My Random Things

UPDATE! MOVING TO WORDPRESS

2017-04-10T17:18:00.003-07:00

Hey, my lovely followers and friends. I have made the switch to WORDPRESS. It seems so much user friendly. They actually have an app that I can use. I will see if BLOGGER ever decides to update some things. Here is my new blog address:

moorecrafts.wordpress.com

Come join me at my new home!

Planner and Beauty and the Beast

2017-03-21T20:41:00.001-07:00

I don't know about you but I was so excited for Beauty and the Beast! Ahh, anyway... here is my planner spread for the week!! I had to go all out. I actually got the printable from a website, who offers free spreads. I used my Xyron sticker maker to make them "stickers". The website I used is victoriathatcher.com She has a ton! Great place and they are free printables! Anyways, here is my spread in all it's beauty. Now a movie review...

Beauty and the Beast: I loved it!! They casted this movie PERFECTLY! Seriously, you will not be disappointed. We went to a matinee on a Sunday and only paid $5.50 but I would totally pay the regular $11.50 to see it. It's great guys! There are some changes but it's not too bad. Go see it ASAP!!

Love Notes from Around the World

2017-03-16T13:25:00.000-07:00

Anyone else doing this or have you heard of it?? It has taken over my life. Seriously! I started this in January and I'm still doing it. I spend all my time in Facebook groups and writing notes. So this is how it works.. You trade love notes with people from all over the world. Lots of people do it for their kids, sick ones, spouses, parents and all sorts. I'm doing mine for my husband and our anniversary. You write a love note and then take a photo of your surroundings. I have some from all over the world. STILL searching for MANY places all over the world. So if you see this and want to help out, LET ME KNOW!!! Thanks :)

So this is my note:

Chris,
Leslie's love for you is so big it has reached *location*

It's pretty awesome and I love all the amazing notes that I've received. I'm planning on using mod podge and putting them on a huge canvas! I have so many more that I'm working on a scrapbook too! It's REALLY time consuming but I've been enjoying it. Everything else has fallen away.. like this blog, my makeup obsession and everything. So, I'll be trying to post on here at least ONCE a week. I'll post some of the awesome pictures that I've received!!

Not All Who Wander Are Lost

2017-02-24T12:30:00.000-08:00

I've been obsessed about learning all kinds of new things lately. Have I actually done it? Not really.. Things have been crazy for me. Anyways, I finally had to play around in my craft room. I love the outcome. It's not the best but it took a long time and I love it.

I recently saw some posts about watercolor crayons. I purchased some to try with Bible Journaling, which is another story. Anyways, I got this spring time pack from Michael's by Recollections. Gorgeous shimmer colors. I definitely watched some YouTube videos to learn how to use them.

So, these are the pretty great! They are supposed to be like the Faber-Castell Gelatos, which I also purchased. I have not tried then yet though. I wanted to learn with the cheaper ones!

This is what I made... I am obsessed with this quote right now. I'm not even sure why. I guess, I feel like I'm wandering though life but I don't feel lost at all.

Holiday Craftiness. Great Holiday Season

2017-01-19T10:43:00.001-08:00

I am really excited to post my crafts from the Holidays. I've got quite a few that I'm pretty proud of. I got my cricut and I immediately put it to work. I knew that I wanted to make some paper flower, shadow boxes.

First up, is my mom.

My mom has always, always loved Amazing Grace, they hymn. She also likes the color yellow. I wanted to make it special for her because she deserves it. So, I made some yellow gradient colored flowers and some white for a little pop. I decided to just do a big script, Amazing Grace with vinyl. Here's a picture..

This one took me about 2 days. It was my very first cricut project! So, I was learning how to use it and making this at the same time. It took a while. I think I'm getting the hang of it now.

Here is another that I made for my sister-in-law, to be. She loves mint and we both really like, The Gilmore Girls. So, I knew that I wanted to incorporate all that. I really liked how the gradient colors came out with my mom. I decided to do that here and use minty looking colors. I think that was one of the hardest parts! Anyways, here is how it came out. I used a gray colored frame because that's they type of décor that will match in my brothers house. I used white vinyl with part of the lyrics on top.

