Clever Baby Shower Ideas on This Crazy Blessed Life

Today, I am guest posting for my friend Sarah on This Crazy Blessed Life. She is featuring an entire week of "Bringing Home Baby" tips. If you are expecting or hosting a shower for some who is expecting, you will love her posts. Knowing that I thrive on planning a good party, Sarah asked me to pull together a collection of unique and clever baby shower ideas. Head over to her blog to learn how to feature one of the following concepts at your next shower:

Cute as a Button
Hooray for Baby
A Onesie Party

Baby-Q Bash

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A special thanks to Sarah for including me in Bring Home Baby Week.

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Win one FREE month of advertising on Simply Sarah Style

Hello, fashioninistas and craft-inistas!

I am excited to participate in This Crazy Blessed Life's Week of Giving.

Sarah, the author of This Crazy Blessed Life, and I go way back... and by WAY, I mean WAY back... to preschool and dance classes. I  wish I had a picture of our dance recital handy to upload and share. We were so cute in our tutus.

For the Week of Giving, Sarah is giving readers an opportunity to win numerous prizes from crafters, Etsy shops and blogs.  I am participating by offering one month free of advertising on Simply Sarah Style. Click here to enter.

(Interested in other advertising opportunities, email me at SimplySarahStyleBlog@yahoo.com.)

A special thanks to Sarah for allowing me to be involved in this wonderful week of giving. Best of luck to all participants!

Sarah from This Crazy Blessed Life 

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Gifts for the Girly Girl

wrapping inspiration via Robbie and Erin

Day 1 of DIY Holidays

Gifts for the Girly Girl

#1) Monogrammed Coolers 

The blog, Being Mrs. Cullins, featured these gorgeous, monogrammed coolers in a giveaway. I love the idea of purchasing an item and personalizing it.   If you read Simply Sarah Style, then you know this is something I do often with my Cricut machine and vinyl.  You can find coolers for a reasonable price at places like Target and Wal-Mart. Then just use vinyl to personalize them. If you don't have Cricut to cut your own vinyl, many craft stores now offer precut vinyl letters and shapes. I especially like the font choice on these items.  It is super girly and sophisticated. 

Supplies:

• Cooler
• Cutting Machine (Cricut)
• Vinyl

#2) Framed Burlap Earring Holder 

Positively Splendid provided a tutorial on how to create this gorgeous earring holder.  This is stunning!  There is no reason to hide this in the closet.  This would look great on a dresser or evening on a bedroom wall. Click here for the full tutorial.

Supplies:

• Picture frame 
• Burlap
• Spray Starch
• Stencil
• Acrylic Paint
• Paint Brush
• Embellishments (flower, rhinestones, broaches, etc.)
• Glue Gun

#3) Bedazzled Clipboards

Aren't these gorgeous! On her blog, Teresa Collins tells how embellish clip boards using rhinestones or broken jewelry.  Click here for a full tutorial. 

Supplies: 

• Clip Board
• Rhinestones or Broken Jewelry
• Glue GUn

#4) Initial Wreath

My friend Sarah at This Crazy, Blessed Life created this wreath for her sister-in-law and I fell in love.  It was on my to-do list all summer.  With her tutorial, the possibilities are endless. You can choose a holiday color scheme or something more along the lines of the bold colors below for long-lasting decor. 

Supplies:

• Wreath Form
• Fabric
• Cardboard
• Glue Gun

Do you have other DIY project ideas perfect for a girly, girl?  I would love to hear from you.  Please drop a comment below or send me an email at SimplySarahStyleBlog@yahoo.com. Hope to hear from you soon!

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Let's kick off summer!

Hello, my friends!

I know I've been MIA. It has been a busy life lately. For that, I apologize. I promise to find more time to blog.

Well let's catch up, shall we?

As you know, my sister just got married last weekend.  It was a beautiful wedding held on her husband's family horse farm.  You can view pictures here. Now that her festivities are over, it is time to move on to the wedding festivities of my friends, Nicole and Julia, both getting married this fall. In addition to weddings, my life has also been filled with numerous baby showers and birthday celebrations. It's a good life though.  No complaints... Just this full schedule does not leave much blogging time. 

While it has been rainy in Kentucky most days this spring, today is full of gorgeous sunshine and 80 degree temperatures. It makes me so excited for summer.  In turn, I thought I would share this wreath tutorial with you.  Sarah, from This Crazy, Blessed Life, posted a tutorial on this adorable wreath she created for her sister-in-law. I feel in love! It is totally "Simply Sarah Sarah" so I thought I would share it with you.

To create this, you will need the following materials:

Wreath Form
Fabric to cover wreath
Fabric Strips to make Rosettes
Piece of Cardboard
Hot Glue Gun

Click here for the full tutorial from This Crazy Blessed Life.

Enjoy the final product!

I think this would be a wonderful wedding gift for all the newly married couples in my life!  This makes me want to head to Hobby Lobby today to purchase supplies.

I hope your day is also full of sunshine and warm temperatures.  Happy Saturday!

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