Stache my pencil HERE *Picture Tutorial*

I have had many people ask me if it is really that easy to place vinyl on things like buckets, water bottles, glass containers, etc. I can honestly tell you, YES!!! It really is very simple once you see how simple you will be personalizing and creating every and everything you can think of! My favorite gift thus far this year that I have made is the, "Stache my pencil HERE" pencil holder for Manni's teachers! I LOVE the mustache craze and also chalk board vinyl so I created something that incorporated the two!!! Below is a quick picture tutorial on how easy it is to make something like this and the cost is less then ten dollars. Now note you can purchase little buckets like this almost any place for a dollar of two. I buy mine at Hobby Lobby and the dollar store but I have also seen them at Target and Michael's.

So with out farther a due here is a short picture tutorial!!!

This is how my vinyl applique's come to you in the mail.

 With the tape already on them, but you still need to press firmly

on the vinyl to make sure it sticks to the tape!!!

Start in one corner and lift the tape away from the backing.

As you see the vinyl will or should stick to the tape. If

for some reason it is not sticking place the tape back over

the vinyl and press a bit more firmly.

You can either pull the whole thing off in one piece or do

what I did below and cut the pieces smaller before 

pulling the tape off with the vinyl stuck to it!

As you can see the vinyl is stuck to the tape!

Carefully position the vinyl on your bucket or item!

Make sure you start in the middle of the vinyl and work

your way outwards! I make sure I have something holding

 my bucket in place like two books on either side. Leaving

both hands free to position the vinyl.

Once the vinyl in in place make sure you press FIRMLY

on the tape over the vinyl. 

Starting in one corner pull gently away from the item,

leaving the vinyl sticking to it. If for some reason the

vinyl is not sticking place it back on the item and press 

FIRMLY again!!!

My chalk board mustache doesn't need tape. Chalk board

vinyl is a bit thicker and is easier to place!

Gently lift the chalk board vinyl off it's backing!

Starting with the middles place the chalk board vinyl

on the item. Press firmly over the vinyl a couple of times,

paying close attention to the sides!

Here is what mine looked like when I was done! 

Very easy and it took less then ten minutes to make!

Here is one of Manni's teacher's gifts for 

Teacher Appreciation Week!!

If you have any questions please feel free to message me and I will be more then happy to answer!

Enjoy and CRAFT ON!!!!

Vintage Baby Doll Crib

Isabella and I were walking around a quaint little antique store today when we came across the CUTEST little doll crib.

As soon as you walk through the doors of this old rustic cottage you are hit with the small of old books and wood! The smell reminds me of the past and my imagination starts to run wild with excitement! I look at things not just for what they once did, but what I can use them for today!. Antique stores are like a treasure chest waiting to be opened! 

My eyes land on a small, round glass container with a specked gold lid on it! I start to think about the vanity it must have once sat on and who must have owned it! A gentile southern woman who must have taken a lot of pride in the way she looked and smelled like! Her house was once adorned with lovely glass and gold objects and she sat on her porch with her husband every night talking about the days passed!! I had to have it, it was just too much so I walked over to the shelf hoping it was not overly priced and was shocked to see a five dollar sticker on it! It was MINE!!!

Bella and I slowly walked around the cottage and looked at every booth. We have a rule of thumb we walk around looking at all the wonderful things in the store then we take a second trip around getting down and looking under shelves and in those hidden corners! That is when Bella found her treasure!!!

"AAAAWWWWW!!!! Mommy, look at this bed, I SO think Kit could fit in it!"

I walk over to were Isabella was standing and look down at this cute, but not so sturdy doll crib. It looked like a crib from the 50's error and all in all was in good shape considering it's age! One of the side boards was going to need to be replaced and for the right price it would be a good toy for her! 

I reached down to flip the price tag over and said, "It's twenty dollars Bella, and I am not sure we can fix the side panel right away."

Bella pulled her beaded green purse up and pulled her money out. "Five, ten, eleven, twelve! I have half of the money Mommy, can I get it?"

"You know if it going to take almost all your money Bella and like I said I am not sure we will be able to fix the crib today, we might have to wait till next weekend."

"That's okay Mommy, I really want to get it for Kit," in a sweet yet overly excited voice.

