My Favorite Things

320 Sycamore is having a My Favorite Things party.  I am late, but thought it would be fun to link up!

 

My mom seems to think this is going to kill me, but I LOOOVE Diet Coke, and it has to be from Sonic. Add some diet cherry and you have perfection!

Hot Tamales are also a favorite of mine!  They are too spicy for my girls so I get them all to myself!

Speaking of spicy, green chile is one of my very most favorite things.  Where I come from, people put green chile on everything, and in everything.  The hotter the better! I am not kidding when I say we bought 60 pounds this season.  They roast them for you, then you stick them in the freezer, so you can enjoy all year round!

Next on my list would have to be Forever21!  I love this store because you can find cute, trendy clothes, without breaking the bank.  Sometimes you have to look at outfits, and find ways to make them more modest.  For example they call this a dress, I could just see the look on my friends faces if I came to a playdate in this, but add some cute skinny jeans, sassy black boots that your hubby got you for your anniversary, and you have an adorible outfit!  This one is on my Christmas list!

Right in the middle of my favorite things list are my two daughters.  I had to stick them in here!:)

I have been using great lash mascara by Mabeline for years and I love it.  I recently tried the new Big brush kind, and it will now be what I buy!!  Works wonders, and is the cheapest.

I think everyone knows by now that my new camera is one of my favorite things!  I have been having the time of my life with this thing, and am obsessed with it!

                                            These are a few of my fav-o-rite things:)

My Too Much Dress:)

 I saw this amazing tutorial over at Hope Studios and literally got up and ran to find the supplies around mi casa!  I have made almost every kind of flower there ever was, and this is definately my favorite!

These were just what I needed to revamp an old dress, and if you look closely I couldn't stop there, I had to add them to my shoes as well!

Thanks for taking these pictures Momma! ( AKA~ The Queen Enchantress:)

 My hair was jealous, so I had to make one for it too!:)

Once when a friend and I were making a craft, she stopped to ask me "Do you think this is too much?"  I replied,  "You are asking the queen of too much, if it is too much?!  You only live once, so why not add a little too much to your life, even if it is only by sassying up your wardrobe with kick awesome flowers!! 

So, if you are a friend of mine, try to act suprised when you get some bee-you-tee-ful flowers for Christmas! The funny thing is, is that allot of my closest friends rairly read this blog, or don't even know we have one, so I think I am pretty safe!

I am linking my revamped dress up to Kimbas DIY Party!

Sconces

  

I picked these blue sconces up when I was in Kansas City this past summer for 3 bucks a piece. They have been sitting in my garage begging me to give them a makeover every time I walked by.  I finally got around to it and have to say I love how they turned out!

I still haven't decided what color of candles to use, black maybe?

I also had to share some amazing pictures I caught with my new baby, I mean camera, the other day!  I had been sick with the flu and was up eariler than usual.  As I got up and walked past my window the view of the sun rising over the mountains stopped me dead in my tracks!

It was just what I needed to see, I even teared up thinking of all the beauty my Heavenly Father has blessed my life with!  I get so caught up in daily routines, I forget to stop and look at the beauty all around me. 

This is right outside my door!  And blessings are abundant inside my door!
I am linking my sconces up to Kimbas DIY party!

Sick with my Snuggie

My dear sisters make so much fun of me because I am the queen of infomercials!  I seriously think I could get a job being a spokeswoman for all these amazing inventions!:)  I recently celebrated a birthday and I squealed with delight when this came in the mail! My sisters know me all too well!  This zebra snuggie was my b-day present from Enchantress #1, and I have to admit it has come is very handy! 

A few days after my birthday I came down with the flu and have been wearing my snuggie nonstop for 48 hours straight!  Hubby makes fun of me everytime he walks in the room, but I don't care!  I am warm, cozy, and stylish all at the same time!  I love me some animal print!:)

If you happen to be a seamstress (which I am not) you must go visit my friend Jen at Viette View, where she gives a tutorial on how to make your own snuggies!  She made them for her kiddos and they are ADORIBLE!

Before you go running off to either buy or make your new snuggies, you have to check out this amazing lamp transformation!  I pride myself on being able to see the potential in most things, but would have probably passed this one by!  My adorible friend Amber (who happens to be an AMAZING seamstress and makes the most beautiful quilts and made me the cutest apron for my birthday:)  Transformed this ugly lamp into....

