Sparkle and Fade

I am really into glitter, sequins, and just overall SPARKLE right now. Whether it be on a pair of pretty pumps or a fancy manicure, I’m all for it.

If you are feeling sparkly lately like me, check out the oh-so-glittery collection of images below! I don’t know about you, but these photos make me happy!

 

{ASOS Premium Sequin Collar & Chinese Laundry Good Times Sequin Ballerina}

{All that Glitters Cake Topper Flags by TheCakeStandBoutique}

 

{Vintage Mesh Evening Bag & Vintage Chainmail Necklace}

 

{A|wear Shift Dress With Sequin Detail & Vintage Sparkle Change Purse}

{black smoky eye makeup with gold glitter via eyeshadow lipstick}

  

{Aqua Jessica One Shoulder Sequin Mini Dress & Chinese Laundry Lady Bug Party Sequin Platform Shoes}

  

{Wilton Edible Glitter & Platinum Glitter Gold Reusable Cupcake Wrappers}

  

{Free-Skate Blouse & A Million Sparks Clutch}

 

{3/8 Gold Glitter Ribbon & OPI "Glow Up Already" polish}

{pretty pillow via dress design decor}

 

{Christian Louboutin Sequin Peep-Toe Pump & Sarah Seven}

 

{The Royalton Hotel, NYC & Goldstone Throne Necklace}

Just listed in my Etsy shop!

I just listed some stuffed felt barrettes in my Etsy shop. Here are some photos and links to the listings. Hope you like them!

Listing for Sweet & Adorable Stuffed Felt CUPCAKE Barrette on Etsy found here.

Listing for Bright & Sparkly Stuffed Felt GOLDFISH Barrette on Etsy found here.

Listing for Charming & Cute Stuffed LOVE Heart Barrette on Etsy found here.

Credit: Photos taken by me. All barrettes hand made by me as well.

Completed Stuffed Cupcake Barrette

Yesterday I posted about a Stuffed Cupcake Barrette I was working on (you can see that post here).  It’s stuffed with fiberfill and sprinkled with some white iridescent bugle beads.

Today I finished making the Stuffed Cupcake Barrette with assistance of some wonderful helpers who suggested the base color of brown.  Thank you to my helpers!  I really appreciate your input.

I think the barrette turned out really cute!  It really exceeded my expectations.  And love how the brown looks with the pink and blue cupcake.  What do you think?

Once I get this Stuffed Cupcake Barrette packaged nicely, I’ll be adding it to my Etsy shop.  I’ll let you know with another post when that happens.

Credit: Photo taken by me.  Photo editing by me using Photoshop.  Felt cupcake sewn by me as well.

Stuffed Cupcake Barrette

Today I spent some time working on a felt cupcake barrette.  It’s stuffed with fiberfill and sprinkled with some white iridescent bugle beads.

I still have some work to do.  While I finished the cupcake, I still need to sew some felt around the barrette and attach it to the little cupcake.

Any ideas on what color I should do for the barrette base?  I was thinking hot pink, but I have white, black, a few shades of blue, a few shades of purple, orange, yellow, brown, and red.  See this post and this post for more colors.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Credit: Photo taken by me.  Photo editing by me using Photoshop.  Felt cupcake sewn by me as well.

Let Them Eat Cupcakes!

I took a theme of "Let Them Eat Cupcakes" for February and ran with it. From my brainstorming came 2 different designs revolving around yummy yummy cupcakes. Let's be honest, cupcakes are a much cuter version of cake, and therefore, perfect for a birthday card theme.

My first "Let Them Eat Cupcakes" birthday card was made on 1/22/2010 for my mom. I made it early and it was burning a hole in my pocket holding on to it, so I couldn't resist on throwing it in the mail a tad early...unfortunately it made it to Wisconsin about a week too early...oops! This card took me FOR-EV-ER, let me tell you. It may not look it, but there are a ton of little pieces that had to be measured AND cut AND glued down using a tweezers. Definitely not as tedious as my "Many Thanks" octopus thank you card of a few months back that I vow to never make again, but still very tedious.

My second "Let Them Eat Cupcakes" birthday card was made on 2/1/2010 for my boyfriend Chris's mom's birthday. In the case of this card, I could think of no better combination than cupcakes and dogs, so I made a puppy leaving a bakery carrying a birthday cupcake home to its owner. More little pieces on this card (like usual), but for some reason it didn't take nearly as long. Maybe I was a little more focused...or perhaps growing more accustomed to the new glue I recently purchased (and am still hating by the way).

I think these are the only birthday cards for February, which means I can now fully focus my attention to Valentine's Day cards!!! And upcoming March birthdays too if I really get ahead of schedule (but we'll see about that).

New year...new birthday cards.

After Christmas...WHAM! January sneaks up on you. I barely have time to put all the year's birthdays and special occasions on my new calendar, when the first birthday of the year is upon me.

My "Delicious Birthday" birthday card was made on 1/11/2010 for my cousin Christine. Inspiration came from this beautiful photo from Carolina Wahnish Rivera Photography of custom cupcakes (made by a friend of her's at Sonia's Sweet Perfections) that I stumbled upon. Take a look at her website and blog. She's A-mazing. Now, where was I? Oh yeah, the photo inspiration evolved to this idea of a "delicious" themed birthday card decorated with all kinds of tasty sweets.



My "I Spot a Birthday" birthday card was made on 1/13/2010 for my dad's 64th birthday. In the case of this card, and most of my cards for that matter, the phrase idea came before the design. Once I had that idea in my mind, I decided I wanted lots of color and patterns, so I rummaged through my pile of scrapbook paper to find all the most lovely shades and patterns, and then went crazy cutting circles.



My "Dynamite" birthday card was made on 1/17/2010 for my sister's boyfriend Matt to celebrate his 25th birthday. I have been floating around the idea of making a "dynamite" themed card for awhile, and finally it came into fruition...with a BANG! Okay, that was a bit cheesy, but come on, so is the theme of the card. And that's why I like it.



Where oh where has January gone?