I picked the crib up from the floor and walked over to the counter with my five dollar treasure and Bella's treasure. Behind the counter was an older woman in a flowered shirt and jeans. She had the cutest long gold chained necklace on with a flowers adoring it! She reached down over the counter hitting the edge with her gold bangle bracelets to take the tag from Bella's hand.

"Um, can you ring those up separably please? My daughter has to pay for half of the crib and I want to have an accurate price for her!"

"Oh, my she is going to pay for half?" then she looked down at Bella and said in the sweetest, southern voice, "You are such a responsible young lady and since this is going to be yours I am going to give it to you for fifteen dollars with tax included! Do you think you can pay your mommy the seven dollars and fifty cents?"

With her big green eyes staring up at her and a huge smile on her face Bella softly said in her cute little voice, "That's so nice of you, thank you! I can give you the seven dollars and fifty cents if you want and then my Mommy will only have to pay her half!"

With a chuckle and broad smile on her face she looked at Bella and then at me and said, "I'm sure Mommy can pay for the whole thing and then you can give her the money later on."

Her laugh lines were like a map of the many laughs and smiles she had given to people over the years. Her demeanor  a gentile one and she had the warmest, most welcoming eyes! She then took the five dollar tag off my wonderful treasure and added up my total.

"That's going to be twenty dollars and forty-one cents."

I pulled my card out of my back pocket and handed it to her! She carefully wrapped my glass cotton ball holder and stuck the recite in the bag! Before taking the bag I thanked her and walked out to the car!

All the way home Bella could not contain herself she was so excited she had bought this crib and couldn't wait for Daddy to see it!

As soon as we walked in the house Bella was bustling with excitement telling Jason all about the antique store we had gone to and what she had found. After careful examination he determined with a little TLC and some creativity on my part we could fix the crib for her and Kit could sleep in it tonight!! 

So here are the pictures of the before and after of Bella's treasure!!! ENJOY!!!

The crib minus the broken board

The board that the doll lays on I decided to refinish it 

by adding some left over batting I had!

As you can see I folded the batting to make it a little 

thicker!

I then put the fabric over it and flipped it over.

I hot glued the fabric down and did one side envelope 

style. By the way is not so very easy on an old 

piece of wood and a hot glue gun!

The other side I pulled over tucked the end in and 

hot glued it! Very easy and the best method if you ask me

Here's the finished mattress for the doll crib.

Since we had to repair the side board

it looked very ugly. So I picked out

the Pairs theme paper since the blanket

is Paris and glued it with decoupage on

both sides!

Here's Kit sleeping in her NEW bed!!

Bella is very happy with her purchase! 

REWIND........Super Hero Birthday

This has been a LONG time coming since Donato's 3rd birthday was WAY back in the beginning of February of last past year. Sorry it's so late, but yet again life and my MANY projects and responsibilities have taken over!!!!

My sweet baby boy turned 3 on January 27, 2013 and I was SO very excited to create and make his SUPER HERO dreams come true! Both my younger boys Donato and Gabriele (5) LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, super hero's. SO it was only natural for Donato to ask for a super hero birthday party and of course he wanted to look like CAPTAIN AMERICA, his fav. super hero! I was all for the challenge, but I bit off more then I could chew with this project for sure!

My Little Super Hero Donato

Shirt made by Create Sew Embellish

My first order of business was to create a unique and fun invitation for my special little guy. This was not as hard since I looked around and took idea's from different sites that I liked and meshed them together. I then uploaded the invitation to Shutterfly and had them printed out and sent to me in a 4x6 picture! They came out better then what I expected and I just LOVED them!!!

CUTE I KNOW:)

The next order of business would be to now take and tie the theme and graphics into the cupcake toppers:) This was a lot harder then it looks because I was working with Photoshop and didn't know exactly how to make the circle the exact size I needed!!! Once I figured it out though it was very simple and anyone can do it all you have to go is YOUTUBE it!!! It is kind of lie looking up your sons algebra homework online and watching a teenager explain it to you. After the fact realizing it was something very simple!!!

 I didn't make the cupcakes but I did the toppers:)

 I LOVE how they turned out. I did buy the "super girl"

off 2 Cute Party Prints but did the rest!!!