This BEE-YOU-TEE-FUL lamp!!! My jaw dropped when I saw this!

Great job Amber!

New Camera, Tutorials, And A Winner!

Never have I been so excited about a gift!! Hubby did really good this year! My sweet in-laws also chipped in to get me my new baby! Yes, this is me and my birthday present! Don't we look good together?:) I think we are a perfect fit! We will from now on never be apart, I will always have you around my neck, ready to shoot at a moments notice! Now that you have met my third child, here are a few projects I have been up to lately. Jen at Tatertots and Jello amazes me constantly with her creativity and ideas. She recently gave a tutorial on how to make amazing tassels out of burlap! As soon as I saw them I grabbed my laptop and went to my creating center and followed her step by step! I had everything on hand, no trips to Hobby Lobby to make this, and I plan on making tons more!! Thanks Jen!

My daughters of course had to join in, and my 7 year old asked if I would PLEASE post the tassel she made, so here is my daughters version of Jens tassels!

Tidy Mom is another blog that I love and follow! So many wonderful tips and amazing ideas! She recently posted a tutorial on how to make these adorable candy corn cookies! I have now made these for my daughters birthday party, for a church activity day, and for 2 classroom parties! They are a hit, and really easy! Make these and your kids, their classmates, and friends will think you are the coolest mom ever!

And last but not least, we have a winner for the amazing Vinyl Silhouette giveaway!!! We had a huge response, and can't wait to have some more fun giveaways in the future. Vinyl silhouettes is an amazing company and we are proud to have them as our sponsor! And the winner is.....................................

Amanda@ imperfectly beautiful!

Who said...

Wow...what an amazing product! I am absolutely in LOVE with the full body silhouettes. I know what I'm saving up for now. Maybe that's what I'll ask for for Christmas...one of my 4 precious kiddos! Thanks for the "kick awesome" giveaway!And hello??? Your picture wall in the entry could not be any more beautiful. I love every single thing about it! Great job.~Amanda
October 22, 2009 9:49 AM

Amanda, shoot us an e-mail at enchantresses3@yahoo.com and we will get you hooked up!

Text to go with my pictures, I seem to be blogger challenged...

Here is a bunch of boring text to go with my last post.  You can skip it and just look at the pictures.  It won't hurt my feelings!
My favorite Halloween decor this year is my collection of poison and potions bottles.  The 3 large labels are Martha Stewart from Micheal's craft store.  The smaller ones are words I cut out and taped on.  The skulls and other glittered bones under the cheese tray are from the Dollar Tree, I glittered some and left some plain.  More framed M.S. scrapbook paper. 
*We are in the process of picking out granite and tile for a new kitchen backsplash so those are samples you see in the background.  :)

The pumpkin pillows and runners are all things I made.  The glitter skeleton hanging on the wreath was also from Dollar Tree.  I added the glitter.  The Halloween banner is just black card stock cut in half (one sheet makes 2 rectangles) with letters cut out from patterned paper, then stapled onto black ribbon.  I burned the edges of the ribbon so they won't fray.

Fall & Halloween Decor in Kansas City

Halloween Tree

Mantle

Ghosts, crow and pumpkins I made, the framed scrapbook paper is in a spray painted frame from goodwill.Basket from Hobbly Lobby 90% off last year, it is sitting on black tulle and spider web placemats.

Framed, Silhouette, Picture Wall! / First Giveaway!

I have been wanting to create a framed photo wall for some time now, to display some of the pictures my daughters and I had taken this summer. So, the hunt was on for some cheap frames that had good lines. Here are a few that I have picked up over the past few months, none costing more than three dollars. I also wanted some oval shaped frames and was having a hard time finding any, so I came up with this solution. I bought two of these cheap plastic platters at the dollar store and painted them. I knew exactly what I wanted to put in them.

After using one can of black spray paint, here is the finished product.

I am loving the dramatic statement this makes in my entryway! I used the same paint to paint the platters that I used on my entry table.

And put these AMAZING silhouettes of my girls in them, which brings me to some exciting news!

Enchantresses Three would like to welcome our very first official sponsor, Vinyl Silhouettes!

You've seen silhouettes and you've seen vinyl. Add them together and you get a modern twist on the classical favorite - silhouettes you can apply directly to the wall, or wherever your heart desires! In my case I added them to my painted dollar store trays!

