Baby Shower-Tutu's and Tiaras

As promised below you will see some pictures of my

 Daughter-in-laws baby shower!  These pictures are some of the things I made.  I didn't get a picture of the watermelon

 and pasta salad I made, but course I had some 

help from her Mom who bought some meatballs, the drinks 

and Oreo dipped cookies. A friend made 

some cookies and organized the games.  We had 

her Aunt make Alexis' favorite sherbet ice cream 

punch and her cousin made the banner and 

some of the hanging decorations 

(she wasn't able to make the shower because she was picking up her new adopted daughter in Uganda). It turned 

out so cute and was fun too!

Some of the pictures didn't turn out, I need to

collect them from others that  took pictures!!!

Here's Alexis, due in December.  It's a girl!!

The banner!

Pink popcorn

Fondant cake!

The favors!!

Chocolate and white cupcakes!

Thanks for stopping by!

                                                                      

Ecclesiastes 3:11  

He Has Made Everything Beautiful In Its Time. 

DIY-Painted Family Tree

For sometime now I've been wanting to paint a tree in the hall way of my house.  I finally got the nerve to do it.  

I simply used acrylic paints, and it actually turned out really nice.  The pictures you see in the photos are a few of the  ones  I had hanging before the tree.   

                       




If you want to paint a tree, have no fear!  It's only paint and you can paint over it!

First, look on line to get a feel of what type of tree you want.

Second, decide where you want to paint your tree.  Do you want to paint the tree in the center of the wall, to the right, or to the left; how big, or small, etc. Also, what room of the house you want the tree in.  I have a girlfriend who wants to paint one in her daughter's room.

Then pencil an outline of your tree onto the wall.  I drew my tree on the left side of the wall.  I used a ruler to draw the  trunk of the tree just to make sure it was straight.

Third,  paint  the tree with two different colors of brown paint.  It didn't take much paint which I was really surprised.  I found I had to dip the tip of my brush with some water to smooth it out on the wall.  My tree is very simply.  It dried fairly quick. 

                            


                                         




 Paint your leaves and hang your pictures!!
                 


I'm in love with my wall.  Who knows I just might paint a few more leaves and branches on the right side of the same wall.  

Hope you will give this idea a try and if you do, please post your pictures of your wall!  I would love to see them.  Because I really do love trees.

He Has Made Everything Beautiful In Its Time.  
Ecclesiastes 3:11