Stenciled Burlap Curtains {this was just too fun not to post}

I realize this is just a wee bit outside of the genre of little girl hair accessories but I just couldn't resist sharing with you all this super easy, pretty idea!  I LOVE BURLAP!  Lucky for me it seems to be a huge craze right now and its very easy to find... not to mention inexpensive!  I saw some curtains in a little shop (The French Flea) in a nearby town.  I LOVED them but they were outside of my price comfort and I thought the challenge of making them would be way more fun!  Whenever I told someone I was making burlap curtains they were like, "ohhhhhhh?  BURLAP? Hmmmm, sounds interesting" (they'd say this with that look in their eye that says, you're a crazy person!)  Ha ha, they just didn't have my vision! LOL.(now do you see my vision?) They turned out so beautifully and bring a warmth and texture to the room! 
    So, here's what you need to make them.
-Measure your windows to decide on the size~I used 2 yards because I wanted them to pool on the floor.
-a stencil of some sort~I used a metal wall decoration.
-spray paint in your color choice~ I used black but you could use brown, white, cream, whatever you want.
-A large well ventilated area~I sprayed mine in my garage with the doors open.

So, first lay out your burlap like this.  I didn't worry too much about whether the surface was super clean or not... I mean, it's burlap, come on!

Then line up your stencil on the burlap(I truly wasn't too precise, I just eye-balled it)

                                                     Then, spray away!!! 

                                                    Here's the end result

Once the paint is no longer tacky, hem your raw edges and make a wider hem for your curtain rod.
Then hang it up!  You can hang it with no liner or you can sew a liner out of cotton or whatever.  I have a liner with mine so that the light doesn't fade the stencil when it shines through.

                       Here it is all finished and hung up!  I LOVE it! What do you think?  Hmmm, I wonder what Nate Berkus would think of this? :)

New products {inspired by Spring}

Every cute little outfit needs a cute hair accessory and  especially for Easter so.... my mom bought my girls matching Easter dresses and I wanted to accent those with matching headbands.  I made each girl a different spring/Easter inspired headband.  My middle doesn't like the elastic bands so hers is a metal headband with ribbon. She LOVES girly but is not a fan of feathers so hers is featherless!

Rosie Posie Carnival Couture headband

My little loves headbands no matter the style!  Is it cute?  Is it girly?  Is it sparkly?  Yes?  Then she wants to wear it!  Oh and check out the adorable Petty Romper!  Those are coming soon to our Boutique!  Look for details coming soon!

Polka Dot Couture

Easter

Easter has come and gone but we had a wonderful weekend and I thought I'd share with you all the adorableness(is that a word?) that was my children in their cute little coordinating outfits and headbands!

The whole crew just before church!



She finally found her Easter basket!  (Eventually I'll put together a tutorial on how to make the tutu basket)




My big guy has really mastered the whole boy climbing trees thing so his was hidden in the tree!



I'm pretty sure the littlest of the bunch didn't even know what they were looking for, she was just following the rest!




Their prizes...the littlest is too busy munching candy to look up for the pic!

So that was our Easter in a nutshell!  So thankful for family and mostly thankful for the real reason for Easter.  That we celebrated a Saviour who died for us!

 New products coming soon!  Check back soon!

A Place for Us review and GIVEAWAY!!!

The day has finally arrived!  This is so exciting!  Welcome "A Place for Us" readers!  So glad to have you!  A huge THANK YOU to Destiny for featuring me on her blog, http://www.aplaceforusblog.com/

Make sure to go to her site to register to win a $25 gift certificate to either Pixie Dust Boutique or Je T'aime Bridal!  The drawing is open now through April 3rd. 

In case you missed it, Destiny was featured on the Nate Berkus Show just over a month ago on the House Proud segment as well as a craft segment!  She did an awesome job and I LOVE her decorating ideas!  Here is Destiny hanging out with Nate here!

And because I love you guys so much, I also wanted to give you a little coupon code for 20% off in my boutiques that can be used during the duration of the blog giveaway!  Just type in "aplace" at the time of checkout and I'll hook you up! 

And, just for fun... here are a couple new listings in Pixie Dust that were just listed tonight!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/96452159/carnival-couture-birthday-bash-metal

http://www.etsy.com/listing/96452767/light-pink-and-raspberry-rosebuds-and

Some of our most popular items!

Here is a sampling of some of our items that I seem to be making a lot of lately!

This is the Gracie Lou carnival couture headband.  I originally made this for my daughters 2nd birthday.  Since then I have been making them like crazy!  Its so fun and colorful!



Lolli Lu headband~ This one has been a very popular flower girl headband as well as a newborn photo shoot band!  How cute is this picture!

Look for this one being featured on the popular blog

http://www.aplaceforusblog.com/ 
Blog author Destiny Alfonso was recently featured on "The Nate Berkus Show"
This headband(in white) will be featured on her site with a giveaway beginning Friday!



Insanely popular is this Ivory Posie and Pearl broach.  Many brides have purchased this for their bridesmaids as an embellishment to their dress!

Just a small sampling of some fun items!  I have many new items that will be coming out very soon!  Happy shopping!






A Blogtastic Extravaganza- Hundreds of dollars worth of prizes for your kiddos!

It's that time again!  "A Blogtastic Extravaganza" is upon us!  Pixie Dust Boutique is just one of the many sponsors!  Hundreds of dollars worth of prizes are being given away on this blog hop! 
Here are the packages!  Go to Mama chocolate to sign up!
http://www.mamachocolateblog.com/

“Lovely Princess” Prize Package – $177 value

• $25 Gift Certificate to Pixie Dust Boutique

• 2 Items of your choice from The Itty Bitty Boutique

• Baltic Amber Necklace from Teething Tots

• $100 Gift Certificate to Tea Collection (review coming soon)

Handsome Gentleman” Prize Package – $147 value

• $75 Gift Certificate to Cuddle Boutique

• 2 Items of your choice from The Itty Bitty Boutique

• Baltic Amber Necklace from Teething Tots

• Tie of your choice from The Little Gentleman’s Closet

A little Fairy Princess Garden Birthday Party

This summer I had the fun, excitement and challenge of putting together and pulling off a Fairy Princess Garden Birthday Party for my daughter who was turning 4.  She was very specific that she wanted her and her guests to wear fairy wings, so.... thats what they did!  It took hours to prepare but once I got into it, I couldn't stop!  There are just so many cute ideas! 
Heres what I made for the party... tutus (straight from my Pixie Dust Boutique shop), handmade boas (so cute and ohh so easy to make), butterfly banner (made from scrapbooking paper), paper pennant banner to accent the cake platter,  pinwheels (also made from scrapbooking paper), fairy wings (I made about six of them and swore I would never make another one but for one dilusional second I thought I could make and sell them in Pixie Dust Boutique), phew... I think that is it besides the food! So, here is her party in a nutshell! 

 Over view of the Garden Party

 Super fun and easy to make!  Pinwheels made from scrapbook paper!

 The Fairy Princesses

 Of course they put on makeup!

 Less is more!

 We played, "pin the crown on the princess"

 Ate tasty princess pink cupcakes!

 Cupcakes with the most adorable flower paper cups (bought at Jo-Annes)

 There was crown making!

 Too colorful to resist a picture!

 Chocolate covered icecream pops

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 Picture Perfect

We had tasty punch (made with ginger ale, juice and sherbet!)

A bit out of order but this is the birthday girl anxiously awaiting her guests!

This party was so much fun to plan!  I'm gonna have a lot to live up to next year for her birthday!  Pony rides?  Ugh, I don't know!  We'll see what she wants!  I better start planning now!