Stress Case: Crafting

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Friday, November 29, 2013

5 on Friday, v.6

5 Things...

...I'm working on today

1. Crib skirt for Baby M's nursery

2. Burp cloths (also for Baby M, in case you thought I had a spit up problem).

3. Wrapping presents - yay for Christmas!

4. Leftovers.

5. Wining back the family poker trophy - poker night is tonight!

...I'm excited about

1. I officially have only 15 days left of work before my maternity leave starts!

2. Christmas is less than a month away!

3. With Christmas less than a month away, that means Baby M's due date is fast approaching!

4. Finally getting to put some Christmas decor up in our house - yep I'm one of those who waits until after Thanksgiving is over.

5. Um...leftovers, duh.

...Happening in 2014

1. While I'd love for her to show up a little early in 2013, by 2014, Baby M will definitely be here!!

2. Handsome Husband will finish his second, and start his third year of law school.

3. I will have three months off work to bond with my new little friend.

4. HH and I will turn 26 - yikes.

Celebrating our 25th birthday this year, tacky Las Vegas style!

5. We will celebrate our third wedding anniversary, and our sixth year of being together as a couple.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Adventures in Pinterest: Gender Reveal Party Details

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the video from our Gender Reveal Party, to see these fun details and more!

Pinterest was obviously my #1 go-to site when planning our Gender Reveal Party. I think Pinterest may have somehow been the one to invent these types of parties, afterall. There were definitely some pinspired elements at our party, and I wanted to share those with you!

My Pinspiration:

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My Creation:

I absolutely loved the way the mix of patterned fabrics looked on this banner, and couldn't wait to recreate it! I picked up all my fabric and ribbon at JoAnns, the tape was from Michaels (but you can find it on HERE also). It was super simple to make, though one of the fabrics I chose just would not work with the double-sided craft tape I picked up, so I had to scrap that one from the banner. Other than that, easy peasy. I freehanded a "stencil" out of regular paper, and used that to keep the triangles roughly the same size and shape. I used tiny bits of the craft tape to hang the banner in a few places around my parents' home for some cute pink and blue decor!

My Pinspiration:

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My Creation:

I absolutely loved the idea of putting together a "Boy or Girl" banner (clearly, I'm into banners at the moment), but wanted something that more went with our theme or bright pink and blues. Using my Silhouette Machine, I was able to cut the little flags, the letters, and punctuation in no time! I used tiny foam craft mounts to secure the letters to the flags for a little dimension, and strung the flags onto twine I had on hang to hang it.

My Pinspiration:

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My Creation:

Funny enough, this was probably the most time consuming of the projects I'm sharing with you today! Taking the time to cut and ball the fruit was definitely intensive, but the surprising part was how hard it was to get it looking so Pinterest perfect. The above photos are completely misleading, because you can't really just put the fruits in one variety at a time. You have to layer them, keeping all the "columns" even, or it spills and fill the entire watermelon "bowl". It was a lot of trial and error, but all in all it wasn't that bad! And the result is adorable, if I do say so myself! I definitely plan to present fruit like this in the future!

Linking up with: The Vintage Apple, Something Swanky, Vintage Wanna Bee, Ginger Snap Crafts, Lil Luna, I {Heart} Nap Time, A Diamond in the Stuff, Live Laugh Rowe, 504 Main, Tatertots and Jello, Be Different Act Normal, Six Sisters' Stuff, C.R.A.F.T., Delightful Order, House of Hepworths, Positively Splendid, BEAUtiful Mess/Keep Calm and Carry On, Southern Lovely, Someday Crafts, Chic on a Shoestring Budget, A Night Owl, House of Rose

Thursday, May 16, 2013

A Mother's Day Brunch

Last weekend, for Mother's Day, we hosted my parents, my sisters, Mother-in-Law Red and her beau, Mr. Bear for brunch. I have so loved owning our home for many reasons, but by far my number one reason? I love to entertain.

I spent quite some time deciding on the perfect spread - balancing the necessities of sweet and savory breakfast items to please all those in attendance, and I did pretty well, if I do say so myself!

This, to me, is the perfect brunch spread:

Chocolate Chip Pancake Muffins

Hashbrowns

Bacon - soft and crispy!

Smoked Salmon

Strawberries and Bananas with Nutella

Cheesey Egg Bake

and

A Mimosa Bar (duh!)

And obviously, no Mother's Day is complete without some gifts.

My gifts for Mother-in-Law Red were lovingly bought at a craft fair (the adorable sign) and the phone case is from Etsy.

For Gardening Momma, I got a little crafty and my Pinspiration was from none other than the Saw it-Pinned it-Did it Queen herself, Steph!

My Pinspiration:

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My Creation:

I went with a big of a fluffier succulent arrangement, and a different type of wooden letter, and skipped the bow for Gardening Mom's wreath, but I loved Steph's so much I just couldn't stray too much for her adorable wreath.

