Whoa! Was my last post really in April?? Yikes!! Summer has fully consumed my life, and I can't say that I'm complaining!:) The weather has been crazy and confusing here, but all in all it's still great! Last week, we reached record high temperatures with ridic humidity levels! I have never experienced heat like that here! It was a little overwhelming! How is the weather in your area??
Just wanted to share something sort of crafty...This is a banner that I made for an old Etsy friend! I haven't talked to her in a while, but she contacted me to ask if I could make a banner for her daughter's 1st birthday party! It was so nice hearing from her and good to hear that she's now married and celebrating her daughter's 1st birthday! :) I really love how this came out!! The colors are so cute and the gold glitter letters just added that little something extra!!
Here's a little glimpse of how I've been spending my days! Sand in my toes and salt water in my hair!! I hope you guys are having an awesome summer!
Hello! Wow! January just flew by! I know, I haven't done a good job of keeping up with blogging as promised. :( Well it was a quick but busy month. I wish that I could say that it was all good, but it wasn't. We were saddened with our first death of the year. It was a sudden and very shocking one too. When things like this happen, it really makes you put things in perspective. It makes you realize that life, really is precious and that you should live it to it's fullest. I hope this is the last sad new for awhile.
February is a new month, and a new year for the Chinese zodiac! It's the year of the horse! Unfortunately I wasn't able to partake in any Chinese celebrations this year. So far it's been a quick paced month, filled with all kinds of different events. Super Bowl!!..was well, not so super!! For those of you that tuned in, you know why! For those that didn't, you didn't miss anything in the actual game itself. BUT!! that halftime was AWESOME!!! Shout out to our Hawaii boy Bruno Mars!! He did a great job, and the addition with the Red Hot Chili Peppers was the cherry on top!
This is a fun little flyer I made to invite people over for Super Bowl! It was the Bruno Bowl!!
Sadly, I didn't make that much decorations, because I was busy with cooking, and other things going on at the same time. I was able to make this super simple banner, and a Bruno sign, and some "D-fence" signs. Unfortunately, I didn't get good pics of them!( I really gotta work on the photo part)
Just like last super bowl, I used the baby onesies to make jersey looking shirts for the banner. I used colors from both teams, so it was a biased environment.(even though I was basically the only one cheering for Seattle)
This is from the Cricut cartridge Wrap it up. After you cut out the onesie, snip the bottom part by the leg area off so it will look like a shirt.
Just add your letters on an viola! For this banner, I wanted it to be a little more simple and manly, so I opted not to add ribbons to it. I just taped it to the wall. in order. All in all I am happy about how it came out.
Getting back to Bruno. The following day, Bruno Mars tickets went on sale. He is coming to Hawaii in April for what started as 2 concerts, but because of the fast sell out they added a third show. Well like the thousands out there, I waited by my computer from 8:30 a.m. Tickets were going on sale from 9, but I was thinking who knows, maybe I'll get lucky and somehow get something earlier?? Haha! Wishful thinking. The night before my auntie and I came up with kind of a plan to purchase 13 tickets. We printed out the map of the arena he will be at, and were trying to see if we were able to actually pick out our seats or even an area. We got it down, and thought we had everything planned out. Boy, were we wrong! I knew that there was a chance that we weren't gonna be able to get in, but I really didn't expect how slim the chance would be. I asked my friend to purchase 2 floor tickets, for her and myself. My aunty was supposed to buy the maximum 8, and I was gonna buy the other 3. When 9 a.m. hit, I was clicking, and I got in! YES!! but wait, what? Upper level seats was all I could get, we were aiming for risers. The site gives you a time limit on purchasing, so I was quickly trying to think what to do? My aunty and my friend were both texting me that they're not able to get in. So I just took the tickets. My aunty wasn't able to get in at all so she kept changing her amount of tickets, and still nothing. She got all the way down to 2, and it still wouldn't let her in. So I jumped back on, and started trying again, and was only able to get 1 ticket at a time. UGH!!! This can't be right!? Having to think what to do in the 90 sec. time limit you're given, I booked it. 1 seat? Who wants to sit alone?? I tried again...1 seat! ugh! noooo not again. I booked it! This went on 2 more times!! I kept thinking to myself, am I making a mistake getting individual seats?? What if nobody wants to sit by themselves? The concert sold out within minutes. They quickly added a third concert, so I tried again. Sadly I wasn't as lucky and couldn't get in at all!!! Out of the 13 tickets that I needed, I was only able to get 7! :( I kept trying all day, hoping that something would open or that there was a mistake and there were more seats. As the days of the week progressed, the tickets ended up on third party reselling sites, craigslist, etc. for ridiculous prices! It's so sad, that a lot of people weren't able to get tickets. I don't regret getting the solo seats, and they are somewhat close to each other. Hopefully if everyone is standing up dancing, then the 4 people can stand together, and won't bother anyone.
Here's a shot of the Platinum seating that was left on the first day. In the morning the tickets were about $260 or so, and by the end of the day this is how high it went.
This is from a third party reselling site, the day after tickets went on sale. Yes! that does say $8800.00 OMG!!!WTF??!and every other word you can think of! Granted these are great seats, but c'mon! Who has that kind of money to pay for tickets? It's just crazy!!
For those that haven't seen it yet, here is the halftime show!
I'll leave you with this parting shot!
This was basically the only food pic I got of all the good eats! It's fresh sashimi!! Thanks for sticking with me, on this long post!
Whoa!! I haven't been here for a bit!! I apologize for log absence!! Just want to share a banner that I made for my besties sons 1st birthday party!! You may remember my previous post on the invitations!!
The banner was also use for decorating the fishing game!! FUN!!!
Here are some pics of the centerpieces that she gave away!!! Ivy bowls of fishes, and fruits and veggies plants(awesome ideas)!! I got the strawberry, we'll see how that goes!! Keep you posted!
It was a hot summer day, but so much fun!! With that being said...It's O-Fish-al! It's Summer!!
Just a quick share! Here's a tiny banner that I made for one of my friends. She was having a baby shower luncheon, so I made this for her to decorate the table. I love the little onesies! Super cute and represents a baby shower so well!! This has been my go to for baby shower banners!
The weather's still all over the place, the only good things coming out of it are rainbows and green grass!
In hopes that the weather will turn around, I'll leave you with this!
Short post today, just wanted to share a little something that I made. I was asked to make a banner for a friend that was having a baby shower for her friends. The theme was butterflies and purple! What a sweet combo! This is what I came up with, sweet and simple!
This crafting weekend was dedicated to making banners! It was b-a-n-n-a-n-n-e-r-s! I have 3 baby showers within the next couple of weeks! There must be something in the water?! All 3 are due within 3 days apart from each other. The first pictures are for a Mickey & Minnie themed baby shower, which the parents to be don't know the sex of the baby. How exciting!! The second batch of pictures is for a surprise baby boy blue shower!! The last group of pictures is also for a baby boy shower. The theme is animals, mainly monkeys and giraffes in brown and green colors! Next up, more decorations and favors! Stay tuned!
