Category Archives: Projects

Babies and Bunting

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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!

Muslin Craft Bags

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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.

How to Make A Vintage Hidden Book

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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.

Valentine

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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)

Halloween Decorations

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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.

Halloween Give-a-Ways

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I always have fun making things at work. Now that it’s nearing the end of the year, I’m trying to come up with some new items.

This month’s focus: Halloween!

Here are some things I made last week to give out:

I bought these cute buckets from the dollar section on Target, then filled them with candy. These usually sit on people’s desks at hospitals or health care centers. Perfect for the nurses who walk by!

(Everything looks better in cellophane!)

These small bags are packed with goodies:

I got these cat bags from Michael’s on sale: four for a buck. Not too shabby.

These cute Jack-O-Lanterns were found from Goodwill still in its wrapper. Thrift stores are actually really great for buying holiday stuff for cheap. Especially if they aren’t even used!

Halloween is a great time for cute little things like these!

Cooking and Baking

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Hello pretty people!

This past Sunday, the morning was filled with chicken & waffles and oreo truffles

It was a beautiful day indeed. Thanks John-John for baking with me! You are my “hipster” bestie. We always have fun together :]

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Here’s an easy-to-follow recipe for making Oreo truffles:

What you need:

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 pkg.  (16.6 oz.) OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 4-1/4 cups), divided
2 pkg. (8 squares each) BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

 

How to make:

 

Step 1: Mix cream cheese and 3 cups cookie crumbs until well blended. I used one package of Oreos and about 1/2 a container of cream cheese.

 

Step 2: Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls

Step 3: Refrigerate until they harden

Step 4: Dip in melted chocolate

Step 5: Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Sprinkle with remaining cookie crumbs.

Step 6: Refrigerate again for 1 hour or until firm.

Step 7: Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

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Happy baking!

favs: old books

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I love vintage books! I try to buy them when I find them at the thrift store, but they are so hard to come by. Tracy, Sylvie, and I saw these super cute ones at Goodwill one time, but we didn’t end up buying them.

I’ve been starting my own collection. ah. They have so much history, and they look amazing!

From posh Chicago

This is so cute to display the programs for a wedding:

or guest book:

from Style Me Pretty

For Katrina‘s Graduation Party, we made centerpieces that look a little like this:

From Zenadia Design

Same Colored:

via 79Ideas

Vintage Book Wedding Invitations! These are unbelievably amazing.

Created by Jessica Claire. Read the How To here.

Now, off to go find some.