I Was Framed!

A couple of weeks ago my best friend flew me down to Phoenix, AZ to help redecorate her daughter's bedroom.  I had a great time transforming her room into a "Parisian Salon".

I had so much fun working on this and I was inspired to do some "framing" in my house, too.  Yet again, Pintrist to the rescue.  I found some awesome inspiration such as this family photo wall.  Since my family is a bit more, hmmmmm...., non-traditional, I decided to use some more appropriate quotes.

Here it is!

I bought almost all of the frames at the dollar store and spray painted them all the same color (some were old frames I had laying around the house). I used Command picture hangers to attach them to the wall (this makes them easier to reposition and change out pictures).  I cut the quotes out using my Cricut and black vinyl.  Some of the frames are still empty and almost all of the pictures are of my girls but I hope to replace them with family photos soon.  I already have my mom finding some good ones for me.

So, what do you think?

I Pinned It...And Then I Did It!

Yes,I admit it, I have whole-heartedly jumped on the Pintrist bandwagon.  Addiction cannot possibly begin to describe my relationship with Pintrist.  I thought I would share with you some of the ideas I have used since I started "pinning".

I found this link on how to make Easter Eggs with balloons and embroidery floss.  I made them a little differently, but it was such a cute idea I had to try it out.
Things I did differently:
1) I used cornstarch instead of flour
2) I wrapped the embroidery floss around the balloon first and then dipped it into the starch mixture.

Another project was this one for a Fabric Flower.  I made mine out of left over costume satin from Halloween.  I LOVE this project!  I used my heat gun instead of a candle (the truth is that I kept setting the fabric on fire).  The flowers are so light and airy that a bobby pin holds it easily in your hair!

I had to make this cute TuTu for the girls! I made mine in Blue and Gold to match their Pitt T-shirts.  Let's Go Pitt!  I tied the fabric onto my broom so they would be uniform and then threaded them onto the elastic.  My girls love them, but refused to model them for me.

Ok, last one!  I used this Superhero Sucker Tutorial to make some awesome cupcakes!  They were called "epic".  I made Superman, Spiderman, The Flash, Batman, Robin, and Captain America.  Are fondant and the entirely edible.  Yum.

Can't wait to share more of my Pintrist discoveries with you soon!