tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69072575196957164712024-03-08T03:34:24.995-08:00Delicious SpacesACHansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10068096014419489172noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907257519695716471.post-1213486004691092942015-06-11T19:13:00.003-07:002015-06-11T19:13:52.565-07:00Welcome Home Baby #2 / ~All Aboard~ Birthday Party
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Well hello there! So it's been a while since I have posted. What have I been up to? Well, I had a baby since last time I blogged. We had the honor of welcoming Sawyer to our little family. We couldn't be happier. </div>
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Also, running around like crazy! Life with two boys leaves little time to blog, but so much more time for fun and games. We recently had Nolan's birthday party, he is totally and completely obsessed with Trains. He eats, sleeps, talks, and breaths Choo Choo Trains. So of course, the year that baby #2 comes, he begs and chooses his own birthday party theme. Of course, I am super tired, since I just had baby about 2 months ago. So I tried my best, I didn't plan a year in advance like I usually do, I'm so sad I didn't go all out, but I did try. We celebrated in a venue this year, his favorite place, The Train Shoppe. Such a cute little place for Train enthusiasts to hang out in, it's tiny but oh so very cute. Turns out they have rooms for birthday parties, and at the same time you can travel back to time to the old west. They have a train ride with guns and all, so you can shoot targets. You can also enjoy train towns and city displays, for only a quarter you can choose the speed of the train, and even blow the whistle. This place is heaven for Mr. Nolan. </div>
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Taking care of the details was so much fun, as usual. <br />
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Enough said, here are the details of Nolan's 4th Birthday Party (All Aboard the Nolan Express)<br />
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Popcorn anyone? Nolan was thrilled to have a Train piñata with his name on it. </div>
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Some yummy cupcakes.</div>
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Everything had Nolan's name on it, even the juice barrels. </div>
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in case you can't see it, they say (NOLAN'S RAILROAD CO.)</div>
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My absolute favorite thing about the party was, and still is, these awesome coal sacks. I stenciled COAL on them, and underneath NOLAN RR CO. all the kids loved it, and it was original. They had candy and a train whistle inside. The kids were ecstatic!</div>
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The cake was super beautiful! I wish I was this creative and talented, but she did an awesome job! Nolan was completely in love with the little Train. Aren't those clouds super cute and fluffy? I love how 3D the cake was. </div>
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The "Nolan Express" was a huge success, Nolan had a blast with all his friends, and to me that was priceless. </div>
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Well, another successful party has come and gone. Thank you for stopping by. Ta ta for now!</div>
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A couple of weeks ago, my mom and my friend hosted my baby shower. Everything was darling, from the theme, to the colors, to the games and the yummy menu. I must confess I got involved and helped with some stuff, decision making and DIY. This was so fun! I chose navy blue and gold for the colors, along with a Nautical theme. <br />
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Made these cute cones for popcorn, they were a hit! <br />
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I so wanted a life preserve, since they were a bit pricey and couldn't find one I liked, I decided to DIY mine. <br />
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My mom has a lot of party hosting materials, such as these super cute gold dessert stands, perfect for the cupcakes. <br />
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One of the sisters in our ward (church) volunteered to make this super delicious cake, and boy was it amazing, she is so talented. I loved how preppy it looked! <br />
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Little nautical banners for Centerpieces, super simple and not very hard to make. <br />
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Props to my mom for always knowing how to make the perfect food display and set up. Not to mention for always having the yummiest menu ever! <br />
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My aunt Erica made me the cutest diaper motorcycle, isn't she so talented? <br />
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It was such a lovely evening, I felt so special! Thank you to everyone that made this event possible, basically my entire family, and to everyone that came and participated, thank you for showering me. <br />
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This years theme was Simply Beautiful. Although this Christmas we didn't have a place of our own to decorate, I still wanted to make it our own Christmas. Therefore, we were able to craft, and make things simple yet beautiful for our enjoyment. Don't let your home situation stop you from owning the holidays. </div>
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My little man and I had so much fun making these two crafts together. He felt so involved and we bonded. </div>