This next one was for a Secret Santa gift. This one was a bit tricky because her favorite color is black. I decided to do a smaller shadow box, since we had a $ limit. Instead of doing all black, I did some gray into black. This way it wasn't all one color. I then used some glitter vinyl and a script R, for her name. I think it turned out pretty well!

January Planner Addict Box Photo Challenge

2017-01-15T18:07:00.001-08:00

Since, I want to win 3 months free, I'm all over this challenge. The Planner Addict Box is holding a January challenge on instagram, to try and win free months of the sub. It's actually a pretty cool challenge and I'm loving it so far. I'm about half way through now. Here is the challenge and some of my posts. If you check out my instagram: Disturbia0509 .. you can see all of my posts on there. I will update this, when it's all over and add ALL of my challenge day pictures!

Day 14. This was yesterday's post. My most liked so far! I think a lot of people love post-it/stickey notes. They are just so fun and I'm a tad bit of a collector :) haha.

Day 15: Storage. Today is storage and I showed just some of the spaces that I have planner storage. I'm a crafter, so it's kind of all over the place. This isn't my whole room but some of the best spots!😁😁

January Planner Addict Box

2017-01-15T18:01:00.002-08:00

I used to have 3-4 make up subscriptions but I have so much that I needed to stop. My obsession has kind of gone elsewhere... planners/crafting. I've always been a crafter but this year, I wanted to CREATE much more. It makes me happy and is so relaxing. Anyways, the only sub box I have no is, The Planner Addict Box. This box is $18.75 a month, with shipping. I love it. I'm kind of a beginner and don't have a lot of stickers and such. Well this was my January box and it's amazing. One of the best boxes so far! This is my 4th box.

First of all, look at all the items!! There's tons of stuff in here:

- Quote cards

-3 pages of stickers

-2 different sizes of washi

-6 month, mini calander notes

-'YAY' planner clip

-some shaped pictures

-THE DIAMOND PEN (I'm really excited about this)

This is a good amount of planner goodies for less than $20 bucks! They also changed their look and I really like the actual box too. If you are thinking about it.. I would pull the trigger now. You will have to wait until the April slots open, at the end of the month. You basically have to wait 2 months to get your first box. Once you get your first box, it's monthly.

Here is the link: Planner Addict Box

January will be better!

2016-12-27T13:14:00.001-08:00

Hey guys!

Well.. I'm not sure anyone reads this... soo yeah.

Anyways, I've been pretty sick the last few months but I'm getting better! My energy level is getting a bit stronger every day. I have a ton of posts that I need to do. I'm not even sure if I did Sephora and Ulta holiday hauls! I'll have to look. Here are some upcoming:

-New Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Twinkle Palette vol. 2
-Too Faced White Chocolate Chip palette
- Planner Hauls- soo many! Michael's has been taking all my money lately!
-Dipping into the Lettering world
-HOLIDAY CRAFTING!- So excited for this one! Not sure if I will do individual posts for each one or a whole post for all. Still thinking on that one.
-Too Faced Sweet Peach

That's all I can think of on the top of my head, for now. I'm hoping that 2017 will be much better! 2016 hasn't been terrible, but could have been better. As I'm writing this, I keep thinking about Carrie Fisher. Ugh.. how sad! Many thoughts to her family and friends. May the force be with her.

That's all for now! I'll try to really start getting posts up regularly, starting next week. Hope everyone had a happy holiday!! Happy New Year!

Washi Tape Collection

2016-11-08T13:38:00.000-08:00

Being a huge crafter, I am a collector of washi tape, obviously. I mean, they have so many uses in my crafting. I use them when I'm making my own cards, scrapbooking and now with my new planning hobby. I was actually buying more items for my planner when I accidentally purchased two duplicate styles. I then saw on a facebook group, that you can use a piece of paper and make an index of what you have. It's a brilliant idea and I worked on it yesterday. I love how it came out and I can stick it in the pocket folder of my planner to take around with me. I have had to add a couple pages to it because I've acquired a lot of washi lately! NO JUDGEMENT PLEASE! :):):)

I thought I should show you my collection first.. so here it is...

