tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43414202030182116152024-03-13T05:56:58.048-07:00SparklinbecksFrom Ideas to RealitySparklinbeckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029627927747329220noreply@blogger.comBlogger687125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341420203018211615.post-56675149112987416692017-07-27T05:00:00.000-07:002017-08-09T13:00:44.883-07:00Seamingly Smitten Pattern ReviewAre you new at sewing and want to start making clothing? Are you an intermediate or advanced seamstress that wants a quick sew or a pattern to get creative with?<br />
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There are so many options for this cute tank top! And it is such a quick sew. I did a rayon fabric that draped so well in this example:<br />
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This week, I took this pattern and hacked it into a different style of tank top using a tutorial from <a href="http://mellysews.com/2017/05/sew-knot-shirt.html" target="_blank">Melly Sews</a></div>
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It was so simple to turn it into a knotted tank top! I used a thin lightweight knit from Joann's to make it a shirt that can go from workout to casual depending on what you pair it with.<br />
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This is how I did it:<br />
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First choose your size. Its pretty true to size but I always get nervous about sewing for myself and tend to size up.<br />
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Print pattern and assemble as pdf says to. One of the best parts about Seamingly Smitten is that they accomodate for petite, regular and tall sizes! It is so hard for me to find shirts for my long torso and I love having the correct length. Also, there are many tips and tricks included to help you become even better at sewing. I have learned so many things along the way!<br />
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Assemble the pattern and then cut off the sides and length to make your basic tank shape. I cut off the draped hem and then added a ruler line to the length that I wanted for my tank. Since this is normally a long high low tank, I made the length for myself to be right below the petite line.<br />
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Workout tank. casual or even dressy! Such a versatile pattern and there are so many possibilities!</div>
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Sparklinbeckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029627927747329220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341420203018211615.post-58770267710384023172017-07-24T19:35:00.002-07:002017-07-24T19:35:43.168-07:00Hello out there!Hey guys......long time no blog! As in....3 YEARS since I blogged! What has happened in three years that took me away from blogging?<script src="https://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
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Let's see. Life!<br />
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I started homeschooling. I mean, that in itself is reason enough to disappear from blogland. I now homeschool three kids! My oldest has begun 7th grade, my next guy has started 5th grade and my daughter is in 2nd grade! Holy cow, does time fly!!<br />
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Then, we ahad another little guy. Meet Oliver. He is a 2 1/2 year old ball of sweet and sassy all rolled into one.<br />
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We sold our house of 12 years and built a new one down the road!<br />
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Then we added this sweet girl to our family in the Spring<br />
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Plus lots and lots and lots of other things.<br />
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But, I haven't stopped crafting, baking, decorating or SEWING! I miss blogging and keeping track of my projects.<br />
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So, hello! Hope to post more often again, and I'll try not to go three years between posts :)<br />
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<br />Sparklinbeckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029627927747329220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341420203018211615.post-42271153367965641592014-03-24T15:27:00.002-07:002014-03-24T15:27:41.443-07:00A Rapunzel Party for a Four Year Old<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
I totally forgot to post this party, so it is a little late. This party had a lot of details, but since we met up at the park, a lot of the details were missed or not photographed. We played lots of games, including one where we threw darts at balloons in the shape of an apple for the pinata, but I guess I didn't get a picture of it! It was a party fit for a little Rapunzel. If you ask Ellie what she wants to be when she grows up she will tell you "A mom. and then Rapunzel."</div>
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Hope you had a great time, Sweet Princess!</div>
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This past weekend, we celebrated with family the birthday of my middle guy. He is a an avid reader and wanted to do a book theme party. I totally hopped on board for it and even though it was a quick little party we put together, I think it might have been one of my favorite ones! <br />
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Many book were harmed in the making of this party...it hurt a little but it was for a good cause.</div>
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And family were good sports and dressed up as characters too!</div>
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This was the birthday boy: Big Nate</div>
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This is just a random assortment of pictures from my son's 8th birthday party. He recently broke his arm and isn't allowed to do all the "fun" 8 year old stuff boys enjoy, so we threw him a small family party with the theme he had picked out last year :) </div>
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The end of December was the third birthday of our sweet and sassy Eloise! She requested a mermaid party! At first I wasn’t too thrilled with this theme, but in the week or so we put it together, it was so much fun and ended up being my most favorite party to date!</div>
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Sparklinbeckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029627927747329220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341420203018211615.post-74653452044945196802012-08-28T12:40:00.002-07:002012-08-28T12:40:39.608-07:00Meet Polka Nuts<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/7882328082/" title="Untitled by mrtresler, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7882328082_e135b616da.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Remember the <a href="http://sparklinbecks.blogspot.com/2011/06/petal-pillow-antique.html">amazing petal pillow</a> my grandma gave me last year? After she gave it to me, I hopped online to see if there were any like it, or any patterns around, and I found <a href="http://www.ioffer.com/i/owl-petal-pillow-or-stuffed-toy-sewing-pattern-91907431">this owl pattern.</a> I thought it would be a great Christmas gift, but then I put it aside and moved on.<br />
