We used shelled peanuts, cake pop sticks, clay pots, paint, green foam, 6" cylinder foam, and zigzag paper strips

INSPIRATIN

OUR VERSION 

We used a yellow lantern, small basket, yarn, long stick, green foam, TY elephant, and peanuts (not shown here)

We clearly had to make some changes to our inspirations to fit the theme, but I think we did a great job at being crafty and playing around with new ideas.

The event is this Saturday, so I will have more photos for you all to see! Next on my calendar is.....a "Brealfast at Tiffany's" themed bridal shower!!! 

Stay tuned my loved ones!

XO Cindy