Easy Doily Cupcake Wrappers

I love cupcakes. I love pretty cupcake. And I love cheap crafts. What better way to make a cupcake pretty- and for only $1!!! Doily Cupcake Wrappers!!

They are so cute, it was almost too cute to eat...almost.

I got the cupcake doily idea here and of course used this recipe for the single microwavable cupcake for  the photos here

But here we go! I got a pack of 36 paper doilies from the dollar store! They are about 7 inches in diameter, but this could easily be done with a little larger doily (like an 8-10 inch would be great!)

If you pull it out and a lot of the little pieces aren't punched out of the holes yet, do that FIRST before separating them. I had a small paper clip that I used to get them out. Just took a couple of minutes!

Next, cut your doily in half

Then cut out the middle!

And tape/staple/glue it around your cupcake!!

Perfect fit!!

Eat and enjoy :)

Summer Etsy Sale!

Planning a party or wedding? Or simply want some fun prints to decorate your home? Well get ready because THIS WEEK ONLY Kevin is hosting a SUMMER SALE on all of the prints, invites, save the dates, & other printables on our etsy!

Get 30% off all printables (other craft items not included)

That means: these invites are JUST $10.50!

Prints are JUST $3.50

Water bottle designs and labels also just $3.50

Custom Monograms $3.50

Save the Date just $8.40

Business Cards $4.90

And don't forget- Kevin does custom work as well!!

Use the code SUMMERSALE for all items from Art from a Designer in our joined shop for the 30% off discount!!!

Don't forget- this week only!

Wonderful Tuesday

Today is already a great day. First- after coming home from school, I had this wonderful package waiting for me!!

Surprise! Anna from School Girl Crush sent me this lovely package of push pins and magnets! How precious!!! And it was all as a thank you for featuring her :) How sweet! So just another reminder to check out Anna's shop- she has the greatest store!

And I had PLENTY of time to try out a few great crafts today! So get ready- I'll have alot to post soon!! And on that note, I also want to mention- be paying attention for a great summer sale starting tomorrow on our etsy! Its a surprise- but its going to be AWESOME!

Chalkboard Vinyl

I ordered some chalkboard vinyl last week, which turned out to be simply black contact paper. I read the reviews, and everyone said it worked just great- so I went ahead and tried it. Amazing!!! Basically you can use it anyway you want- labeling jars, drawers, gifts, or my favorite- picture frames!

Nothing to it! Just cut, peel and stick!

I've used chalkboard paint before but it scratched off sometimes, or didn't go on as smooth as I would like. This works PERFECT for glass jars, and you can cut the exact shape you want without having to tape up the entire jar before painting it. Plus, if you decide you want the jar for a different craft, just peel it off!

If I were planning a wedding right now, I would certainly be incorporating this into EVERYTHING

Anymore great ideas for what I can do with the chalkboard paper??

Candlestick Frames

Oklahoma was great- but now back to my real life of classes, blogging, and a million (obviously exaggerating here) etsy orders I have waiting for me!

These candlestick frames are just as simple as they look!!!

Frame, candlestick, spray paint and a glue gun!

What a fun way to upcycle and decorate! Project inspired by my cousin's graduation party she will be having next year! (we're getting a head start on decorating of course!)

Both pieces were found at Salvation Army during the buy one get one free week they had last week! Grand total of about $0.75

Amber's Wedding!

Of course I LOVE weddings- and LOVE sharing a good wedding with you all! This wedding was FABULOUS!!! Amber was married yesterday evening- and the entire wedding was perfect!! I loved every detail :) And everyone was so excited for the two of them to finally get hitched

So precious right?!

Beautiful Dress!

Program Fans

Loved the Treat Bar (maybe a little biased since Kevin made the labels- which you can also find on our etsy for $5!)

I'd never heard of the shoe game- but it was so great! You each get one of the other person's shoes, and you're asked questions about your relationship like "Who will balance the checkbook" and you raise the shoe of the person that will in the relationship. Such a fun way to get to know the bride and groom better!

We were so happy to spend this special day with you two! Congrats :)

 

Oklahoma Update!

So far the weekend has been amazing...of course!!! Kevin and I got to see each other, and went swimming this morning

Then we both took pictures for our friend, Amber's wedding rehearsal! Can't wait for these two to get married tomorrow!