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These I made for friends, nail polish for the girls and socks for the boys. <br />
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My friends and Neighbors loved this healthy Christmas Treat<br />
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My favorite Christmas Gift Wrapping yet!</div>
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And there you have it, I had so much fun making the little details. These are the things that control freaks such as myself, enjoy and are must haves. </div>
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Thank you so much for visiting with me this year 2014, where did the year go? I appreciate everyone of my readers and followers. Thank you! </div>
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**Merry Christmas**</div>
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Ok, sometimes it's hard to get everything done and ready for Christmas, here are a couple of ideas on quick and creative last minute gifts, or stocking stuffers. </div>
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Gift Wrapping is probably one of my favorite things to do during Christmas, making things look beautiful is my passion, and I happen to have the patience for such a sport. </div>
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Being an elf is a lot of work, but oh so fun! All the paper, and the ribbons, and the colors! I absolutely have so much fun with this activity. It was all so easy, honestly I just went to the dollar store, and found this simple brown paper and white paper. The ribbons on the other hand were a bit pricier, luckily my mother had a great collection of them, so I didn't have to spend too much.</div>
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I used the Classic Red and White. It's TIMELESS!</div>
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What's more beautiful than a natural and organic look, achieved with brown paper and twine. It gives me a Regency period feel. </div>
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I know it's not about the "Presents" but rather about His "Presence", however, I just adore the way they look underneath the Christmas Tree. <br />
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Keeping with the Simply Natural Christmas theme I am following this year, I decided to make simply cute mini Clementine Wreaths, (can you tell I am addicted to making wreaths?) to give away to our friends and neighbors. Not only is this a natural gift, but very calorie friendly. Seriously healthy!</div>
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Oh so fun! And oh so easy! Normally I would have used twine to tie up the clementines, however I couldn't find any twine this year, (perhaps I should have looked harder) so I used a thinner type of "indoor twine", not my favorite string yet, very slippery and not so easy to work with, but the color was just right. </div>
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This year I really felt like having a simply beautiful and natural Christmas. Therefore the color scheme had to be less formal, and more natural. From the décor, to the Christmas cards, to the gift wrapping (coming soon). So I decided to use some natural elements to make a pretty simple wreath. </div>
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This was the easiest and simplest project I have ever made. Cotton balls, wreath, pick your favorite ribbon, and voila! Total cost for this project $2.50</div>
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This was such a fun craft, perfect for the little ones. They always want to help you make things. Seriously so easy! The hardest part was cutting out the shapes. Other than that, it was a blast! </div>
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Hello All, I know I have been gone. A lot of stuff has been happening, busy with work, pre-school, travelling, moving! Ah too much to tell. As of right now I am so happy and blessed to announce that we are expecting our second babe! Due in March 2015, we couldn't be more happy about this. We made a temporary move, currently living with the parents, call me crazy I know!! But sometimes we have to make some slight adjustments to settle down. Getting ready to move out of state next year, and well crazy life just gets in the way. </div>
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Actually, this Christmas season has made me so crafty, not to mention this belly, I am in the nesting and crafting mood every single day of my life. Since it's Christmas in about 19 days! Ahh can you believe it? I wanted to share a super cute kid craft we had so much fun making. Super easy for the kiddos, and so sweet too! Check it out!</div>
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Saw this on Pintrest and immediately got supplies and started working on this. </div>
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I love our cute little Hand Wreath</div>
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Over the weekend, we had a most anticipated party of the year. Nolan's Pirate Birthday Party. I have been planning this for over a year. I think it was a huge success, it was so fun! And most importantly, Nolan had a blast! He is such a spoiled little buccaneer. Today, I am going to share some of my party planning tips and secrets, to a grand party celebration splurge, on a very small budget. <br />
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First of all, I like to plan the theme a year in advance, since my toddler loves a lot of things, it's easy for us to pick out a theme, and keep him interested in that theme. This makes it easier to shop for the specific theme. </div>
