Dinner for Two

 Hubby and I finally got an evening to ourselves.  I was planning on making a nice dinner for two.

Instead I raided my décor collection to make a nice table arrangement.

Hubby got home just in time to watch me take pictures of the table, and help me throw dinner together.

Oh well, at least the table looked nice!

Baptism Luncheon Decor

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Want to know how I made the streamer, cupcake stand, and flower clip from Tuesday's baptism luncheon food table?  Well, you’re in luck!

Now, none of these projects are hard.  In fact, you can probably figure them all out on your own.  But I’m going to share anyways.  I’m just that helpful!

For the streamers, I bought fabric squares and cut them into strips.

 

 

Then I tied the strips around a piece of string.

Done.  Yep, that was it!  My biggest tip, make sure you buy enough fabric.  I wanted the streamer to stretch across the length of the table, so I should have bought twice as much fabric.  Lesson learned.

The cupcake stand was made from hard Square Plastic Plates and a couple candle holders from Hobby Lobby.

I just used a bead of glue around the top of the candle holder and attached it to the bottom of the plate.  I didn’t attach the levels together.  This makes them easier to store, and also makes it so I have stand alone cake stands!

The flower in the middle of the table was just three flowers wrapped around a clothes pin.  I just wanted something quick and easy.  It wasn’t something that needed to last forever, just for the length of the lunch.  I probably should have shortened the stems first, so I didn’t have to twist them so much.

Hope these tips help you if you want to try making any of these items.


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Baptism Luncheon Food Table

Thank you to everyone who is visiting from Pinterest!  I haven't posted to Crafty Kate in quite a while.  Please visit me over at https://twitchetts.blogspot.com


I was so excited to do a fun food table for Little Miss’s baptism.  It was the first time I could do something “girlie”.  Of course I spent a month cruising Pinterest for ideas.  I must admit, I love the way it turned out!

I knew that planning a luncheon with a newborn would be challenging, so I kept the food simple.  Build your own sandwiches with potato salad, pasta salad, and melons.

I got a little fancier with the drinks.  (Or at least I made them look fancier)  They were just strawberry Kool-Aide with kiwi slices and lemonade with strawberries slices.  Both tasted delicious.

I found a couple of easy and yummy dessert recipes on pinterest.  The cookies are from Cherished Bliss and the cupcakes are from Polish the Stars.
Both desserts were huge hits! 

A special shout out to my sister-in-law who whipped up a delicious frosting, completely last minute!

The vases were empty Frappuccino bottles and a mason jar filled with flowers from Dollar Tree. 

The streamer was a fun project that I’ll post more about later this week.

The cupcake stand was a project that I whipped up.  It was super easy, but I'll share more on that later this week too.

The whole table came together really well.

Why can't sandwhich condiments be prettier colors?!? 

But I must admit, since I’m a procrastinator, I had lots of help getting everything set up.  And it was all done with a house full of hungry family.  So I have to thank everyone that helped.

It was a fun luncheon to celebrate such an important day in Little Miss’s young life!

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Crib Wall

I’ve been brainstorming what kind of decoration I want to put over the crib for a while.  I kept coming back to the 3D paper art that people have been doing lately.  Problem was everything I found was girlie…and mostly butterflies.  This is cute, but since we don’t know if Baby is a boy or a girl, butterflies didn’t seem like the right approach. 

Sunday morning, when I was debating if I should roll out of bed or snooze for a bit longer, the idea hit me…Stars!

I had seen several of these 3D stars around Christmas.  And when I went to Pinterest for a quick tutorial, I found this from Little Birdie Secrets.

I’m so happy that I decided to go back to Hobby Lobby and get that paper book for the Alphabet Wall, because I just used more sheets from the same book to create the stars.

I even got to use my Silhouette, because I finally got a new Silhouette Blade!

The trickiest part was figuring out how to attach them to the wall.  I ended up using big loops of tape on the backsides.  Super simple.

The project didn’t take long at all.  The most time consuming part was scoring the stars so that they folded easily. 

I even have a few extra stars that I might hang randomly in the room to pull it together.

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Long Weekend Inspiration

I’m not gonna lie…I’ve been a little lazy this week.  But hey, if I can’t be lazy during my third trimester, when can I?  So instead of posting a completed project, I’m posting some of my inspiration for the upcoming long weekend.

First up, I am in love with these planter boxes that I’ve been seeing lately.  I might have to jump on this band wagon!

This one is from Shanty 2 Chic.

Second is this great frame from It’s Overflowing, made from an old wooden box.  We have an old wooden bench that Hubby is going to cut up; I might just have to steal some wood from his pile.

Finally, I have a ton of clear glass vases that I would love to try adding some color to.  I love the look from this BHG tutorial.

I’m hoping to take some of these ideas and use them on a summer mantel.   If I don’t work on that this weekend, then maybe I can finally put some finishing touches on that nursery.

Wish me luck!

Nursery Alphabet

Well, it’s finally up.  The alphabet project that would never end…

At least it looks good!  Not perfect, I won’t point out any of the flaws…I’m sure you can find them.  But I’m happy with the results.

You may remember that I started this project a few weeks back.

I was originally picturing the big letters that are all over pinterest.  But I couldn’t commit to the price per letter.  So I wandered around Hobby Lobby for another route.  I decided to use two sets of plain chipboard letters.  (because one set just didn't seem thick enough)  They were 4.99 a set and I had Hubby with me so that we could each use a 40% off coupon.  So the letters ended up costing me about $6.00.

After I glued the two chipboard sets together, I painted the tops and edges.  Half of the letters were painted in an off white and half in a very dark brown.  Then I used Mod Podge to apply the paper to the chipboard.

 

To hang the letters I used some 3M poster strips that were cut in half length wise.

This was my very high tech way of marking the center of the bookshelf.

I started at the bottom and worked my way up.  As I put the letters up I noticed a pattern to the paper.  This was unintentional.

Also, I decided on the messy/whimsical as opposed to the straight line, because it’s more forgiving of errors.

I have to end this by saying I couldn’t have done it without my friend, who was visiting from out of town.  Without her help, my pregnant brain would have messed up the alphabet…several times.


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Cover Those Walls!

So an update on our living room wall.  Things are hanging on it!  But I wouldn’t call it done.

First, a quick shout out to Snug as a Bug Baby, who shared a great way of hanging arrangements on a wall.

 I was originally going to cut out individual pieces of paper for each item and tape them to the wall, but this way was much easier.

 You can’t really see my pencil marks, but they are there…I promise.

Now for a quick tour…

Here we have our fun, yet slightly creepy, windy wood guy.  We got him as a wedding gift from my mom’s cousin.  He makes these little guys from pieces of wood he finds on his vacations.

That empty space to his right is where I am going to put the tile picture.  I’m still working on finding a Hubby approved way to hang it.  To be honest, I haven’t really looked around much.  Maybe I’ll add that to my weekend to-do list.

Next, you will find the lovely cross that I made a little while back.

Hanging over a family picture, you will find a candy box lid…another work in progress.  I’m planning on wrapping that bad boy in some paper or fabric.

 

Now we have the decorative letter that I made along with the cross.

Finally, there is the shelf that belonged to my grandma.  On it is the Willow Tree figurine that my sister recently gave us.  Also, you might recognize the flower pot from a previous mantel arrangement

I like how it’s coming together.  And I’m really glad that it’s no longer sitting in the middle of my living room floor.

In a couple months, I’ll be adding little baby pictures to the arrangement, and an updated family picture!

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