This is how they arrived. The process is so easy, I just took theses profile pictures of my daughters,

And emailed them to Vinyl Silhouettes

When they arrived, they were so easy to apply!

I took off the paper backing,

and used a gift card to gently rub on to my platter!

I do believe this is squeal worthy!

SQUEEEAAAL!

For those of you who are new to Enchantresses Three, you might not remember the fairyland that Vinyl Silhouettes created in my girls room.

YES! Those are actual silhouettes of my daughters!

I dressed them up like fairies and had a fun photo shoot with them.

These are the pictures Vinyl Silhouettes used.

To create the wall vinyl wonderland in their bedroom!

Seriously, could this company be any more AMAZING! The possibilities are endless! What a fantastic way to personalize your home!

Although they specialize in custom life size and bust silhouettes they recently started selling non-custom stock decals for which they have already been featured in the L.A. Times trendsetting article for their silverware decals.

Now for the kick awesome news! We've teamed up with Vinyl silhouettes to offer our first product giveaway! For this giveaway, we will be picking one lucky commenter to receive a custom head silhouette- person or pet- up to 20" wide.

Rules~ You must go on over to Vinyl silhouettes website, look through their amazing idea gallery, and come back and leave a comment letting us know what your favorite product is!

It is that easy!

This giveaway will go through Wednesday Oct. 28th!

I am linking my photo wall up to Kimba's DIY party!

Isn't She Loverly?

We are finally done with our china cabinet, and I think she turned out better then I had imagined!

We scored the deal of the century on this one!  We love you Craigslist!

I would first like to thank my hunk of a hubby for all the help he gave me on this project! I had the inspiration, he  had the brawn, and the tools (this thing is freakin HEAVY!)

And of course I have to thank my new best friend Mr. spray gun, if it had not been for you, I would still be painting in all those nooks and crannies!:)

Drumroll please!!!!

I think the old man we bought her from would be proud with what we transformed his Momma's china cabinet into!:)

SQUEAL!!!!

Is it possible to be in love with a piece of furniture?

I distressed her just a little with some sand paper

I might do just a little more

And here she is wearing all her accessories.

I shopped my house, and this is what I came up with.

Hubby says I have to wait at least a week untill I buy something else on Craigslist to redo.

Don't think I will ever find a deal like this again!  But that's not going to keep me from trying!:)

I am linking this post to A Soft Place To Land, for Kimba's DIY day and

To Metamorphosis Monday over at Between Naps On The Porch

And finally to The Shabby Nest for Wendy's frugal friday party

My Heart Is Bumpin!

I have never been so excited! (about a piece of furniture)

I scored this beauty on Craigslist for an unbelieveable price!  The sweet man just wanted her to go to a good family~ Ooh, ooh, we are a good family!! (at least we try really hard to be! :)

Even hubby was amazed with my find, she is solid wood and huge!

I am almost done with her, I think I am in love!  Here is a sneak peek!

Fluffy Chick Tutorial

I know Halloween is in our midst but I wanted to get this tutorial out in case any of you happened to be waiting for it. I think this would really be a great project for Easter but here is the tutorial on my fluffy tulle chicks that I created for my friend Lisa's baby shower.

For the small chickies; take about a yard of yellow, gold, white or whatever desired color of tulle and lay it out as it would have come off of the spool. Roll it up and cut about 1 1/2 in. wide pieces off.

Gather 7-8 pieces (more if you want more fluff) in the middle to start the body of the chick.

Cut in center, combine halves, and fold again.

Fold and cut until approximate desired length of body is desired.

It doesn't have to be perfectly even. Gently pull out a strand of tulle and knot it around the center of the bunch.

Repeat steps above to make a second ball of tull for the head.
I like to trim and shape the head a little bit before I tie it to the body. Be sure to leave the ties long so you can combine the balls of tulle.


Tie the "head" piece to the "body" piece and knot a couple times. Make sure it is tight but be careful not to break the tulle. If you do, no biggie, grab another strand of tulle and tie over it.