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I plan all my birthday parties a year in advance. How do I manage to pull everything off on a tight and strict budget? Easy, I start purchasing throughout the year, anything on clearance, dollar rack, store, etc. it's all I ever purchase. It would appear as though I have money to spare and splurge, honestly I don't.<br />
For example, invitations such as these would cost me about 3 dollars each to purchase at the craft store, in mini. I made them for about 0.75 cents a piece. Soda bottles, free, I saved them from soda we got months and months ago! I just bought the corks, with a coupon from the craft store they ended up being about 0.25 cents each. I printed invites at the paper store, 0.50 cents each, more than I wanted to spend, but had to splurge for the color. Not to mention my hubs company discount also helped (unless your printer is up and running, unlike mine)</div>
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I absolutely love the way they turned out!<br />
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All décor you see here, purchased months in advance, the most expensive thing here is the cool Ship steering wheel, about $4 at the party store.</div>
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Cute favor bags, bought months in advance.</div>
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(Originally wanted to do wooden treasure chests for each of the kids, but the list kept growing and growing, at $1 each, not too bad, perhaps I would have done it, if I didn't have 25+ kids coming.)</div>
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Pyrat Rum labels, FREE! Click<a href="http://howtonestforless.com/2012/08/01/pirate-themed-birthday-party-with-free-printables/" target="_blank"> here</a> for the website. I modified the labels just a little bit. Straws on sale at Craft store, last year!</div>
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This year I decided to have a mini candy buffet. </div>
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Again, these are the same labels used for the rum, tweaked by me. </div>
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My mother went all out, and made us a Pirate Ship.</div>
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Didn't she do a great job?</div>
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AMAZING!</div>
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Love the toothpick swords, fits the theme so well! As usual, she doesn't ever forget the details. </div>
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I just had to have these jello treats. </div>
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The kids loved them, the jello was so yummy!</div>
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Printed these little skull figures from the same website above, and tweaked them. </div>
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Ok, super cool cupcakes! </div>
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Doesn't it look like booty buried in mud?</div>
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Desserts, compliments of Debbie. <br />
(Cool Desert décor, compliments of Nolan)</div>
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Ding Dong Cake, my mother-in-law's specialty. Again, super simple, but just right!</div>
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Love the way these cupcakes turned out!</div>
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A table for the children, eye patches and all!<br />
Got these super adorable table clothes on sale, at Target, from last years collection. Dirt Cheap, no joke!</div>
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And of course, a ship-wreck Piñata!</div>
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This was seriously the biggest Piñata I have ever seen. <br />
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<em>FYI: if when looking for a piñata for your party, as you may know, the price tag is on the high end when you go to your local department stores, so don't be afraid to check your local Mexican store, the piñatas there are more traditional, and bigger, and half the price you would pay at the department store.</em> </div>
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This year we decided to fill up with Toys, got a bunch of Pirate theme toys at the dollar store, yo ho ho! The kids were so surprised. </div>
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We even had a Tattoo Parlor for the kids<br />
(A lot of these signs, I created myself, than printed for a pretty penny, and discount).</div>
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Compliments of the cool Jolley Roger Tattoo Artists, </div>
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A special thanks to Heidi and Ryan</div>
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Pirates only! All others had to walk the plank...above Shark infested Waters...</div>
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(Seriously all dollar store for the plank supplies, except the plank, old neighbors picket fence spare)</div>
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Thank you for all the cool gifts!</div>
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If you want to throw a big birthday party, but don't want to spend the money, just remember, plan a year in advance, throughout the year, shop, shop shop! Get everything on sale, clearance, dollar, last years collections, don't buy all at once, so you don't feel it too rough on your pocketbook. Also, set a budget, and stick to it! Our budget for everything, food included, was less than $200.00. Stick to the plan, and be ready to DIY. A lot of this stuff took a lot of mind planning, but also a lot of labor of love. If you enjoy doing it all, or have a strict budget, prepare to do it yourself a lot, and don't forget to have lots of patience. </div>
