Football Season Kickoff Dress

Yes!!!! It is weighing in on that time of year again...football season (the 5th season!).  So in grand preparation, I decided to make my daughter a new dress!  This dress is very simple (I debated on amping up the sleeves). I used a plain t-shirt, chopped it off, added a skirt, ruffle, and buttons then voila! She will be all ready to cheer on the ONLY  SC Team!!

Because...as for me and my house, we will yell Go Gamcocks!

Men's Dress Shirt to Knot Dress

I have seen tutorial after tutorial on methods to turn a men's dress shirt in to a dress.  So, I guess you could say I gained my inspiration from Pinterest post after post. Lucky for me, my husband recently lost A LOT of weight so he has plenty of XXL shirts. Now, if you know my husband, you would know that he completly avoids any color not in the "boy" color wheel. That being said, whether he had lost the weight or not, I'm sure he would have happily given up this shirt. As a matter of fact, I can say with certainty he has never worn it! Anyway, I digress. Back to the project........   My daughter is in love with knot dresses. I have only made her a few and they are all she wants to wear. I knew exactly what I wanted to do with this shirt! Therefore, with scissors in hand, I began to chop away at the shirt and after many stitches we had a dress. Also, no outfit is complete without accessories. Why not a rosette barette? Take a look!!

The Shirt

See, this dress is fun!

And cute!

Finishing Touch

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Back to School

Getting amped up for my daughters first day of kindergarten, I decided to make her a back to school dress! With every stitch, I thought about how my baby has gotten so big. Where has time gone? I'll spare you the Mama pity and just show the dress!

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ReFashionista

I ran across this blog on Pinterest. Not only is she a Gamecock fan and alumni (as am I), she has awesome ideas! On her blog, she did 366 days of fashion upgrades from thrift store purchases. It's amazing!! Check it out!

Seussical Birthday Party

My daughter decided for her 5th birthday, she wanted a Dr. Seuss party. With the help of my Cricut, Pinterest and my right brain, I began to put together a very seussical birthday party. Prior to the event we had a photoshoot with our local photographer Monica Parkkonen using some of the party props! The dress was made by my friend Christa.  The party was hosted in our garage with a bounce house for entertainment. At the end of our road, I placed a sign directing everyone to "Whoville". All the kids had a blast and I'm pretty sure the adults did too! In the midst of the day, I forgot to take a photo of all the food. Nevertheless, here was the end result !

Ribbon Wreath

Birthday Banner (Made using Cricut)

 Floor Puzzles glued together for decorations

Banner from Amazon.com 

Wall of honor complete with the birthday girl's artwork

My Lorax watercolor painting 

 

Book placed for all the guest to sign!

Loved this idea found on Hostess with the Mostess blog!

    Cups from Dollar Tree with my custom printed labels

Activity books with printables from Seussville

Party Favor tags

Bags included bubbles, stickers and pencils from Oriental Trading

 Party Hats (Made using Cricut)

 The dessert table (minus the carved watermelon my mother-in-law made)

 Daisy Head Mazie Tea

(NO southern party is complete without sweet tea)

 Who Cupcakes

 The birthday girl's cupcake

Oh So Dandy Candy

 Yertles Turtles

Hop on Pop Lollipops

(Lollipops from Oriental Trading)

 One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Goldfish

(Rainbow Goldfish in a fishbowl)

Pink Yink Ink Drink (Pink Lemonade)

Food items not pictured were hot dogs, Scholpp with a Cherry on Top (Homemade ice cream with all the sundae fixings and of course cherries), Green Eggs No Ham (green deviled eggs), Oodles of Noodles (Pasta Salad) and Trufula Chips (Assorted Chips).

The birthday girl

Added entertainment for the kids and adults was the photobooth. I printed Dr. Seuss masks on cardstock paper and cut them out. My daughter painted dowels and then we glued them to the masks. I bought a stovepipe hat and feather boa as well. At our local Goodwill, I found a cheap, lightweight plastic frame. I painted it white and used a red piece of broadcloth for a back drop. It was a hit !

The Birthday "Lorax"

Of course, I had to get in on the action!

Hope you have enjoyed the Seussical Birthday! I designed all the printables with the exception of the masks! Remember,

"Be who you are and say what you feel.

Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~Dr. Seuss