Simon's Camping Theme First Birthday Party

My little mister Simon turned one on May 21st! He is such an amazing little babe, he needs to stop growing so fast though! Bah. I decided to do a camping theme for his party, and I love how it turned out. Here are some pictures from the party, enjoy and be inspired. This party was a lot of work, but I actually had a lot of fun getting everything ready and putting it all together.

Here is the three layer cake I came up with. I made the little tent out of fabric and little wooden sticks using hot glue. I bought the little lamp at Hobby Lobby in the little dollhouse section. It is my favorite piece! Also on the cake are kit kat campfire logs with melted red and yellow candies for the flames. The campfire sitting logs are tootsie rolls, and sitting on those are two toothpicks with mini marshmallows.

 A few of the decorations set-up above the dessert and snack table

Snack/DesserTable

 Dirt and Worm Cups!

 S'more Bites

 "Matches" with pretzel sticks dipped in white chocolate and red sprinkles

 "Acorns" and "Sticks" Acorns made with mini vanilla waffers, melted chocolate bark, and peanut butter morsals.

 "Don't Feed the Bears" mix with variety teddy grahams, mini marshmallows, and peanut butter morsals.

 "Bear Poop" with whoppers

We also had a few water activities and small pool set up for the kids, as well as a little bounce house that was a huge hit! We had a lot of fun with family and friends. We are so thankful to everyone who showed up and was a part of the party! We had a blast eating food, playing yard games, and playing in the kiddie pool! 

DIY Makeup Storage and Organization

I hope you're all having a great weekend so far! Today I wanted to share a project I have been working on for a while now, and I finally feel like it's complete. Here is my makeup area, which is located in mine and Daniel's room. My makeup table is from IKEA, you can find it HERE! Here are a few pictures and DIY storage solutions to keep your makeup area clean and organized.

The arrow picture is from Hobby Lobby - it was only $5.99 after 50% off the original price.

My favorite part of my new makeup area is the hanging buckets! I think it is so cute as well as functional. It frees up space on your table giving you more room for other makeup items, or more open space. I used a cheap curtain rod from joann's ($4.99) and curtain rod clips ($8.99 for 10 clips) to hang these cute chalkboard label buckets. I found the buckets at Target in the dollar section, but actually scored them for .24 cents a piece!

I got a set of these white buckets with gray hearts at Ikea, a while ago.

I used a chalkboard/barista white marker from Joann's to label all of my storage bins/buckets. Below is a breakdown of each bin/section on my makeup table.
Hanging Buckets (Target dollar section)
1. Face (foundation, BB cream, everyday bronzer)
2. Eye Shadows (the eye shadows I use daily)
3. Brows & Lashes (eyebrow pencil, eyeliner, mascara, eyelash curler)
4. Lips and Ipsy Samples (daily lip items and smaller ipsy makeup samples)
Large black divided container (Craft Warehouse)
-Eye shadow palettes and Lotions
Black boxes with blue hearts (Target dollar section)
-Extras (mostly single and duo eye shadows)
White bucket with gray heart
Makeup brushes
Smaller Black divided container (Craft Warehouse)
-Lotions, Blush/bronzer, favorite nail polishes

Hopefully this gave you a few ideas and some inspiration to organize your own makeup area! Feel free to let us know what you think in the comments section below, we love hearing from you. I hope you enjoy the rest of your wekkend :)

Goodwill & Target Clearance Haul

Happy weekend, everyone! Today I was able to get out of the house and do a little Goodwill hunting and make a target run. My little shopper (Simon) and I went to Goodwill first. I was on the hunt for some fall clothes for the kids and was hoping to find books for Adeline. Here is what I found there.

Left to Right 

(Top Row)

1. Peter Rabbit Munch! by Beatrix Potter 

2. My Colors (English/Spanish) by Rebecca Emberley

3. Counting Kisses by Karen Katz

(Bottom Row)

4. Pink Wiggly Pig, What do you Wish For? by Marianne Richmond

5. Adventures of Curioius George by Margret and H.A.Rey's

6. Tickle Time by Sandra Boynton

Adeline LOVES books and books these days can be pretty expensive. You may have to search a little harder but you can find cute, good quality books at goodwill for a great price. These were all $1.29 a piece. SCORE!

I was also able to find a few fall clothing items for Addie.

This cute sweater dress, will look so cute with some tights and boots for fall and winter! You can find a similar one HERE! This dress was $1.99

I also found a few staple items, which were these Old Navy skinny jeans with adjustable waist ($4.00) and a basic pair of black leggings pictured above for ($.99). The jeans will be great for fall and winter because you will easily be able to slip on boots over them. You can find similar jeans HERE!

