John Deere Themed Cupcakes for my Nephew

Here's a tid bit you may not know about Jessi....she went The Art Institute for Culinary Arts....but doesn't actual do any culinary arts as a job. Just on the side and I wouldn't even say as fun. LOL. She is SO meticulous and particular about it that it stresses her out TO THE MAX....but she does enjoy it...if things go right. 

She and I made the cupcakes for my nephews 1st birthday this past weekend! John Deere Tractor Themed Party.

Here we go...60+ cupcakes...

 This is what happens when the cupcakes are left too close to the edge of the counter...

Braeden "the ones wif my finger pints on dem are my favorites!"

 Frosting, frosting, frosting....YUM

 Paper Station...

 Tractor wheels for cupcake holders

 Stacked and ready to go

Scrumptious 

Put together and ready for little kids to rip apart and devour

 John Deere Party Decor Thanks to Dazzle Expressions

Dazzle Expressions labels for favors.

 Boys were so cute facing each other sharing a plate. Party was great!!!

Happy Birthday Lincoln~
Auntie Bree and J Pin It

Easy 4th of July DIY

From living in the apartment and having NO storage space I had no 4th of July Decor AT ALL! I know, I know...horrible right! 

So I was alittle bored and decided to make something using what I had around the house. Patriotic fabric, raffia, jar lids, old wood wreaths, and good ol hot glue.

Baby food lids. I took the rafia and glued it in a criss crossing fashion then glued a fabic star cut out over the middle. Once star was placed a went back and trimmed the raffia...like giving it a hair cut. LOL.

  I then did the same thing with white wide ribbon.

 And again with cut blue fabric scraps.

Jessi had these old wooden wreaths she had painted green. I took them (lol) and we had some metallic blue spray paint we covered the wreaths with. 

I also added little extras in with the star jar lids, just with plain scrap fabric, hot glue and other jar lids.

I then fastened all the wreaths together with white ribbon and hung them.

(thanks to Jessi and my indecisiveness) I later removed the top ribbon from design.

Annnnnd whaaaalaaa! I have myself a 4th of July Wreath/Door Decor!

Be creative~

Bree and J

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Brooklyn's Room: In Progress...Mod Podge Fabric Initials

Super Simple and Fun Craft

What you need:

Mod Podge

Fabric

Letters

Razor Blade or Razor Knife

Paint Brush (optional, I have used my finger before...but this gets messy!)

 Add a light layer of mod podge onto letter, if your using card board letters apply an even lighter coat. The purpose of this is to just hold down the fabric while you mod podge over it. Applying a thick layer may cause the card board to get soggy...this can even happen with the wood letters. Make sure to check the quality of each letter before purchase.

 Place fabric onto letter. If you have a pattern make sure you line it up or keep the fabrics design in mind.

 Add a good (thick) layer over fabric. Make sure to extend mod podge over the edges a tiny bit but don't leave a lip or too much excess on edge.

 Then I used the razor knife to cut along edges, make sure to take your time so you don't have an edge that starts to fray. Don't worry, if you do just add alittle mod podge over the area. I applied a light layer of mod podge to all edges after cutting but this isn't necessary. 

I also added an extra layer of fabric because my fabric was white and with only one layer it was alittle see threw. This all depends on fabric and letter your using.

I think I may add one m ore little hoop at the bottom of the right green one but still not sure...need to find the little hoop first but would love any feedback and what you think...

Yes add one more little hoop or no it looks great!

(its also really hard to see but the wall color is yellow and the white letters do stand out a bit more. Better pics to come with final viewing of her room!!!)

To view tutorial on the hoop decor follow this link: Brooklyn's Room: In Progress...Hoop Decor.

Hoop Fantastic~
Bree and J Pin It

Easy 4th Of July Decor

 Star banner - cut from tag board and sprinkled with glitter.

 Red Star Apple Stamp on White Burlap Garland.

 Stars and Strips Wreath by Blog: Capitol B

 4th of July Fireworks Pom Poms by Martha Stewart

 Pin Wheels in Sand for your Front Entrance

 Medallions by Martha Stewart

Firework Garland by Simplified Bee Blog

Start Decorating 4th is NEXT week~

Bree and J

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Brooklyn's Room: In Progress...Hoop Decor

By using embroidery hoops you can simply add fabric to create a beautiful design for your wall.

 Pick your fabrics and gather your hoops. I wanted a mixture of hoop sizes. Smaller ones are hard to find. Goodwill is always an inexpensive place to find them sometimes.

 Iron your fabric.

 Place hoop to get an idea of where to place bottom hoop. You want to make sure you leave a good 1 1/2" because when you press down the top hoop the fabric will shorten up on the sides.

 Place your bottom hoop under the fabric.

 Then press down the top hoop and tighten the ring so its secure.

 After it's tightened, trim the sides for easier handling.

 Glue the sides of fabric, I used hot glue but I've seen where people use Elmers.

 Press down fabric on glued edge.

This is what it looks like after all fabric is glued. You can then go back around and trim up more. 

Then hang in whatever way you like. The space in the middle of hoops will have her initials going down diagonally. 

Have a Hoopy Day~ LOL

Bree and J

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