Circus Circus!

Hello my beautiful viewers,

Summer time is here and I am so excited to share with you all this adorable baby shower theme. As soon as I found out that one of my friends and her sister were both having girls, another friend and I got to work and put together this cute circus baby shower. We had a really fun time bringing to life all of our creative ideas. Hope you all enjoy, details will be listed below the pictures!

The drum the ty monkey is sitting on is a plant pot hand-painted with a zig-zag design.

TY: Michaels | Plant Pot: Michaels | Peanuts: Local Grocery Store

The centerpiece also included this clear cylinder vase filled with peanuts and topped with fresh flowers.

Flower: Costco | Cylinder Vase: Michaels | Label & Ribbon: Michaels

My favorite part, the favors! These plastic bags were filled with a hand-crafted soap bar to represent the gold fish you win at a circus/fair. We adorned with a ticket and sealed it with a bow.

Soap: Michaels | Tickets: Party City | Tablecloth: Joann & Party City

On to the desert table. Of course there is no such thing as a circus without popcorn, so we put these boxes together and made them baby shower appropriate - "Poppin' Soon"

Boxes: Etsy | Popcorn: Local Grocery Store

Lastly, we created the same stand as we did for the monkey (above) and found a cute cotton candy machine to display as an adorable prop.

Cotton Candy Machine: Michaels | TY Giraffe: Michaels | Candy: Party City

XO Cindy

Interior Design

A few weeks ago, my friend asked me to help her with revamping her place. Of course I said YES and we went to quite a few stores to accomplish the subtle, yet warmth, feel of her home! 

She has a really small place so I suggested that we went with lighter colors, since that is what helps make the place look (or seem) larger. To my benefit, the majority of her furniture was white!!! With a clean slate, I reviewed the color scheme that I thought would look best in her place and BAM, we made it happen!

Hope you all enjoy (:

(Rug: Ross | $40)

(Tray & Candles: TJ Maxx Home Goods | $8)

(Pillows: Ross | $20)

(Outer Mirrors: Ross | $6, Center Mirror: Target | $5)

XO Cindy

Winter Wonderland

My most favorite time of the year is during the holiday season! The beautiful decorations, the cheer in everyone's faces and the unity of family and friends are some of many reasons that I love this season.

 

I had the honor, along with the beautiful women in my family, to put together a Winter Wonderland themed baby shower for my cousin (who moved over 300 miles away from us for college and never returned). We wanted to surprise her, so we had to plan strategically and select a date around the holidays so that we were certain that she would be here to visit.

 

As planned, two days after Christmas, my cousin invited her over for a spontaneous lunch at his house. When she showed up, we were all ready to surprise her, a little confused (because she thought we were all there for lunch), she reacted late, but nonetheless she loved everything!

 

The surprise did not stop there! As I mentioned above, she lived miles away from us now and her boyfriend was unable to accompany her for the holidays. Easy fix! We flew him over for the day so that he could spend a few hours with her during her baby shower celebration! She had no clue and burst into tears when she saw him walk into the party. Alas, the baby shower was complete!!!

 

Now that you all know the beautiful story behind this event, below are a few photos of the event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XO Cindy

I'm Back!

Hello my beautiful viewers!

I have been really busy lately, getting things ready for multiple events that I have lined up this year, and I can't wait to share them with all of you! Bridal Showers, Baptisms, First Birthday Parties (just to name a few). 

On another note, We recently completed all of my sister's Save the Dates and they came out sooooo cute! I had never seen scratchers as save the dates, and my sister was more than satisfied with the result! Cute, simple, and straight to the point (what more can you ask for?). 

 

These are for sale, and in multiple colors! For all inquiries, please email me at ca@somethingyours.com.

Thank you all for stopping by, and I promise, I will update more often (:

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

Sneak Peek: Lego's are Cool

I am super excited for the next couple of events that I will be preping for! Here's a sneak peek of the purchases made for the lego themed birthday party! I seriously cannot wait to show you all the cute ideas that I am coming up with (because it is REALLY difficult to find Lego party supplies).

Please stay tuned and share any ideas you may have!

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

Princess Party

Hello My Beautiful Viewers!

Finally I completed the project I was working on (pertaining to my sneak peek) and I am soooo excited to share with you all how I made these gorgeous invitations.

Lets get started!

I used the Cricut to cut out the star, and once it was cut out, I worked directly from my computer to line up the text to fit perfectly in the center of the cutout.

(Paper from Michael's)

After printing and cutting out the stars, I applied a thin outline of pink glitter by using a glue glitter with a thin applicator wand. This process took the longest because I wanted all of the sides have the same thickness of glitter glue.

 

(Glitter Glue by Studio G - Michaels)

For the next step, I listed the products needed:

(Lollipop Sticks)

(Glue Gun)

I measured the length of the stick to the size of the star and (to my likings) glued it down using the hot glue gun.

 

Two steps that I missed to take pictures of:

1.  Repeat the first two steps with the information of the event so that you can glue it on the reverse side and hide the lollipop stick
2. Purchase any ribbon of your choice, tie a knot and/or bow onto the stick, and glue it a bit for it to stay in place

Your finished product should look like the image below!

 

I had an immense amount of fun putting these princess invitations together,

Hope you all enjoyed this DIY!

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