Now onto the project I was talking about... I did small pieces, so I could get a lot on a sheet. It's a little page, so it could fit in my planner and I'll always have it with me. These are three pages, front and back.

Here is where I keep them in my planner :) By the way, I have a ban.do planner!

Planner Addict Box October 2016

2016-11-08T13:36:00.000-08:00

This will be brief... It's my October Planner Addict Box. It's $18.75 a month with shipping. This box was super cute and I loved it! This is my second box!

Planner Addict Box - November 2016

2016-11-08T13:25:00.002-08:00

This is my third Planner Addict Box. I really like it so far. I know that a lot of people are talking about the quality going down. Since I haven't been a sub that long, I probably don't know what I'm missing. The only thing I don't like about it is that they say it's $15 a month. It's not, it's $15 plus shipping ~ $18.75 is the total. THAT is the cost of this box, shipping is not forgotten for me!

Anyway, here are the contents of my box!

This box is a little slim on the planner sticker side.. Anyways, that pen is awesome! It's made of real wood. So cool. I guess that makes up for the lack of stickers. It's okay though, I really like everything else. I'm not a fan of the "treat" they add. It's been a candy that looks like it's a stock from party city. This month was a tea bag.. I could go without that and have something else planner related. Overall, I really am liking this so far! :)

Sephora Minnie Palette Swatches

2016-11-08T12:42:00.003-08:00

This palette looked so cute in stores! I waited months and months for it to not sell out and go on sale. It definitely went on sale for $27 and I jumped on it. Not only do you get the eye shadows, you get the little clutch with it! I think it's more of a collectors item though. This is the Minnie Eye Shadow palette from Sephora.

Below, I have some swatches. Again, this is more of a collector's item. These shadows were not the best quality. Not sure how they will do on the eyes, but I'm guessing not the greatest. I'll update when I use them!

This is the first row and the worst, by far. I went over a few of these a couple of times and really had to press into the shadows to get pigment. You still can't see some of them. Granted, some of them are similar to my skin color.

The second row is a little bit better. There's more shimmers and those seem to do a lot better. I was really looking forward to that green and it did not pay off! Oh well, I'll just have to pack it on. The second color is gorgeous though. The lavender shimmer color is beautiful!

This one was even more pigmented than the previous. I felt like they were getting better and better as I went on. Some of the shimmers were softer than others. These colors did great and I only did a small swatch, no digging. I like some of the softer colors, so this was probably my favorite row.

This was probably the most vibrant of the whole palette. These colors swatched really great and that yellow! I will definitely have to try them on the eyes but this is just a swatch post. Anyways, this was probably my second favorite row.

Overall, this palette is just okay. So glad that I only paid $27 and not the $58, I think? I don't quite remember what the full price was. Anyways, if you want a cute piece and a collector's item for your vanity, this is a great one! It's still in stock as of today, so if you want it, get it! It's on sale :)

Morphe 35O - Finally!!

2016-11-08T12:33:00.002-08:00

The Morphe 35O! I finally got my hands on this thing and I can't believe it took me this long! This palette is gorgeous! I'm not the biggest fan of the Morphe packaging but it's not a deal breaker. The prices are really great. This palette is a warm toned lovers dream! There are some cooler tone browns in here too. I have some swatches down below. I think this does really well on the eyes too! I did use primer but I always use a primer. I feel like you always get more pop and it's more long lasting.

Okay, so this is the 35O- Color Nature Glow eye shadow palette and is $22.99 at the morphebrushes.com website.

A lot of these colors are really similar. It was pretty hard getting these pictures in order! Somehow, they didn't transfer in order and it was a minute to get them figured out. Anyways, some of these shimmers are really not as soft as the matte colors. They are gorgeous and swatch great but they are not as buttery. There are also some colors that feel we to the touch and are so soft. They are more of the foiled shimmers and they are gorgeous! I can't wait to wear more of them on my eyes!

