Goodmorning, everyone! Welcome back to the Your Turn To Shine link party! Sorry my post is late going live this morning! We are enjoying a week at the beach and of course my computer decided to be slow as molasses yesterday!!!! This morning it decided to cooperate a little more, so we are finally up and running! I can't wait to see what your latest creations are! Thanks for linking up every week!
Laundry themed baby shower gift basket
My friend Sarah had a baby shower last month. I love putting together goodie bags or gift baskets for showers, so I immediately started brainstorming. Looking over her registry, she had a cute laundry hamper and some light blue hangers that sparked an idea for a gift... a laundry themed gift basket! Her shower, nursery, and bath items were all whale themed, so it was fun to stick with blue and white nautical items. Need an easy and adorable gift idea? See what items I included in this baby shower gift basket!
Easy DIY Gender Reveal Confetti Poppers
Saturday, July 25, 2015
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Tutorial on how to make your own confetti poppers for a gender reveal party
Since my husband and I already knew the gender and the reveal was more for our family, we wanted to do something that everyone could participate in as opposed to us standing in front of everyone and opening a box of balloons or something along those lines.
I love all of those types of reveals too, but I just thought it seemed less exciting if you already know the gender yourself!
We also were hoping all of our nieces and nephews could attend, and they would have thought confetti was a blast!!! That is how the confetti idea was born, but unfortunately they were on vacation and couldn't make it. It was still fun anyway (who doesn't like confetti?!?!), and definitely made for cool pictures! Our moms reactions were both priceless!
I love all of those types of reveals too, but I just thought it seemed less exciting if you already know the gender yourself!
We also were hoping all of our nieces and nephews could attend, and they would have thought confetti was a blast!!! That is how the confetti idea was born, but unfortunately they were on vacation and couldn't make it. It was still fun anyway (who doesn't like confetti?!?!), and definitely made for cool pictures! Our moms reactions were both priceless!
Once we decided on confetti, I started researching popper ideas.
I found tons of super adorable ones on Etsy, but most of them seemed like something I could make myself, so I decided to give it a try! It also gave me another opportunity to play with my Silhouette software, which I am trying to get more practice with!
So today, I'll show you how you can make your own confetti poppers!
Your Turn To Shine- No. 41
Hey y'all! Hope you're having a great week! We're finally starting to make some progress on some of our big projects around here, so I hope you'll stick around to see some laundry room makeover updates in the next few weeks! Until then, I'll be posting some fun baby related crafts I've done! Check out what we've been up to most recently below, then link up your latest work at the bottom!
Gender Reveal!
We bought burgers and hot dogs to grill and made just a few side dishes and snacks. Our family pitched in on a few dishes as well. We crossed our fingers for nice weather so we could hang out on the patio! It turned out to be a beautiful day!
We picked up pink and blue balloons from Party City. They are usually 12 for $12! My sweet friend, Maria, told me to check the dollar store for plates, cups, and napkins, and sure enough, they had light pink and light blue! Perfect!!!
I made a chalk board sign for guests to tally their votes and displayed it on one of the snack tables. Check out my tutorial on how to transfer printed text to see the method I used for this chalkboard.
While browsing the aisles at the craft store, I ran into the Wilton melting candies* and saw that they were on sale. What an easy way to add color! And yummy!!!
I made an Old Wives Tales chalkboard sign and displayed it on the drink table (complete with adorable striped straws in pink and blue from Party City!). We also posted this sign on Facebook the day before the reveal to see what all of our friends' guesses were! It was a lot of fun to read through the comments!!!
For the big reveal, we wanted something that everyone could participate in, so we decided on confetti poppers! I made these myself! Check back soon for the tutorial :)
Everyone wore pink or blue, and I took photos of the teams in front of a paper pennant banner I made! Team Pink was super excited for the reveal!
And Team Blue! :)
Then we handed out confetti poppers to everyone. I had my camera set up on a tripod and continuous shooting ready to capture the action. We all counted to three, and.....
Blue confetti!!!! It's a boy!!!
Pete and I are so thankful that we got to watch our family and friends reactions! It was so much fun!
We are super excited for our little man to get here! I can't believe the pregnancy is already half way over!!! Now to start thinking of names and planning the nursery! Let the fun begin! :)
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Your Turn To Shine- No. 40
Welcome to another week of Your Turn To Shine, where we oooooh and ahhhhhh over all of your gorgeous projects! Check out what we've been working on, and then link up at the bottom of the page! Come back next week to see if you've been featured!
30 & Thirsty- DIY Beer Mugs
Last week I told you all about the surprise 30th birthday we threw for my husband, Pete, and his best friend, Billy. One of the fun DIY projects I did for the party was these super easy beer mugs!!!
Your Turn To Shine- No. 39
Happy Thursday! Great to have you back this week! Can't wait to see what you've been working on! I've finally got a little energy renewal after a major slump during my first trimester, so I have a few new projects to share with you this week and am working on a few more! Check out what we've all been up to below, and then share your latest projects! Have a great week!
Monthly DIY Challenge- Painted Mosaic Mirror
It's time for the Monthly DIY Challenge!!! This month's challenge is paint. My blog friends and I each chose an object to update with any kind of paint we wanted to use! Oh the endless possibilities! When I was brainstorming, I had a giant list of items around the house I wanted to paint, but I decided on this mirror that I had planned on getting rid of... Boy, am I glad I decided to keep it!
Easy DIY Patio Recycling Bin
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, in May, my friend Jenny and I threw a huge surprise 30th birthday party for our husbands. They're best friends, so what better way to celebrate than together? :)
We did lots of crafts in preparation for the party. I also used it as an excuse to finally make the patio recycling bin I've been planning on making since I finished our budget patio makeover last year.
Surprise 30th Birthday Party
Your Turn To Shine- No. 38
Thanks for joining us again this week! We love to see your latest projects! Share with us below and check back next week to see if you've been featured! Have a happy Fourth of July!!! :)
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