A Sprinkle

Our sweet counselor at school had a precious baby girl last week. Just before she had her we gave Baby C and CCG a "Sprinkle" at school. She already has a beautiful little girl and just needed a few things for the new princess.

In lieu of  a sheet cake or cup cakes, we decided to make a cake ball tower - the cake pops on top almost look like a bouquet!

In the center of the cake pop bouquet is a candy melt C. The flowers on the cake balls and pops are all made from candy melts.

Thinking it would look like an elegant petitfour, the cake balls were nestled in mini baking cups.

I really adored the way the flowers came out. They were fragile, but not so delicate that they were hard to work with. I "piped" them onto foil using a baggie with the corner snipped and  the left over melted candy. A quick swirl in really warm water every now and then kept it just the right consistency to flow but not spread.

The flowers were attached with more warm candy melt. The pops took a little more work to stick than the balls. :)

We weren't sure if Big-Sis-to-Be was going to be there or not, so we wrapped up a pop just for her. These would make adorable (albeit labor intensive) favors at a baby or wedding shower.

The set up at school... The tower was generally disassembled to transport to school. The balls rode nestled in a shirt box and the bouquet was left in tact, gently wrapped in plastic wrap and nestled in a box with air filled baggies around it. It arrived with jsut a few broken petals.

I can't wait to meet Baby Calissa!

Craftypants: More Felt Flowers

I have a sickness.

It's a sickness derived from an abundance of felt. Vibrant, hot glue friendly, forgiving felt.

I can't promise this is the last  felt project. I CAN promise that I'll forgive you if you decide to stop reading right now. Just be warned, you'll miss the cuteness about to ensue.


I figured you'd stick it out.

I bought this unfinished bird house at the HobLob last summer when it was on clearance.

No. I didn't have a plan.  Sometimes that just how visits to the HobLob roll.

A couple of coats of paint ...

...and some houndstooth paper and coat of glossy mod podge all over made it a precious little house.

I want to live in a pear green house wth a houndstooth roof and turquoise foundation.

A couple of flowers and foliage takes the curb appeal up a few notches, dontcha think?

It's living in my turquoise, green and black and white guest room.

 I think its utterly perfect on the night stand.

Another Fun Giveaway!

The Pleated Poppy is giving away a $25 gift certificate! I'm a tad obsessed with her stuff... I think its the whole sewing envy thing.

Check it out, if you're so inclined!


(and have you seen the precious wedding below? please look. it's amazing.)

Bicycle Built For Two

This was one of the BEST weddings I've ever been to. EVER. INMYLIFE.

There wasn't anything throughout the day that didn't have the bride and groom's finger prints all over it.

MJS & IS met in Colorado during a bicycle race. MJS was riding with her Dad and through a series of events IS tagged along with them. The wedding, appropriately enough, had a precious biking motif.

Some of my pictures came out great, and some didn't, but I need them so you can get the entire effect  (...and there are bunches... bear with me)!

The couple were married in Fischer Hall in perfectly tiny Fischer, TX  - just a hop, skip and a jump north westish of San Antonio. It's literally the oldest hall in Texas and it was quaint, rustic, and totally romantic.

Intentional or not, there was this precious heart shaped piece in the rafters above the altar.

The altar was just right - bedecked with sunflowers and the items they needed for their wine ceremony.

After the wedding party made their way into the hall, the "ring bearer" rode in on an orange bike and announced, "Here comes the bride!". I wish I had it on video. It was PERFECTION.

...and there she came! The lighting was divine. You couldn't have hired a team of lighting designers to recreate it more perfectly.

The couple blended two wines together and each drank from the glass as a unifying symbol - in lieu of a unity candle, sand, etc.

Meanwhile, the groom's dad serenaded them with a sweet song.

MJS's dress was amazing and she literally glowed! The vows were personal and meaningful to the bride and groom, alluding to their mutual love of biking.

The table centerpieces, though lovingly created, looked like they had just been plucked out of a field and landed on the long tables in the Hall. That petite pot of honey is local 'Killer Bee Honey', and living up to its tag line, it's to die for! :)

The cutting cake, adorned with hand blown orange and yellow posies, was on a table amidst cupcake after cupcake.

