Owl Always Love You

It was an honor to put together this colorful owl themed party for a beautiful little girl's first birthday! It was just in time for all of the stores that I visited to get rid of their summer décor and bring in the Halloween decorations (so I got most of this on sale).

Below are a few pictures of the centerpieces that I placed in each table that the guests would sit at for lunch. The beautiful flowers filled with bright colors added that sweet touch to the theme.

This was my favorite part of the decorations that I put together. I purchased wooden cutouts in the shape of an owl. I painted them, glued some eyes and a beak (heart shaped felt). I created the fluff of the wings with tissue paper.

 

More coffee table/lounging area décor.

 

Lastly, the beautiful cake and smash cake! Fit perfectly with the theme and color scheme.

 

Leaving August with a colorful event! Stay tuned to see what my next project consists of!

 

XO Cindy



Last Event in August

I am soooooo excited to share with you all the fun projects that I have been working on to fulfill a successful event this weekend! My really good friend trusted me with planning her daughter's FIRST birthday party. I am so honored and happy to have been given this opportunity and I know everything is going to come out great.

Here's a little sneak peek of what I have been working on!

Stay tuned for the full blog post on this event!

XO Cindy

Here He, Here He!

You are invited to the pinkest party of your life!

Finally, I am able to showcase all of the hard work that has gone into this Pink Princess party for my beautiful niece, Andrea!

Below is an image of a princess piggy bank that I purchased at TJ Maxx. I thought it was so cute and perfect for the theme given that it is wearing a crown AND pink bow!

This next centerpiece, I created myself. I picked up the letter "A", glitter glue, ribbon, styrofoam, and flowers at a local craft store. 

As long as it sparkled and was pink, it was perfect for this event!

Lastly, for the centerpieces, I picked up this castle at Michaels and painted it myself. Of course I had to add some glitter to it as well (:

Moving on to the dessert/cake table:

The chandelier I purchased on clearance at Michaels. It was really easy to make and fit the princess theme perfectly!

Also, the candy jars were purchase miscellaneously throughout the years, but filling them with pink treats add the right touch!

 

Pinata Time!!!!!

How adorable is this castle pinata???

The final touch to this party was this adorable banner (made by me!), hanging over the lunch buffet!

I seriously had the most amazing time putting this event together for my little princess! I cannot wait to continue sharing with you all my next event!

XO Cindy

Sneak Peek

Today I wanted to share with you a sneak peek of the next project that I am working on! I will give you all a little hint, it involves princess and glitter (because that is what my niece is completely obsessed over). 

 

Now that I have gotten your attention for my next blog post, I wanted to bring up something that I have been thinking of doing for a while now. I have always admired women/men that turn on the camera and start talking directly to it (or their viewers) about various topics. Personally, I am really shy, more so in front of a camera!

Since I have been, slowly but surely, overcoming my fear of blogging for the world to see, I have been thinking of really pushing it another step further. By that I mean, starting my own YouTube channel sharing with you all my life passion and personal "randomness"!

I promised myself I would do this after receiving over 1,000 views on my blog, but I have not convinced myself to do it!!! Please let me know if you all would enjoy live tutorials or not, or both a blog post and live tutorials maybe? 

Thanks for your support!

XO Cindy

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 

DIY: I (Heart) You

Over the weekend I converted some picture frames into table numbers for a wedding that is happening this weekend! I am super excited for it, given that I am one of the bridesmaids AND it's my brother-in-law's wedding.

I must apologize in advance because I did not take all of the pictures that I will be posting (since I got super excited to paint).

Lets begin!

The items you will need to recreate this are:

1 - Picture Frame
1 - Foam Brush
1 - Acrylic Paint (color of your choice)
1 - Chalkboard Paint
1 - Fan (optional)

Step 1: Unwrap and clean off your picture frame.

Ikea ($1.99)

Step 2: Begin to paint your frame with the acrylic paint (I used Cloudless by Apple Barrel).

