I've got 2 different rag garland tutorials for you. This is a cheap and easy way to add a little decor to any party or event! Do note that it does take a lot of time, but it's a good mindless craft you can do while you watch a movie or your favorite show.
The first rag garland is the Tie Garland.

Cut your string to your desired length and add a few more inches at both ends to leave room for tying or taping it up. Tie on the shorter pieces of fabric in a knot (4"x2"). That's it!
 Keep tying your fabric until the string is filled. You can make it as full or as bare as you want it to be.
The second rag garland is the Rag Garland (creative, I know...). These pieces of fabric will want to be longer. More like 6-8"x2".

First, cut your string to your desired length and add a few more inches at both ends to leave room for tying or taping it up. Take a piece of fabric and fold it in half. Lay it beneath the string.
 Grab the ends and loop it over the string and through the hole you created.
 Pull as tight or loose as you want. You'll notice the different looks you'll get using which method.
Keep doing this method making it as full or bare as you want it to be. This one I left about a 1/2" space between each one. And that's it!
 You can see the Tie Garland on the left and the Rag Garland on top of the crate.

My 3-year old daughter is obsessed with horses right now, so the opportunity to throw a cowgirl party couldn't have been any better! This theme was SO much fun to play with - I had a blast putting it all together!

I invited a lot of family to this party, so I felt like I needed to provide some sort of square meal opposed to just cake and treats. On the menu was: BBQ Shredded Pork Sandwiches, Veggie cups, Fruit, Pudding cups, Pasta Salad, and Rice Krispie Haybales.





Step right up and git yer grub!



Cowgirl Birthday Party Package is now available in the shop! Yeeeee-haaawww!

I swear, everything I have been designing lately has been pink! Lots of girls going around! But girls and pink are fun - just like the theme for this baby shower I did for my sister, along with my Mom and other sister,

"Sugar and spice and everything nice; that's what little girls are made of."

I don't know how long that nursery rhyme has been around, but it's a favorite. I knew I wanted that to be the theme along with shabby-chic decorations.









Brown paper bags with doilies, lace, and PINK - totally shabby-chic. I was loving it! It turned out to be a great shower and lots of loved ones were able to support my sister with her up-coming arrival.

The "Sugar & Spice" baby shower package is now available to print so you can host your own baby shower with all of the work done for you! That's right! I even included a few games, so even that is taken care of. Just print and you're good to go! Find the signs and food cards here and the games here. (favors and invitations not included)

Back in NOVEMBER, I had a friend ask me to design a party package for her daughter's second birthday party. She was easy and laid back, but just wanted it to be pink and she loves chevron.

I can do that!

Here's the invitation I did along with cupcake toppers, water bottle wrappers, and a a few food signs. She had a waffle bar for the food and handed out Hershey bars as the favors.

I threw this one in because she LOVES Star Wars and it's also new to the shop.

One of my goals this year is to expand my shop to different types of styles and categories so it attracts different people. With a bigger audience, I'm hoping to get a little more recognition. And where is a better way to start than with a little HP?!?

I feel awful saying this, but I always forget how awesome this series is until I immerse myself in it. The quotes are so powerful and beautiful, it's a no-brainer why people choose to be uplifted by it. Most of the artwork I have found is more playful and kiddie, something that I would only display in my child's playroom. So, what I wanted to do was to make this line more adult-like and something that anyone would want to display in their living room; discrete, yet a conversation piece to the people who know the actual source, or just find peace in the spirituous words.