Saturday, June 11, 2011

Pinkalicious 4th Birthday

We had a very Pinkalicious birthday for my twin 4 year olds!

Each little girl had to get pinked out with a Pinkalicious crown and a wand. My awesome sister Breanna painted all their little nails pink.

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:: Lots of pink foods ::
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:: Pinkalicious Cupcakes ::
Homemade Strawberry cupcakes with Strawberry buttercream

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:: Games Outside ::
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We read "Pinkalicious"

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The birthday girls. I love Peyton's face in this picture {she was having a moment}!
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:: Cupcake Pinata ::
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:: Presents ::
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:: Goodies for our guests ::
Tutu Totes, Pinkalicious Playdoh, Cupcake Crayons and Coloring Pages

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We had so much fun with our cute little friends!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Felt Princess {Birthday} Crown Tutorial

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...Supplies...
1 Pattern {see below}
Felt {2 Colors for the crown + additional colors for embellishments}
Fabric Pen
Pinking Shears
Hot Glue
Gems

Print Pattern. Match pieces A + B. Use extra band piece if you need to make the pattern for larger head. The pattern fits a 3/4 year old. Measure you child's head or just wrap the pattern around the head. There should be a few inches overlapping.

Trace your pattern onto the inner piece of felt. Preferably use fabric pen...but if you are like me and don't have one and impatient you can just use a sharpie!!


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With 2 pieces of felt pinned together sew around the entire crown inside the line. If you used a sharpie give yourself about 1/4 inch inside the line. Then take your pinking shears and cut around the crown outside where you sewed.

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This is the front of my crown
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Hot glue some strips of velcro to the ends

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Time to embellish!!

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Cut out circles of various sizes and colors

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Make flowers of varying shapes and sizes
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Hot glue flowers to crown. Done!! If you are like me...repeat 9 more times to get ready for a Pinkalicious party!! :)

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Felt Princess Crown

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Ruffle Picture Board

This pinkalicious party is all about girlie girl pinkness...aka RUFFLES!! So when I saw THIS on Someday Crafts I just had to make one!!

Lot's of pink. I love that it looks like ruffle fabric. I used the same method as HERE and hot glued them to a piece of foam board. I covered clothes pins in ribbon to hang pictures.

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Add some cute pictures...love!!
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Countdown to Pinkalicious Party!!

Linking up HERE

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Friday, June 3, 2011

Cupcake Crayons {free printable}

Party Favors {on a budget}

I really like to put non-junk items into the party bags. I came up with these for our Pinkalicious party along with a coloring book printed from Here! I made cupcakes but you could make just about any shape you can find a candy mold for and print out coloring pages for any party theme.

Supplies:
Gather all of those broken crayons {or pick up a few boxes of cheap crayons}
Candy mold of your choice

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If you are a plan ahead kinda gal...save a few can while your cooking during the week. If you are like me...open some cans of beans and make some Chili! Wash and dry cans.

Put a few inches of water in a saucepan. Add your cans and throw the crayons in. Have fun and play with the colors. {pink + blue = pretty periwinkle!}
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Pour the colors into the mold. Make sure it is tilted back so it doesn't spill out! Fill it all the way...I only took a picture of it half full. Mix up the colors and when the kiddos color it will change colors!
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Once it cools a bit {not wobbly} put it in the freezer to harden. Pop out and color away!! These would even be fun to have out for a coloring activity for a kid's birthday party...or stocking stuffers. The possibilities go on and on!
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And just so your cuties don't think these are candy...I made a little label to put on the crayon bags. And lucky you can make it too! Check out the link below. Print on sticker or regular paper. Enjoy!
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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Feature Thursday

Do you ever get overwhelmed by the amount of pure CUTENESS on the internet. There are SO many ideas and projects...never ending inspiration. So here are some of my favorite things I've seen this week!

First a preview for some things I've been working on but no time to blog about {we've got a Kindergarten field trip + high school graduation BBQ for sister + birthday party...and of course none of them are in the same city!!}

Cupcake Crayons + Tank Twirly Dress
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Who knew you could print on a paper bag?! I love this idea and love the images she chose. Find these at Cottage Hill.

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photo from Cottage Hill

How cute would this cake be for a rainbow themed birthday party {or a Tuesday!?} Check out Crafty Mama.
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photo from Crafty Mama


Bugaboo, Mini Mr. and Me made the sweetest skirt and she has a matching one for mom! I love the stripes...hmmm must keep eyes out for stripes...yellow ones! :)
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photo from Bugaboo, Mini Mr. and Me

There are oh so many more but I gotta jet! Thanks for sharing all of your wonderful ideas!!

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Tutu Totes

Party Bags {on a budget}

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I love having cute bags to give as party favors. I'm making these for our Pinkalicious party but they would be great for a princess party, ballerina party or just a for a little girlie girl. This is such a simple project that it is perfect teaching project for a new sewer.

Supplies:
*fray check & hot glue or fabric glue {not shown}
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Put your 10x10 felt squares together and sew around 3 sides, leaving the top side open

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Take the bottom edge and measure 2" on each side. Mark with pins or fabric pen

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Pull out corner matching edge to edge. Sew a line from 2" mark to 2" mark and trim off excess.

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Repeat on the other corner and then turn your tote right side out
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Use fray check to seal the ends of your ribbon and pin to the inside of your tote. Use a decorative stitch and sew around the entire top of your tote, making sure to catch the ribbon handles.

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Cut a 7" wide strip of tulle. Using the longest stitch setting, sew a gathering stitch along the top side of your tulle and gather your tulle piece to match the width of your tote.

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Using a zigzag stitch, sew your "tutu" to your bag, a few inches from the top
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Trim any extra tulle {above the zigzag stitch}. Use fabric glue or hot glue to glue sequin ribbon over the stitching.

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A tote fit for a Pinkalicious Princess!

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