Monday, September 24, 2012

Week 4 Blogiversary Giveaway...

***UPDATE!!!***
Do to the fact that I have not heard back from two of the winners so far... I am holding this drawing open for 1 more week!  What this means...  if I have not heard from week2 or week3's winners by Saturday October 6th with their shipped info... I will be redrawing names!  So that means 3 winners will be drawn on Sunday October 7th...  good luck!  Pass it on ... Share the love...
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How does the time fly by so fast?  I can't believe we are nearing the end for September already!  Well, if you've been following me... you know that I've been having giveaways for each week in September.  I hope it has been as fun for you as it has been for Violet(official name picker) and I...  It has also been fun to see that I have picked up a few new followers along the way(hello newbies!)
Ok.. ok... enough blabbing... I'll get to this weeks giveaway...
Now that fall is upon us... You may be looking at your summer purse, and feel it's time for a change.  Well your in luck, because this weeks giveaway is my Pretty in Pleats purse...
Made by me, from vintage fabric and velvet...  this purse features 5 pleats across the front and back...
It is fully lined... has a magnetic closure... and two inside pocket...
This is a bag you'll want to have!

How can you win this super cute purse? Well... here's the details...

#1 Follow me... if you do already no worries, you have an automatic entry (just double check you show up under my followers)...

#2 Share... one of my posts on Facebook... and leave me a comment so I know that you did...

#3 Pin Me... any one of my ideas to one of your boards on Pinterest... leave me a comment so you'll get the credit...

This gives you THREE chances to win! The drawing will be open from now until 8pm (pacific time) Saturday September 29th... The winner will be posted on Sunday September 30th...
*** Please be sure to read your emails... so I can contact you for shipping info***
 
Share the love... and spread the word!
***Jennifer
 

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Lego Star Wars Birthday Party...

My son is a Lego fanatic... So, just a run of the mill Star Wars party is not going to cut it...  It had to be a Lego Star Wars Party! 
I started at Lego.com and downloaded their printable Star Wars"stickers"(not sure why they call them this, because it's just an image) and enlarged them to fit a full page...  Add some black streamers and glow sticks... and it's a party!
By far the coolest idea I've ever come up with... DYI Lightsabers (Thanks to my awesome hubby for making it a reality!)  Using odds and ends of PVC pipe we started out with clear PVC, inserted into a slightly larger white PVC pipe, and then glued an end cap in place... Drop a glow stick necklace in from the top(I just taped over the end, so you could easily replace the glow stick)... Add a custom handle wrap... and your ready for battle...
Like I said... Super cool! 
The goodie bags... Me and my printer make such a good team...
Not the best picture... but, if you want easy cake decorations and a happy boy... just buy him a Lego set to build that you can  display it on the cake... A win win! (I suggested buying a set... because the idea of the Legos he's spent countless hours with on top of the cake... just didn't seam that appetizing)
One of the most important elements to this party... was to have it at night so they could have complete darkness... for battles... 10 boys with Lightsabers may not sound like a good idea...but the battles were required to be in slow motion... I am happy to announce that no injuries occurred...
You know you've thrown a good party ... when your sons friends still come up to you and say how much fun they had...  Birthday parties don't have to cost a lot of money to be fun!  If you use your imagination the possibilities are endless...

May the force be with you...
***Jennifer
 


Week 3 Giveaway Winner!

Can I have a drum roll please...
 The names have been patiently waiting on the dinning room table all week...
And this weeks winner is... Katy47p...
I hope you enjoy your spiffy new hat!  I will be messaging you shortly for your address!

For those of you that have not won yet, I am going to do one more giveaway starting tomorrow!
Come have a look...
***Jennifer

Monday, September 17, 2012

Week 3... Blogiversary Giveaway!

Up for grabs this week for my Blogiversary...is one of my reversible bucket hats...
Made from a vintage floral print... and a vintage tweed knit... this hat is prefect for rainy days...
Or... bad hair days... (shh...It will be our secret...)

How can you win this super cute hat?  Well... here's the details...

#1 Follow me... if you do already no worries, you have an automatic entry (just double check you show up under my followers)...

#2 Share... one of my posts on Facebook... and leave me a comment so I know that you did...

#3 Pin Me... any one of my ideas to one of your boards on Pinterest... leave me a comment so you'll get the credit...
This gives you THREE chances to win! The drawing will be open from now until 8pm (pacific time) Saturday September 22nd... The winner will be posted on Sunday September 23nd...
*** Please be sure to leave your email on your comment, so I can contact you for shipping info***
Hmmm... I wonder who is going to win...
Happy September!
***Jennifer

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Week 2... Blogiversary Giveaway Winner!

