Green and Yellow

...that's what you get when you refuse to find out what sex your new baby will be.

AH! I can't stand the suspense and it's not even mine!

So I made a yellow and green diaper cake...well, mostly green because I kept trying to do blues and greens (because those are my favorites together) and then had to remind myself that not everyone likes to put their girls in blue :)

I think they liked it.

Tissue Pom Poms & Cake

Diaper Cake, that is.
Someone asked if anyone knew how to do a diaper cake.
I volunteered.
I didn't lie.
Just didn't volunteer the information that I had never made or seen one before.
Bwahaha.
Competitive? Maybe a little...
with myself.
The Tissue Pompom idea is courtesy of Martha Stewart. You can find everything cute 'n crafty on her site.

The pink flower is actually part of a headband I made for the new baby as well.
And I tried to make the washcloths look like candles.

I was pretty happy with the results. And it only took a few hours!

My favorite detail:

Who needs Pottery Barn when you've got ME! (she: Steph)

(This post was featured on "Or So She Says" and KSL's Studio 5)

My name is Stephanie,

but you can call me Steph. 'cause we're tight like that, I can already tell!

I am married to the most wonderful man in the world...and sorry ladies, I sleep with one eye open so don't even think about it. And I have two beautiful children that light up my life!

I’ve known Jessica since she and her family entered into my childhood on Faurot Drive back in 1991.Thank you Jessica, for thinking I’m “witty” enough to be a guest contributor. However, that is one thing I’ve never been accused of so yay!

So here it is:

We all know money doesn’t grow on trees…esp these days. Right? So, in my quest to pursue all things awesomely cute, I discovered a piece of art from Pottery Barn that made me just tingly all over. Okay, you caught me...pretty much everything from that devil of a place makes me turn green...BAD!

So, since I didn’t want to fork out $216.50, I forked out $13.50. yay!

Here is what you will need:

Here are some optional touches you may add:

Step 1: Choose your buttons and colors. I color-coordinated my buttons but you don’t need to! I’ve seen it done both ways and the product is cute either way.

Step 2: Paint Canvas (if you choose to do so)

I chose my base color, then chose a 2^nd color super close to the base shade to give it just a subtle faux finish.

Step 3: Once paint is completely dry, spread your buttons out on canvas.

(sorry 'bout lame pics...having trouble figuring out the color issues on my camera)

Start playing with the shape and arranging how you want it to look.
I started with the right side, working top to bottom, so I could then just mirror what I had done when I got to the left side.

Measure canvas to make sure everything is where you want it to be symmetrically.

Step 4: Begin Gluing.

I used Tacky glue. My friend used Elmer's school glue...I just don't know the life span of the school glue and I thought the tacky glue would last longer.

Don't worry about a little extra glue seeping out from the sides or through the center holes... here's what before and after looks like justsoyano.

Immediately after glue ... 12 hours after

Too much glue

This step is where your tweezers will come in handy!

Let dry.
Add any extra touches you want to make it your fabulous sparkly goodness of art!
This is where I added dabs of glitter glue on antenna buttons.

Now hang it in your little girl's room and ENJOY!

Martha Stewart's Apprentice

'Cause that's what I am!

Not really...but I wish.
Well, not really again.

But, I have felt like I am on my way to being the next Martha. Perhaps I could be called Martha-Stewfer. Did you know Luke knew (dated, to be more exact) a mother-daughter combo named "Martha-Lu" and "Martha-Sue?" Ya, he did, and no, he only dated the product of Martha-Lu. But how funny would that have been had he dated both.

This new 9month adventure, at first, threw me for a loop. I didn't know what to do with myself. "WHAT!?! NO Pottery Barn Kids??? {oh, the outrage} AND NO Gap Kids??? {Haauh? Blaspheme!}" So I was forced to start being crafty...much to my chagrin of course. But now, I am so proud of what I never thought I could do. Yes, I'm being prideful. The exact thing I was trying to help my husband overcome by posting his fabulously groovy dance moves for all to enjoy. Looky at the stuff I've made with my two stubby little hands:

Tutus

My very first quilt- a Rag Quilt 60"x80" -wanted to keep it but gifted it

Antique Pillow case Dress

Tiles for Christmas gifts



Can you tell one of my biggest "Love Languages" is "Words of Affirmation" ?? Ya, poor Luke, I'm always seeking out the all-too-elusive-for-me-pat-on-the-back "Honey, I brushed my hair today. AND I'm wearing a bra!" So really, I'm not being prideful :)