Valentine Box to Pinata

Bailey's Pink & Purple Princess Birthday party is coming up in 2 weeks so I have been finishing up all the decorations to leave room for working on just the food the week of the party. Also, a big change in plans...it is now a Double Birthday Party for my niece and Bailey. They are both excited to share the party together...but that means doing 2 of everything and extra work, but its for the greatest niece ever so I don't mind at all. I was thinking about putting Bailey's Castle Valentine Box on the gift table and adding Abigail's name for decoration but after thinking about it I decided to turn it into a pinata! I cut out the bottom of the box and hot glued a brown paper sack across the bottom and then added tissue paper in rows of purple and pink. Another great thing about turning it into a pinata is that it gets destroyed and doesn't take up space in my house anymore ;) Plus I needed to give the boys something to do and those sides are still thick cardboard that will take a while to bust open. So for a $1 pack of tissue paper and 20 minutes I have a fabulous pinata for their birthday party in the exact colors I needed.

Before: Castle Valentine Box

After: Princess Bailey & Princess Abigail's Pinata

Linked up to:

http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2011/03/whatever-goes-wednesday-56.html

ZTA Doggy Accessory Basket

This weekend is Zeta Day in Tuscaloosa and each chapter is in charge of bringing a basket to the silent auction to raise money for the ZTA Foundation. The theme is "Oh the Places ZTA will Take You". We wanted to do something different this year that we have not seen done before so we did a ZTA Basket filled with accessories for your dog! We used our sorority colors: turquoise and gray. I used vinyl to put all the writing and pictures on the tub, treat canister and food and water bowls. I embroidered "ZTA" on the body and hand towel. I sewed the waved turquoise trim onto the gray leash.

"Oh the Places ZTA will take You... and Your ZTA Puppy" Basket:

ZTA Food Bowl

ZTA Water Bowl

Turquoise Ribbon on Gray Leash

"ZTA" Embroidered Hand Towel

"ZTA" Embroidered Body Towel

Crown Treat Canister

Treats

Turquoise Puppy Toy

Turquoise Collar with CZ Diamonds

Zeta Tau Alpha Tub

Linked to these parties:

http://sassysites.blogspot.com/2011/03/lets-party-take-2.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SassySites+%28Sassy+Sites%21%29

Minnie Pants with Ribbon Cuff

I saw a picture of a little girl wearing this on etsy and had to make it for Bailey. I made the Minnie knot top last week and finished up the pants this past Sunday as well as a pair of ruffle pants. I used to be scared of making pants but now they are so easy to make. The ruffle pants are so expensive at boutiques so I got over my fear really fast because I can't pay $30 for a pair of cotton pants with an elastic waist. I can make a pair of pants in less than an hour including cutting time. Bailey is going to have the cutest wardrobe this summer once I finish everything up. All I have left is a Princess Jasmine outfit and a few tops before Disney World!