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Leftover Candy Canes

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My mom calls the period between New Year's Day and Valentine's day the Trifecta for holidays. At one point we still have Christmas decor up and a few New Year's party supplies tossed in and we make that transition to Valentine's using as many of the red and pink elements we can. We hit the Dollar Tree and get a few extras. While there, we found they have candy canes on clearance (so 50% off $1.25!) and we snatched a couple boxes of the cute pink and red ones to make some hearts. You could use the ones you also have at home from Christmas. This is a pretty basic craft, but just a way to get more out of what you already have! Laid them out to make the heart shapes and grabbed the glue gun. I even used the broken ones and they worked great! Glued on a flat surface just on the back with a dab of glue to connect them. Once this was done, I let them cool and blamo, they were ready to display!
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I can't wait!

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So excited, I can't wait for this arrival! I want it here in time for the first day back from school. I love all things preppy, encouraging and pink!
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Personalized Towels/Napkins for DIY

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Part of the party planning always includes a personalized DIY party favor and this girl is working already on the big 1-6 preppy party! I've always wanted to try some fabric painting so come along with me and let's give it a try! Step 1 : Prep your materials - I used a sponge brush, my acrylic paint in the party palette, textile medium (we bought here: Amazon Commissioned Link ) and flour towels . Step 2 : Wash the towels and iron it to be flat, I folded mine in thirds because I want to hang the towels off each place setting. Prepare the stencil, prepare the paint and get all your space ready to go. Step 3 : Mix your paint and textile medium. I followed the instructions on the bottle, but I think because the towels are a certain type of material which is very thin, I would make it a bit thicker next time. I did 1 teaspoon of paint to 2 teaspoons of textile medium. Step 4 : Once you have the paint ready, just gentle dab the paint over the stencil. I ...
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Officially in party planning mode for saying goodbye to 15 and hello to the 16th year! Preppy party here we come! Color pallette: Pink, light teal and pale yellow! Specificially, cheetah print hot pink fabric, hot pink fabric, minty teal and butter yellow. At Hobby Lobby, we were able to uncover amazing paint which also complimented the fabric (found in the Hobby Lobby near us as well!) Paint Colors: Minty Teal by Anita's Acrylic Paint, Fuschia by Anita's Acrylic Paint and Daybreak by FolkArt With the colors in place, we can use this as our inspo for more to come. I share a birthday with my best friend so our party plans include: Preppy Backyard Picnic Brunch where we will be doing a ton of DIY projects using this palette. We will then be doing some shopping at the Scottsdale Fashion Center, followed by a pool party and BBQ! Stay tuned for more details as we DIY the PERFECT PREPPY Party! More stories can be found on my Instagram: #preppyparty #hobbylobb...
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