Here is my latest crafting night with June Cruz:
What you will need:
Thrift store frame. (Goodwill: $3), Trusty Glue Gun (Free: Mom’s hand-me-downs), Wire scissors (Antique Row sale in Pomona: $2)
Step 1: Cut chicken wire to fit the frame
Step 2: Hot glue to wire to the inside border of the frame
Step 3: Put earings through and display!
Making this jewelry holder only took us 10 minutes! And the idea was all June’s! She even gave me the chicken wire. :] I’m so excited to go to Tahiti with her!
I made a new art piece for my room:
I used an old frame from the thrift store. It was only $4!
I was inspired to do this when I found this pinkish, scalloped-edged ribbon at 3 Way Thrift. It was steal at only $0.79! (Plus, it was a yellow ticket… meaning it was %50 off! Score.)
I tied short strings of it on the frame. This took a VERY long time.
Add letters and Tada! done. (I added these letters from an Anthropology After-Christmas Sale.) For less than $10, now you have a custom art piece out of random scraps. I typically start without knowing where I’m going and this was definitely one of those times.
See, my room is getting a little more crazy.
My sister loves to blog. She actually got me into blogging. Since she is pretty much about to pop with her first child, I wanted to make something really special for her.
Her blog always has cute things. I thought it would be cool to make Baby Ave Maria Sosa onesies for each month of her first year! That way, Melinda can document her growing and share it with all of her viewers!
Here is what I did:
Step 1: Buy onesies. I bought mine from Target and TJ Maxx. They were about a dollar each. I made sure to buy sizes that would fit as she grew. (newborn, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, and 9-12 months) They only come in packets of 4, so I used the extra for the Baby shower. :]
Step 2: I made the prints and printed them on iron sheets. Make sure to make them backwards so that it will be right-side-up when you put them on! I made twelve of these. the last for Ave’s 1st birthday!
Step 3: Iron them on:
Step 4, continue with months 2-12
Step 5: Organize and wrap!
When she opened it, she was so excited! I’m looking to find a cute chair that Ave can take her monthly pictures on. I think that would be so fun.
Hello! Melinda and Eddie’s Friend Baby shower was last Saturday. We did a family one a couple of weeks ago but did not post pictures on that since we were using the same decorations. (Ahem Melinda) HA.
It was kind of a mixed theme: a little bit carnival, a little bit bright colors, and a “POP-ed” themed as well. Weird, but it turned out good, I think. I really didn’t get to take that many pictures of everyone, but here are a few:
My Mom actually made almost 300 feet of bunting for these parties! Big props to her.
We actually made almost 40 pinwheels for the party!
Look at this beautiful diaper cake that Justin and his mom made!
Thanks Missy for emceeing the games! You are the best. Seriously.
Thanks a bunch to everyone who helped set-up and clean after. You rock! especially you, Ashley. :]
Melinda and Eddie had a great time and really appreciated everyone coming to celebrate with them. Baby Ave Maria Sosa is lucky to have so many people that love her!
I got a little inspired yesterday. I was looking on instagram, and while looking at all of the amazing pictures my friends have, and the cool lives they all lead, I wanted to make something using pictures and crafts. Two of my favorite things. Besides, I love stalking people to see what awesome things they do. ;)
I recently bought these muslin bags and have been dying to do something with them.
I went on my friend’s instagrams…. (Melinda, Katrina, Angelica… I’m looking at you!) and used their pictures for backdrop for the bags. I also found some on Pinterest and etsy. I printed them on t-shirt Iron-on paper and cut them out.
Make sure you check the box for Transfers before you print or else it will be backwards when you put them on!
Iron them on…
….and viola! ready for anything your pretty little heart desires. Secrets, treasures, small keepsakes, and whatever else you can think of! I really want to use these for a giveaway for my wedding. :]
As you can see, I went a little crazy making them.
I used it as the finishing touch for Melinda and Eddies’ Baby Shower gift. I used a picture that they took together.
For Valentine’s Day, I made Martin a secret hidden book. It found and copied a tutorial online which I adjusted a little. i hope you enjoy this little DIY. I’m not great at it, but I love making things, so I appreciate.
Step 1: Find a vintage book. I found this one at 3-Way Thrift on sale for 79 cents! What up.
Step 2: I glued the slides of the book so it would stay put and be easier to cut. I used mod podge, but you could really use whatever glue you have. I just so happen to have this lying around. It’s the best.
Step 3: Next, I cut through the pages. I tried to cut enough to fit the cards inside. (Although I would have added more space if I were to do it again. With the extra paper and glue, it was way bulkier than I anticipated) It is best to use a really good box cutter or scalpel. I had to cut and take out each page one by one. It took me almost 2 hours! Thanks Ashley for helping me!