Donato's BIG cupcake!!!!

I am also trying to set these up in my shop as well:)

I also did super hero stickers for the bottom's of Hershey Kisses and LOVED the way they turned out. I make matching 1 1/2 inch stickers for all the party favor bags. I am working on putting these in my shop to offer but till then if you are interested please message me via Facebook thru, One Sassy lil Sweet Pea. I would be more then happy to work with you and personalize them as well!!

Fort Part 1

Last week I stumbled upon a really cool fort built as the headboard of a twin size bed. I looked at the specs and released it was nothing more then two shelves with a bunch of decorative things around it. I though why not, why can't I do something like that for the boys, Jason and I are handy with tools!! So came the idea to to utilize the closet in the boys room for for a fort. For the past three years we have done nothing with this particular closet other then collect junk in it.

Today I ran to Home Depot and bought five 2x4x6, one 1x12x96 shelf board, 8 L shape brackets, and a small box of 1 1/2 inch nails. Since we already had screws, paint, and one 1x12x96 shelf board we had everything we need to start my insane projects of trying to create a fort in a small closet. I used the left over paint from the living room to paint the closet. I still have to paint the door frame, but I need to buy more paint in the Buzz space dust.

This is after I painted the closet,

it only took almost a gallon of paint!!

The first 2x4 to be placed it is 3 feet long!!

We put boards on the wall to make a dash for

Donato's steering wheel!! We still have to put the 

wheel up and draw the dash on the wood.

We placed a 2x4 in each corner of the closet and then a 2x4

in front of the back legs and one flushed against the door jam.

We then put two 2x4's between the front and back boards.

Both Jason and I were afraid that this would not hold up

to jumping and such so we braced everything with these clips!!

At times it was hard to get them nailed in place because of the

positions, but it was well worth the time and anguish!!

I am not joking when I say I got on this thing and 

jumped and walked around. I wanted to make

sure it was not going to fall of move.

The first board being set into place!!

Gabriele showing us he can stand under the fort too!!

Gabriele on the top part of his fort!!!

Jason made the ladder as well!!

Gabriele was so excited, he claimed the top part

of the fort!! The top part of the fort is a little over

three feet off the ground!!

Donato claimed the bottom part of the fort!

You can see he was very excited about his new

play area!!

Gabriele 

Donato is not able to get up on the top of the fort

without help!! We made the latter hard enough

to keep him on the floor and not up in the top

part of the fort, not yet anyways!!

Donato and Gabriele

Gabriele showing off his new lights!!

We took some lights we had outside and hung them 

in the top part of the fort!

Donato and Gabriele holding his doggie!!

The lights in the top part of the fort!!

We still have a few more things to do before the fort is completed, but for the most part we did really well!! The boys want me to make pillows and Gabriele wants two shelves put in his part of the fort. I still have to place the steering wheel on the wall and draw the dash for Donato. I would like to also put a curtain up for Gabriele, but I need to find the right fabric. I also need to buy two of the click lights to go in Donato's part of the fort. I will post another set of pictures when everything is done next weekend!!

Tutorial For Up-cycled Curtains

Before you begin anything the best thing to make curtains out of is old flat twin size sheets. If you need them bigger or longer just look at the larger flat sheets like full up to king. Once you have selected your sheet fold it in half and cut on the fold. I used an iron to press the line and then followed the line, but you can just cut on the fold.

The hem on the bottle was a 1 inch in the gage, 

but you can also eye it and you will be fine.

Make sure you press this with your iron before 

pinning!!

The top hem or the hem were the rob will go 

through needs to be 3 inches on your gage. If you

don't have a gage you can always use a ruler.

Make sure you press this with your iron before pinning!!

Another view of the top hem!!

Some people like to pin with larger space between, 

but I have always used a LOT of pins!! Just make sure

you have it secure for sewing!!

I placed my fabric to follow the first line on your machine. 

Now if for some reason you don't have the lines let

the fabric barley pass the foot of your machine!! I did

this for both the top and bottom hem.

That's it. like I said very easy and fun to do! It took me less then an hour to finish the curtains and I was VERY please with the end results, and Bella LOVES them!!