Time to pick this week's winner!

The names are all in...

And the winner is...

Congratulations Janette! 

Don't be to sad if you didn't win...  I have another giveaway starting tomorrow... 
***Jennifer

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Black and White Birthday...

This year my daughter informed me she just wanted to hang out at the mall with her friends for her birthday...  This came as a surprise to me, because we have always done big parties at our house.  After I let it sink in little that I didn't have to do a big theme party... I have to admit I felt a sense of relief...  But, being the crafter that I am... I couldn't sit back and DO NOTHING...  So my daughter picked a black and white theme, and I ran with it...
When my daughter woke up the morning of her birthday... This is what she found...
I made poms out of tissue and wrapping paper... and taped Happy Birthday to some white garland...
For the party I was able to decorate one of the food court tables (the mall even let me keep it decorated while we were shopping)... I added a table cloth, bows made out of streamers on the chairs, balloons, and reusable shopping bags decorated with name tags... I also made black and white yarn flower pins...
Here is a close up of the flowers... I found this nifty loom for .25 cents at an estate sale...
Inside of the shopping bags I found these makeup pouches for .01 cent at Michael's, and filled them with lip gloss and $5...
I think they really felt like big girls walking around with their shopping bags... 
 
We also gave out some other handmade party favors...  You may have glimpsed at them here already...  So as promised... here is how I gave a makeover to some left over party hats...and how to make your own custom party blowers too...
Violet sporting her party hat...

I started with some old hats...  Then I cut four 4inch pieces out of black streamer... and made 2inch cuts on one end through all four layers...
Then I tightly rolled up the uncut end (from the side... NOT from the bottom up)... Then poked it through the hole in the top of the hat... If it doesn't fit, just snip a little bit off the end of the hat...

Next trace the outline of the hat on your paper... then fold it around your hat...

Tape in place... and your ready to party...
Party Blowers...  Soon you'll be tooting your own horn...



First step is starting with a 2inch x 9inch piece of paper... Then fold in the longer sides 1/2inch( I like to use the edge of my ruler to get a nice crease)...
With both sides now folded into the center...  tape the folded edges together... creating a seam up the middle...

Next make a 1/4inch fold on one end and tape in place...  Then starting with that taped end... Roll the strip of paper tightly around a pencil... This gives it a nice curl...
Now cut a 5inch piece of straw...  Insert it about 1/2inch into the open end...

Fold the corners of the paper in...  Wrapping the edges around the straw... Tape in place...

Now you can have coordinating party blowers to match your party hats... The best part is it cost me nothing, because I just used items I already had lying around the house...  I can picture so many variations of these party favors... I would love to try some using washi tape(you could even wrap the tape around the straw)... The best part was after my daughter watched me make the first one, she was instantly making them herself... and super excited to tell her friends she made them herself...  They were that easy!... I can promise you now after doing these I will NEVER buy them again... Oh... and the added bonus that I discovered about my homemade party blowers... is they don't make that annoying noise the store bought ones make...
So overall I'd say this party was a success....Violet enjoyed it because she was able to do what she wanted (even though it was with less people)... and have a party theme... I really enjoyed not having to do as much work... but I still got to use some handmade touches...
Happy Party Planning! ***Jennifer

P.S. Since my daughter doesn't like cake... we ended with Cinnabon for dessert...



Monday, September 10, 2012

Week 2 Blogiversary Giveaway...

Well... If you missed out on last weeks Blogiversary giveaway, here's another chance to win something made by yours truly... 
Add some color to your life with this fun wallet... It is made from vintage fabric and adorned with vintage buttons...  I also covered the fabric with my new favorite medium... Iron on vinyl (you can see how I use it Here, Here, and Here...)
It is a tri-fold wallet... with lots of room for your money...
And two roomy pockets for your cards...
There's also a coin pocket on the back...
 
If you're asking yourself ... How can I win this wallet? Well, it's super easy!
 
#1 Follow me... if you do already no worries, you have an automatic entry (just double check you show up under my followers)...
#2 Share... one of my posts on Facebook... and leave me a comment so I know that you did...
#3 Pin Me... any one of my ideas to one of your boards on Pinterest... leave me a comment so you'll get the credit...
 
This gives you THREE chances to win! The drawing will be open from now until 8pm (pacific time) Saturday September 15th... The winner will be posted on Sunday September 16th...
*** Please be sure to leave your email on your comment, so I can contact you for shipping info***
 
Join me in celebrating my Blogiversary!
Good luck!
***Jennifer