Each set of different flavored cupcakes (I died over a peanut butter and chocolate concoction.) was on a separate display and topped off with a daisy.

I wish I could have adequately captured the magical feeling that fell over the Hall as the sun was setting. It was like something out of a movie.

MJS and IS snuck off to take pictures after the ceremony. They rode up and down the two lane road in front of the hall on old restored bikes.  Yes! And it was wonderful!

Finally back inside and after dinner, the first dance was heartfelt and joyous. Then the bride and her dad danced - and invited all of the other fathers and daughters in attendance to join them. It was sweeter than the honey.

Towards the middle of the reception, the groom took the stage with the band and played a couple of songs.

I'm so glad we were able to be a part of their special day and I am totally in love with every single thing about their wedding. 

It won't be a stylish marriage,

I can't afford a carriage
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle made for two.
We will go 'tandem'
As man and wife
Throughout our life
On a bicycle built for two.

Crafty Pants : Felt Flower Pillow

S-e-r-i-o-u-s-l-y into these felt flowers!

A spring break trip to Ikea resulted in some fresh pillow covers for my couch. I picked white. Why? I'm not sure. Who puts WHITE pillows on their couch? They just looked so clean and crisp. They begged me to add something to make them go with the rest of our de colores house.

I obliged.

The pink flower started with a yellow fringed and rolled center.

Though I usually keep the back nice and flat, I actually rolled and glued this one with the slightest inward dome... I was anticipating massive amounts of hot glue holding it onto the flower.  

Lots of pink felt petals... I think I'm adding hot pink felt flower petals to my favorite things list.

Two rows of blue grosgrain ribbon hot glued to the pillow made the base for the flowers.

 I'm straight line challenged... so I used a piece of scrap paper to keep my spacing consistent while gluing the ribbon.

Back to the pink petals... pinched, glued, and layered into a flower! 

I was going for "dahlia" and I think I just narrowly missed "poinsettia". I'll have to remember this for next Christmas. Poinsettia Pillows...

Finally the yellow center!

I added an orange circle to spiral flower with a pink center and a yellow rolled flower with a "ruffle" around it after I decided that the pink flower was begging for company. Voila! A fresh, crisp, seasonal punch of color on my couch. I love flowers in the house and these are guaranteed to look perfect even after five days!  

Awesome Giveaway!

Kameio Photography is having an awesome giveaway! She has many many amazing and generous contributors and I'm crossing my fingers extra hard on this one!



All of the vendors have precious and wonderful items, but for obvious personal reasons, this happens to be my favorite! :)

Check it out here!

Decade of Friendship

Ten Augusts ago as a Freshman at Texas A&M I met some of the most beautiful women I gladly still call my friends. As far as friendships go, these girls wrote the book. We spent the weekend shopping, hanging out, and reminding ourselves why we liked each other in the first place (which mostly has to do with well timed puns, hilarious jokes, and the art of finishing each other's sentences without trying).

Mmmm! Starbuck's new Trenta size! It's like a classy big-gulp! Shopping the outlets almost did us in...

But we pulled it together for some boutique/antique shopping in Greune!

KDH, JE, KMF, AWB, KEH, CSF and KJC (we missed you if you weren't there!).

Nothing is better after a taxing and grueling day of shopping like dinner on the bank of the Guadalupe River.

When the sun sets in Greune, the party gets started! We didn't hang around for it, but Reckless Kelley was playing at Greune Hall.

We couldn't resist a little more shopping! The Greune Country Store has so many precious and unique things.

I think AWB is illustrating what she's going to feel like the Monday after Spring Break.

I apologize in advance for the following pictures.

As good Pi Phi's  should, AWB and I had a cookie shine! Yes. We even sang the song. Which launched us into another favorite... See an arrow flying by?

...and then we realized we couldn't remember all of the words. But it was all good. We're not prepping for recruitment and until KMF has her baby this summer, we won't be brain washing anyone anytime soon.

Thanks to TRog, Bradley, the Loj and the other "old girls" for inspiring us to also celebrate DOF.

Now, are we on a 5 year or 10 year track for the next one?