Fluff and spread the tulle to cover the ties. Then hold over a trash can and trim to desired shape (this is the fun part). You can shape wings and a tail or just make it all nice and even.
Next, the face. Simply cut open small googly eyes and use glue dots to adhere to the tulle. Trim a small triangle out of yellow felt to become the beak.
I also used yellow felt for the feet. Trim about a 5 in. long, 1/2 in. wide rectangle. Fold in half and cut out feet. Unfold, then bend at the center to make them form a 'V'. Use glue dot to hold in place and adhere under the chick.
They are all unique and just make me smile when I look at them.

You can make all different shapes and sizes. There is really no "set in stone" way. On the yellow chickie in the middle I tied 3 balls of tulle together. The bigger chicks take more tulle to be fluffy but just play with it and see how much you need to get the desired look you want.

New Addiction

Remember my creating center Hubby let me make in the garage? Well, I have been searching for a stool so I can sit while I get my craft on. Awhile back I saw a simple wooden stool like this at Goodwill and they wanted $15 for it! Highway robbery I tell you! You can buy them brand new for that much at Wally World!

A few nights ago while doing my daily check of Craig's list, a lady was selling 3 stools for $10. I quickly e-mailed her asking if she meant $10 a piece or for all three. She replied $10 for all three! I raced over and picked them up! Confession~ Craig's list is my new addiction!

I had paint left over from my entry table so I painted them teal, and Mod podged numbers on that I cut out of Amy Butler paper!

I love how they turned out! Now, not only can I sit and get my craft on, but each of my daughters has her own stool to create on as well!

I had a few friends comment wanting to see the necklace I made from rosettes and mentioned in my last post. Here is a picture. It looks bigger than it is. Enchantress #1 called Sunday afternoon to see if I ended up wearing it to church. (I had to speak that day) Hubby answered the phone. When she asked him if I wore it, he honestly didn't know! He is very observant!:)

I also wanted to post a picture of what I put under my new cloche. I found these scary skulls at the dollar store. Yes, I am already decorating for Halloween!

Lastly, Jen at Vietti View awarded us with a honest scrap award! Thanks so much Jen! We love your blog as well!

We are linking this up to Kimba over at A Soft Place To Land for her DIY party

Savers Savings

I am linking this post up to Kimba's DIY party. Go on over and visit her amazing blog if you want to be inspired with kick awesome DIY projects!

A Savers thrift store recently opened in town and it has been fun having another place to go to find treasures! Where I live, Goodwill can be seriously overpriced! Savers has great prices, it is clean, and very organized. I made the mistake of going to the grand opening! It was a crazy, mad house! It has calmed down quite a bit now, and I thought I would share a few of my fun finds! This lovely mirror was 6.99

I took her outside to my wilderness of a backyard, placed her gently in my spray painting chair (yes I have a special chair I use for spray painting) and gave her a few coats of pink spray paint!

I hung her in my girls room! Eye level with them and they love it! My princesses have already spent tons of time in front of their mirror doing their hair, applying lip gloss, and admiring themselves! I over heard my 4 year old telling herself how adorable she is! (Oh how I wish I had that kind of self confidence!:)

Next, I found these three pieces. The to die for cloche was 3 dollars, the candle holder 1, and the little dish 1.

I put the three together to make this beauty! LOOOOOVE it! Now I have to find the perfect thing to put inside. Any ideas?

Last, but not least, I found this sheet. I can hear you all saying gross a used sheet! But I had other plans for this! Fabric can be expensive, so I thought in my crazy mind, I am going to pull a Maria (Sound of Music) and make hair bows out of this! So, I washed it and used this tutorial to make these adorable rosettes!

I have made sooo many rosettes and I still have tons of fabric (sheet left) I used some different fabric and made a black, rosette necklace that I wore to church yesterday! So google Savers and see if there is one near you! It is a fun, cheap, place to get creative!

I Won!

Sometimes you just know if you were to meet some of your blogging friends in person, you would be the best of friends! This is how I feel about Jen from Vietti View! You must go and visit her adorable blog! Such style, such craftiness!:) Well, I entered a giveaway on Vietti View a few weeks ago and I won!!!! I never win! I was so excited because it wasn't any ordinary giveaway, it was a beautiful painting by the amazingly talented artist Erin W. Berrett.

You must go visit her website!! I was drooling over all of them!

Here is the beauty I won! Don't you just love it!?! Below is just a sampling of her amazing work!

Yummy! Wouldn't this look adorable in your kitchen?

