Baby Shower Bling - Decorate To Celebrate with The Buckle Boutique

MY STORY

     You know you are getting older when your friends start asking for  help decorating baby showers for their grandchildren!!  But I love all things baby, so I was up to the task!

     It is also time for a  new challenge at the Decorate To Celebrate Blog and using the great product from The Buckle Boutique, it was time to bring some bling to the baby shower.  The Buckle Boutique  offers a large array of adhesive rhinestone products.   They come in great colors, are easy to cut and adhere to almost anything!   And it takes little time to get your sparkle on. Check out their products:  Click For The Buckle Boutique website. The Buckle Boutique Facebook page also has great ideas for your crafty inspiration.

    The Buckle Boutique products used in this example are the white and pink rhinestone adhesive sheets.

    I am currently researching cutting machines, but my new non-stick scissors from Westcott work beautifully on the Buckle Boutique sheets.

    Here are some ideas for your next baby celebration!

YOUR TURN

    Once again, all my supplies outside of my Buckle Boutique rhinestones came from my favorite dollar store.  Gather up candies, invitations, containers and flowers and for very little investment, you can customize a baby shower, or any party, with some added bling.

  INVITATIONS:  Using store bought invitations, add a simple touch of bling to make them really pop and look even more special.  A nice and easy way to customize and gives your guests a peek into the baby bling!

These sheets are so easy to cut through.  Even starting off with a large sheet and cutting out smaller shapes is a breeze.  And the rhinestones form a grid pattern so its so simple to cut straight lines.

   CENTERPIECE:  Using a plastic vase, add touches of the adhesive rhinestones as desired.  I liked just putting a bit around the top and then followed some of the flower stems with the white stones.  Glue on a simple flower for some dimension, add your candy and that is it.

The backing paper is very easy to remove.  And the sheets stick right away but are repositionable until you are happy with the placement

    I also love these green mason jars...they make a very cute table setting.  Adding some simple twigs and a couple lines of the rhinestones, it makes a sweet statement for your table.  Again, this could be another way to combine party decorations into party favors that your guests will actually use again.

   TABLE NUMBERS:  If you have assigned seating at your shower, take inexpensive containers and cut off a small piece of the adhesive rhinestones.  Add number stickers, fill with mints and place on your tables.  And they are fun to take  home as a favor for the lucky winner at your table during one of those crazy baby shower games.

   FAVOR/PLACE SETTING:  I love these little mason jars I found at the dollar store.  Fill with mints or Tic Tacs.  Using the seal of the lid, trace around your rhinestone sticker.  Peel off the backing and place onto the lid.  So easy and so cute.  Add some flowers for dimension.  This is a very cute and inexpensive way to create shower favors for your guests.  These mason jars have so many uses, people will love them.  And just by changing out the color of your rhinestones and candies, you can use this for weddings, 4th of July parties, etc.

Position your shape on the back of the adhesive sheet and trace.  

   GIFT HOLDER:  Using an inexpensive kitchen canister, cut out a strip of rhinestones and apply 'baby' stickers on top.  Peel off the backing and it's just that easy.  This is a fun way to give a gift of bibs, onesies, socks, etc.  And it is so cute that the new Mom will want to use it in the nursery once the baby arrives.

   And that's how you bling up your baby shower!  With so many color choices, these ideas can be
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Valentines Card & Candy Bag

MY STORY

     It's Decorate To Celebrate time again.  I had seen some Pinterest boards showing 3D ideas and after a visit to my local drugstore, here is what I came up with.

YOUR TURN

   What you will need:

• small sandwich bag
• candy of your choice, my sample relates to those yummy gummy candies
• scrap paper
• computer program (I used Microsoft Publisher)
• ribbon
• cardstock
• hole punch

 

   Using a program like Microsoft Publisher create your graphic.  I find Publisher really easy to use and since I have yet to master drawing, it helps me accomplish what I want to do.  Create one graphic using the size of your cardstock, then copy and paste onto a smaller template for your gift bag.  There are plenty of books and YouTube videos on Publisher or any other software program you want to use.

   For the card, simply cut out your graphic, apply to background paper and adhere to your cardstock.  The image of the fishing pole was the perfect size to add the real fish.  

   For the candy bag, add your candy and seal up the bag.  Take another scrap of your background paper and measure so it covers the top of your baggie.  Measure so it covers 1/2 of the front and 1/2 of the back of your bag.  Use a hole punch and punch through the paper and bag.  Don't punch too close to the top - it will rip when you insert your ribbon.

   Taking a small piece of ribbon thread through the hole.  You may need to open up the hole a little bit to get the ribbon through completely.

   Using your smaller graphic, add to solid cardstock and add to the front of your card. 

 This is a "sweet" project for kids gifts, and think of how many options you can come up with.  Think of those little hearts.  Using different wording and graphics, this idea can be used in many different ways.

Key to my Heart Gift Box

MY STORY

     It's time for another design challenge at Decorate To Celebrate!  Make sure you visit their blog for great crafty inspirations and a chance to submit your own designs for prizes.  For this challenge, I wanted to come up with a fun way to create a gift box to give a goodie to your loved one.  This idea can be used for any size box you may have at home, you would just need to adjust the size of your paper, heart, etc.

     Have fun and I hope you can incorporate some of these ideas into your Valentines gifting!

YOUR TURN

    For this project you will need:

• empty box - any size
• acrylic paint / foam brush
• coordinating paper 
• Rhinestone or other blingy material to create your heart.  Since I can not draw freehand I pulled up some heart templates online and used as my guide.  And nothing is easier to use than self adhesive rhinestone sheets from  The Buckle Boutique. 
• Key -- you can use old keys that you may have around the house.  I found these great keys in the clearance bin @Michaels.   I wanted kind of an old fashioned/shabby look and these worked perfectly.
• Ribbon scrap

     Paint the sides of your box with paint color of your choice.  I tend to pick the paper I want to use first and then pick a complementary paint.  Set aside to dry.

     Using your heart template, cut out the material you are using for your heart.  

     I was looking for a little bit of a distressed look, so I removed some of the rhinestones to make it look a little imperfect.

    Cut out your paper to fit the top of your box.  Adhere your rhinestone heart, your key to the paper and glue on to box top.

   Add a piece of ribbon and that's it.  You have a beautiful box to give your special someone that special something.