DIY: I Got Crafty! Baby Bows & Headbands

Ive been a busy mommy!

Having a baby girl has its perks for a girly girl like me. Dress Up!!

Recently I was looking for cute headbands for Sienna and I either couldn't find anything I loved or they were way too expensive to buy more than a few. Being the DIY lover that I am I decided to make my own!

In doing that I had a few people ask me if I could make them some so I did and well, I just couldn't stop!

Ladies and Gents I give you Little Miss Bows & Bands :) featuring some of my handmade (with love) creations.

Here are some examples modelled by my baby girl Sienna Noor..

If you're interested to see more designs (new items added all the time) please visit and "like" my Little Miss Bows And Bands facebook page.

DIY: Large Wooden Letter Gets A Glam Makeover For The Nursery

When putting together Sienna's nursery I knew I wanted to DIY a beautiful frame I had for over the crib so I painted it white and mounted it in the perfect spot.

I had every intention to add our baby girls initial inside the frame but since we really only settled on a name right before she arrived I only had time to place the order on Etsy.com for the 16" unfinished wooden letter.

Now that I have gotten into somewhat of a new mommy routine I found some time to finish it.

The Before

A coat of silver paint and some jewels complete the look.

Because I need hubbys help to hang it I placed it in the frame just to see how it would look and call me crazy but I kinda like it on the crazy angle!

The silver paint matched our wall colour almost exactly which wasn't my intended look but I actually don't mind the subtleness of it. The bling pops even more!

This was a quick and easy DIY that added a really nice personal touch to our nursery. I'm so happy with the outcome.... now onto the DIY baby headbands I'm working on ;)

What do you think?

Baby Talk: Baby Girls Nursery Tour!

We will be meeting our precious baby girl in just days and since our nursery is about 90% done (finally!) I wanted to give you guys the tour :)

We went with a soft grey colour on the walls before we found out if it was a girl or boy because I knew either way I wanted a colour I wouldn't get sick of and that they could grow into and I LOVE Grey! So the dark blue walls of my husbands "guitar/music room" were painted over.

Once we found out it was a girl we decided on the theme of grey, white and bling :) This was the theme on the main day of our wedding at our reception and since baby girl was originally due ON our 1 year anniversary I thought it was only fitting.

I custom ordered her bedding from Etsy.com, her crib came from Sears, the frame is from Ikea but we DIY'd it by painting it white and will hang a blinged out initial once we decide on a name, the diaper cake was a special gift from my BFF who used the hand made flowers I made for her DIY bouquet at our wedding as an added touch and the side table was actually made with love from scratch by my handy husband 8 years ago!

It was originally a dark brown and sitting in his parents basement for a very long time. He brought it home, sanded, painted and added the crystal knobs to make it fit the nursery and it could not be more perfect!

Our glider was a custom order from a local baby boutique and up above it you can see the DIY tulle tutu mobile I made :)

Here's a close up of the mobile made with love!

We actually found the dresser below when we first found out we were expecting on kijiji and I knew I had to have it for the baby's room. We decided that instead of buying a separate a change table we would use this and just add the change pad on top.

We changed out all the knobs to crystal and I added some bling rhinestones to the drawer pulls to add sparkle. The soft minky change pad cover was an Etsy buy and the 3 beautiful cutout mirrors were purchased at Pier 1 Imports.

This corner unit was purchased from the same person we bought the dresser from off kijiji for an amazing combo price. We switched out the knobs once again and it will house all of babies books below. For now Ive added some ultrasound images, wedding pics and a print from our first maternity shoot at 28 weeks.

One of my favourite things in the nursery has got to be this rug. I had originally purchased a grey and white rug online to go in this room but when it arrived it was much darker than I had wanted and it just wasn't working in the room. I happen to be at Home Outfitters one day and noticed a pile of rugs marked half off. I was immediately drawn to the grey shade of this rug and once I saw the pattern I knew it was perfect :)

And here is the DIY tulle tutu door hanger from my last post on baby girls closet door! The bassinet (borrowed from a friend) will be where she will be sleeping for the first little while in our bedroom.

