Army Party

After a very long week, i finally have some time for myself again...  I'm still catching up on posts from previous parties i've done, so i'm going back a couple of weeks now to Allen's Army Party...  When i was asked to come up with ideas for an Army Party, i used a lot of the ideas from Tristan's (my sisters son) party - his birthday was in February and i made some party packs and decorations...  My sister came up with the "Rat Pack" idea for the party boxes, so we used it again for this party...  We added some "swamp water" to go with the theme...

There were 2 x "Camp Allen" banners running along the tables - we used this instead of the normal table centre piece...

I was responsible for all the paper crafts, and Olivia did the rest - she is so creative, she comes up with the most brilliant ideas - and it always looks perfect once she puts it all together...

There were army boot foot prints running from the door to the table:

There were lots of little army men everywhere - even used as cupcake toppers...  I made some rosettes with stars for decorations, sandwiches cut in the shape of stars - lots of browns, greens and camouflage - and voila, you have the most beautiful army party...

I will try and get some pictures from Tristan's party as well, to add to the Army Party post...

We have started our countdown for the big move - yes, we're moving in less than a month...  I'm super excited, but there's still loads to do and the packing - don't get me started on the packing...  We're currently living in semi organised chaos, half our life is packed in boxes already...  I must be honest, as much as I'm looking forward to the new house, i'm not looking forward to the rest of the packing and then the unpacking again...

I will keep updating on the "big move" as well...

I'm off to bed now, i need to catch up on some much needed sleep...

Liesl
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Baby Shower - Boy

About 2 weeks ago i made the cutest cupcake toppers for a boy baby shower - there was no "theme", but the colour scheme was pastel blue and pastel green...  To keep it neutral, we decided to go with baby onesies, instead of a teddy bear or elephant or something like that...  I cut all the baby onesies with my Silhouette and even if I have to say so myself - they turned out super cute!!!

I used a polka dot cardstock for the onesies - it just added a little something special, so that it doesn't look so plain, and i'm a sucker for polka dots!!!

I also made a cake topper, using a big onesie and adding a little blue pacifier - the pacifier i found in my stash, i've had it for such a long time, i don't even know where i got them from...

And last but not least, i made some popcorn cones, with star cut outs - and i added some ribbon handles...  Hopefully i'll get some pictures from the actual party - it's always nice to see what it looks like when it all comes together in the end...

I love love LOVE making these decorations - it's actually so therapeutic for me to do this, and it brings out the creative side of me...  My whole family is creative / crafty, we all do something different - my mom loves sewing / knitting, embroidery;  my dad loves woodwork and building things (from model aircrafts to cupboards - i don't think there's anything that he can't build); my sister also loves sewing, knitting and baking; and then there's me - the paper crafter in the family...

I'm busy working on decorations and invites for 2 more parties, so watch this space - some more awesome things coming soon...

Liesl
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Doctor's Invites

I know i've been MIA for a while, but it's so fricking cold lately, i haven't felt like doing anything - i wish winter can be over now - bring on summer!!!

About a month or so ago i was asked to make invitions for a new doctor's practice - they were having their grand opening...  After hours of googling and lots of ideas, we finally decided on this cute invite:

Everything was cut with my Silhouette...  I took a father's day card, which was suppose to be a fold open card, and glued the bottom flaps and the button section closed, so that the shirt acts as a pocket for the actual invite - the top part of the invitation looks like the shirt collar sticking out - and that part was personalised with each doctor's name...

I added some double sided tape the make the shirt pocket stand out - just to add some dimension to the project:

I ended up making about 75 of these invitations, and i think it turned out very nice - the client was very happy, so i guess that's all that matters...

I'll be back with some more projects soon...

Liesl
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Teacher Gift

Finally I get to post my special project i was working on last week... It is a wreath made out of crayons...  I first saw this idea of Pinterest, and eventually found a video on You Tube on how to make this wreath...  You can find more information over at www.septemberninth.blogspot.com - please remember that this was not my original idea - i just cased (Copy And Share with Everyone) it - I just want to make sure that I give credit where credit is due!!

I thought it would be such a lovely gift for Aiden's teacher - and needless to say, she absolutely loved it...

This is such an easy and simple project - all you need is 2 boxes of crayons (48 crayons in total), an 8 inch wide circle with a 5 inch circle cut out of the middle (this is your base), and a glue gun...

And then you start the glueing process:

And voila - you have the most beautiful crayon wreath - all i added was a piece of yellow ribbon to hang it on the door or on the wall, and an apple to hide the the ribbon piece i glued onto the wreath...  I've seen so many different ways that people have decorated their wreaths and i was going to add some pictures and words,  but i decided (with the help of Karen & Michelle) to stick to the plain version...

When my husband first saw the wreath, he couldn't understand how i could use all the "good" crayons, but how can i use "used" crayons - just wouldn't be the same!!!

Liesl
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Twinkle Toes - Ballerina Party

Pink, pink, and more pink...  I had so much fun making all the decorations for Kayla's 3rd birthday party...  First of all, Olivia asked me to make pink tutu's for all the little girls...  My friend Michelle found a video on you tube on how to make a "no sew" tutu - i made 11 of them, wasn't too difficult to make...  The birthday invite was a little ballerina slipper, and this was attached to the box with the tutu and a grey t-shirt with "twinkle toes" in glitter on the front...

Here's a picture of the first tutu i made as a sample - this one is light pink and white, but we ended up going with a darker pink and light pink combination:

And here's a picture of the actual tutu's i made - still in the production line!!

It was the cutest thing to see all the little girls wearing their little pink tutu's and the grey t-shirts...

The party favour bags were definitely one of my favourite items to make for this party - again, i used a plain white paper bag, and jazzed it up using some printed paper, a pretty tag and some ribbon:

Each little ballerina got a scrapbook page with decorations to take home and finish...  I also made some popcorn cones, some ballerina cut outs for cupcake toppers, and wands:

Sorry for all the pictures, but i just couldn't resist - there were so many beautiful pics, i didn't know which ones to post and which ones to leave...

Liesl
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