I do not have a picture of this, but since my picture frame was plastic, it took me 3 coats to completely eliminate the red color

Step 3: This particular picture frame came with a clear insert, therefore, I used that and painted it using chalkboard paint.

Since the insert was also plastic, I used 2 coats of this paint.

Michael's ($1.49)

Step 4: After everything has dried, assemble it and the frame should look something like this

I had so much fun transforming these frames, and I think they will look perfect on every table for the wedding this weekend!

Hope you all enjoy this mini DIY!

XO Cindy

Welcome APRIL!

Hello My Lovely Viewers!
I wanted to welcome April yesterday, but due to school, I got nothing fun done! Here in California, the weather has stayed true to the famous quote "April showers, May flowers". Yesterday was a horrible rainy day for us, and it looks as if today, the rain has cleared up. Anywho, exciting news for this month is that I will have many arts and crafts and DIY posts for you all! I am currently planning my graduation party and would like to provide you all with some tips and tricks to make your events easy, low cost, and fun with DIY tutorials. I am also thinking of including a outfit of the day (OOTD) or mini hauls that include beauty and fashion! Super excited for this month and I hope to continue sharing more fun stuff with you all!!!!

Stay tuned...

XO Cindy

DIY: Mason Jar Vases

I have always found mason jars to be a modern twist to a vintage look. I decided to crate my own mason jar vase, and I wanted to share it with you all. 

Let's get started!!

Items you will need:

1 - mason jar

Two different colors of acrylic paint (I used gold and navy blue)

A paint brush

Sand paper

Step 1: paint your jar with the base color. This color will later serve as the "peek-a-boo" color for your vase. I chose gold for my jar.

Step 2: Since the color was really translucent, I decided to do a second coat. 

Step 3: After the 2nd coat is completely dry, it is time to introduce the second color. I painted the mason jar with 3 coats of navy blue.

Step 4: Taking the sand paper, I went over all of the letters on the mason jar to give it a rustic feel. This process must be done with a soft hand to prevent peeling off all of the paint.

Hope you enjoyed and try out this new DIY!

XO Cindy 

Do What You Love

I had purchased 4 canvases over four years ago because I had planned for my cousin to draw a cherry blossom for me to hang in my office. Due to both of our crazy schedules, it never happened. I recently decided that I should do something with them since I've been trying to clean up and decorate my office space. I went to Michael's Craft Store and bought all of the items that I needed to bring my vision to life. Below is an image of all that I used to create my canvas:

4 - 8x10" Canvas

2 - Assorted Size Round Mirrors

3 - Craft Smart Acrylic Paint (Lavender, Grey, and Graphite)

1 - Mambi Sticks Silver Glitter Letters

I did not spend over $20 on all of these items together (given that I already had the 4 canvases).

Lets begin!

Step 1: Prep all of your canvases and decide the designs that you would like to paint onto the canvas. I used Scotch shipping tape to create the two designs that I went with but I would recommend the tape for wall painting. Here is what I did with my 4 canvases:

Graphite Stripes

Lavender and Grey

Grey Diamond Shape

Step 2: After I let that dry, I removed the tape from the canvases with a design. I decided to draw a lavender heart on the stripped canvas to represent "love", given that the quote I was going for is "Do what you love".

I drew the heart using a number 2 from the glitter letters that I purchased because I wanted to make sure that it matched the size of the letters that I was going to use for the other canvases.

Step 3: The letters that I purchased had a sticky back, but because I wanted to make sure that they would last me a really long time, I decided to brush on some Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive.

I noticed that the letters stuck on better to the canvas with additional adhesive.

Step 4: After gluing all of the letters onto my canvases, I realized that I did not need to add the small mirrors that I had bought. Here is how I will display them on my wall:

I decided to display it this way because you can read it two ways, "Do what you love, love what you do."

Hope you all enjoyed my first DIY!

XO Cindy