Taylor's First Bday Outfits

Some outfits I made for Taylor.

This last one I picked up at the store because I loved the hi-low top and butterfly jeans.

And, of course, who can resist baby-sized Jordache jeans! LOL

Stephen's First Acceptance

 My baby was accepted to Baylor! I am beside myself with pride. More acceptances to come, I am certain. Praise be to God who has always had His hand on Stephen and is affording him this opportunity. I couldn't be prouder. My baby is (perhaps) going to be a Golden Bear! He is looking at UM also,

Taylor's Fairy 1st Birthday Invites

A labor of love. That's all I can say about these invitations. I can't wait for Kristy to see them. I sure hope she loves them! And, a special kuddos to Maria and Teri who helped me out a lot. Maria even came on her day off to make sure I got them done. Now that's true friendship. All the details are below.

The invitation is our favorite fairy, Tinkerbell, who has been captured and placed inside a mason jar. The base of the card is white cardstock and a layer of vellum "seals" Tinkerbell inside the jar. Pixie dust (glitter) is also locked inside with Tink  ;)

 The label reads: "Taylor's Fairy 1st Birthday and was printed on glitter cardstock then cut out with a steel die that looks like a banner. Bling finishes off the ends.

Here's our Tink. I used the Cricut to cut out the Tinkerbells in cream. Then, I recut her dress and wings. The dress is green cardstock and embossed. The wings were cut in shimmer paper then also embossed. I colored her pouty lips (she has her arms crossed because she's upset she got captured LOL) in a soft pink. And her hair has various cuts to give her dimension. I chose this particular Tinkerbell because she has her arms folded - an obvious sign of displeasure! LOL

 The tag with the information to Pixie Hollow! I attached them with a flower brad and used a lace edge punch to soften the bottom of the tag.

The mason jar top was embossed and then chalked with a lilac shimmer. Soooo cute! I sealed the jar with lilac dimensional silk trim.

My favorite part of these invitations! The sewing!!! I attached the vellum to the base using green thread. I sewed all invitations so the pixie dust (glitter) could not escape and so that the Tinkerbell could move around inside without any adhesive. Plus, the sewing allowed the vellum to attach beautifully without any type of glue showing. Perfection!

Even the back looks gorgeous! So clean. I love when the entire project looks good.

Another picture of the finished invitation. I hope all the recipients are charmed when they see it.

Can't forget the envelopes! I embossed Tinkerbell on the front:

Little Taylor will have the most magical first birthday. Can't wait!!!

Natalie's Spiral Mickey

Natalie outgrew the shirt I embroidered last year for Disney so I made her a new one.  A bit more modern and updated.