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Well, that's all for today, I hope you all took a little something from my little secrets to creating a successful theme birthday party on a budget. </div>
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ACHansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10068096014419489172noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907257519695716471.post-23329944613770481842014-05-27T15:54:00.001-07:002014-05-27T15:54:32.420-07:00DIY: Pail turned Basket in 15 minutes<br />
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So for Mother's day my hubs gave me the most beautiful Calla Lilly Pot. Honestly I didn't have a pot to put it in, and I didn't want to keep it in a paper pot. So I went shopping in my garage, and I found this cool looking metal pail, just the perfect size for my project. Now, as you may know, natural and simple is the way to go, to create a charming and classic look in your home. So I had been scheming this project for a while, the time just never came.</div>
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I already had the rope. Wanted to give it the basket effect. </div>
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So than I proceeded to take off the handle, piece of cake!</div>
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I tried this crazy glue the EZ6000, that didn't do anything, but made me paranoid about the strong smell, nearly got high off this. So I decided to go back to my trustee ol hot glue gun, I didn't think it would work, but to my surprised it was exactly what I needed. </div>
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Nearly finished! Doesn't it look like basket weave? sort of?</div>
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And for the finishing touch, I cut two identical sizes, for the decorative handles. </div>
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And the finished product! Seriously it only took 15 minutes. </div>
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I just love how it looks like a little basket. It looks so organic. </div>
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While I stopped blogging over the past few months, we managed to update some of the furniture we were dying to update. It wasn't quick or a cheap update. </div>
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Keep in mind, when you are looking to update a room, only invest in the big stuff, sofas, beds, tables. Quick updates that can give a room a dramatic change of look is all cosmetic, that's where the styling comes in with throws, pillows, art, lamps, décor etc. </div>
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Keep the big ticket items Neutral, for us Gray is our new neutral. </div>
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Remember our old couch? Hence our first couch ever! We got it at this cool outlet in Texarkana 2010. T'was lovely, and comfy, but we wanted something more neutral and a little more modern. </div>
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We also wanted a couch with a chaise...took us 1 year to finally find the perfect piece that fit our budget. </div>
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We absolutely love this piece! We got it at the furniture store where Aaron used to work (got it with his discount, days before his last day.)</div>
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The living room isn't decorated right now, keeping it clean trying to decide how I am going to tackle this baby. </div>
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So far, we got new chairs. I am cooking up a project on how to re do the table, I love the size and the shape. This is one is a keeper. </div>
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I am still working on the dining room, I am currently, or have been looking for art for years now, I am so picky, so picky that I still haven't bought anything for my walls, that's why they're all naked. </div>
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I love these chairs though, I originally planned on white seat covers ( IKEA) , but decided the gray was more kid friendly, plus it transitions well from the living room unto the dining room. The black chairs ( IKEA) I fell in love with before I chose the chairs with covers, they are so unique! I love the Euro vibe it gives the room. Eclectic? I think yes!</div>
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This is what the dining room will eventually wear!</div>
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Hello again!!! </div>
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I know...I know... I have completely neglected all of my friends! Please forgive, there are so many things that have been going on, it's no excuse to just leave you out of the blue. I was promoted at work, and a crazy little Toddler, some health issues, had a little scare last month. I guess you can say, life got in the way of my blogging. I love to blog, and to share all of my projects, having people stop by to admire my work, truly makes me love and motivates me to keep doing it. I truly appreciate all of the support I receive from everyone that follows. Well, that being said, now that I have come back again, for the third time (embarrassing) I have some projects I would like to share with you. </div>
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Now that spring is the air...literally! I have been itching to compliment my makeup station, the one I shared a while back? with my new Jewelry Station. </div>
