Dr.Seuss 

Thing One Thing Two- 

Twin BABY SHOWER

My son's teacher was pregnant with twins, and since I was the room mom I decided that the class would give her a surprise shower!

The kids were pumped about keeping this secret, however our teacher had those babies before our scheduled shower.

You will notice on the banner that she "was" due.

It didn't matter- She had the most precious babies and although they were a bit early, they are healthy and happy & home with momma!

So theme…..

I looked all over the web for twin shower ideas, and there are some cute ones! 

But I thought that the students would enjoy Dr. Seuss and have more fun with it.

So I started my pintrest searches for decor ideas like we all do-

Found a couple I liked, and added a few of my own-

All CRAZY easy to make and do.

Also I am the most frugal person on the planet so if I can find it at the dollar store….I'm all over it!

First was the fun Whoville looking trees- Easiest thing EVER-

*Pool Noodle ($0.97 each)

*use tape, paper or (extra vinyl i had laying around) to make the stripes (free)

*and tissue poms (1 big pack of red $3.99), I had the other already)

DONE!!!!!

I know this looks like a lot, but when you break it down it's super easy!

*Thing 1 Thing 2 flag banners- scrap fabric I cut into triangles & and printed off the letters from the computer and used a die cutter to make the scalloped edge around each letter. I hung it on fishing line so in case I needed it to hang lower you wouldn't see any unwanted wire or ribbon.I added some scrap shreds of fabric to the end to add more interest.

*backdrop- the turquoise paper…..now this was free because 

I borrowed from the teachers workroom- 

WITH PERMISSION! 

Ya know the giant rolls of paper, well I happily rolled them back up after the shower and put them back in the workroom to be used again- SO THERE! Don't judge me!

*Red polka dot plastic table cloth- (Walmart- $1.99)

 

Ok… SUPER EASY AGAIN!!!!

(BELOW) 

I had a flat stick from the garage and to that I added 1 red poster cut into 3 sizes and adhered them to the stick-

I used some "workroom" paper and drew the outline of the arrows, trying to be as Seussical as possible :)

Now for the fun letters… I did buy these from Jo Ann's.

They were $3.99 for the pack but I couldn't pass them up-

I then stuck the stick into a weighted POPCORN tub (yup) from the dollar store, and put a platter on top of the bucket to hold cupcakes. The red & white stripes on the buckets were perfect, so I just covered where it said "popcorn".

Jo Ann's also had that fun teachers bulletin board scalloped border that I bought and used as well- I trimmed the popcorn buckets with it, and also cut out the characters from it and used it like table confetti.

*The 2 smaller popcorn buckets were weighted and then I placed a clear platter on each. I used more "workroom paper" and instantly 2 more tiers for cupcakes :)
 P.S. Brookshires in Celina,Tx made the cupcakes with a 24 hour notice!
They turned out so cute!……I don't BAKE!!!

Next are these Dr. Seuss hats- also @ Jo ann's they came in a package of 24 for 4.99.

I thought the kids would get a kick out of wearing them during the shower, and the teacher was greeted with her own hat when she walked in :)

On the back of each hat ,I used packing tape and taped "PRE-WRAP" on each one.

I tied it on each student like headbands and it worked perfect!

(pre-wrap is what athletes wrap their wrist or ankles with before they actually tape. It comes in a roll and has a stretchy, spongy, sticky feel to it. it will tear away easily so be careful when tying. and it comes in a TON of colors!)

**To the right of the red bucket I took color copies of the

 "Cat in a Hat" book and just glued them to poster board.  Then folded them to look like the book was on the table.

*Ok- the large Red & Blue plastic buckets that held the drinks were also from the dollar store!

*(and so were the bows)

*another popcorn bucket disguised to hold straws and pom pom dowels left over from a princess party we attended (thanks Carrie)

            

*Baby bottle- Dollar store
*Candy to fill the bottle- Dollar store
-The students had to write their guesses next
to their assigned #.

*I also had the students write a message to their teachers new baby twins about why they thought their teacher was going to make such a great mother.  That went on the blank pages inside the book "Are you my mother?"  
                                      

*2 more buckets from the dollar store each one held a Dr. Suess theme blanket for each twin. 

The students helped tie the blankets :)

Then i put dowels in the back of each bucket with poster board kites 

at the top that thing 1 and thing 2 held.

*These onsies were made with the iron on computer transfer paper.

The onsies were a little pricey for my budget…which was $0

They were $9.00 for 3 onsies- but they were cute-

   

                                       

In the end, I loved the way it all came together! 