I looooooove me some animal print, and I have the perfect dress to go with these!:)

This purse is to die for! Wish I had it!

And she is a woman after my own heart! Hubby says we should buy stock in Diet Coke, I drink so much. Erin is amazing!!!!!! Thank you so much Jen for the opportunity to win and Erin for being such a kick awesome artist!:)

My new painting goes perfectly in my kitchen

Isn't it beautiful?!

I started decorating for fall, so I thought I would show you what I have done so far!

Fluffy Chick Baby Shower

The inspiration for this shower came from a conversation I had with my friend Lisa prior to knowing I was going to throw her a shower. It went something like this:

Lisa: "Do you know where I can find a baby chick?"

Me: "Um, a real one?"

Lisa: "Ya,(giggle) I am CRAVING to hold a baby chick!"

Me: (Laughing)"That is so funny, I don't know, maybe out at Hacienda Hay and Feed...why a chick?"

Lisa: "We always had chickens growing up, I just love them and want to hold one so bad!"

Needless to say, when one of Lisa's friends asked me to help her throw an early term shower for Lisa because she would be leaving town soon (military husband), I knew exactly what direction I wanted to go. The problem was that we had to act fast. We threw this thing together in three weeks.

First, the invitations. It was a challenge finding chickie invites. I finally found these self printable cutie's at partypail.com

If you can't see it clearly, the invitation read:

A little birdie told us that Lisa Kendall is expecting!

Come help us feather her nest on Saturday September 5, 2009...

I then added some feathers in the envelope (no extra postage required) for an extra surprise when the guests opened it.

Next step, the decorations. I was thinking "fluffy" and decided tulle (of course) would work wonderfully.

I created balls of tulle, trimmed them, and added felt feet and beaks. I cut open 'googly eyes' and used the inside circles for the chickie's eyes. ( I will post a fluffy chick tutorial soon).

I made some mini chicks,

and put them in these bird cages that I found at Micheals Craft 80% off!



Then we hung them at the center of the buffet table,

and throughout the main room.

I wanted to make nests of some kind and so my next little project included these clearance finds:
Straw hats, garlands and shredded stuff called excelsior. (all found at Micheals Craft Store)

I gave the straw hats a light coat of brown spray paint, tore up and frayed the edges, added sprays of the garland, and completed each nest with a medium sized chick and a few feathers. We sprinkled the front porch with these nesting chicks and had a twig wreath with one nestled in it on the front door to welcome the guests. I of course forgot to get a picture of the porch, but believe me, it turned out pretty cute.

Back inside I made the nest of wisdom and wishes.

The guests each wrote their advice and wishes for the new mom and baby on the back of these paper chicks then placed them in the nest.


To make the paper chicks I simple drew and cut out a pattern on card stock then traced it onto cute paper. We are putting these in an album for a keepsake for the mother-to-be.

Inspired by the plates I found on partypail.com, I made this little chickie family out of more tulle.
The sweet plates.

On the top tier are eggs in a nest that I had on hand and found at Target's Easter clearance.

The buffet table, minus the fruit, I forgot to put that out until later...

...but I cut a watermelon like a hatched egg and put the fruit salad in it. Fun little touch.

My amazing friend Laurel made these cupcakes. I found the idea from Martha's baby bird cupcakes.
Laurel improvised on the beaks which made it much easier and just as cute I think. She simply pulled the frosting tube away to make the pointed beak. She used broken chocolate sprinkles for the eyes. They were almost too cute to eat!

We played quite a few games but these two I thought were the cutest.

1.)Notice the Chiclets around the Mom-to-be's neck? I found the Chiclets at Dollar Tree and had to use them for something! Chiclets at a Chickie Baby shower...come on!
We gave those to every guest upon entering. When someone said "baby" another person was allowed to take their necklace. It was an ongoing game throughout the shower and we had a lot of laughs from it.

Then, there was the egg game. My friend Rochelle came up with this one (she also graciously let us use her home). She took 25 items and put them in the egg! We all had to write down what we thought was in there. When time was up, the mom-to-be cracked it open and told us what was in it. It was amazing how many items could fit in there!

Last but not least, the shower favors. When I was planning the shower we didn't know if Lisa was having a girl or boy yet. I secretly wanted her to have a boy so I could play on the "chick magnet" saying for the favors. However, a few days before the shower, we found out she was having a girl. I still used the magnets because I thought they mimicked eggs in the nest and were an unique, useful gift for the guests.