Step 4: Next, I glued the inside of the book in order to keep it together. It ended up looking very stiff… almost like a plastic box.
Step 4: I printed a message for the front cover on aged vintage cardstock paper. I tried to made it look like it was meant to be a part of the book.
Next, I made the card part:
Step 5: I used these cards that were lying around. It was part of our deal to make a present using the stuff lying around. Since our household is filled with gambling and poker enthusiasts, I figured it was fitting to use something that embodied the spirit.
Step 6: I printed the 52 reasons separately and cut them out.
Step 7: I glued them down, and let them dry.
Step 8: I put them in order, and hole-punched the tops.
Step 9: I tied it with pretty red leather string, and voila! Done!
In total, it took about 3 hours to do everything. Over a span of 3 days… not too bad. I think it turned out well. I hope he likes it.
For Valentine’s Day, Martin and I decided to make our gifts this year. Since we needed to save money, we thought it would be cute to use stuff we already had and create something new. My philosophy on thrifting anyhow.
I made him a box from a book entitled, “This is My Best Humor” I found at 3-way Thrift and put a small deck of cards with 52 reasons why I love him.
It really wasn’t all that great, but it took a while to put everything together. I’ll do a small DIY later on. It’s funny cause #9 was, “You sing to me”, #12 was, “You make me videos”, and #24 was, “You are a musician”… and he put all of those things together for MY valentine’s gift:
http://www.facebook.com/v/889038203302
(I apologize if you do not have Facebook or if you are not Martin’s friend. I tried to rip it from the site, but they are just too smart for me)
Last year for Christmas I gave martin a small coupon booklet. Nothing too special.
Now, I don’t consider myself much of an artist, so pardon my weird drawings.
Funny thing, he also gave me coupons.
Great minds think alike. I guess that’s why we are perfect for each other. We get matching gifts. haha. Gross.
I know I am so late in finally making a post for this, but here’s some decorations we made for the Cross-trainer Halloween Party. Everything was inspired and created by me, Tracy, Marie, John John, Angelica, and Sylvie.
John John and Angelica painted these scary pictures and we hung them in the staircase. Made a great backdrop for the costume contest!
Sylvie made this amazing pumpkin carving!
I was inspired by this picture to make a sign out of pumpkins:
I saw this picture on pinterest too and wanted to make my own version of it.
We also put cobbwebs in the chamdelier which made it really spooky!
Tracy found these awesome bottles from the thrift store and we helped paint them to make potion bottles. She used them for the coffee stand. Read about it here.
I love hanging out, making things and decorating. all of these people are so great.
A few months ago, I received a text from Katrina inviting us to watch Rocky Horror with them at a winery in Temecula. She and Nick went there last year and had a great time so they wanted to repeat the festivities. She sent me an e-mail with this website attached with a long list of random items each of us was supposed to bring so we could use them as props during the show. I volunteered to get everything prepared and put the bags together. There were ten people, ten bags, and lots of stuff. It was fun putting everything together!
Little did I know how many things were on the list!
There were a lot of things to buy for this show. I knew we would be throwing most of them so I decided to pack a lot of each thing. Here’s a few:
Rice: We threw this in the very beginning of the movie during the wedding scene.
Bells: I couldn’t find any large bells, so I tied each of the mini bells to a small string. Turns out we didn’t even know when to ring these bells! oh well.
Party hats: We put them on during the party scene. We also used the clappers and noise makers too.
All of the other items you can read about in their fan page.
Anyway, I personalized each little bag and I thought they turned out great, don’t you?!
We also had to dress up in costumes!
Martin and I went as a flapper and a 20′s bartender. (We really got our costumes last minute!) I thought it still turned out great though:
Eddie and Melinda went as Bacon and Eggs. So clever! They got second place during the costume contest! I told them they should have gone as Meagan and Eggs… they didn’t listen to me though. haha.
Missy went as a German Beer Maiden. She even drew on fake freckles!
Katrina and Nick went as Indians: (Red Feather and Red Dot)
Here are all of the ladies:
..and all of the guys!
Never seeing the movie before, I really didn’t know what to expect. We went without having any clue what we were getting ourselves into. It was very interesting, to say the least. But we really had a blast! I’ve never been to a movie where it was okay to shout things out. Nick was super good too, he knew all of the lines!
I had a really great time, The whole weekend was so much fun: making up songs in the car, gambling at Harrah’s, dancing with bananas, and eating pho at the buffet. I wish every weekend could be like this! I love these guys.
