LET THERE BE {CUTE} LIGHT

Want to learn how to make this cute doily lamp?

It's soooo cute and easy to do!

 Soak your doilies in liquid starch

 

 and drape them over a blown up balloon

resting in a bowl and let dry thoroughly

Make sure to place the center of

 one of the doilies at the top of the balloon

 Once dry, pop the balloon and you will
 be left with your dried shade

 Now you can cut a small hole just
large enough to thread 

your bulb opening through

You can get these inexpensive pendant
lights in black or white at IKEA

That's it...it's that simple!

Now go and soak some doilies

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Stylish Phone Cases

What can I say...

I'm a proud Mama

My daughter's custom, hand painted

phone cases have been featured 

on the blog

STYLE INSIDERS SAY

Come and check it out!

You can see more of these in her shop

What a Gemm

I hope you'll stop by and take a look

...and have a fabulous Friday

INDEPENDENCE DAY TREATS

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

Here are some fun and yummy

 ways to celebrate the day

with drinks

 ice pops

cake pops

cakes

 

 cupcakes

 pies

and other fun treats

 like chocolate bark

 and star spangled ice cream sandwiches

Whatever treat you may choose,

I hope your day is sweet!

Have a positively patriotic

holiday

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Let's hear it for

  

 Thank you for your protection

  your loving and tender touch

 

 For being

 

 and for managing to balance it all

 

...and to grandpa too!!

                                  Happy Father's Day

We love you dear old DAD!!!

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TISSUE POM-POM TUTORIAL

Tissue Pom-Poms make a party

or event so festive!

They can be made in so many 

different sizes and colors and look so fun

hanging in trees

or from the rafters

 

 on ribbon

 or invisible fishing line

 You can even use a hole punch

 on the ends

 and make it look like eyelet lace

Have you ever wondered how

the tissue Pom-Poms are made?

 Well ....

 

 here's how:

You'll need tissue paper 

and 24-gauge white cloth-covered floral wire

1. Stack eight 20-by-30-inch sheets of tissue. 

Make 1 1/2-inchwide accordion folds, 

creasing with each fold

2. Fold an 18-inch piece of floral wire in half, 

and slip over center of folded tissue; twist. 

With scissors, trim ends of tissue into 

rounded or pointy shapes.

Here's where you can punch 

the ends to look like eyelet or 

cut the ends shorter to make

smaller pom-poms.

3. Separate layers, pulling away 

from center one at a time.

4. Tie a length of 

monofilament (fishing line)

or ribbon

 to floral wire for hanging.

 That's it! It's that easy

Have fun folding and poufing!

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