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My daughter has decided that she now wants to have an owl themed room, and I remembered the pattern I had purchased and dug it back out.<br />
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It only took me a couple of days, and I didnt need as many petals as the pattern said. The pattern was also not very clear and gave no directions to assembling, so I ended up winging it. Get it? Winging it? I even ended up going through and adding more feather rows after she received it.<br />
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I thought I would start with this fun and totally simple little girls' necklace my little Ellie and I made last night to go with her new chevron skirt (like the outfit I posted about <a href="http://sparklinbecks.blogspot.com/2012/02/make-your-own-chevron-fabric.html">here</a>).<br />
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To begin, all you need is some wooden beads, some satin ribbon, paint of your choice and I like to seal the beads with a clear spray as well. Its such an easy way to accessorize an outfit and to make your little one feel special!</div>
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After I painted each one, I stuck them on a skewer not touching each other to dry. This also helped to take them outside and rotate as I sealed them with the clear spray.</div>
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Super simple necklace complete!</div>
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My little one loves them!</div>
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Every since I can remember with my oldest, he has just loved sea creatures. He has always watched the shows, asked questions and reads reads reads anything he can get his hands on about sharks.</div>
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Last week, he turned the ripe old age of 7 and knew for months that he wanted a shark themed birthday party. This was a very fun theme, because it was mostly based on blues and grey. Easy!</div>
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Birthday parties are his most favorite thing in the whole world. So when he came to me with a list of what he wanted, I tried to make sure we did what he requested.</div>
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Here are some highlights of the party. I apologize that the pictures aren't these beautiful works of art :) I was just the mom/hostess that day. Hard to wear a million hats at once, especially with 15 kids plus family and friends all having a great time!</div>
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(birthday boy, cookie favors, cupcakes and blue kool aid fish that immediately melted in blue kool aid, never to be seen again.)</div>
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Guests were greeted with a coffee liner 7 wreath, and a shark caution sign that my husband and I put together:</div>
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Our entry way was made up with nets and paper dot garlands and sea shells with pictures of the birthday boy. <span style="text-align: center;">Each of the little guests got a felt shark fin to wear. The majority of them actually did wear them and thought they were neat that they looked like sharks! </span></div>
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His shark shirt was made with a tshirt from Dollar Tree and felt appliqued on. I think it was a hit because he insisted on wearing it the next day too. The balloon wall was based on a backdrop idea i saw on pinterest for a food table. I thought it would be a fun background for gift opening. I also added ruffled streamers done on the sewing machine and more paper dot garland.</div>
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For the cupcakes, I didn't buy enough shark picks, but instead kept everything simple. Turquoise and white polka dot cupcake liners with blue buttercream frosting. He picked out funfetti and chocolate as his flavors, so I tinted the funfetti blue as well.</div>
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He requested a coloring contest. so he drew out a shark scene and we photo copied it for everyone to color. It was a nice way to open the party while everyone was getting situated. The blue bags were made for the pinata loot. For prizes, we had gummy octopus bags, but everyone was having so much fun, we never got to judging them.</div>
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For 10 days out of the year, one side of our family has cousins that can claim an age in step style order. This year was 2-6. My sister in law and i got together and made shirts for each child to sport and take pictures of!</div>
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For the front, we appliqued a felt number in all different fonts, to give it more of a whimsical look. On the back, we freezer paper stenciled their names and ages in a font to unify the shirts together. (Tip, I buy all the kids t-shirts I make them from Dollar Tree :))</div>
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Silly cousins :) </div>
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I have been working on some frames for a collage wall, I did some silhouettes in those colors and I also redid a lamp to match as well, but first I would like to share the pillows I did for the bed!<br />
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I bought the duvet cover (for a great price!) at Target. It's not what I originally set out for, but I love stripes and I loved how this was perfect for us. It just fits who we are. Then I added the different pillow designs to dress it up:<br />
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The T pillow was done with my cutter, some freezer paper and fabric paint. </div>
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I think my favorite part is that my great grandmother's petal pillow matches perfectly. Since that was the original pillow we had going in here, everything went off of that. Very special!</div>
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My husband and I have been prepping for our son's 7th birthday party, and I put him in charge of the pinata. The theme for this party is "shark" and we knew we weren't interested in any of the pinatas we have been seeing around, so it was time to do a different design. The only problem was how to make it bigger than what our printer printed!<br />
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Here came his brilliant idea. Using the Apple Tv as a projector to project our image to trace into a bigger size. The only thing that limits you is the size of your tv!<br />
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Find the image you want to use. We did a google image search. After you click on the picture, then save the image "in full size" on your iphone, ipod, ipad, whatever it is you use with your apple tv. We used our iphones.<br />
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It should then project onto your tv. If you need to resize it, you can do that and resave it, or if you want it just a bit bigger, you can edit the image on your device by rotating it on its side and reprojecting it.<br />
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Then use a big piece of butcher paper and painter's tape and lightly trace the outline to make a pattern. Then trace onto whatever you are using. We used old boxes. Because we used old boxes and items on hand, this pinata cost only 4 dollars (for cost of tissue paper).<br />
