DIY Baby Onesie Banner & Giveaway

Happy Tuesday everyone!!! I'm SO excited to be sharing this today! My best friend is having a little one soon, and it's her first one, and I'm SO excited for her. I'm helping plan the decorations and I decided to give this lovely idea from Mandy over at This Little Life of Mine a try. We were e-mailing each other back and forth for a while before I jumped on the project this weekend. Mandy made a banner with triangles and my friend wanted hers with little onesies. So that's what I was going to do!
This is what we're going to make!

What you're going to need:

Scrapbook paper

Scissors

Pencil

Ribbon

Hot Glue for ribbon

Elmers glue for lettering

I drew the one side of the onesie by free hand and simply folded it in half and cut so it would be equal on both sides. I looked at a template through Google images and copied it on there. I cut the onesie out of thicker scrapbook paper so I could use it as a template for the scrapbook paper I wanted to use for the project. I also wanted to do lettering in little bubbles so I practiced drawing circles for a while before I got it right. haha

I put the scrapbook paper in the order I wanted it to be for the template. I bought all these scrapbook papers from Michaels. (in case you like any)


Simply traced the onesie on the paper and cut them out.

Traced the circles as well

Onesies

Made up my own letters. I wish I had premade ones, but this turned out ok. I think this took me the longest because I drew them 2 times.

I got this glue from Wal-Mart. I just glued the circles and letters onto the onesies.



I hot glued the ribbon onto the tops of the banners so that when she hangs it, the onesies wouldn't fall off. I think she could also use it for her nursery.



It cost me less than $6.00 to make the banner, and it is personalized, so I think this is much cheaper then buying one!
I also wanted to remind everyone there's only 3 more days left for my giveaway. Enter HERE
Have a great day everyone!

Splash of Grenadine

Over the weekend my fiance and I did some shopping. Well more like me. I needed to pick up scrapbook paper to make my best friend's baby shower banner(will be posting about it tomorrow), and since Ulta was right next to Michaels, I stopped in. Hehe. I kept seeing pretty pictures of Essie's Splash of Grenadine everywhere on Pinterest. So I wanted to see if they had the color in there, and I also got a pamphlet from Ulta that showed OPI's new Euro Centrale colors and I was LOVING the Polka.com. So I picked up those two colors with my $3.50 coupon. The girl at the register also informed me as of this past Sunday, Ulta coupons are no longer going to be able to be used on OPI nail polish. Ahhhhh!!



Such a pretty purple color by itself! Would be perfect for Easter! :D


Decided to add Polka.com to my tips.




Have a great Monday everyone!

Polka Dots!

It's Friday!!!! The weekend is finally here! :D
The fiance and I just got back from eating pizza and I did a little bit of shopping (more on that on Monday). But I wanted to share a OOTD post real quick of what I wore, and my new favorite earrings!
Polka dot sweater: Old Navy Denim button up: JCPenney Corduroys: Macys Flats: American Eagle


Fiance's sneakers trying to get into the photo. Haha

Love earrings

I'm off to relax and possibly watch a movie. Have a good night and weekend everyone. See you on Monday!

Spring Fever - Florals OOTD & Upcoming DIY Bracelet

Happy Thursday everyone!
As I was pinning yesterday on Pinterest I realized I'm sick of all this cold weather. Go away! It was nice at first, but there was hardly any pretty snow this year. Just very cold temperatures, and honestly, my feet can't take all this coldness. Go away!!
So today I decided to break out on of my springy tops I bought this past winter. I can't help it, it needs to change seasons.

See my pretty new lamps in the background?!

Pretty florals. Tank from Forever 21.

Flats from American Eagle.

Pretty stackables bracelets! Upcoming DIY!


Pearl backing. Which I might switch out for buttons.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway. Ends on the 15th! Enter HERE. Speaking of spring, I'm looking to purchase a new iPhone case and have my eyes on two different ones. But leaning towards another. I really want a chevron monogrammed iPhone case, but can't seem to find them with a rubber casing. Any ideas?


Each can be found HERE/ HERE Have a great Thursday everyone!

Hair Bun with a BIG Bow & Hair Bun Ideas

Happy Hump Day everyone!
I've been playing out with my little bun accessory that I got on ebay and have been trying to come up with different looks with it. Playing around a lot on Pinterest with different ideas.
Here's a look I came up with:

Using these instructions(minus the braid):

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And the supplies used:

How big the bun is:

I purchased my bun for .97 from eBay seller: edeal8 or you can click on this LINK to buy it yourself. I purchased it in the medium brown. Comes in three different colors.
Here's some other ideas you can do with it:
Use a scarf to tie around the bun:

Source: myshineproject.com via Vanessa on Pinterest

Bow on top to the side:

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Braid your hair up and then put into a bun and add a bow:

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Leave a few strands out of the bun and braid and wrap around the bun and secure with a bobby pin.

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Pretty little bow and messy bun

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And lastly, where I got the idea from:

Source: ashblack.tumblr.com via Vanessa on Pinterest

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Weekend Shopping: Bath & Body Works / Giveway

Happy Tuesday Everyone!
I just wanted to remind everyone about the giveaway. It ends March 15! I'm giving away some really awesome elastic headbands that are very similar to the Anthropology ones. You can enter HERE. All you have to do is be a follower and comment!
Over the weekend the fiance and I did some shopping. We were both really craving Cracker Barrel, so we headed out to the closest one, which is 40 minutes from where I live. Well honestly, everything is. And I had a few coupons that were about to expire for Victoria Secrets (free cheekster panty!) and Bath and Body Works. So I did a little bit of shopping.
When I was at a previous Bath & Body Works they came out with a new Sweetheart scent collection. Not sure if it's just for summer. But I tried out one of the scents and it smelt really fruity (exactly what I like) and have been thinking about it ever since. I didn't have any coupons at the time, so I passed it up.
They came out with three different scents: Honey Sweetheart, Berry Flirt, and Daisy Dreamgirl
My favorite is the Berry Flirt. Smells just like Strawberrys. My favorite!
The day I went they had a promotion going on buy 2 signature collections pieces get 2 free. It was a total steal. Plus I had a 20% off your total purchase coupon. And a free travel sized item of your choice for free. So I picked up a small lotion of the Berry Flirt. They also came out with a new version of the cupcake scentables. I'm a sucker for these. I have about 4 of them, I don't know why. I'm thinking of giving away a set in my next giveaway. :)