DIY Dollar Store Trays

Who doesn't love a Dollar store DIY Project?

I have seen this idea on a few blogs like these:

http://tatteredandinked.blogspot.com/2010/04/birthday-update-party-trays.html

http://www.joyshope.com/2010/06/carnival-of-tiered-trays.html

Materials:
-Dollar Store Tin Trays
-Spray paint of your choice
-Some sort of base, I used candlesticks from World Market.
-A tough adhesive to glue the tray to the base
-Scrapbook paper of your choice
-ModPodge and brush

Step #1. Spray paint your trays and candle sticks. I did the bottom of the trays first and when they were dry, did the top.

 The top doesn't have to be perfect because scrapbook paper will be covering any blemishes.

Step #2. Cut out the scrapbook paper to fit in the tray. This was kind of tricky. I traced the circular tray and then cut in .5 inches and worked with it. For the rectangular tray, I just laid the paper in it and marked where it needed to be cut.

Step #3. Modpodge the heck outta it. I cover the backside with ModPodge then put another layer on the top after I have smoothed it to the tray. (be careful of bubbles!)

Step #4. Glue the candle stick to the bottom of the tray. Use books or some other heavy object to hold the candlestick down to the tray.

 Step #5. Make some delicious Funfetti cupcakes and serve them to the Birthday girl with her awesome trays as a gift!

Oh, and get a picture of the birthday girl with her trays because she's pretty cute too!

Just a reminder that these are not food or dishwasher safe. That's why I used cupcake liners. You could put down some more paper or something if you wanted to put food directly on the trays.

You could also use these trays as:
-Jewelry organizers
-Potpourri displays
-A place to put your junk on your dresser!
-Desk organizers

Hope you liked them, Emily! Happy 21st Birthday!!

Kyle and Meghan Lovelace

This is a little overdue. This gorgeous wedding took place in Valley Center, CA on September 11th, 2010. If you are friends with me on Facebook, this is old news to you. But those of you who aren't, I thought I'd share some photos from this beautiful couple's special day. I'm sure their photographer couldn't get enough of their beautiful location!

Before the wedding started we caught the Bride heading to the Ladies Room with her Bridesmaids...

First of all, Meghan's decorating skills are amazing. The wedding was one of the most beautifully designed events I have ever been to. It was very chic...very her.

She arrived in style in a vintage car and was absolutely stunning. Here they are taking communion and filling their unity vases.

The Kiss

After the ceremony, the guests got a spend some time in a very cute appetizer area until the Bridal Party was finished with photos.

The couple's first dance

The delicious cake

We enjoyed being a part of this wedding so very much. They are dear friends and we are excited for their life together now as husband and wife. Thanks Lovelaces for letting us see you become husband and wife!

BelKaiDesigns

I love this...

http://www.belkaidesigns.com/

DIY Fabric Flowers

Recently, I came across this fad of flowers made out of fabric. A friend of mine looked up a tutorial and said it was super easy. I have seen them on a few blogs and they're to die for. Here is what some of them look like...

Check out The Anderson Crew to see how she made this awesome necklace:

http://andersonfamilycrew.blogspot.com/2010/10/diy-fabric-flower-necklace.html

My friend Krissy is getting married next June and she ordered this garter off of Etsy:

(something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue)

Check out this Etsy site to see more of her work: http://www.etsy.com/shop/rosebudlips


I decided I wanted to try this fad out! I have this horrendously boring LapTop case that I have been wanting to replace. Since I can't really justify spending $30 on another LapTop case, I decided to do some DIY craftzies.

Materials:
-fabric of your choice
-felt
-doily
-hot glue gun
-scissors

Step #1. Cut out pieces of fabric about 2 inches wide and 15 inches long. The bigger you want the flower, the longer you should make the fabric.

Step #2. Start to roll and twist!

Step #3. Use your hot glue gun to glue as you twist. Glue just enough to keep it in place. At the end you will use some felt to secure it in the back.

                                                                     First one done!

Step #4. Attach doily to LapTop case

Step #5. Cut out a circle of felt

 Step #6. Finish the rest of the flowers that you want and hot glue gun or sew the back of them to whatever your base is.

The main problem with this is that now my husband won't really like using this case. But hey! That just secures the Mac as mine even more so!

You can use any fabric and I'm sure it will look cute.

Enjoy!