All-White Party

Hello world!

I had the biggest pleasure to plan, execute, and host my sister's bridal shower in April, and it was the BEST experience! The theme was All-White party, per request of the bride-to-be. To our surprise, all of the guests showed up dressed in white from head-to-toe. We couldn't have planned it any better, and by "we" I am referring to my oldest sister and the MOH.

Here are a few pictures of the decorations at the event:

 

We rented this tent and request for them to drape it. I wish I had a closer picture of the chandelier that I created so you call could view the beautiful detailed work that went into making it.  

 

Of course we had to display a dessert table for all the guests to enjoy after dinner. This display included all of the bride-to-be's favorite desserts (oreo's, kettle corn, donut holes, etc.).

 

Lastly, our sangria bar. I had gotten the idea from a mimosa bar that I saw on Pinterest and thought it was a great idea! We chopped up strawberries, apples, pineapples, and oranges to give the guest various options for their beverage. 

Hope you love it as much as I did!

XO Cindy

P.S. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing a chandelier in any color at ca@somethingyours.com.

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 

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 

Sneak Peek - Graduation

Here is a mini haul of the supplies I have gathered, thus far, for my graduation! I'm so excited to finally fulfill one of my most dearest goals in life, and that is to obtain a college degree!!! 

In honor of this accomplishment, I will be having a celebration with all of my loved ones that have supported me through this journey. 

Let's move on with the items I have picked up!

Below is a picture of my graduation invitations and thank you cards! I have always believed that taking the time to thank everyone that took the time to attend your event, deserves a little appreciation. Writing them a little thank you not will always brighten anyone's day.

Party City - $7.99 ea.

Next is the fun/decorative stuff!

I picked up these simple picture frames because I want to create my own chalkboards with inspirational quotes to place all around my venue. I thought these were perfect for my modern event.

Dollar Tree - $1.00 ea.

Unfortunately (or fortunately) these frames have no stand attached to the back of them, therefore I also picked up these cute gold easels! Luckily for me, my schools colors contain black and gold, so it worked out!

Dollar Tree - $1.00 ea.

Lastly, I wanted to create a sign in "book" idea for all of our guests. I found this really cute idea of having them write suggestions/thoughts/anything on a rock and placing it into a clear glass jar! I fell in love with this idea because it can easily be a home decor piece (but a bit more meaningful)! Due to this idea, I purchased black river rocks big enough for creative messages.

Dollar Tree - $1.00 ea. bag

This is the end of this mini haul but I will continue to update you all with any new items that I put together for my event!

XO Cindy

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

2014's Calendar

My gorgeous readers,

I have been in a whirlwind of duties that have been occupying my attention. As I mentioned in my first post, I am really interested in pursuing a career in Wedding and Event Planning. With that said, I have been fortunate enough to have four events (that will take place between February 2014 - July 2015) that I will help plan. I was anxious to share this with you all because I really want you all to join me on this journey of planning all of these events.

My first event is a friend's baby shower. She is having a boy and, due to the fact that her nursery room will be elephant theme, her mother-in-law decided the theme of the shower should be just that! Here is an image of the concept/ideas that we are heading towards:

 

Modernbaby.com

The colors are yellow, gray and turquoise (to add a bit of blue since it is a boy!). 

The next event that I will help host is my sister-in-laws bridal shower! Her sister, as her maid of honor, decided that a tea party would be cute and fun, therefore, we decided to lean more towards the Mad Hatter Tea Party from Alice in Wonderland!!! I love the funkiness of this theme and crazy and mismatching everything is, yet it manages to flow! 

Since her sister is in Arizona, and the bridal shower will take place here in California, I offered to be her hands and feet here so that she does not have to travel with 20+ luggage filled with decorations. 

This is an image that will guide our decoration ideas (soooooo colorful!)

The last two of my events will take a bit longer to explain and elaborate on the themes since they are both weddings. As you all know, due to the tasting post, my sister will be getting married, but not until 2015. Her planning process has begun, but none of the fun stuff (yet) since she's just been looking into churches and venues. 

The second wedding that I have will be in October of this year. I am excited about this one because it will be outdoors, getting the view of the Golden Gate Bridge here in San Francisco, CA!!! Again, the contract with the venue is in it's final steps, and afterwards, we can begin to start looking into the creative/decorative details!

Hope you all enjoyed my post and I will keep you all updated with the status of these events! If you have any ideas, feel free to post them below.

XO Cindy