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I dont have pictures of these steps, but after he cut out two of the sharks out of boxes, he then made little cardboard supports to help while we taped on the sides of the pinata to make it 3d. (Similiar to the mickey pinata where I used<a href="http://atsecondstreet.blogspot.com/2010/04/minnie-party-how-tos-part-1.html"> this tutorial</a>)<br />
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Since the shark was blue, for the edges, we used painter's tape to finish the sides. But for the sides, we did the old school method of tissue paper squares twisted onto a pencil eraser and glued down individually. It took a VERY long time but I think it was worth it.<br />
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Because it took so long to make and because there are all different ages coming to the party, we decided to do a pull string pinata. Which will be great because the pinata can then be saved :) Directions for a pull string pinata can be <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2011/05/making-a-pull-string-pinata/">found here.</a><br />
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I also used the projector method to make a giant number for the front door (you can kind of see the start of it hanging on the door behind my little guy modeling the shark for us). This is going to become a birthday tradition :) We will keep each number white and change out a banner across the number for each child's turn.<br />
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I sure do go in blogging spurts. It seems like I am on for awhile and then off for awhile. My middle will be starting kindergarten in the Fall, so I have been trying to enjoy every little bit that I have with him still as a "baby" at home.<br />
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Recently, we took a plunge and bought a new sectional for our living room. I wasn't too keen on getting a sectional, but I wanted it to still be something wipe-able like we had, and to match better than our previous couches did. My husband picked out the sectional, and then I decorated it with some "new" to us pillows.<br />
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I used previous pillows I had here, as well as three larger ones that my<a href="http://www.worley-family.blogspot.com/"> sister in law </a>passed on to us. I picked up a sheet at the thrift store and a pillowcase, but everything else I had, I used here. I think this entire project cost me out of pocket 5 dollars at the very most because of using my resources and supplies.<br />
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I got a couple of ideas off of pinterest: <a href="http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2010/01/decorate-my-home-part-iii-gathered.html">Make it and Love It for the gathered pillow</a>, an idea similar to <a href="http://www.e-tells-tales.com/2011/03/tutorial-bow-pillow-cover-win-pillow.html">this pillow at E Tells Tales</a>, saw some great ideas with monogram and burlap too, but then after that, each one, I kind of made up as I went along. I wanted texture, ruffles, buttons, burlap, linen and paint. I did freezer paper stencil directly on the burlap, and vintage lace trim.<br />
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(Vintage lace trim, a rufflle pillow and a burlap pillow with two types of burlap ribbon and buttons sewn on)<br />
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On the back, I did the envelope type pillow cover, so they are also easy to remove and wash.<br />
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I love how they all coordinate together and make up something that reflects who we are as a family. (<a href="http://sparklinbecks.blogspot.com/2008/05/our-living-room.html">The ottoman is the one my husband and father in law built</a>, my how our living room has changed!)<br />
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I love how the pillows are all different but still coordinate together. It seems like such a true reflection of our family.<br />
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Next up is my bedroom pillows! I spent a little more on the fabric for these, but I can not wait to get them all made up! </div>
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If I did a tutorial, I would shorten the length a bit and the rise of the top of the shorts. And they really are all nice and straight and even, I just have a little wiggle worm that its impossible to take a picture of without everything looking like its sewn crooked! :)<br />
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Our oldest lost his first tooth this morning while eating cereal. We knew it was coming, (I think it was loose for two weeks?) and so I had been looking for ideas for a tooth fairy pillow. Trying to find a microscopic tooth under a pillow with two boys who sleep super close together in loft beds just didnt seem too appealing to me.<br />
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After seeing so many super cute ideas on pinterest, I went ahead and sketched out a tooth freehand, cut two pieces out of felt, made a felt pocket from the mouth added eyes and cheeks and a ribbon to hang, then stuffed it and sewed it shut. He's excited for tonight, and I am excited to not have to tooth hunt in the dark hanging on a ladder!<br />
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I had a very difficult labor that resulted in an emergency c-section with him. I was very out of it and at the time wasn't thinking clear enough to get those great pictures you see everywhere these days of people's newborns still in the hospital, not that I could have if I wanted to. He was definitely my most difficult birth, and it was hard on both of us.<br />
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So a month or so after I had him, I saw an idea in one of the many portrait studio ads we were being bombarded with, and thought, "hey, I could do that with one of our hospital photos!" As I looked through our photos, I realized how few shots we got of our sweet baby boy. Of course, as new parents, we got a lot, but not exactly what I was needing.<br />
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The more I thought about it though, I came to the conclusion that the "quality of the picture" wasn't as important as the "memory" of the picture, resulting in this sweet picture of our baby boy, fresh into the world.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then when we had our second, I did the same, alternating the hand print. Now that we have three, I wish I had kept all of the hands going the same direction.</div><br />
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I thought I would make my own. Since I am more of an eyeballer and put into action kind of girl, I didn't do a tutorial or follow one, but here is <a href="http://elleapparel.blogspot.com/2011/02/anthropology-ruffle-shower-curtain.html">a great one you can check out</a>!<br />
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<ul><li>I purchased 4-5 white sheets from the thrift store, about 10-12 dollars. I believe I used 3 of them.</li>
<li>Extra large grommets (I needed 12, they come in a pack of ten, so I bought the kit plus the refill, and its good to have some extras in case you mess one or two up. Guilty!)</li>
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<li>DEFINITELY recommend a shirring/gathering foot. I do not recommend a ruffler foot on this project. After spending an hour in frustration, I realized the fabric as just too thick for the ruffler foot and got out my gathering one. Brilliantly easier. </li>