As I was leaving Goodwill, Daniel called, and asked me to pick up some blue masking tape so he could paint our doors. I found this as a great excuse to stop at Target, and I am so glad I did! Currently (not sure for how long) the Target "One Spot" is on clearance for 70% off! Now this is on all items that have a triangle on them (by the barcode), which is most items. Making the dollar items $.30 and the $3.00 items $.90! They really have some cute stuff! Also, little tip--If you have the cartwheel app on your phone you can add the deal for 20% off "one stop" items. Making your dollar items only $.24!! It was pretty crazy in the section, and a lot of things were already gone, but here is what I found:

--4 Water Bottles (2 girls, 2 boys) Chevron Polka Dots, and Sharks

--4 Silver Pales with chalkboard labels

--2 White pales with blue half ovals

--2 Large file folders

--1 Medium file folder

All for $.24 cents each! I think I am going to use the silver pales to organize my makeup table and the while ones in Simon's room. Adeline LOVES drinking out of water bottles plus they're cute! And I'm hoping the file folders will help me get more organized.

A few other clearance items found at Target:

Aden + Anais Crib Sheet similar found HERE! I got this one on sale for $.9.98

Storage bins for Adeline's coloring supplies. You can get %15 off all circo storage containers with your cartwheel app.

I was pretty excited with all of my finds today so I thought I would share them with you! I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend and enjoy the rest of it!

Thrifty Thursday: Hang Small Canvas with Plate Hangers

Hey guys, how are you all doing? I'm just waiting out another painfully slow day. It seems like every day since I hit 36 weeks has been going SUPER slow. Oy.

I have a really quick tip for you guys today. I once was given a small painting by my grandmother that already had a plate hanger attached to it for hanging. I didn't really think much of it at the time, but have used that trick a few different times now. For example, I used it in Benjamin's Nursery.

Obviously, it will be cheaper than buying frames. You can find these for a dollar at some places. And it makes for super easy hanging (I just use a thumbtack, or a command hook). If you're curious, the top canvas just has a fat quarter of fox fabric wrapped around it. I just have it taped, so I can easily remove it and use it for other things later down the line. The bottom is a painting I did special for the nursery.

And that's it! Nothing to it today. I hope you all are well. It's supposed to be getting pretty hot around here again and I am SO not looking forward to it. 39 weeks pregnant and 90+ degree heat does not mix... at least not very attractively. :) 

Thrifty Thursday: Dollar Store & Thrift Store Nursery Organization

Hello everyone. How are we all doing? I just woke up from a delightful 3 hour nap, so I figured it would be a good time to get a blog post done!

You all know I've been working on our nursery, and I figured it would be a good idea to share some of the organization I've done while being thrifty! First, here are some bins I found at the dollar store that I'm using to hold some of our baby's clothes.

We don't really have a dresser for clothes, but we have a large closet with shelves. I figured this would be an easy way to keep things organized. Each bin only holds onesies and pants/shorts for that size. I hang all shirts, jumpers, sleep & plays, etc. The little chalkboard labels are from the dollar bins at Michaels. In the picture above, you can see that I'm hoping our baby boy will be here before the 4th of July!

Next up, I've organized our changing table with thrift store baskets.

We're going for a more natural/woodsy vibe in here, so the mismatched baskets don't bother me. Plus, I think they will be very versatile as the baby gets older & we transition to cloth diapers. 

That's it, folks. I hope I gave someone some ideas for their own nursery. I find it hard to spend a lot of money on things for this room, as I know it will only last for a short period. I'm hoping to get this room done 100% soon, then I can do a nursery tour for you guys :)

Have a great & thrifty day!

Thrifty Thursday: Dollar Store Instagram Photo Display

Hello everyone! I have a really fun project to share with you today for Thrifty Thursday. I ordered some of my instagram pictures a few weeks ago and have been trying to decide what to do with them. If you're curious, I ordered them through Social Print Studio. They are very high quality, and I'm in love with them.

Basically all I used was:

-an old white frame

-dollar store laundry string

-dollar store clothes pins

-hot glue gun

And all I did was:

-place pictures where I general wanted them

-cut the laundry string to the right length

-glued clothes pins to string first, then glued the string to the back of the frame

Pretty quick and easy. Now I have a cute place to hang my pictures! I plan on changing them out often. Do you guys print your instagram photos? How do you display them! I'd like to know.

Have a great Thursday, and do something thrifty!

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Top 5 Dollar Store Projects

Good Morning! I've been in the mood to get a little more organized, and have thought about hitting up the dollar store for some organizing bins, and also a bit of spring/summer decor items. You guys know we love the dollar store and have already done several posts including dollar store items. I decided to post my top 5 projects that we have done on our blog.

In no particular order:

Dollar Store Laundry Room Makeover + Free Printables

Dollar Store Fridge Makeover w/ Free Printables

4th of July Party & Treat Ideas

Dollar Store Bathroom Facelift

Cover Drawers with Dollar Store Shelf Liner

Hopefully this gave you guys some ideas on how to decorate and get organized using things found at your local dollar store! Also, if you want to see more, in our "Labels" section on the right side of our blog, you can click "dollar store" or "thrifty thursday." There are lots of projects to see!

Have a great day!