TOP POSTS :: Best of December

Hello and would you look at that! Can you believe we are a couple days into the NEW YEAR already? Crazy right but I was soooooo ready to say goodbye to 2015 as it was not the nicest to me nor my family so we are all hoping this is a waaaaay better year and staying POSITIVE with this new year! ;)

Before we move on though, let's take a look back to see what you all were reading in December & loving the most, before this year gets going too much. As always, I would also like to say THANK YOU to all who stop by to read, comment from time to time & send me emails. I SEE IT ALL! So thanks again. xoxo

:: TOP POSTS for December 2015 ::

RECIPE :: No Bake Chocolate & Peanut Butter Squares

RECIPE :: Coca-Cola Cake + Snowman Bottle Craft

LETTERING :: DIY Party Photo Props

RECIPE :: Oreo Cookie Balls Snowman + FREE signs

RECIPE :: mini Minions Donuts

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LETTERING :: DIY Party Photo Props

Hello everyone and welcome if you are new here to my blog! I was recently chosen as a Design Team Finalist for Tombow (and am super honored and excited to have a chance to make their team for 2016) and for our final project, we were asked to create something that can be used at any event and I immediately thought of photo props! I love parties. I love any kind of celebration. I also love fun party decor and creating items that make people happy. So today I am sharing with you how to make your own DIY Party Photo Props! 

As you will see, I hand lettered these but if you are not comfortable using your own hand writing, have someone else do it for you or just draw something you would like to have people hold up when taking photos, that's the great thing . . .there are NO rules, just draw what you like! ;)

I always start out with sketching out my designs in a sketch book as it ensures I get the spacing, placement and the vision in my head down on paper just the way I like it. After I am happy with the design, I erase about 95% of the drawing so I can see enough of it to ink but not see my sketch marks after it's inked. Once I decide on the colors I would like to use for my photo props, I start coloring them in and inking them out. I will mention, I did use a blender marker to get some of the gradated effects as the one that comes in my Tombow Dual Brush Pens Bright pack is awesome!

For this project, I thought that designing at least three photo props would be good as you want to have enough so that not everyone is using the same one . . .options people, options! ;) I chose these particular sayings as they could be used for literally ANY party or celebration from birthdays to baby showers!

This DIY craft is not only so much fun, it's pretty easy once you have your artwork done! Here's the DIY for: hand lettered DIY party photo props

1. Gather all of the ingredients you will need: your hand lettered art/artwork, some glittered scrapbook paper, a couple fat drinking straws, various Tombow Dual Brush Pens from the Bright 10-pack, Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive and Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive

2. Cut out all of your artwork in a shape for your props.

3. Using the Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive, glue your artwork onto the glittered scrapbook paper.

4. Cut out your mounted artwork into the shape you would like the finished product to look like.

5. Using the Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive, attach the cut out mounted artwork to the fat straw (you could also use mini wood dowels if you prefer)

  6. Say cheese! Your party photo props are ready to use at ANY celebration you have to party at!

So have you ever made your own custom DIY photo props? Hopefully you will give these a try as people love using them when taking snapshots at a party! Please let me know . . .

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Valentines Photo Props

Hello there!

 There is just something about photo props that I can NEVER get tired of. They are fun, versatile and can be used time & time again. And who's with me on this one . . .DO you or DO you not, feel silly & just like a kid when posing with them? Personally I LOVE getting to act like a big kid ANY chance I get!

There are LOTS of moms out there right now trying to figure out what to do for their kids classroom parties coming up here soon for Valentines Day. Well last year I was wanting to do something different myself, so I took in these Valentines Day photo booth props, brought my camera & the kids LOVED it. They posed, they giggled - it was a TOTAL HIT! I later sent all the parents, that asked, their kids pic!

If anyone would like to do this IDEA, you can get these Valentines Day photo booth props, in my shop!

What IDEAS have you done for a classroom activity for your kids classroom parties at school? I would love to hear - let me know below. ;)

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