I took flat-bottomed glass marbles (found at Dollar Tree), cut out these adorable chickies that I found on Etsy. Then modpodged them to the marbles.

I then used an industrial strength glue called E-6000 to glue on extra strong magnets.

I used mini straw hats (only .20 each!) and transformed them into nests.
The little sign said, "Thank you for feathering Lisa and Justin's nest today."

With touches of feathers and excelsior (that is a new word for me, you know, the shredded stuff) I placed 3 magnets in each "nest".

The guests loved these reminders of the fluffy chick shower.

We are linking this chick baby shower to A Soft Place To Land for Kimba's DIY party!

Destiny on Craigs List

I had been searching for an entry table for quite awhile and knew it was destiny when I saw this pretty on Craigs list! Not only did the seller end up living right next door to one of my dearest friends,

It also had these tucked inside!:) I told the man if the Osmond eight tracks came with it, consider it sold! Score:)

We ended up taking all the fun stuff out. My mom was disappointed because she wanted to rock out to Disco Mouse, but we would have never used it, and I needed the storage.

After Hubby gutted her I planned on doing all kinds of fancy paint treatments, but after brushing on just one coat of paint, I loved how she looked!

There were now holes on both sides where the speakers used to be, so I got some bead board, painted it,and hubby installed it.

LOOOOVE IT!

So, she has been sitting like this in my entry way for 2 weeks, while I patiently waited for the knobs and pulls to be on sale at Hobby Lobby. But when I got the ones I had been planning on home, I didn't like them. So frustrating!

I ended up spray painting the original ones black and I think they will do!

Just what I had pictured in this crazy head of mine.

I am going to link up to Thrifty Decor Chick for her before/after party.
And also to Sanctuary Arts At Home~ You should have seen it before party!
And:) Kimbas DIY party at Soft Place To Land!

Finally ~last but not least, we are linking up to The Shabby Nest for her Frugal Friday Party

Playful Pacific Patio

A little background. It all started when my neighbor moved out and gave us this...... a mini trampoline.

Now, we live in a tiny space....where on earth was I going to put this thing? I surely wasn't going to deprive my girls of the oodles of fun they could have on such a contraption. So, I took a look at my over grown, waste of space garden area and thought "what can I do to make this more kid friendly?"
Here is my only pic of the garden before. Bonus you get to see my smilin' girlie.

So, I ripped everything out while seriously underestimating the root system of the fern, then headed to Home Depot.

I knew I wanted to put in a sand box of some kind so I walked around Home Depot to find some inspiration for a divider. Hmm, these tree rings will do. I spray painted them to fit the ocean theme I was going for, then placed them in a wavy fashion across the dirt. (FYI, I used broken pieces at the ends that they gave me for free).

I dug down about 3 inches then laid trash bags on the dirt. Before laying the trash bags, I cut holes in them for drainage. I taped the trash bags together then poured bags of sand (also found at Home Depot) in to fill the space.

Next, I laid about 2 rolls of sod (only $4 a roll) on the other side of the divider to soften the area and secure the dividers. Then I created a little raised flower garden in the corner.

To add a tad more fun, I found this piece of potential tossed out by my recycling bins. How could someone get rid of such a treasure?

I sanded and spray painted with a wave stencil.

Glued a metal welcome sign to the table that I taped off and painted 9 squares on.

Then glued magnets to some wooden cuties to create a magnetic tic-tac-toe board.

My next project, the interpretive, magnetic story board. I used more of those metal welcome signs from the dollar store and mod podged sea landscapes on them. I simply tore paper into desired shapes and glued them on.

Then, I had this cute outdoor place mat and sewed the sides up to make a pocket for holding all of the magnets for the story board (Excuse my beautiful toes:) I was just trying to add to the downward perspective).

I just used the glue gun to stick magnets on these wooden cuties and wah-lah...an interpretive magnetic story board. (Also works as patio art).

Last but not least,

I had to save SOME space for me.

I took baby food jars, spray painted the lids, punched a hole through them and threaded ribbon through the hole. Then I secured it with multiple knots, nailed it to the fence and attached the jars to the lids.

