Summer Cupcake WARS!

My family is always at the beach or watching cupcake wars, so I thought I would share these cute beach cupcakes. They are just so beachy....I've been working hard at getting out of the house during our kitchen remodel so posts are few and far between but I have been working on some fun party printables (to be posted soon).

Spreading the Stripes!

Sweet Straws from "Sweet Lulu".... I'm just spreading the word about these adorable straws. I'm sure you can imagine your party or craft with stripes and polka dots! Have a great party....

Oh baby!

A friend messaged me asking about baby shower blogs or ideas. So because I want to throw a party so bad (instead of unpacking) I made up a couple invites. Just for fun! If you need an invite or an idea/theme for a party feel free to email.

Yellow and Gray are my favorite colors right this moment. How great is a plain white cake or cupcake on a bright yellow stand. They taste so much better with out the artificial coloring.


check out this Orange and Blue Shower....at {Dooby Designs}

Stacking Organizers

I've been in search of a cheap way to add some great patterns and color to my craft room as well as useful organizers. I really like open top boxes and bins.

Sew, Mama, Sew! was so nice to give us all a printable pattern.

Print your Stack & Nest Quilted Block project pattern today. This pattern is for home use only. As always, if you end up making this project, they would love to see it in the Sew,Mama,Sew! Flickr pool.

I would really like to order fabric and sew 100 open top bins but I know that is unrealistic anytime, especially in the summer! So think I will just measure the space and order my favorite "Square Utility Tote" from Thirty-One Gifts. I might need to add a couple "Large Utility Totes" for Fabric and while i'm at it "Little's carry all caddy". Hey Sis (my rep) I'll be calling in my order. How fast can I get it? So Sew, Thirty-One, Sew!

Fathers Day Craft!

I'm still trying to find the perfect gift for the kids to give to their DAD. They want to make something and all three of my kids are very crafty (at staying up past bed time and conning me into giving them dessert). So I found this idea and plan to start the project tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes and if the tutorial works well. Here it is "Rolled Paper Chess Set" I dont know if my husband likes to play chess but he's a know it all so i'm sure he has played and it just looks cool.I have about 3/4 of the office and Craft room unpacked, cant wait to get crafting so today we took and hour and made very simple but very fun paper bag puppets! Paper bag puppets are an old school kid craft but will always be part of my school. They are fun to make, always different and it was so great to see my little Grady jump in and really make his puppet the way he wanted it. His "GUY" turned out great. It's been a couple months since we have had all our stuff so it's very interesting to see how fast the y grow and change. PS I will be posting some mom projects very soon! stay tuned.....

Puppet with a Booty!

Summer Birthday Ideas

My top 12 favorite Birthday theme's for a summer birthday! They are linked to TOO-CUTE parties full of inspiration and DIY party ideas.
1. Camp Out (Glamping)
2. Survivor Island (all ages)
3. Minute to Win It! (age 8+)
4. Woodland Owl (age 3-4)
5. Pool Party
6. Secret Spy (age 6+)
7. Super Hero
8. Our little Sunshine (age 1-3)
9. Carnival
10. Gumball Theme
11. Lollipop
12. Fairy

Summer FUN!

My list of some summer fun and I want to share it all with you. Now just trying to decide what to do first. WE all know how summer goes, all kids all the time.....So I will post something everyday but it might just be something funny, beautiful, sad, cute, stylish or just a shot from the beach I was at that day! Summer Starts now! Not as much time to craft but time to collect!"The Mill" is a little vintage beach shop, offering collectables and nic-knacks. They have a huge collection of glass fishing floats. I could have spent the whole day just looking at everything in the store. One of my favorite things about this store were the rosters roaming around. It was a ton of fun for the kids. I found some great finds for upcoming posts. This summer take your kids to an antique store, it's great to hear what they think of some of that old stuff.

{Glass floats, glass fishing floats, or Japanese glass fishing floats: are popular collectors’ items. They were once used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their nets afloat. Large groups of fishnets strung together, sometimes 50 miles (80 km) long, were set adrift in the ocean and supported near the surface by hollow glass balls or cylinders containing air to give them buoyancy.

These glass floats are no longer being used by fishermen, but many of them are still afloat in the world's oceans, primarily the Pacific. They have become a popular collectors’ item for beachcombers and decorators. Replicas are also being manufactured.}