tissue paper tassel garland diy & the hunt

this last week was full of rushing and running and planning and hair pulling-my own of course.
my biggest little turned 18 a few weeks ago and then decided to go and graduate high school last week.
big. deep. breath.
i was fine until i woke up in the middle of the night and as i rose from a deep slumber i was suddenly jarred with this thought- "oh shit. i have an 18 year old."

whoever stole all these years and hit this fast forward button on my lil's childhood best be watchin their back coz i am huntin for ya! i am also deceivingly strong and surprisingly feisty. i have stories. trust that.

oh, graduation?
oh no, no worries life, i'm fine.
i'm trying to stay on balance as you smack me upside my head then bring it back around with a kick in my back.
but really, i'm fine.

saturday was her graduation bbq.
the hawaiian and i had different visions.
in my head i saw blankets layered all over the backyard with us all sipping out of ball jars with pretty striped straws, burgers, fluffy pink cupcakes, garlands, tassels and strings of white bulb lights with the toasting of late afternoon s'mores.
he had a luau in mind.
once he started pulling down all her old decorations from her very 1st birthday i had to just walk away. must i tear up at everything?!

well, i decided i was still gonna add some of my vision to this par-tay.  i have been long been admiring the look of tissue paper tassels and i love me a craft project.
this one is really easy but yes, i swore at least once while creating these. i think i burned myself with the glue gun, can't remember, anyone else swear while crafting? nobody? it happens. it's okay.

fold tissue paper in half

cut strips to whatever width you'd like leaving about 1-2" at the top where your fold is.

looks like this when you are finished with your strips.

pull one sheet off and open it laying it flat like this.

start to roll like shown.

once rolled you start to twist the center.

once twisted you will loop it as shown.

some people tape their loop, i hot glued it because i don't like the look of the tape as much-apparently i would rather burn myself with the glue gun. this is where you swear.

string your tassels through twine, string, ribbon or whatever you'd like. 

love how these turned out! might have to make some for father's day and hang them in the man cave-muuaahhhhaaaa!!

oh, before i forget, aloha friday y'all!

now off to find that sorry sucka father time. he's goin' down!!

hello monday

it's time again to say hello to monday.

first i wannna quickly apologize to my blog. i feel so badly for ignoring you all week last week. i hope you forgive me, it's not lack of interest but simply lack of time. i'll be back in full swing soon after i do life for a bit. 

so, on to my hello's-

hello little girl who decided to go and grow 18 years in front of my eyes. i'm lying when i say i cant wait to watch you grow 18 more because truthfully i would like to bottle you up and keep you tiny.

 hello skinny little legs that played 3 soccer games this week-end that ran and ran and ran.

 

 hello santa barbara boxer sisters. she would have stayed and let you lean on her all day.

hello baby ducks sitting on the lily pads outside our hotel room. this is like where's waldo-do you see them?

 

hello tattoo shop. i tried to make her wait but after 2 years of wanting and an age that's legal, here we are...

hello favorite new video that has made me laugh and waste loads of time watching you over and over. not gonna lie, i've "cut the noose and got loose", in sherman oaks, santa barbara, la brea....taking this on the road!
prancercise video- well worth every.single.second.

my mondays are never nearly as fabulous as lisa's- check it out.
have a great monday!!

good morning aloha friday!

i've called this 'meeting' together today because, well, it's friday of course and it's a 3 day week-end! yayaya!

first, because this is the most important item on today's agenda, happy aloha friday!!

i think it should be a light workload today for y'all, and if it isn't, make it that way! or fake it that way. whatever you're best at.

i'm sayin goodbye to my week, which started kinda sucky but has ended really great! take THAT monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday!
it's amazing how friday can come in and kick all those other days booties simply with it's presence.  it's so bad-ass that friday!

 that's not very welcoming. the cat decided to christen my new welcome mat...

 the smug killa'

 got the hawaiian and the little to the nail salon for pedi's. not sure how comfortable he is...

 we saw this on our walk. this actually made me sad. i guess someone is done with their puppy.

you will never stop gettin bunny pics from me. i won't even apologize. he is damn cute right?!

and just because...

you got that song in your head now huh?
meeting adjourned!

wednesday wear...again

yay, it's wednesday! you know what that means-
it's time for, 'what i wore wednesday.'
yay, or duh, depending on your mood.

well, if i told ya urban outfitters was having a really great sale maybe that would help?!
<shrug, and an eyebrow raise> well, made me happy. i love my new sundress.

initial necklaces always get me.

promise this bunny wasn't harmed. geez he looks terrified. dramatic much bunny?!

p.s. our hair color matches, his ears are even the same color as my roots.

i'll take any excuse to wear my boots and get away with it during 85 degrees in southern cal.

linkin up with:
the pleated poppy
rolled up pretty
get your pretty on
because shanna said so
wardrobe wednesday

hello monday

hello to these little dirty slippahs found in the back of my suburban.

 

the little feet these belong on is back in Washington-come back soon little feet, we miss you guys and want you to visit more!

 

 hello new welcome mat. this must mean you are all officially welcome to come on over.

hello new studded iphone case my daughter made. and because i fell in love with this color of pink i went and had my nails shellac'ed to match ya.

hello new pink nails- see, i wasn't kidding...

 
hello to my work week, successful meetings and working with the bro.

hello tv room dance party. we had a great time saturday night and know there will be many more.
hello knee pads, we had no idea that you were a very necessary accessory to our dance party.

hello shadow. so glad you have decided to follow me out from soccer practice. i remember not that long ago it was dark at 7pm.
might as well take this moment to say hello to the sun for hanging out later everyday, it means a whole lot to me to feel your warmth and shine and know we won't be walking in the dark.

hello week! let's work this out okay?
you 're good to me, i'm good to you and it's all good for everyone.
i can sure dance to that!


linking up with lisa leonard and hello monday!

it's not me, it's definitely you.

sorry, i just like him better. i suppose it is personal. 

then i'm goin' to get a refill...

happy aloha friday!!

don't let your phone go nakey!!

lately i have been so completely into matching my iphone case to my outfit.
mostly this is because my biggest little started her own business where she makes custom studded iphone cases.
it's awesome having all these fun cases in so many colors and designs at my disposal!

when i get dressed in the morning i have literally been planning my outfits around what case my phone is gonna wear.

is that crazy?
i feel like it is just as important as my jewelry because our phone's are pretty attached to us, at least mine is between work and 3 kids mama's gotta be in contact ya know?.

just in the last week this is what my phones been wearing:

elephant

double studded cross

infinity heart

anchor (my fast fav!)

love

thank you design candii, aka: my biggest little, for making my iphone pretty every day of the week!

***currently she is having a promo, (yep, fancy word for SALE!! - got your attention now huh?!) every case, aside from the cases sold in sets of 2, or the bunny case are just $20 bucks each through the end of the week!!

Go check it out, choose your case size (iphone 4 or 5) choose your design, choose your case color and the lastly your stud color.
i think today i'm gonna do the peace sign!!
peace out!!