Pink Party Spoons … say that 10 times fast!

These sweet spoons are for Ava Kate’s upcoming party.  Neon pink wasn’t part of the party color scheme at first … but I received a request from the birthday princess herself.  I was happy to oblige as I have been seeing spots of neon everywhere … and loving it.  I picked up some wooden spoons from Sofie’s Big Day.  They literally arrived 2 days after I ordered them!  Love lightning fast shipping.

In addition to your wooden spoons, you will need …

• Paint … I happened to have some neon pink screenprinting ink in my craft room.  You can buy it here.
• masking or washi tape
• paint brush

I decided to use 2 different techniques for these spoons … taped and dry brushed.

To create the taped spoons, simply tape off sections of the spoon handle to create a pattern.

Paint and let air dry.  Once dry, peel the tape and voila!

So easy! I kept it simple with one color … but how cute with these be in a two, three or even a rainbow of colors.

The second technique is dry brushing.  Dip the tip of the paint brush in the paint. Dap extra paint off on scrap paper.  Once you have removed the excess paint, simply hold the spoon and brush the paint on the handle.

I love the look with some of the wood peeking through.  Again … crazy easy and perfect for any type of party.

I am using my neon pink paint for another crafty birthday project tomorrow … so fun!

Love, love, love the curls!  This little birthday girl couldn’t be any cuter with her Vintage Cake Stand tee, pettiskirt and those baby blues!

Photography courtesy of Christie Adams Photography.

I surprised my boy with a half day of school today.  It was a mental health day filled with fun … hitting the ticket jackpot while playing video games, lunch at his favorite Mexican food restaurant and a little basketball…

Love spending time with this kid …

Much to his dismay, I am going to be surprising him with a haircut this weekend!

This likely qualifies as a semi – DIY as it is e.a.s.y.  Ava Kate has been loving her new chalkboard in her bedroom.  It is used daily.  There has even been some rogue chalkboarding when she is supposed to be going to bed … no surprise there.  One other issue has arisen with the installation of the chalkboard … scattered chalk all over the floor.

I have a small collection of random hooks.  None of them match or work with anything in my house …. which is why they have been banished to a box in a closet. I dug through this box and found this royal hook …

Although I love the gold, it doesn’t match Ava’s room.  A little white spray paint and VOILA …

I grabbed a $1 bucket at Hobby Lobby and it was done.  My late night chalkboarder is much happier now that she has a place to store her goods …

5 minutes of work and 5 minutes of drying time … AND done!

Summer is creeping up!  I can’t believe it is already May … and my sweet kids have less than 4 weeks of school left!  I don’t know what it is about having a 9 year old and an almost 6 year old (don’t let her hear you call her a 5 year old) … but I have a pit in my stomach.  Where is all of the time going and why can’t it slow down?  Plain and simple … it is going by too fast!

With summer approaching, I have decided to do something a little different with my shop.  My shop will be closed for a good portion of the summer.  When it is open, I will stock it with Ready To Ship items as I am able to.  In the past, I have crammed my sewing and shop time in the evenings and whenever my kids are occupied.  There were definitely times that I felt crazed as I had too much to do … and I still wanted to be present with my kids during the day.  So, I am putting my little shop on on the back burner for the summer so that I can push Ava on the swings, cheer Aidan on at basketball and just hang out.  Hopefully, I will squeeze in a little reading, get back on my vegan diet (much to my husband’s dismay) and enjoy this precious time with my family.

This girly needs me …

And so does her handsome brother …

I will still share things on my blog … likely lots of DIY items as I have a huge list that I hope to accomplish this summer, as well as some family pics and any new designs that I come up with … AND Ava Kate’s party details.

Don’t go anywhere … I promise to open for normal business in the fall when school starts.  So, if you have any custom orders that you are planning on placing … now is the time!  I will close up at the end of May … with a few sporadic openings throughout the summer … and back for regular business once school starts up in the fall.

Thanks for sticking with me and my little business.  You have no idea how much I love making sweet tees for all of your littles.  It is an honor!

A little color inspiration to set the tone for a happy, bright weekend!  Happy Friday!

1. pink door (impressions via pinterest) 2. pink circle dessert table (via Sweet Style) 3. floating pom garland (via the sweetest occasion) 4. color block bag (via asos) 5. neon polka dot dinner table (via hostess with the mostess)

Busy checking off items on my Birthday To Do List for Ava Kate’s party.  The latest item involves lace, fabric stiffener, water colors and a 5 year old helper …

One for each little attendee!  Stay tuned for more birthday party sneak peeks …

This sweet picture arrived in my email box …

That is one precious birthday boy with some major cute cheeks!    Don’t you wish you could just freeze them at this age?

Thanks to Jennifer for sharing her little man’s birthday picture … made my day!

Need this cute birthday tee!.  Find it here in my shop … Orange Polka Dot 1st Birthday Tee.

A Do It Yourself Chalkboard is the perfect addition to a kid’s room … more specifically my Ava’s room.  She loves to write … letters, numbers, words, jiberish … just about everything.  She is not a huge fan of coloring or drawing, but writing is  different.  She loves it … and being a lefty, she needs a little extra practice.

I found this GIANT frame … 45″ by 30″ to exact … for only $25 on a recent trip to Canton with friends.  When I asked the price, I had to hide my surprise.  I didn’t even try to haggle, which I have been known to do.  I just paid for it and walked away with a big smile.  It is huge, made of solid wood and super sturdy … the perfect frame for this project.  It even has pretty carving detail.

My husband came home with a smooth piece of  masonite for the chalkboard.  It is perfect as it is doesn’t have any bumps, ridges, etc that you might find in a regular piece of plywood.  It is a little bit flimsy, but that is easily fixed with a few reinforcments.  I painted 4 coats of chalkboard paint to make sure I had a solid coat … that will last.  I enlisted my husband to reinforce the chalkboard on the backside with some inexpensive fence posts cut to size.  We used 4 pieces vertically for additional support.  I swear I took a few picture of this but must have deleted them.  Not sure how that happened but my 5 year old camera assistant pleaded the fifth … hmmmm.

We hung the chalkboard with a heavy duty picture mounting kit.

I added Ava Kate’s name in a chalk pen while she was at school.  She is loving her new chalkboard.  I see several rounds of playing teacher in my future.

Happy Chalkboard Making!

Loving all of the fresh, cheery colors that are popping up on my custom orders …

The Princess and the Pea birthday shirt is one of my all time favorites!