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</div><div>My bathroom in our room is on the small side, and we have a curved shower rod that needs to be rehung, but I was really happy with how straight they were sewn on and how much brighter it is in the bathroom (there was red before).</div><br />
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a super simple<a href="http://sparklinbecks.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-bird-feeder.html"> DIY Bird Feede</a>r you can do with your little ones.<br />
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</script>Sparklinbeckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029627927747329220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341420203018211615.post-60985714350114791462012-03-18T19:13:00.002-07:002012-03-18T19:13:18.350-07:00a St Louis Cardinals Baseball Birthday<div class="entry-content" id="entry-content-single" style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #6e7073; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It was quite an adventure…this birthday party of his. He requested the theme back in December, at Ellie’s birthday party, because they ALWAYS pick their birthday theme at each party, of course!</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I worked on it here and there all month, ordered everything ahead of time, bought the balloons and even bought the cake. We were all ready to go Friday night, when the dreaded happened. 12:30 in the morning brought Jackson a stomach bug that lasted all day the next day.</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Jack on Saturday</em></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995230499/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title=" "><img alt=" " class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/6995230499_103db4cbcd.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></em></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Jackson got to look at his balloons while he was chilling out though.</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849109398/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title=" "><img alt=" " class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6239/6849109398_97480cb70c.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></em></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">First we changed it Friday to our house (it was for Saturday) because it looked like it was going to be pretty windy and it was supposed to be at the park. Then when he got sick, we changed it to Sunday after church still at our house and then debated back and forth whether or not just to cancel it, but in the end we had it and are really glad we did. When we woke up it was raining, (and later hailing), and we warned everyone ahead of time in case they didn’t want to risk getting anyone sick, and we were surprised of the turn out! Our balloons were dead but Jackson even got surprised with some new ones!</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Thank you friends and family who were able to make it (and risk our little sick guy!) and celebrate with us. We love you!</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849013026/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="balloons"><img alt="balloons" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6216/6849013026_b5b8228fd3.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Here’s our pretty balloons yesterday before they went flat. I did the St Louis Logo on them with vinyl stickers and my cutter</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849006172/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="birthday boy in kitchen"><img alt="birthday boy in kitchen" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7124/6849006172_270fbba0d6.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I freezer paper stenciled the back to look like a jersey and I did a felt applique on the front.</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995127675/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="birthday boy"><img alt="birthday boy" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7081/6995127675_74396e0a93.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995127929/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="birthday boy back"><img alt="birthday boy back" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7227/6995127929_0a4e051d02.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a> <a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995135665/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="logo shirt"><img alt="logo shirt" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7199/6995135665_316bb843be.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849010542/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="banner"><img alt="banner" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7040/6849010542_4bb9231c70.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995135957/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="banner2"><img alt="banner2" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6111/6995135957_686544caa3.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Baby pictures and baseballs made up this birthday banner</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849110228/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title=" "><img alt=" " class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7263/6849110228_a377bcbc13.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849013270/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="cookies2"><img alt="cookies2" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7249/6849013270_b5939b0378.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849010654/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="cookies1"><img alt="cookies1" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7114/6849010654_68e8419dae.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I did the Sugar Cookie Flooding technique on 64 of these bad boys. It took me two days but I think they turned out so nice. Tied with a strip of baseball fabric and a red twine tag on a tag I printed out. They taste good too <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://thetreslers.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The entry way</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995132811/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="entry"><img alt="entry" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6233/6995132811_76a20e5939.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The candy was even “red bird” brand in the bucket. I used current and baby pictures to decorate and threw in some cracker jacks on a baseball print fabric. The red and yellow logo bags were made from the dollar store and some vinyl stickers. They were used as favor bags for the kids and the pinata.</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Food pictures:</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995130895/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="food"><img alt="food" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7248/6995130895_315b8d5c0f.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995231769/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title=" "><img alt=" " class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/6995231769_231d4eb218.