My Little Star's Bday

It was three days ago and the birthday was celebrated at her school. I think I like the idea of celebrating my kid's birthday at school... Making my life easier :D

So, compared to last year's birthday, this year we only prepared 2 yoghurt cakes with chocolate, 26 sachets of chocolates and bought 4 liters of orange juice. We took all to the school in the morning and voilà... done. When I picked her up after school, my daughter looked very happy. That was her first time celebrating her birthday at school.

One thing that made her birthday different was... the Tinkerbell theme. The second cake was decorated with a Tinkerbell & Periwinkle cake topper (rice paper). The sachets of chocolates were with Tinkerbell pictures inside (I printed those pics). The paper bag to carry the sachets was a Sephora bag covered with Tinkerbell picture(so we couldn't see the Sephora logo). And on that special day, my little star was wearing her Tinkerbell t-shirt... :D

A simple birthday but it gave a big result. 

Happy birthday, my dear... Love you always...!

PS. And this is what I did with the birthday cake leftovers. Cake pops! I just mixed the cake in a food processor, added some Nutella and a little bit butter. Then my little one and I made cake pops... Yum, yum...

DIY Plant Markers

Actually, I wanted to buy some pretty plant markers but too expensive (really?). Then I made these simple markers.

You can find some interesting DIY ideas about plant markers on the Internet especially those that are using recycle items. Mine is so simple. Just using old paper bag (waterproof one), bamboo skewers (for satay), scotch tape & scissor. Write the plant names with a permanent marker. Simple, right?

My Lil One Birthday

I forgot to post the birthday's crafts in this blog but I have posted some photos in here (sorry, not for everyone).

Now, I'll try to remember all I prepared for the birthday. First, you have seen the Cake Banner as shown at previous blog.

Second, I made the Mickey Mouse's cake. It was carrot cake and cupcakes, covered with almond paste and fondant in red, black and yellow colors. I decorated the cake with some Mickey's heads shaped by using some round things I had in the kitchen (fortunately, I had some bento stuffs that I could use).

The cupcake wrappers were printed from this site. And some were just made from scrapbooking papers (I copied the pattern with a carbon paper and then cut them). For the bottle wrappers, I made it by using Scrapbook Flair software and some freebies I found in the internet (forgive me, I can not remember the site).

And one little thing, the food tag. It was made also by using Scrapbook Flair software and some embellishment from A Grieving Mommy (thank's again!). I printed the food tags in photo papers. But finally I did not use them because they were too cute ^_^ Kidding. We did not really need them since I did not serve so many food.

Third, for the deco of the windows, I made Mickey's heads by using felt fabrics that I had at home. The pattern was easy to find in the internet. The happy birthday banner on the wall was bought from eBay UK (not in the photo).

Fourth, the goody bags and the Mickey's biscuits. The tote bags were so simple. I made the applique with felt fabrics in blue and green color. Since the cotton fabrics were limited (I tried to use fabrics available at home, not bought new ones), so the results were only 4 tote bags. Two were with blue Mickey's head appliques. Another two with the green. My mother-in-law helped me to sew the rest while I concentrated only on the appliques and the cuttings. I also put inside the goody bag: a sticker, a Playhouse Disney pencil and a bottle of bubble soap with Minnie wrap (Scrapbook Flair software).

The biscuits, they were made by my handmade cookie cutters in this blog. So cute, right? When I cut the dough with the cutters, the shape looked unperfect. But after going out from the oven, all cookies looked perfect: Mickey's heads. It would be nicer if I decorated with icing or chocolate, but I did not have the time.

One thing that was a must, the Thank You Cards. I also made it by using Scrapbook Flair and with embellishment of A Grieving Mommy (Denise is really kind and talented! Big thank's, Denise! Without you, I would not be able to make those cute stuffs).

Voila, c'est tout...!

Our First Jack O

Forgot to post this, our first Jack O'Lantern for Halloween made by my big daughter with little help from my husband :)

Foto lengkapnya ada di link ini yang menggambarkan proses pembuatannya.

Fun!

5-minute Fleece Poncho

Si kecil lagi suka banget pakai poncho milik Papa-nya. Dari situ, saya kepikiran untuk membuatkan dia poncho sendiri, tentunya yang jauh lebih ringan daripada poncho Papa-nya, serta hangat dan cocok untuk winter. Pilihan bahan jatuh pada fleece.

Di internet, banyak ditemukan tutorial cara membuat fleece poncho tanpa dijahit (ada juga syal dan topi winter). Dan akhirnya, jadilah poncho kecil ini...