They are My Sunshines

Mr. Wonderful, Boy, and Girl are truly the brightest sunshines in my life. When I seen this painting on pinterest I wanted to make one for my family. I love to sing this song to my kids and husband. When everything in the world can seem grey they brighten my day.

I am in love with chevron print and browns right now, so I incorporated it into my painting.

I used :

4 colors of Acrylic Paint(JoAnns $1.99/each)

1 Canvas(50% off at JoAnns)

3 of my paint brushes

A pencil

Any suggestions on where I should place it in our home?

I will leave you all with the sweet lyrics:

You are my sunshine

My only sunshine

You make me happy

When the skies are grey

You'll never know dear

How much I love you

So please don't take

My Sunshine

Away

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Sports Paintings for the Boy

I am in love with painting right now. Every since I painted my first piece of furniture. I have been having a super itch to paint more. 

My Son is in love with sports. When I was pregnant with him my husband spoke about how athletic he would be & it has come into existence, big time. The Boy loves every sport. His top 3 are basketball, baseball, and football(in that order).

This lovely piece of art below was presented it to me at my Baby Shower from a thoughtful & creative friend. I always wanted to add to this piece.

I let my itch lead me to paint 2 more pieces this week.

What I used:

Canvas (Pack of 2 from JoAnn Fabrics...they were 50% off last week)

Acrylic Paint colors

3 different sizes of paint brushes

Party Mode Part II: Birthday Banner

The second thing on my list for the party was a Birthday Banner. I wanted something full of the theme colors and full of my baby girl....

Tutorial:

Supplies:

1 pack of red plates

1 pack of black plates

1 pack of ribbon(this and all the above from the dollar store)

2 sided tape

Scissors

Hole puncher

12 months of pictures printed out in black and white from Costco

1. I hole punched 14 plates twice (on each side )evenly in the middle.

2. I connected each plate individually to another plate with the white ribbon and made a knot.

3. I curled each ribbon with the scissors.

4. I cut all the picture into an oval that would fit perfectly on the plates. I made sure there was picture of the Lil lady with her Daddy...

Her Mommy.....

And her Big Brother

5. I used the 2 sided tape to place the pictures on the plates, somewhat in chronological order.

6. I printed Happy Birthday signs out to place on each sides of the banner.

7. I tested out the finished project

I can't wait to see it with the rest of the decorations in 6 weeks, at my Lil Lady's party! Now onto the next project and I can't wait to share it with you next week!




Linking up with: Saturday: bedifferentactnormal,
                      Sunday:   thegirlcreative
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                                     thesoutherninstitute

                                     sweettalksunday

                      Monday: Ourdelightfulhome

                      Wednesday: Whimsy Wednesday

                      Thursday: DelightfulOrder,  
                      Friday: SixsistersStuff, MyRomanticHome 
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Party Mode Part I: Homemade Tiered Cupcake Stand

One thing I can say about myself is that I love to plan ahead and love to plan my kids birthday parties!!! In 2 months my Baby Girl will be turning the big 1! I can't believe how time has flown by and I know the next couple of months will too. I wanted to start planning ahead by doing a thing or 2 or 3 each week before the party. My goal is to have all my crafts done the week of the party so that I can just enjoy the big occasion and not be stressed out. 

One of the most important things of a 1st birthday is the 1st bite of cake the baby takes. I want to do cupcakes for the party. I realized that I need something to display them on. I got inspired by this blog and made my own Tiered Cupcake Stand!

                 This is my tutorial for my Homemade Tiered Cupcake Stand: 

#1.  I found boxes that would stack proportionally and that will leave space around the edges for the cupcakes.

#2. I wrapped the boxes in coordinating colors for the party.

# 3. I decorated  the boxes with recycled ribbon and black foam paper(from The Dollar Store).

#4. I added a couple props to go along with the 1st Birthday theme...can you guess what the theme of the party will be?

Now just imagine it with cupcakes!!

1st thing down for the party and 7 weeks to go! Come back next week to see the next project I have done for the BIG party!!! If your not a follower, follow me along this party journey!!!

Linking up with: Saturday: bedifferentactnormal,
                      Sunday:   thegirlcreative
                                      SundaysBest
                                     thesoutherninstitute
                                     sweettalksunday
                      Monday: Ourdelightfulhome
                      Wednesday: Whimsy Wednesday
                      Thursday: DelightfulOrder,  
                      Friday: SixsistersStuff, MyRomanticHome