One Day I Will Have a Mustache!

Over the weekend I created a number of baby shower invitations. I am very proud to say that I will soon have another baby nephew, come September! The theme to this baby shower is "Little Man" and it is the cutest thing that I have ever seen (since I am obsessed with BOWS!).

Here are the items you will need to recreate these invitations:

• 5/8 in. Satin Ribbon (your choice of color)
• Glue Gun
• Lighter or Candle
• Cricut Machine
• Baby Steps Cartridge
• Scissors
• Any Color Cardstock Paper

Prep:

 

I cut 20 of the black satin ribbon at 5 in. length and an additional 20 at 1in. length.

  

 Make sure to plug in your hot glue gun as soon as you start this process so it can be ready to go! Also, I decided to light a candle, and use that flame because it made the process much faster.

Lets BEGIN!

Step 1: I printed on a white piece of paper my desired text for the baby shower invite and them put it through my Cricut Machine using the Baby Steps cartridge. The dye cut machine perfectly cut out the onesie's for me!

  

 Step 2: Since I had my ribbons cut and ready to be used for this project, I quickly ran the edges through a flame to eliminate any fabric fallout. 

(Pre-flame exposure)

 

 (Post-flame exposure)

   

Step 3: I forgot to take pictures of this process, but hopefully my explanation will be just as useful. I placed the ribbon upside-down onto a hard surface and poured a line of glue in the center of the ribbon. Then you fold both of the edges into the center to create a "bow-like" shape. After the glue is dried, fold the center of the bow and glue it together. At this point, the bow should be taking it's form. Next, grab the 1 in. piece of ribbon (previously cut) and glue one end to the back of the bow and let it dry. Lastly, wrap it around and glue the other end to the back of the bow. And just like that, you should have a Bow Tie!

Step 3: Once your bows are all done, simply glue them (with the hot glue gun) onto the onesie cutout.

Since my onsie was a bit small, I was unable to add the registry information onto it. I created this little card and decided it would be cute to add a mustache on it to give it that "Little Man" affect!

Hope you all enjoyed my first DIY invitation!

XO Cindy

Unicorns are Cool

Hello my beautiful viewers!

This weekend was a very festive one as my niece turned 13! we went out and bought various items to create her unique desire for a unicorn party. Below are a few photos of the event. 

I would love to share with you all any DIY displayed in these pictures (upon request).

Hope you all enjoy!

XO Cindy 

Decor: Bathroom Re-do

Let's take a moment to say hello to June and the Summer time! 

Ok, I have been wanting to transform or update my bathroom for quite some time now, but I couldn't find the time to do it. 

FINALLY, I got a little free time and went to 3 different stores to get all that I needed to change most of the decor in my bathroom!

From Ross, I picked up:

A shower liner for $3.99

Shower curtain hooks for $4.99

And a shower curtain that I thought would go best with my bathroom ($11.99)

After the stop at Ross, I went directly to target to find a few more things to complete this new look for my bathroom. 

From there, I picked up:

A toothbrush holder for $9.99

Shower hooks for my luffa ($2.49)

And a shower curtain pole for $12.99

Once I picked up all of this, I still felt like I was missing something and sure enough I was! With 30 minutes to spare before TJ Maxx closed, I ran in and quickly grabbed a bath mat - $11.99

It was an exhausting day hopping from store to store for a small bathroom but well worth it!

Here are some before and after pictures of my bathroom.

BEFORE:

Sink

Shower

AFTER:

Sink

Shower

It even looks like a completely different bathroom! 

I am so happy with the way it turned out and I cannot wait to continue sharing with you all my "remodeling" projects!

XO Cindy