24 Hour Craft-A-Thon

Last week I had a 24 hour Craft-A-Thon with my sisters, friends, aunts and cousins. There were 10ish of us at any given time. It was so fun. 

Erica and Kelsey worked on re-fashioning some clothes. They took in some dresses, shirts and made up a skirt extender as seen here. Calleen and her mom Linda (sorry, no pic) were working on hairbows and pillow cases.  I didn't get a picture of my mom, but she also came and worked on an apron. 

Here is my awesome aunt Rachelle, who was working on a tulle wreath for her door.

This is my cousin Hailey, who showed up late (she left her friend's party to come party with us!) but still managed to sew this adorable owl pillow. 

Adian was also present but he didn't craft. He was actually really good and kept us entertained. His sister Sydney was also hanging around, but no picture of her because she was probably too busy getting into the canny ("candy"  how Aidan likes to say it)

This is Sarah and she worked on a cool Halloween Banner. We were glad she was able to come despite her husband being gone and having to manage a few kids. Thank goodness for babysitters!

Rachelle and "Owlie"

The party was at Heather's house but I can't seem to find a picture of her. We are planning another craft-a-thon in November and I cannot wait! 

Ps. Go Utes ;)

Farm Fresh Eggs Sign

I decided to make a sign for my parent's chicken coop (they have16 chickens...give or take). It was pretty easy but still took me awhile.

I took some barn wood and cut it a little bit smaller than the width of a door frame (Thanks to Amanda and Kim, Brad's friends, for the gifted wood).

Next I sprayed two coats of KILZ and 1 coat of Krylon White.

Next, I drew up the design using my Silhouette and cut the images from vinyl.  

 Here is the stencil of the chicken

I used some cheap WalMart spray paint to paint the chicken and the letters. 

Here is the final product. I think it turned out pretty good!

 

Ps. Don't tell my parents about the sign since its a Christmas present ;)

DIY Necklace Holder

 One day perusing Pinterest I came across this necklace holder- (I love all those necklaces btw)

                                                        Source: karapaslaydesigns.blogspot.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

Being a good sister, Erica took note and later made it for my birthday present. Here is what my necklace situation was before: 

very organized and not annoying. at. all. 

I believe this was made by taking a board found at DI, painting it white and adding cute knobs from Hobby Lobby. Simple, yet so cute. I really love it! 

Nothing New Antiques

This antique shop in Richfield, Utah was packed from top to bottom with wonderful treasures. This sign greeted me in the kitchen area:

Lots of beautiful colored glass, hobnail, apothecary jars, vintage Pyrex, etc. 

Thrifting in Rural Utah

A few weeks ago I went on my annual camping trip to Torrey, Utah. The girls decided to pile into two cars and head into "town" to look for antique stores and yard sales. We did  not have much luck. See for yourself.

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We started out at point A and did not find anything until point B. We found two yard sales in the small town of Aurora. Picture this- you have had 1 or 2 visitors all day then two cars roll up and 13 girls pile out. We were like the sister wives.

grandma, heather, ginger, rachelle, penney, hayley, calleen, lexie & morgan (in the back)

this guy was for sale

New Blog

I have a new blog, Mayfair Market you should check out {in a few days since there is NO content yet. lol} I am in the process of setting up my Etsy shop where I will be selling vintage, home made and antique wares.

Owl Baby Shower

Recently my sisters and mom hosted a baby shower for our cousin Jesi. I designed the invitation copying my sister Heather and Tiny Prints. The owls came from a kit by Holly Brooke Jones and the papers are from Persnickety Prints in their freebie section.

We made lettuce wraps using recipes from Sunny Anderson and Our Best Bites.

Cowboy Caviar was made by Heather. Idon't have her recipe but its a delightful mixture of avocados, black eyed peas, tomatoes, cilantro etc. The recipe I use calls for black beans which is a nice addition. 

Cupcake toppers made by Sweeten Your Day. I won them from a giveaway at Kara's Party Ideas. The cupcake stand was found in my parent's backyard. 

These little disasters are supposed to be chocolate covered rice krispie owls.  Make the rice krispie treats as usual, cut out with a cookie cutter, dip in choc and add eyes. 

Here is the full spread. Don't you love the cupcake stands? Most of the plates, jars and owl figures are from thrifting.

Erica made this wreath and my mom made the owl pillow using a tutorial from Toad's Treasures.

Guests filled little treat bags full of sweets as a favor. 

I used a free printable set from TomKat Designs for the favor tags and food labels. In Photoshop, I changed the colors to match the invitation and used the same owl from our invitation.

Can't forget a picture of the cute mom-to-be

Iron-On Project

Awhile back I found this fun shaped sign at the DI-

I sprayed it white and it sat around for about a month.

I got an idea to use an iron-on transfer to transfer an image onto the wood. To say it was a success is only a partial truth. The image is from the Graphics Fairy. 

The process is much the same as if you were transferring onto fabric. Beware not to keep the iron-on for too long or you will pull up the paint. Also make sure you put your image on straight. 

 My sign has three problems- 1. Image is crooked 2. The glue from the iron-on is noticeable (how can I fix this??) 3. The image is not big enough.  I will probably sand it down a little and put on another coat of paint and try another method of transferring the image. 

One Project Closer

I am entering my master bedroom redo in One Project Closer's yearly Before and After contest.

It is a contest that goes till September 22 with weekly winners ($50) and a grand prize winner ($150). Click the button below for more information. 

A Little Peak

Erica and I took some pics of her cousin-in-law's baby on Sunday. It was fun experimenting on someone other than Erica or my niece Sydney.