{Tutorial} DIY Pillow Box

Hope you're having a great day today. I'm really excited to share this tutorial with you because it is VERY easy and very quick! Here we go...

{Creationz} DIY Pillow Box

Hi everyone. Hope you are all having a great week!

I wanted to share this little pillow box I made. I made it with scraps of paper and things I had in my craft closet. I first started making this trying to come up with a cute treat box for Halloween goodies. It turned into this and I know it doesn't look very "Halloweenish" but I love how it turned out and you could easily make some that are more fitting for Halloween. This was free to make because I just used scraps of things I already had on hand but even if you had to buy supplies I think it would definitely be worth it because you could use it in sooo many way. This would be great for Halloween treats like I said, or as place cards for a wedding, as favors for a party, or even to hold stocking stuffers! Be on the lookout because there may be a tutorial coming soon! ;o)

I linked this up to...

Whipperberry

and

30 Handmade Days

{Creationz} Friendship Bracelets



With school starting and friends being made I remembered these bracelets I used to make

when I was in school.  My daughter comes home from school talking about the friends she's made and

my niece called me the other night telling me how some new friends gave her a friendship bracelet. So, I thought I'd make some for both of my favorite school girls and maybe they can pass some on to their new friends.

Easter Egg Tea Cups!

Can you believe this?!!!!!

These are easter eggs turned tea cups...AMAZING!

I stumbled upon these last night on the Creativity in Progress blog by Sunghee. Sunghee is sooo creative and has tons of great things on her blog! These tea cups I thought were genius!!! I think they are so beautiful and don't know of any little one who wouldn't LOVE a shelf (or 2 or 3) of these! Wouldn't they be great as decorations or party favors for a tea party?! I could totally see them filled with candy. She has a full tutorial on her blog that you can check out here. And she even has a shop called Little Potato House that has some great things as well. So go visit Creativity in Progress and see all her amazing creations!

Thank you Sunghee for letting me share these!

{Creationz} Jungle Baby Shower

This past weekend was soooooo busy with three parties in one weekend!! YIKES!!! But, I pulled it off and I am so proud of the way they all turned out. This party was a baby shower for my sister-in-law that was a jungle theme. We also focused on the "King of the Jungle" Lil' Lion for the invites, etc. If you missed the invite you can find it here.  The tables had burlap runners, grass patches with lil lions, and small green plants with their pots wrapped in coordinating fabric.

{Creationz} Lil' Monkey 1st Birthday Party

Hi everybody. The last two weeks have been extremely busy for me but tons of fun

 and I have lots of party pics to share!!!

The first party was for my niece Tatiana. She turned one and my cousins went with the Lil' Monkey theme for her birthday. The gorgeous cake and cupcakes were made by Caroline of Caroline's Creations. She did a great job and the piping on Tatiana's name was perfect! The favor bags were pink and green and had scalloped circle favor bag clips to go with the theme.

Red and Black Candy Buffet

This weekend was my cousin's wedding and I put together a candy buffet for the reception. Her colors were red and black and I really fell in love with this damask pattern and wanted to incorporate it as well. We had lollipop roses, candy hearts, licorice wheels, cake pops, and other goodies! :) The buffet tags had black rhinestones and so did the scoops, along with red satin ribbon. 

It came out really great and was a huge hit!

 Congratulations and best wishes to my cousin as she starts this new chapter of her life.

I hope you all enjoy the pics! I have some more parties coming up in March and can't wait to share those with you as well!

p.s. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

XOXO, Monica



{Creationz} Baby Shower Invites

These were some custom invitations I made for my cousin Melissa's Baby Shower {Ladybug Theme} and here are some others I did for my cousin Karina's Shower {Baby Diva Theme}. 

These weren't her invitations but actually inserts that went with her invitation.  They had magnets on the back so that they could be hung on the refrigerator as a reminder.  The wine bottles with the custom labels served as favors at the shower.  Just a preview of some of the things I hope to be selling in the shop soon! =)

{Sneak Peek} Seeing Red - Part 3

Okay, I couldn't resist! I thought 3 sneak peeks was a little much and really wanted to make you wait until after the wedding this weekend...BUT, I had to post these.  Veronica brought me these favors today that her sisters Liz and Mari made for her wedding...soooo creative....adorable! I love 'em!!   They are folded paper pouches stuffed with chocolates! {mmmmm}  Awesome job!

{Creationz} Sweet Peas!

I had to share this pic of some baby shower favors I made a while back for my cousin Kim and her husband Robert as they got ready to welcome twin boys!! Inside were watermelon gumballs {yum!} and the ribbons were imprinted with their names and date of their shower.