I wasn't the only one who got crafty for Mother's Day this year, Sisters Swimmer and Singer worked with Hat Dad to create the coolest succulent planter for GM also!

So cool, right?!

Sisters showing off their handiwork.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Adventures in Pinterest: Tacky Las Vegas Party

It's been mentioned on the blog here and there, but for those of you who don't know - my sweet Handsome Husband and I are a week apart in age. My birthday is exactly one week before his (I know, I'm a total cradle robber!). So, most often, we combine our birthdays and celebrate with a big ole group of special friends!

This year was no different as we turned ~~super old~~ a quarter of a century this month (actually, HH's birthday is TOMORROW!), and I was itching to throw a theme party. After lots of ideas, and many debates, we settled on a theme I had never actually heard of before. Color me original.

Tacky Las Vegas

Tacky is really in the eye of the beholder, but to me? Tacky Las Vegas begs for cocktail waitresses, tacky tourists, Hawaiian shirts, and lots and lots of sequins (though I love a good sequin piece of clothing, don't get me wrong).

Of course, I headed to Pinterest for inspiration and walked away with these two projects to ~~copy~~ make my own.

Source: entirelyeventfulday.com viaCasey on Pinterest

Source: Casey on Pinterest

With some Dollar Tree playing cards, some old white ribbon I had lying around, and a glue gun - I came up with my Playing card garland:

And while I was fresh out of adorably chic apothecary jars, but I added a little pizzaz to a vase and candle holder:

There were a few other little details here or there, and some adorable outfits from the night. The best part about the night though? Cheesy as it were, it was spending another birthday with some wonderful friends, and it was especially sweet that it was in our home that we found just before our last birthdays.

Something all of these ladies have in common? We went to high school together. What can I say, I love a good longterm friendship.

Definitely the winners of best costume: Twin Oh Yeah as a magician and his girlfriend, Future Dr. Babies as his assistant.

My very Handsome dealer, and me as a tacky cocktail waitress. You can't quite see it in the photo, but my "name tag" says "Bill's Gambling Hall & Saloon: Trixie", my code name for the evening.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Adventures in Pinterest: Monogram Dish Towels

Oh my goodness, y'all, these turned out so cute. You better believe a few are going to land on my oven in the very near future.

I made these sweet towels for Mother-in-Law Red and her boyfriend as they celebrated their new abode at their housewarming in late January.

My Pinspiration:

Source: sarahhearts.com via Casey on Pinterest

My Creation:

These were so easy, and I personally think they turned out just darling. It was my first time using an exact knife and making my own little stencil and my first time using fabric medium! There are some detailed instructions at the first link, and they as super helpful. The only thing the first link doesn't note is how exactly to use the fabric medium - it should say on your bottle, but mine was 1 part medium and 2 parts of your paint. Hopefully these will stay as adorable as they are not post washing machine.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Adventures in Pinterest: Girls Weekend Favors

It's been way too long since I've shown off a little craftiness here on the old blog. The sad part? It's not because I haven't been crafty (I've got the glittered garage floor to prove it), but because I've been lazy in that I don't take photos of a damn thing before I hang it, wrap it, give it away, etc!

Luckily, I wanted to remember these favors I made for my lovely ladies for our Girls' Weekend in Solvang.

I was inspired by the one and only Kristen from All in My Twenties. She made some super darling wine glasses for a river trip she took last summer, and I had to put my own little spin on them and create them for my gal pals.

My Pinspiration:

Source: allinmytwenties.blogspot.com via Casey on Pinterest

My Creation:

I took Kristen's advice and headed to Target for these $3 plastic wine glasses - love that they are extra large, and plastic (being that we managed to break two wine glasses on our wine tour...it's a good thing we had plastic at the hotel).

As you can see, I made a few minor changes for my version. I love the look of wine in a glass (that's not the most alcoholic-like thing I've said this week, if you can believe it), so I kept the paint down at the bottom only.

To create that look, I used painters tape to tape a crisp line at the top of the stem of the wine glass, and then covered the top part of the glass with newspaper (well, coupons to be fair, as we don't get a newspaper as Casa de Stress Case). I used a silver spraypaint that I already had in my arsenal (because I spray painted a bottle of Grey Goose silver recently. I'm a baller.).

After painting my little beauts, I applied two rows of rhinestones - I used two different sizes for some dimension. Then I simply added on "Solvang '13" with a Sharpie paint pen.

Easy Peasy!

Thursday, January 10, 2013

A Ridiculously Late Holiday Tour

Because I took great time in taking these photos (the difference between those taken before I got my fancy new camera for Christmas and those taken after is insane), I had to post them even though I think it's officially inappropriate to be recapping Christmas still.

Enjoy!