Girly Gift Idea and Tutorial

This isn't just a girly gift idea.

It is actually a gift that you can use for any birthday, or holiday and for any age!

What you will need for this tutorial:

Freezer Paper

Onesie, tee or fabric

Scissors

Acrylic or Fabric Paint 

Sponge paint brush

Cricut machine OR a pencil and exacto knife

Iron

If you are have access to a Cricut machine, you will get to skip a lot of the hard work.  If you don't have a Cricut machine you will start by tracing an image or design onto freezer paper.

What to do:

Step 1: Make sure that you trace the image with the wax side (shiny side) down.  If using a Cricut to cut out your image, just smooth out the freezer paper onto a cutting mat.

Make sure to cut the paper to fit the mat.

Step 2:  Cut out your image!  

I was planning a little gift for Sassy's little baby, so my image is her baby's name.  Make sure you have fun!  Cut out a picture, or a shape, it can be anything!

Cricut Users Hint:

I found that the images turned out better if I placed the paper wax side up, and then cut the image in reverse.

If  you cut your image with an X-acto knife, you can skip to step 4.

Step 3: Peel off your stencil!

MAKE SURE YOU KEEP ALL TINY PIECES...

You may need them to fill in the "holes" for letters and shapes.

Step 4: Trim it up

Trim off the sides of your stencil to make it fit the clothing or fabric you are stenciling.

See Below, the tiny piece with the arrow next to it.  This is a "filler piece".  Reminder, don't throw the filler pieces away, you may need them.

Step 5: Iron on your Stencil!

Carefully place your stencil onto the fabric and iron it on!

If you mess up, it is okay.  You can peel it off and replace it.

I set my iron to a "cotton" setting.

You only need seconds to get the stencil to adhere to the fabric.

Iron on the large stencil first, and then any filler pieces that you saved.  Can you spot my tiny filler piece?

Step 6: Get ready to paint!

Slide a piece of paper, cardstock, or cardboard behind the fabric you are stenciling.  This is to protect the back side of the clothing, or if painting a piece of fabric it will protect the surface you are painting on from paint seeping through the fabric.

Step 7: Paint your stencil!

Lightly blot paint brush until paint covers all open areas of your stencil.

Let dry 15-20 minutes.

Step 8: Peel it off!

Once dried, you can remove your stencil.  

It should easily peel off of your fabric.

You are done!  Or are you?

You know me...it's not done until it is embellished.

Since Sassy's teeny tiny girl is named Harper Rose, I added a little rose. 

Now, go to!  Stencil your heart out.

                                                              Cheers, 

Twitter

Because Twitter sounds cute and girly,  I think that The Sassy Pepper will give it a try!

You can receive updates from our tweets by following us here!

TWEET!

Girly Paper!

Continuing my girly trend for January in honor of Sassy's little baby girl, I am telling you to visit Oh My Crafts.

The site is like a crafters' heaven.  Especially when it comes to the great deals that they share often.

Take a peek at this awesome deal on girly paper!

You can purchase this paper pack for $13.49!

You get 50 sheets of double sided crafting paper!

There is a Fancy Pants 50 paper kit 1 and

a Fancy Pants 50 paper kit 2 to choose from.

Note: Free shipping with any $50 order, so make sure you look at the deals they have on Cricut Cartridges for $20 and under!  Other cricut deals can be found on sites like Amazon.com.

Happy Craft Shopping!

                                                       Cheers,

Girly Treats

A little fact you may find interesting about Sassy is that she wasn't actually due with her baby girl until February!  She also was supposed to be attending a baby shower in honor of HER this upcoming Saturday!

(Psst...Let me know if you got her a gift and I can email you where to send it).

Because I know how much we all love baby Showers, (mostly the food and presents that go along with said showers) this post includes adorable inspirational cookies and cakes and info on where to learn to become a Cake and/or Cookie Making Queen.  You will love all you find for future parties and showers.

Introducing

  CAKE JOURNAL 

I could spend hours on this website looking at pictures and licking my lips...

I am planning on using some of her FREE TEMPLATES for my Little Girls' #5 birthday coming up.

I think that these cookies below would be a great starting project...

Warning: Only enter the Gallery if you have at least an hour to lounge around.

Oh!  Also, I found these amazing Wilton Products online.  This Silicone Baking mat will keep my favorite cookie sheets looking new.  I want one.

My sweet tooth is kicking in, I better nip that in the bud!

                                                     Cheers,

Girly Furniture

I have been on the hunt for a fancy dresser for my girls' room. Or at least something that I could make a little fancy. I almost couldn't believe when I saw this for $20 on Craiglist. It was such a good deal, almost better than free because of the rush of finding it and being the first one to email and also the first one to go see it. Craigslist can be like a shot of Caffeine sometimes.

Books like Painting and Decorating Furniture can be an inspiration and a curse at the same time.
So I am limiting myself to what I look at and read, at least for today.

So far...it has been a bit of a bugger to get ready to paint.

It has required me to pull out my manly skills in order to make it girly.

I even had help from my husband and brother-in-law getting started because I really hate sanding furniture. I think it still requires more sanding, chiseling, and paint thinning to get it just right. And sorry, it did come with all drawers, but one was upstairs when I was ready to snap this photo. I can be a little lazy sometimes.

What I am most excited about...the grooves in the wood working.

And the cute carved shapes...

And the adorable little carved feet...

Just guess what color it is going to be. Anyone? Anyone?

Off to find some more girly things in honor of Sassy's teeny tiny babe,

Cheers,

In Honor of Sassy's new addition!

For those of you that know Sassy personally, you would be proud to know that she welcomed another baby girl into her life just this morning!

A proud 5 lbs tiny, and just as cute as her "little" big sister.

In honor of Sassy I am declaring the rest of January...

"TUTORIALS, ADVICE and GIVEAWAYS FOR TINY GIRLY THINGS"... month.

It is the best name I could come up with sporadically.

Sorry - I am just not as good with words as Sassy is.

Come back tomorrow for something girly!

Cheers,

Happy New Year {Resolutions}

I normally LOATHE New Years Resolutions. It is like setting myself up to fail,

and honestly, who likes feeling like a loser? On another note, this is the year that I have decided to change everything that I dislike, including failing at New Years Resolutions!

Loathing item #1: grime on my stainless steel cookie sheets

No matter how much I scrub, soak or even scratch this grime, it seems permanent.

I really hate the grime, but these cookie sheets make the best cookies!

I still haven't found another cookie sheet that works better.

I would like to introduce you to the Bar Keepers Friend.

Say goodbye to those grimy pots and pans.

I won't lie, I had to use some elbow grease too. But look at the results!

I just love my {like} new cookie sheet.

Here is a comparable photo of one I cleaned, and one I didn't.

Can you tell which one I polished up?

The Bar Keeper's Friend works great on Stainless Steel, Porcelain, Fiberglass, Glass Cooktops, Copper, Tile, and Brass. If you end up scrubbing away like me, it is probably because I hadn't polished up my cookie sheets since I was married. 10 years of grime, now gone! Another plus, it works as a polish and removes tarnish and rust!

Do you have some grime you are loathing?

Cheers,