I can't remember if I've gone into much detail about this, probably not, but I should come clean about something: I cannot for the life of me learn Photoshop. I don't know what it is, I'm pretty good with software and tech in general, I'm eager to learn how to use such a powerful tool …
Continue reading Quickie Crafts: Cake Toppers For Marcel’s Birthday
My best friend's father-in-law to be just turned 60 years old this past weekend! What a milestone, and such a beautiful number. I am very fond of the 60th birthday because while doing some research when I was planning my mom's 60th turn around the sun (shh, please don't tell her I mentioned that number, …
Aw man! Such a thrilling ride it's been with this order - from the moment I got the call, to tackling the making of the ramp, the little truck boxes and finally the big truck prop... So you know, the end will be no different! Before I show you the final pictures of everything, let's …
For the third and final installment of this order (click here for the intro, part 1, and part 2)- the big truck prop/photo booth station for Mateo's fourth birthday. The inspiration for this craft were this picture and this one too. If I'm honest, when I initially got this order, I ranked the items in my head …
Continue reading Riding Sturdy, Chapter 3: The Big Truck Prop
After last week's still unbelievably successful ramp construction, it was time to move on to the next item on the monster truck party order: the box trucks. Mateo's mom saw a couple of images online of kids wearing boxes that were decorated like cars (like this one and this one on Pinterest), and wanted something similar …
Continue reading Riding Sturdy, Chapter 2: WCB Car Dealer, Inc.
As I shared on my last post, I've just agreed to build a ramp for a kid's birthday party. I don't know what possessed me to do this, but here I am. It's go time, no take-backsies. After getting the call and agreeing to making the three items for this monster truck-themed birthday, the first …
Continue reading Riding Sturdy, Chapter 1: Conceptualizing & Building a Ramp
I'm not sure how much I've let on about this, but when it comes to crafting I'm often pretty confident in being able to replicate a lot of things I see or visualize without any sort of instructions on how to do so. My favorite type of order is one where I have to make …
Continue reading Riding Sturdy: Confidently Saying Yes to a Monster Truckload of an Order!
Some NSFW content ahead. You've been warned! What do you do when you have three themes that could be standalone concepts for a party, but you can't decide which one to go with? You go with all three, of course. My grandma, Dilia, is a very special lady. She's the only grandparent I grew up …
Continue reading #DiliaCumple80 – My Grandma’s Mexitastic Eightieth Birthday
For the most part, crafters and craft shop owners have a little bit of a niche, whether it be paint, paper crafting, glass work, wood burning, etc. I, on the other hand, am all over the place, excited to experiment, trying to soak up and learn as much as I can, and living out my …
I don't know if I've said it enough, but I'm absolutely, irrevocably, head-over-heels in love with my nephew. My little piece of heaven, David Alejandro, is a ball of smiles that melts me into oblivion and when he says "I yo yu" (I love you) the paramedics need to be called to resuscitate me, only …
Continue reading Fly in? Check. Props? Check. Unexpected decor request? Oh boy…
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