New Craft Show Displays

Remember how I promised to show what my gussied up clips were for?  And how I mentioned that I've got several craft shows coming up this fall?  Well.  The first one is on Saturday and I just finished up two new displays for some of my items.

For my bibs, I took an old pallet and spruced it up with some chalk paint from Urban Oasis Decor and vinyl lettering from Little Dorn Designs.  As you can see, I'm using my clips to hang the bibs with.  There should be plenty of room to display the ridiculous amount of bibs I take to shows.

 The second display is just a simple frame made with planks of wood.  We strung some wire across the front, painted the whole thing with more fabulous chalk paint and added leftover bunting from my daughter's 1st birthday photo shoot.  It is perfect for displaying baby mittens using my washi pins like the ones I made here.

I'm almost ready for the show Saturday morning, and can't wait to show you a couple more things I've got up my sleeve for it!

Dress Up your Office Supplies

Okay.  So remember when I told you a few days ago about all the different craft shows I'm doing this season?  You can see all the events HERE.  Anyway.  The first event is this Saturday, so this week I am busy wrapping all the last minute details together for my display, and I am so excited to show you what I've been up to!

So here's a quick sneak peek at what we've got going on.  Everybody has seen these large binder clips and have probably used them at least one in their lifetime.  Pretty boring and plain but super useful.

I took these plain, large, clips - added a variety of cute washi tape and ended up with a ton of these adorable, dressed up clips!  Seriously.  Where was washi tape when I had a real grown up job with my own office filled with all the plain, boring supplies I could ever ask for?

Cute, right?  Stay tuned to find out what I'm using these cute clips for!  In the meantime, if you have a grown up job, are a student or anybody else with a need to use binder clips, take a few minutes and dress them up with some washi!  Your paperwork will definitely thank you!

Jessalyn's Cake Smash

My baby is one.

I LOVE everything about this age.

Unsteady steps; their fascination with the tiniest of objects.

Natural curiosity.

However, my heart hurts knowing she's growing way too fast,

and I won't have another baby in my house to snuggle and swaddle and smell.

A couple of weeks ago, we did a cake smash photo shoot for my daughter.  It was kind of a last minute decision; her grandparents ended up being in town so I figured it would be a fun way for them to get to participate in her 1st birthday (we did the photo shoot 10 days before her birthday).  Here's what I threw together.

The banner?  I simply took two dowels that I purchased at Joanns, and wrapped them with this amazing gold glitter washi tape from Modern Tape.

I then took this DIY blush and gold banner kit from Ruffled Paper and tied it across my dowels.  I LOVE the way it turned out.

Her headband is from Bella Tea Bowtique, her ruffle bloomers from Bellapia Clothing Co.

And can we talk about this cake for a minute?

A girl at church; a 17 year old girl - made this gorgeous cake for us.

She is amazing.  And I cannot wait for the day that she opens her own bakery.

Happy Birthday, Baby Doll.  

We love you.