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Lately I have been obsessed with Acrylic organizers, why not? Obsession Alert! They're fun and chic and see through (what better way to display treasures?) girly, glamarous and timeless! I love them!</div>
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Aren't these bowls lovely? Got em at Anthropologie, and the fish too!</div>
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I love jewelry, and honestly I used to collect and never wear. Why? Because I never used to see it. Now that it's on display, I know what I have, and I wear what I want. </div>
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I cannot get enough of the pull out drawers!</div>
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I love how colorful it looks. So cheeky!</div>
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Doesn't it compliment the makeup just fabulous? </div>
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Talk about Beauty Stations, this one is my absolute favorite! </div>
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Thank you so much for paying a visit. Now go and glam up your jewels!</div>
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Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe holiday, I did, and it was a super busy one too. Seriously, since day one of 2014 I have been working like crazy, due to the crazy storm Hercules in the east coast. Phew, glad that's over with. </div>
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So today I wanted to show you how I decided to start my new year, organization/DIY. I have so many keys laying around the house, car keys, house keys, parents house keys, shed, storage, you name it! Who doesn't have a million keys raise your hand! Well, I have been meaning to do this since last summer, but I never go around to it, but I decided this year was the year to do it! I have been greatly inspired by this beautiful vintage look, hotel key holder. </div>
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Used some metallic spray paint, the copper/gold like color was the perfect contrast with this Georgian Silver paint. So beautiful! I sprayed the bookplates with brads already inserted, as well as the hooks. For a uniformed look. </div>
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Probably one of my favorite projects yet!</div>
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Don't you just love that pop of gold contrasting on the gray?</div>
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And now for the almost final touch, labels!</div>
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And for the finale! The keys!</div>
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Well, what do you think? Do you like? Was it easy? What colors/techniques would you have used? Write me an email or send me a shout out, I want to hear from you. Thanks for stopping by. Love ya!</div>
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! I just love to feel all the holiday cheer! And what better way to show your Christmas spirit, than with some jolly décor? I know I haven't been posting for a while, and I am so sorry. Of course I couldn't pass up a chance to share my little Christmas home. </div>
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I made this fun and cheerful garland, I really like how simple it looks. DIY instructions, coming up!</div>
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You can't go wrong with hot chocolate, especially on this cold to the bone night!</div>
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Even though it's winter, I love to have fresh flowers around the house, it brings a certain delight to the holidays. </div>
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Don't forget to dress up your windows, I made simple little wreaths out of pine from my backyard. </div>
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I know it's last years, but I love it so much, I had to use again this year. What a delicious wreath!</div>
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Our little Christmas Tree we love!</div>
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And there's my little holiday cheer! Small but oh so cozy!</div>
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Can you believe it's almost Halloween already? How quick the fall came, and how fun will this year be with the holidays just around the corner. I am so in the mood for Halloween, just in time! Here is a little SWEET project for ya'll to try. It's simple, it's cute, and so cheap! I love to decorate my home with foods during the holiday. Not just foods, but Candy in particular, it's so festive and so full of fun. The kids get so excited, which makes you even more excited. </div>
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Are you ready for Halloween yet? Share some Halloween spirit, send me your pictures or links of your favorite Halloween projects!</div>
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It's been a while since I've organized my bathroom, and believe me, it needed it bad! Since we moved upstairs I haven't had much time to do much detail organizing. I decided enough is enough, look how horrible my medicine cabinet looked! So not fun to look at, just boring stuff!</div>
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I love fabric! Who doesn't? Unfortunately I am not a sewer :( doesn't stop me from using it though. hehe I have a lot of fabric left over, and with a lot of baby showers come fall. So a super easy no sew project, a lot of you probably already know this. All you need is:</div>