Now some of our tiny seashore treasures have a special place protected from the elements. (I found the sea glass on clearance at Michael's Craft and just thought it was pretty).

Before hanging the baby food jars, I dipped the end's of the ribbon that the nail's were going through into clear nail polish. This allowed a more secure fastening and the ribbon will be less likely to fray at the end.

That completes my Playful Pacific Patio makeover. We have already done picnic's and play date's galore out there. I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner. Both my children and I are MUCH happier now that they have an outdoor space to play in while we are home.

We are linking this post to Kimbas DIY party, check it out for some inspiration!

Is It Fall Yet?

I am linking this post to one of my favorite blogs~ Southern Hospitality~ for Rhodas weekly Thrifty Treasures Party!

We, The Enchantresses, LOVE decorating for the fall!!!! Last year I (Enchantress #2) scored big time at Hobby Lobby and got all of these pretties for 90% off!!! Click on the picture to see the awesomeness close up!:) I am counting down the days until I can spread this goodness through my house! Hubby on the other hand says if I EVER buy another pumpkin, he will have to send me to pumpkins anonymous!:) You can never have to many pumpkins right? So, when do all of you start decorating for fall?

Go on over to SouthernHospitality to see some more thrify finds!

Blog Make Over

You may have noticed that our little blog has had an extreme makeover! We, the Enchantresses 3 have limited computer skills, and have wanted to change it up for some time, but didn't know how!
One of the reasons we love blogging is for the way it connects us to other amazingly, talented, women, who share our interests and in turn we can be inspired by each others different talents and ideas!

I have been a reader of the adorable blog LittleLovables
for quite some time, and could spend forever reading through old posts! I just know if I were to meet Lisa in person we would be the best of friends! She has such amazing style!

Well, Lisa offered to make us a new blog banner out of the kindness of her heart. Seriously who does that for someone they have never met?

If you have never visited LittleLovables you must! I seriously do not know where she finds the time, but she has the most amazing ETSY shop called JeweledAmbrosia where she makes and sells the most amazing vintage inspired jewelery!!!

My heart skipped a beat as I was looking through her shop! I wish I owned every single piece!

Just amazingly beautiful! Swoon!!!

And you know how I love me some animal print! LOOOOOOVE this!

Isn't Lisa just darling!!! She also sells vintage clothing in her shop

Oh my!!!! Look what she did to make over her lamp shade...........squeal!

I wish that she and I could go shopping together! Here are a few pictures of one of her recent shopping trips. Wouldn't you just die for that blue dress?!

Seriously, I am so thankful for the sweet friendships I have made through blogging! You MUST go on over and visit Lisa at LittleLovables ! You will be so glad you did!

Thank you so much Lisa for making our blog KICK AWESOME!

Shabby Chicalicious Baby Shower Part II

Our next project included the metal chargers, fishing line, bling, and tulle. We created our own simplified chandeliers. Here is Enchantress #3 froofing the tulle. I love that stuff!

We hung two of them at the center of the main room.
They hovered over Sarah's signature diaper cake.

Command hooks work great to temporarily hang decorations!
After making these I totally want to redecorate my girls' room centered around them!
These homemade chandeliers can be made with any type of frame you desire and you can hang anything you want from it. Sarah, being the genius she is, suggested they would also make gorgeous baby mobiles to hang above a crib! How cute would that be?

Next I had to show you a.) how Sarah uses scrap paper to hide water bottle labels, and b.) these ADORABLE lids she found for regular ol' mason jars to make for some fun sippin'!

These oh-so-cute daisy lids can be found here.

We can't forget the cakes. Another friend Stephanie made these and they were not only beautiful but delicious!

Then...Sarah was inspired by this site ,(which also has a great tutorial) so we searched out our houses as well as antique and goodwill stores to find cute handkerchiefs. We simply used rubber bands and ribbon to hold them on both small and large mason jars.

We added hanging wire and flora. These were so simple and really added that shabby feel to go with all of our bling.

Last but certainly not least...the candy buffet!

I had way too much fun collecting pink and yellow candy for the past 2 months.

A candy buffet not only makes your colors pop, but provides a chicalicious take home favor that the guests can enjoy helping themselves too.

Thus ends the Shabby Chicalicious baby shower. Hope you have been inspired!

We are linking up with our friend Kimba for her weekly DIY party.