Don't Wine About It!

Ok- Here is a quickie project that I did in 45 min. start to finish- 

(including putting the magazines in the holes.)

I Bought this wine rack at a garage sale for $5.00. 

I love ANYTHING with a retro vibe!

I thought I would turn it into a towel rack, 

but I decided I liked the magazines in there more :)

I didn't sand or prime this because I knew I was going 

to scuff it up anyway-

In my spray paint inventory was a new turquoise i have been wanting to use, and now was my chance-

*Spray, 

*let it dry,

 *sand until you are happy.

I haven't sealed it with wax yet, because I am pondering rubbing some gold on the edges…..

I love the gold accents how they look yummy and distressed-

ughhhh- 

should I do it?…… AGHHHHH CRAP!

(pause while I go and rub gold on the rest of this piece)

Ok that took 10 min total!!! DONE! 

Glad I added the gold :)

Think of some fun ways to repurpose things:

*I could use this to display my daughter's headbands…

*maybe at a craft station, it could hold different colors of paper

Think outside the box, and stop WINE-ing!

LOVE YOU :)

 

Fake it 'till you make it!

     Ok so I am not great at many things but I am great at faking! (just ask my husband!)

I love to do a ton of creative things, and sometimes my approach to certain things might be crazy, but as long as I am happy with the end result that's all that matters!

     For example, I LOVE doing makeup! When I was little my Maw Maw (grandmother for you NON-Southern Folk),would let me put make up on her all the time. I can still remember the smell of the cover girl 4 color eyeshadow palette. One of the 4 colors was straight up turquoise!

My Paw Paw would come from the back of the house to refill his 64oz. Circle K mug with a fresh Coke, and was met by his sweet wife.

He would do a double take, pause,  and tell her how beautiful she looked. He would then hurry back to the Three Stooges. I suppose so we wouldn't hear him laugh at Maw Maw's new streetwalker makeover.

     Point is, I loved doing makeup and even though I might not have known in the beginning what were appropriate colors for a Grandmother, I would learn in time, but until then I was gonna Fake it!

That is my approach to so many things- Decorating, Photography, Crafting, Refinishing Furniture, sewing/hot glueing, etc. So instead of pinning stuff all day……which I do a lot…get up and try it!

If whatever you just did sucked…don't tell anyone and try again until its great!

No one will ever know you sanded and repainted a chair 72 times, they will just see a fabulous chair in your house one day, and you can casually express it was one of your DIY's. Your friends will be green with envy, and you will be so proud of what you accomplished :)

My daughter is on the Left applying lipgloss to her bestie, during our soccer game. 

Was I upset she wasn't paying attention to the game?…. 

Nope! 

*If your bestie needs lipgloss drop everything and pucker up!*

That's what real friends do!

#lifelesson

Such a proud moment!

I will post some past makeup jobs that I have done soon, along with some fun techniques and tricks!

Stay tuned!!!

Baseball Belly

BASEBALL BELLY:

So this isn't your typical baseball loving maternity shoot….. This was a last minute 9 o'clock at night, trespass on an elementary baseball field, and take some pics kind of shoot!
This was my sweet Sissy-n-law who wanted to give her husband (Head Baseball Coach Of SVU), something fun for their maternity pics. Knowing the families love of the game, we got creative!
Becca (the preggo in the pics) had seen a few ideas on Pintrest of shirts with seams painted on, and one belly painted that was a little "shady looking." So since I am a makeup artist….I thought I could easily paint baseball seams on her tummy- EASY….HA!!!!! Let me just say that I have a deeper appreciation for stage & theatrical makeup! I will say that the numerous times I drew them on, and then quickly wiped them off- it eventually payed off.
Some of the pictures it really looks like seams are sewn into her belly!

So to make the seams I used a combo of…
Red lipstick
black eyeliner
white eyeliner
and black eyeshadow

For outfits & accessories…
2 xxL Ranger Jerseys (we stole out of my husbands collection)
ranger hat
baseball bat (might have been a signed bat nobody is supposed to touch)
jeans
baseball glove
bucket of balls
baseball field (hopefully you won't be trespassing on a school property :)

We had so much fun with this and were laughing the whole time- and I have a good camera, but I still have no clue how to work the thing- so the editing on Mac's IPHOTO helped- but you might want to plan for some better lighting, however I love how these turned out! Hopefully it will give some other baseball obsessed families a fun idea for their future MLB player :)

Overall the photoshoot was a HOME RUN!……see what I did there….