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It's about time I update my makeup station, with so much inspiration on Pintrest, I couldn't resist updating. Remember my old station? Don't get me wrong, I completely love my <a href="http://deliciousspaces.blogspot.com/2012/05/beauty-station-from-blah-to-glam.html" target="_blank">DIY TrayLicious</a>. But it was time to update. </div>
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So, I got me these beauty over at my favorite store, Homegoods. </div>
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And, created a glamorous Beauty Station!</div>
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I love the acrylic organizers, they are so simple, so chic, and you can see everything you have. Loving the drawers. </div>
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I love to come into my room, just to open these drawers, and look how beautiful and organized all my makeup looks. </div>
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These beautiful handmade tiny clutches I picked up on our trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. My birthplace, aren't the colors absolutely divine?</div>
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Look how organized and beautiful everything looks!!</div>
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How convenient that I already had an acrylic divider. Look how amazing the makeup brushes look, and all of the mascaras, eyeliners, and lipsticks displayed. </div>
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Don't forget the most exquisite fragrances a girl could ever have. Sigh...displaying all of this makes me feel like a princess. </div>
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i'm back!!! So sorry I completely neglected my awesome blogger friends! please forgive. This summer has been the busiest summer of all my life. So many updates that I have to show you. And also much work in progress. I hope you have all been having a great summer, and now that it's coming to a closing, it's oh so fun to see the leaves changing colors, the cool breeze in the morning and at night. sigh... good ol fall! Well, without much more talking, let me show you how I completed Nolan's toy storage solution. Remember what it used to look like?</div>
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Terrible right? And remember how we found the coolest sale ever!!</div>
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Check this awesome file divider! I have been dying for one of these for about a year now, all the ones I found were online $40 or more plus shipping. Fortunately Target never lets me down. I grabbed the last of these, perfect for back to school, only $10 bucks!! Yeehaa!!</div>
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Shoe boxes, with gray lids! Target too of course. Perfect for storing little toys, and they're clear so you can see what's inside. </div>
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My dear friends, forgive me for completely neglecting my blog, I feel so bad. I know I failed to post anything last month, shame on me. Well, today I want to completely show off my little man's Circus Theme Birthday party we had for him. I am so excited, but feel so sad, that although we had tons of little guest invited, not many showed up, but that's alright, that's why they say, invite as many because last minute, only few show up. it's alright, we had a blast, but most importantly Nolan had so much fun in his Circus!<br />
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I fell in love with these little note cards I purchased last year, 6/$1.50 now that's a bargain. I love how vintage and unique they look. Beautiful paper quality and designs. The notecards were blank, so I purchased a cute stamp for the information, date, where, time, rsvp and such. I adore these cute invites, especially the one of the acrobats!</div>
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Cute little Entrance to the Circus</div>
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I love how colorful and simple the favor table turned out!</div>
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The popcorn plastic boxes were 2/$1 Target is my best friend, purchased them last year also. And check out the cute little water bottles for the kids, love love the ticket wrap. </div>
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These yummy cupcakes were made by a dear friend, so Delicious may I add!</div>
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How could you forget Watermelon on a stick on a perfect summer's day at the Circus!</div>
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Yummy Nachos with your choice of Chilli or just Cheese</div>
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You can't have a circus without the... PopCorn...</div>
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And of course, a Circus isn't a Circus without a Clown! The kids loved it, Nolan couldn't stop laughing, it was hilarious!</div>
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Well, there you have it folks. Another Successful Birthday party, on a dime! Remember, you do not need to spend a ton, to have a very cute and expensive looking party. Spend early, always on a tight budget, and shop around EVERYWHERE! And of course, use your imagination, be creative and have a blast!</div>