As of right now, this is still in stock! It's been in stock for a while now, which is surprising. Anyways, I always use the "adoptlove" code for 10% off. I know it's not much but it really helps because shipping is steep @ almost $8 bucks! Yikes!

Do what I did and wait for something LE to come out and hope it's in stock and then make one order! This helps you from spending a lot over time on shipping. I've also ordered with a friend and we have split the shipping cost too. This is a great palette and good for a lot of beautiful eye looks!

Boxycharm October 2016

2016-11-07T10:26:00.002-08:00

Boxycharm is a subscription box that is $21 a month. I know that it's more than your ipsy or birchbox but the best part, ALL ITEMS ARE FULLSIZE!!! That's right! You pay $21 for full size items, no samples! One of the things I like best is that I can opt in and out of boxes on the regular. I think this is my third boxy for the year. I usually wait until a few people get theirs and post what most of the items in the box are. I then will decide if I want it or not. This month was AWESOME! I couldn't pass it up. I'm also subbing next month (November) because there's a gorgeous eye shadow palette in it! If you would like to sign up, here is a referral for you: https://boxycharm.com/refer/Lesli-EZXWIERB

Now onto this box... Here's a pic of what is inside. They have started to have boxes with more options, so you don't all get the same thing anymore. It's nice but at the same time there is no quiz, so you might get colors that are way off.

1. Luxie Beauty Eye Blender Brush Pack - $36.00

- This was my main reason for purchasing this box. I LOVE luxie brushes and I couldn't beat the price! These are regular $36 and the whole box was only $21. Everyone received these.

2. Ofra Beverly Hills Highlighter- $39.95

-I was SO excited to get this. I really didn't think I had a chance because a lot of people were not getting this. I was really excited to get this because it was actually on my "to buy" list for months now. I just couldn't ever justify the $40 price tag! Really glad to have gotten this!

3. IBY Beauty Threes Company Eye Shadow Trio - $19

-I have never heard of this but love the colors. It swatched really well too. So, I can't wait to try it out on the eyes. Will be great for travel!

4. NCLA Cuticle Oil- $18

- I haven't used this yet but I cannot wait. It smells SO good. The whole box smelled like it and it was lovely.

5. Cargo Swimmable Water Resistant Bronzer - $29

-I haven't used this yet but it's a beautiful color. I like some Cargo, so I'm excited for this!

I have some swatches below.. this is the order, from top to bottom:

1. Cargo Bronzer

2-6. Ofra Highlighter - all 5 shades

7-9- Eye shadow trio

Lorac Mega Pro 3

2016-11-07T06:29:00.000-08:00

Here is the Lorac Mega Pro 3. I'm so sorry, at how late this is going up. It's sold out online and only available, in stores @ Ulta. I'm not sure how many would still have it in stock. If you have been on the fence, GO NOW! This is worth it and it's a must have! This is my very first Mega Pro but I have all the other pro palettes and most of the others too. Lorac is one of my favorite brands!

I have included a picture of the biggest con, the mess. It's a gorgeous concept, the white and rose gold. It's just going to be a mess. This is the after swatching happened. I was very careful too, trying not to make a mess. It's just going to get all over. It's okay though, the quality and pigmentation is worth it being a little high maintenance!

Overall, my biggest complaint is the packaging... while beautiful, not practical. The shadows are gorgeous and right up my alley! I love the color selection and it's one of the biggest draws, for me. They feel so soft and buttery. Yes, they have some kick up but it's okay, really. They are very pigmented and long lasting. These are one of my favorite shadow formulations. I know that a lot of holiday products skimp on the quality for bigger quantity, but that's not the case here. Even the lightest shades show up really nicely. I love this palette! One of my favorite releases of the holiday season!

Sephora Favorites: Glow For It

2016-11-04T08:33:00.001-07:00

I saw this Glow kit go up and had to buy it. Glowing is crazy in right now. I'm obsessed with it and so is everyone else. I wasn't sure how long it would be in stock. Anyways, here's what you get for $30. Not a bad price! I've wanted to try some of these products for a while and this is a great way to do it! A lot of them are subtle, but that's totally okay. Sometimes I don't want to glow to the Heavens.

