Pomander Flower Frames

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July is upon us and what does that mean? We are in the middle of Wedding Season! Better yet to me, we are in Bridal Shower Season, and I’ve been crafting for one of my best friend’s showers! I ended up being able to use a couple of the flowers leftover from the bouquets and decorations from a different wedding to make these cute little frame accents!

The best part of these is how easy they are to make; the floral foam makes it super simple as it already has the adhesive on the back and is the perfect size for making little pomander style accents to frames, signs, or table numbers. I made two types, one that was mixed hydrangeas, for my friend’s shower, and one that was spray roses for a more English feel.

Supplies:
Oasis Deco Mini Foam
Silk Flowers of your Choice (I used Purple Hydrangeas, Lilac Hydrangeas, and Spray Roses on mine)
8 x 10 Frame
Tacky Glue (Optional)

1.     Start by removing the heads of your silk flowers. Mine popped off no problem but you may need wire cutters based on the flowers you choose.

2.     Remove Floral Foam from its attached grid. Starting at the top of the round, push the head of the flowers into the foam. If they are having trouble staying put, use a little tacky glue to keep them in.

3.     Once you have arranged the flowers as you wish, remove the adhesive backing on the back of the foam. Stick directly to the picture frame you have chosen and you’re done!

Yep it’s really that simple and they look adorable! An added plus with this foam is that if you want to use real flowers, you can simply soak it in water beforehand and then press the flower heads directly into the foam like the silk ones, just make sure to keep a little bit of their stems on. Fresh flowers will last a couple days this way. These Flower frames are super easy to make and are a cute addition to any shower, as an extra accent to wedding signs or table numbers!

Disney Pin Monogram

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I have a couple friends getting married in 2017 so I have been having oodles of fun thinking of bridal shower and bachelorette themes for them. One I can't seem to get out of my head is a Disney bridal shower, so regardless of if either of them choose it in the end I have started crafting!

First up is an art piece I made for my craft room, but would look great hanging over the food or gift table at and bridal or baby shower, a monogrammed canvas. :) For this version I used Disney Pins to make the first letter of my last name, but you can make it just about any letter you want, depending on the number of pins you have. :)

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Supplies:
Disney Pins (if you don't have a collection already)
20" x 30" Canvas
1/2-1 yard Disney Fabric
Fabric Glue
 

1. First, Iron out your piece of fabric and arrange it over you canvas. I tried to make mine so that my favorite princess wasn't in the center of the fabric so she wouldn't get completely covered up by the pins. :) 

2. Once you have you fabric arranged, flip both your fabric and canvas over to the opposite side. trim the edges of the fabric so that they meet up with the edge of the canvas. Using fabric glue, stretch and adhere the short sides of fabric to the canvas. Wait until one side is dry before stretching and gluing the other so that you don't accidentally move you fabric!

3. Finish covering the canvas with the long sides in a similar fashion. I folded the corners in like a Christmas present to give it a nice clean look, as shown below:

4. Now that you canvas is ready, its time to pick what you want to put on it! I did an uppercase C for my last name but you could do the first letter of the bride's/baby's name, the age a child is turning on their birthday; there are lots of choices! Using Microsoft Publisher or Word, make you letter as big as you can to take up an 11" x 17" page and print.

5. If your printer is like mine, it doesn't accept that big of pages. Using the tiled printing, your letter should print onto three separate pages. Once it is printed, cut out the inside of the letter and tape the sheets together.

6. Now comes the fun part, putting on all your pins! I will admit that this is rather time consuming, but still a lot of fun. :) Arrange your letter in the center of the canvas, then start by pushing pins in along the edges of your design. I chose not to put on the pin backs until the end, which saved time in this stage.

7. Once the outline pins are done, fill in the middle. I ended up making one base layer and filled in the holes I had as a top layer. As I collect more pins I will fill it in to define the letter more and more.

8. After you have placed all the pins, remove your paper stencil. Turning the canvas over, put the backs into all the pins, pushing the backs in as much as possible. Once this is done, just reposition any pins that rotated while you were securing them.

I love this project for either a baby or bridal shower, and if the bride or mama-to-be loves Disney, it also makes a great gift to hang on their wall. :) Tune in later for more projects for a Disney themed Bridal Shower!

Baby Shower Brunch

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Who's in the mood for a baby shower? I had so much fun putting together this owl inspired shower for a baby girl coming into the world, hopefully on time, this week! We had a full brunch spread for the guests along with a mimosa station and yogurt bar. We played two games (which I unfortunately forgot to photograph): Baby bingo and a "Price is right" Game.

We ended up doing our Price is Right game a little different than other baby shower games you see. I made a full owl themed power point and found more expensive products, like car seats, for people to guess on and whoever's total was closest won. This was more fun (and frugal) than buying a single jar of baby food, a bottle, etc to display for people to guess and made it more fun for the guests to guess. Plus I got to browse through tons of cute baby things, no complaints here!

Our Breakfast spread included The Yogurt Bar, Biscuits, Pancake-Bacon Dippers, Mini Cereals, Bagels and Assorted Cream Cheeses, and a variety of breakfast breads and muffins. Surprisingly enough, the yogurt bar stole the show as the favorite item of the morning! Everyone loved the yogurt toppings and their cute apothecary jar housing (I bought two sets that I use all the time now: these tall ones and these shorter ones). By the end of the shower there was only a lone cup of yogurt left and I had enough for each person to have one of everything. I sent the extras of the brunch home with the guests, I now am determined to invest in some take out boxes or something to package food for after parties, I always over cook and can never eat it all in time so its a great way to give everyone a parting snack and lower the amount of spoiled food!

For the mother to be we set up our big squishy chair adorned with lanterns and a side table for gifts so that she could comfortably sit and not have to keep getting up for presents (luckily a little girl had loads of fun bringing her presents so this wouldn't have been an issue anyway. :) ). I ended up taking all of our dining room chairs and arranging them around the "Chair of Honor" so everyone would have a seat and turned our dining table into the breakfast bar! I got both the adorable owl vinyl tree decoration and the pink polka dot letters off Amazon, and they both ended up being very affordable. :)

Nothing like a good Brunch to celebrate new life! What are your favorite baby shower themes? Leave your thoughts in the comments!