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<br />ACHansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10068096014419489172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907257519695716471.post-11164559767959389932013-05-18T22:52:00.003-07:002013-05-18T22:52:27.456-07:00Little Bargain Big UpliftWell, it has been far too long since I have posted anything on the blog. Please excuse my negligence friends, to be honest our trip to Mexico really took it out on me, and it has been way too busy since we got back. So many activities going on, summer is about to start, mommy business keeps me busy, as well as my job. I have come to a decision, no I am not going to stop blogging 100%, but I am going to be blogging less, meaning, you won't hear from me every week like you used to. In all honesty, blogging is way time consuming, not only that, but keeping up with projects, and updating our home has become way expensive. Yes, it is fun, wonderful, uplifting, and way cool. But lets face it, I cannot compete with those other mommy bloggers, we are such a young couple just getting started, we haven't the means or time to keep blogging. I will however, be soo happy to post about our latest updates, and projects. <br />
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I won't leave all the way, and I do appreciate all the love and support I do receive from my followers, and friends. You guys are all so awesome! It has been a long time since I posted anything, let make a quick post, of course it's a work in progress, and it will always be. Here is a super cool and happy thing I am working on, I have been meaning to post for a little bit, but haven't had the time. I am finally going to post. <br />
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I have been wanting to buy this super cute storage organizer for Nolan's room, well we finally found it, for a great bargain, original price $75, go it for...<br />
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We love scoring!!!!</div>
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Got some super cute shelf liner paper from TJ Maxx</div>
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Much better! What do you think? I think it's a pretty dramatic and unique look. So much room for beautifying. Can't wait to style it up ready for Nolan. </div>
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Ok friends, we are leaving for our Family Vacation today, just thought I'd share a little Travel Must Takes and Haves. </div>
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Take your lint roller, you never know when you will need it, especially for a special foreign occasion. Hand sanitizer is a must of course, protect your tooth brushes with cases, always bring spares of everything.</div>
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How about these super cute miscellaneous holders? Perfect for jewelry, or anything in between.
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Don't forget a first aid kit, you never know when you will need it, especially if traveling with little ones.</div>
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And if hand sanitizer isn't enough, bring your disinfectant wipes, I have a germ phobia, sadly yes, so I am always prepared on the double. </div>
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And last but definitely not least, stop by Wally World and pick up one of these cool document holders, instead of the good old fashioned fanny pack, this one is super thin, super light, and seamless, underneath your clothes, so you can feel safe traveling in a foreign country, close to your most important documents. We got one for each of us, and we are loving them!</div>
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Ok guys, I hope everyone has an amazing week this week. I know I will with my cute little family. Well, I gotta run to catch our plane. See you next week. Take care my friends, Adios!</div>
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Happy Friday Ya'll! I hope everything is ready for the weekend, I sure am! I am especially excited because we have a family vacation all next week. It's super exciting, before we leave, I wanted to quickly keep working on my spring cleaning. Remember I worked on my tiny linen closet a while back? </div>
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Well, I am very proud to re-post the end result, once again. I tweaked it a bit, and I like it even more now. Check it out!</div>
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I have had this little ironing board sitting in almost every closet in my house because I haven't the slightest clue where it would go best. Ding ding ding!! I finally found the perfect spot for it!</div>
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I adore these super cute bins I found at good ol TJ Maxx</div>
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Got these plastic containers at the Dollar Store, woohoo!!</div>
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And these super cute basket I've had for a while, Target!</div>
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Happy Friday! Alas, the weekend is here! and so is my Coat Closet Reveal, after much hard work, here it is. Check out how disorganized and horrible it looked before. </div>
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Terrible I know, how could I live like this? Like I mentioned before, since I moved upstairs, it has been quite chaotic trying to put things back in order. Finally I did it! </div>
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The Bookplate Labels help so much, keeping things organized and in the same spot, Always!</div>
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I just love opening this closet just to see how colorful and organized it is now. Lets go back and see at the Before and After</div>
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Yay!! One project at a time and this Spring Cleaning is turning into an organizing frenzy! Stick with me and hopefully you'll get inspired to start your spring cleaning. I know for me it's been a bit tough. Thanks for stopping by friends. Happy Weekend!</div>
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