Lots of etsy orders to do when I return!! Thanks to those of you who took advantage of the free earring with purchase deal yesterday!

Oklahoma bound +{Winner}

Change of plans! My sister and I decided to leave TODAY for our friend Amber's wedding in Oklahoma!!! Its been a while since I've been back to my alma mater and I'm pretty excited! (okay not so much for the school, but to see friends of course!!!)

Also...

Almost forgot to announce the winner of the  Green Apple Paperie  giveaway!!!!

The winner is:

Michelle 8

I would get pink or brown Miniature Hershey Chocolate Wrappers Labels for my daughter's birthday party!

Congrats!!! Thanks everyone for entering- and don't forget to enter this weeks giveaways as well (listed on the right hand side of the blog!) Thanks to  Green Apple Paperie for the awesome giveaway as well!!!

Stina's Stuff Guest Post {giveaway}

I'm excited to have Stina guest posting over here today!!! She does the coolest job recycling in her crafts- I love that she takes glass, and makes it into something new!

How cool is that?! Well here to tell you all about it is Stina herself! With a giveaway included of course!!

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Why Hellloooooo!

I'm Stina, from Stina's Stuff (sorry...no creative shop/blog names here), and I'm here today to offer Kitty's readers a giveaway from my Etsy shop! 

I live in Texas and I am currently pursuing my MFA in metalworking (AND I just got married). I love making things, but especially making things out of metal. I have several different types of products in my etsy shop. I make custom glitter portraits of people (and animals) based on photographs.

 I have some enameled copper pendants that I have made myself from plain sheet metal.

And I also have some recycled glass pieces which I would like to talk about today.

I am part of a volunteer organization that takes in glass bottles from our community members (usually wine bottles, but we take any type of glass) and we make them into useful and beautiful things, like sets of drinking glasses, wind chimes, and tea-lights.

We have a blog, crkuttbottle.blogspot.com, that you can check out if you want. This whole thing started because our town got rid of the recycling program and the founding members of this organization didn't want to just sit by idle while all this reusable glass went to the landfill. 

Now we have about 7 to 10 people that come every week to help on a regular basis, and many many others who come when they can. We sell these things at the local farmers market on the first saturday of the month, and all proceeds go to our local Habitat for Humanity branch. So far we've raised about 6,000 for Habitat, and we're hoping to eventually raise enough money to represent the cost of building one house! 

While we're making things, we break a lot of bottles. I guess it's expected when working with glass. Anyway, anything that gets cracked or broken gets put in a giant tumbler that breaks it up into small pieces with smooth edges. I use this glass in some of my jewelry, and for every piece that sells, I donate a portion to Habitat as well!

I even got inspired and started experimenting with fusing the recycled glass pieces to the enameled pendants, and came up with some really interesting results.

So, Here We Go!!! I am offering a giveaway of $15 worth of merchandise from my shop (which should cover a good selection of the recycled glass products), as well as free shipping to the winner! 

I am also offering all of Kitty's readers 10% off any items in my Etsy, using the code KITTY10

For your first entry, please visit my Etsy and leave a comment telling me your favorite item.

for additional entries you can: 

follow my blog

One additional entry for each item purchased

The giveaway will be open for a week! 6/30

Rough Week+Pillow Fight Tables Turned

Ever have one of those rough weeks? Its not that anything went awfully wrong- just completely draining. I had the

"What am I doing when I grow up"

....sorta weeks. The one where I'm thinking "Why am I in school?" "What will I do when I get out" "I could just quit and find a normal job"

One of those weeks where I applied to jobs in other countries...and other states (I even went so far as to apply to one in ....Texas. Yes, that is practically another country)

But truly, nothing awful happened this week. My finger is heeling (I'm typing with it and everything- even if it aches still...and I'm pretty sure its turned inward more than it used to)

 I even called into a radio station and was the lucky caller 106. I would have been qualified for a Sandals Vacation, but you had to be at a lounge on Saturday to win- but I'll be in Oklahoma for a wedding (I'm sure I'll be posting all about that this weekend!)

So here is to the good weeks, and the bad.

Unrelated note- you know how I love seeing phrases that people have searched for, and somehow my blog has come up as an answer to their search? Well here is another new favorite

"Pillowfight tables turned" what in the world does that mean?! Does this mean the little kid was getting wailed on, and all of a sudden the "tables turned" and he beat the older brother? Why would you search this? And why my blog?