Dr. Seuss - Thing 1 and Thing 2

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Hair: Paper Doll Dress Up
Mouth: Funny Faces
Head: Cricut Font & Basic Shapes
Outfit: Paper Dolls for Everyday
Font: Lyrical Letters (Basic)

Circle Patch: Cricut Font & Basic Shapes

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XoXo

Mrs. Houston

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

I hope everyone enjoyed Vday with their love bugs!  Mine was awesome as always!!  So this year both of my girls are in school....so imagine how many Valentines I had to put together....BUT it was tons of fun.

Here is what I made for my 4 year old PreK class.

...and my 7 year old...

and I also made these for her teachers....

I also made a little treat for the girls bus drivers & my school volunteer buddies.  I didn't take a pic...wait I just thought about it I think I have a few left!!  I will post a pic later!!  Next up St. Patricks Day!!!  Stay tuned!!

Until next time....

XoXo

Mrs. Houston

DIY RIbbon Holder/Storage

Okay so I have been desperately needing a place to store my ribbon and is also functional.  HOWEVER I hate to spend tons of money on things that I could possibly create myself....I'm sure most crafters would agree with me.  So anyway....one day while I was in Michaels I decided to by a rectangular piece of wood.  It was like $1.29 and I used my 40% off coupon.  I also needed dowel rods but luckily I keep them on hand at home.  Did you know that a pack of dowel rods at Michaels is like $3/4 bucks??  You can get a pack of them at Walmart for $1....and it's a bigger quantity than the pack at Michaels.  Anyway.....that was just a FYI!  So I finally put my little idea together!!

I drilled three holes in the wood...which is where the dowel rods will go.

My original plans.....paint it pink & glitter mod podge.

But then I wanted to do the dowels a different color and I wanted to use my shimmer mod podge bc I never use it.

Here is the finished product.

I love the way it turned out!!!  Now I have to make about four more....because I so much more ribbon.

Well....thats my DIY ribbon holder!!

Until next time...

XoXo

Mrs. Houston

Bee Card

So I desperately want to become a card maker!!!  However...to become a card maker....I have to actually make cards!!  Lol I never make cards!  The couple that I did the bee theme baby shower decor for gave birth to their little baby girl recently.  So I thought to myself "great time to make a card"!!  I gathered everything I thought I'd need and I went to work.  This is what I came up with...

I think I did a good job and had a fun time putting it together!  I must admit I was a little nervous to give it to the couple bc it was my first card.  Lol but she absolutely loved it!!  So a pat on the back for me.  So now I am in the process of making a birthday card for a little guy that's in the hospital with a terminal illness!!  I will post pics once I am done.  

Until next time...

XoXo

Mrs. Houston

American Girl Doll Birthday

So my daughters BFF turned 7 back in December.  She had an American Girl doll theme birthday party.  Her mom asked me to make her banner....and of course I said YES!!!!  Here are a few pics.

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XoXo

Mrs. Houston

Update!!

Hello blogging buddies!!!!!  Thought I would give you all a little update with whats been going on in my world before I head out to church!!  Well I have been very busy!!!  I have had to have emergency surgery, I went to Florida for Christmas (which was aweome), I celebrated my 5th wedding anniversary, I have been crafting for others as well as myself...l have just been all over the place!!!  So oh wait I don't think I told you guys that I purchased the Cricut E2 back in November!  I have had my Cricut mini for 2 years I think!!  But boy do I love my E2!!  Well...I am in the process of starting an Etsy page, I am also trying to get my Tumblr up and running!!  So yeah.....I have a lot going on, so my blogging seems to keep falling to the back of the line of things to do!!  I am going to try and do better.  Please be patient with me!!  In the meantime....if you havent already follow me on here, pinterest, facebook, and instagram!  Here are the links:

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XoXo

Mrs. Houston

Bee Baby Shower Banner Cut File

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Cartridges Used:

Cricut Font and Basic Shapes

Lyrical Letters

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XoXo

Mrs. Houston

Bee Theme Baby Shower

I really enjoyed putting together this baby shower decor!!  The mom to be announced the sex of the baby at the shower.  So I tried to keep it very neutral....didn't want it to be too girly or too boyish!

Welcome Sign
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Welcome Sign

Favor Table

Cake Table

Head Table Centerpiece

Centerpieces

I cut the bees and the honeycombs with my Cricut...I made the cut file myself.  You can download them here.

Tell me what you think!!

Until next time...

XoXo

Mrs. Houston

Candy Shop Theme Birthday Party

So my daughter turned the BIG 7!!!  We love doing parties, coming up with ideas, and having all of her friends over for a grand ole' time.  This year we went with a candy shop theme.  I am not big on letting my kids indulge in a lot of sweets....so this was going to be something fab for them.  I told them that they could have as much candy as their little hearts desired!  The party was super budget friendly....most of everything was in my craftroom.  Okay....here are the pics

This was her invitation.  Very simple yet theme related!  They were loved by her guests and whats even better everything I needed for the invite was in my craftroom.  Not a single dime was spent to make these.

Banner

The Setup

Backdrop with Candy Props

Birthday Girl

I have plenty more pics....but didn't want to overload you with them!!!  

Until next time....

XoXo

Mrs. Houston

Back from my Hiatus!!!

I have been extremely busy and have been neglecting my blog!!  My husband is in the Navy and he had to do an urgent leave!!!!  Then I went to the doc for a checkup and ended up having to get two pints of blood and have surgery!  And million other things were going on.  So I am vowing right not to keep my blog updated!!!!  SN: I am just horrible with blogging!  But I WILL do better!!  So I am going to post all of the things I have worked on since my last blog post!!  Hope everyone is doing well and is enjoying this holiday season!!


Until next time....
XoXo

Mrs. Houston