I still want to hang a few more things on the walls such as some DIY artwork I've designed and there are a few other things that need to be added but for now we are so happy with how it turned out.

We are ready and waiting.....

Baby Talk: Nursery Decor - DIY Tulle TuTu Wreath!

For my wedding last year I did a bunch of DIY projects from making all the bouquets by hand to adding 4000+ crystals to my shoes so when I was thinking about nursery decor I knew I wanted to add a few DIY touches to my baby girls room.

I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do until I saw this inspiration pic on Pinterest.

Since our nursery "theme" is grey, white and bling I knew I wanted to create something like this wreath even though I wasn't sure where exactly I would hang it.  Although I didn't find a tutorial on how to make this exact wreath I figured out my own way and I think it turned out great :)

I bought some silver tulle, string of pearls and a embroidery hoop and went to work. It took me about an hour or work until the wreath was done however I was stuck on ideas on what to put inside the wreath until I saw a small unfinished wood cutout of the word LOVE and knew it was perfect.

I painted it white, added some white iridescent glitter, silver thread to hold it up and got my final product.

VOILA, Baby girls new DIY Tulle TuTu Wreath hanging on her closet door!

What do you think??

I've also made her a tulle tutu & crystal mobile that we have hung over her glider.... will post pics soon of that!

Quick DIY Chalkboard For My Maternity Shoot

Tomorrow Ill be doing one of my maternity shoots, ill be 28 weeks and cannot wait to work with the amazing photographers & friends behind G&H Photography.

I wanted to bring along some props and was having a hard time finding cute chalkboards last minute SO I stopped at my local dollar store and picked up a multi-coloured one. With an hour and a half to spare (most of that drying time) and a few supplies we now have our blinged out prop :)

Its nicer in person I promise lol.

What do you think?

DIY: Easy Entry Way Artwork on a Budget!

Our entry way has been seriously neglected until recently when I decided it was finally time to show it some love with a few small touches.

First I purchased this chic beveled mirror from Homesense which was on clearance because of a small chip.... can you find the chip?! I could but only after staring at it for a while so I brought it up to the cash and asked if there was anything else they could do, expecting a no but they knocked it down even more and so I picked it up for a cool $35!!

I love it! I feel like it totally sets the tone for the rest of the house.

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I knew I wanted to add some art work and although I have grand plans for the wall across the mirror there was this little wall that I wanted to add something to.

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I sat down at my computer and went to work designing patterns & sayings and after trying a few different things I came up with 2 I really liked. I had picked up the smaller vintage looking frames at non other than the dollar store so I printed and cut the images to size and added them to the wall with Command Strips.

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As you can see it looked a bit small on the wall and so I headed back to Dollarama to pick up 2 more larger frames. I didn't really want them to match the 2 on the wall so I just went with sticking to silver. I printed & cut 2 more designs I came up with and added them to the wall.

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They say "Home Sweet Home", " There's No Place Like Home", LOVE" & 24 (our house #) with a vintage key.

So our entry way is starting to feel a lot more personal and inviting. All on a budget too!

I love what we have done so far. If you are thinking about sprucing up a wall with art why not try designing it yourself?!

What do you think?

DIY: Painted Pillows - From Plain to Funky in 1 hour!

I had been staring at these plain Jane pillows on my couch for long enough. I wanted to spice them up a little and after looking at the stitched pattern on the pillow covers I decided painting them would be a good idea!

Keep in mind I have never painted fabric like this before and so I didn't really know what to expect but I have to say they turned out pretty cool...not quite perfect but hey its my first time!

I started out by throwing the covers in the washing machine to freshen them up. Once they were dry I laid them out on the table and placed a magazine inside so the paint wouldn't bleed through. I followed the stitched pattern already on the pillows but if you have plain covers you can freehand or use a stencil.