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995231769/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title=" "></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995229463/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title=" "><img alt=" " class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6226/6995229463_6af484f504.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995130895/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="food"></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849013434/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="jars"><img alt="jars" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6849013434_de5086172e.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849013434/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="jars"></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849010224/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="drinks3"><img alt="drinks3" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7238/6849010224_11bc1a72fc.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849010224/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="drinks3"></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849009996/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="drinks2"><img alt="drinks2" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7078/6849009996_1f6b1ee5cf.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849009996/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="drinks2"></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849009676/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="partyware"><img alt="partyware" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6849009676_29a73a9574.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849009676/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="partyware"></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995131393/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="drinks"><img alt="drinks" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6116/6995131393_312f0e5219.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995131393/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="drinks"></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995131173/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="hot dogs"><img alt="hot dogs" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7040/6995131173_9b1c2bd083.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The hot dogs were so easy, we wrapped the buns in foil and put them in to warm and the hot dogs cooked while we were at church. Since we had less than 15 minutes to prepare after walking in from church, I think it was a success!</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849106808/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title=" "><img alt=" " class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7207/6849106808_43fba16002.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Picnic pack of condiments from Sam’s club</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995131173/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="hot dogs"></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849008660/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="od1"><img alt="od1" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6113/6849008660_74d3cf08a7.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I saw this idea on pinterest and loved it. Cupcake liners (baseball of course) held the ice cream ahead of time for easy serving when it was cake time!</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849008660/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="od1"></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995130219/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="ice cream idea"><img alt="ice cream idea" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7217/6995130219_7c93b61558.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Birthday boy’s meager lunch</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995130219/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="ice cream idea"></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849006674/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="birthday boy lunch"><img alt="birthday boy lunch" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6849006674_949a036c56.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For the pinata, let me just say *an obvious by the way* do not use fabric and mod podge, even if you patch the fabric on. It makes it VERY solid! The kids all had a turn hitting it though <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://thetreslers.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995133545/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="chris pinata"><img alt="chris pinata" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7064/6995133545_5b1903ea6f.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a> <a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995133259/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="pinata2"><img alt="pinata2" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6995133259_dfd5a59d13.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a> <a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849007266/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="pinata"><img alt="pinata" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6106/6849007266_684840ac61.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The crew waiting for their pinata prizes</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849007042/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="crew"><img alt="crew" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6227/6849007042_72b6ec9470.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Some party goers <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://thetreslers.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6849006448/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="everett"><img alt="everett" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6118/6849006448_61a04e352b.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a> <a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995134211/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="party goers"><img alt="party goers" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7225/6995134211_7ee67e8b2a.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995133969/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="gifts2"><img alt="gifts2" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6119/6995133969_5973aa8157.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a> <a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995134523/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="party goers2"><img alt="party goers2" class="flickr-medium" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7109/6995134523_888e2a047e.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Gift opening, with lots of help</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a class="flickr-image alignnone" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetreslers/6995133969/" rel="flickr-mgr" style="color: #006600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; 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I used different textures of fabric to make the flowers, different beads and rhinestones all glued to a base of a piece of felt, then added a chain to the sides with a clasp.<br />
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