I used Folk Art Acrylic pain in Pure Black which I had picked up at Walmart a while ago for I believe $2.66.

With a small stiff brush I got to work painting the design. I had to be sure to go slow so the line would be clean. Once I had outlined the design I went back and filled it in with the rest of the paint. Near the end the brush started to fray a bit hence the splotches of black outside the line but thats what I get for rushing I guess.

It took me about an hour to do one cover. I let it dry overnight before stuffing the pillow back in and when I did this was the result....

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Now my pillows are fun & chic and didn't cost me a dime since I had all the materials!

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DIY: A Thrift Store Jewelry Tray in 5 Minutes!

2 Weeks ago I made a trip to my local Value Village in search of some fabric which is where I found the lace for my DIY Cork Board project. That same trip is where I found 2 silver trays I loved the shape of. One medium sized ($3.99) one smaller ($1.99), I just knew they would make for a fab jewelry tray so I searched and found the piece that would complete it, a stainless steel wine goblet ($1.99).

I started off by cleaning all 3 items with 99% rubbing alcohol to get off any dirt or residue. Then I placed a bead of E6000 glue (available at Michaels) around the bottom of the wine goblet. I centred it on the larger tray and held it down for a few seconds.

I then applied a bead of glue around the top of the goblet and tried my best to centre the smaller tray on top.

It looks small in the picture but its actually about 6" high. Big enough to add lots of jewelry and small enough to blend in on my vanity.

I let it dry overnight, added some fun costume jewelry and voila!

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My 5 Minute Thrift Store DIY Jewelry Tray for $6!

What do you think?

My DIY Lace Cork Board

Since the wedding is over and all my DIY's are done I have been itching to take on another project.

I had a frame lying around that I had picked up at Michaels for $8 on clearance and a roll of cork I had from Staples so I decided to see if I could come up with a creative way to make a DIY cork board for my home office.

I headed to Value Village with the initial plan to find some fun fabric when I spotted a lace like table clothe for $2.99 I grabbed it and headed home to make magic.... or so I hoped.

Materials:
Wooden frame
Stapler
Foam board or tri-fold project board
Cork roll
Glue
Lace or fabric
Scissors
Tape

I started by cutting the project board i had to size, I then placed the roll of cork on top cut it to size and stapled it to the board. I measured and cut the lace cloth slightly bigger than the board, wrapped it around and tapped it to the back of the board tightly. Then I added a line of strong glue on the inside of the frame and popped the lace covered board into place. I applied some heavy books on top and let it dry for 24 hours.

Voila my DIY Lace Cork Board!

I added some inspiration pics with some button thumb tacks I found at the dollar store and its now ready to be hung :)

It was pretty simple but a bit time consuming, although totally worth it in the end.

What do you think?

It Almost Wedding Time!

With less then a week till the crazy & exciting wedding "week" begins I'm finding it hard to find time to be online. This means blogging, social media & emails will slow down. We also go rear ended last week and the Dr. informed me I have minor whiplash which isn't so bad some days and a bit worse others but I'm trying not to let that get me down or slow me down!

I feel like I'm on track with the organizing and planning and Ive finished 99% of all my DIY's which include My bouquet, bridesmaids bouquets, boutonnieres, table #'s, sweet table signs, signs to use during out photography, our glitter initials, my fur wrap, favour tags, favours, place cards, my shoes and some other items that I cant yet reveal!

Here's a sneak peek at the shoes with a hidden message on the bottom ;)

Oh and we also just booked out Honeymoon woohoo! Anyone that's planned this big of a wedding can probably agree with me when I say man am I looking forward to the honeymoon!

These last 10 months of planning and preparing for this next stage in my life has really put a lot of things into perspective. I'm so excited to start this next chapter with my husband to be and so ready to leave everything else that doesn't matter behind.

Stay tuned for pre & post wedding highlights from our big fat MIXED wedding!

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