I have a couple swatches... this is definitely an awesome kit and you need it in your life. :)

Ulta Reward Points $192.50 Haul!!!

2016-11-04T08:29:00.000-07:00

What, WHAT?!?! This is my Ulta Rewards Haul!! I saved up my points for over a year and went on a major shopping spree! I'm so glad I did because some of this stuff is completely sold out now! Guys, I am beyond excited. I paid $30 out of pocket for all of this! I have pictures and swatches of a couple of the palettes but I'm going to do a separate post for the Lorac Mega Pro 3. Guys, this is gorgeous and it's almost sold out. Only in stores at Ulta and very few left. If you can, get your hands on this, you need it!

I agonized over my cart for over a week! This is what I finally went with and I'm not having any regrets! Love the holidays, it's my favorite time of year! The makeup is also awesome.

This is the smashbox LIGHT IT UP: L.A. Lights Palette- Contour, Blush and Highlight. It was $39 bucks and a great deal. It swatched great and there's so much product in here. I usually don't use Smashbox products. I don't like their eyeshadows as much as others. I saw a lot of positive reviews and swatched it in the store.

Here are the swatches.. and they are pretty vibrant! The highlights are a bit powdery and a little more subtle but that's okay. I think the blushes are great and really pigmented. I think this is a great deal and good quality too!

Next is the Lorac Blush Palette. I love ANYTHING Lorac. They are my number 2 favorite brand, sorry- Tarte is totally #1! Anyways, I have Tinge and just purchased it as party of the Ulta 21 days of beauty. I'll gift that one at Christmas time now, since I have this palette. These are amazing. All of their Color and Light Source products are fabulous. Really!

Here are the swatches: Great! They feel so, so soft. Like touching butter and are really pigmented. You can never go wrong with any of these.

These are the Stila lip kit swatches. I love, love these. I'm sorry for the pic, it's not the greatest. I had a lot of trouble finding the sun because it's been cloudy for over a week. I really needed to get this up, so this is what you get.. so sorry! Anyways, they are GORGEOUS and the new glitter topper is really awesome! This is a great value and you get great products. If you wanted to try the Stila lips, this is a great way to do it. You get a good array of colors and even though, they are mini, they will last you a while. I'm starting to love mini's because I can't get through full size anymore!

Morphe Kathleen Lights Collab!

2016-11-04T08:13:00.003-07:00

As soon as I saw that this was happening, I marked my calendar! Kathleen Lights is by far one of my favorite youtubers. The only other collab I have purchased are her colourpop ones. This palette was only $14.99 and I decided to order the 35O, finally but that will be a separate post! This packaging is different than their plastic ones. It's cardboard and magnetic, I like it.

The inside has a great color selection! I'm a warm color girl, so I love this. I love that pop of green though.

This palette swatched great!! It's so buttery and soft. It really took the littlest amount of pressure and it gave the greatest pay off. The only one that is really lacking, is the black. It's actually barely noticeable and feels really weird. I had to really dig to get that swatch there. I know that she said she wanted a buildable black but this one has to be really built.

Overall, this is a GREAT palette! It's soft, buttery and gorgeous. I can't wait to play with it more. It is sold out right now but she's said multiple times, she's going to try to get them to restock once more. I hope she does, you need it!

Update! Sorry for the inactivity!

2016-11-04T07:19:00.000-07:00

I have been really inactive the last few months. This summer was really crazy for us. With planning my husbands surprise 30th birthday and all the family activities, it got so busy. I was also really under the weather for a couple months. I'm on the mend now, the schedule is a bit more clearer *a little, not much* and it's time to get back at it. I also hadn't really purchased many make-up items either. Now, with the holidays, I have a huge Ulta haul and working on my Sephora VIB sale haul.

I have cancelled my Ipsy and Birchbox subscriptions. I still occasionally do Boxycharm. So, sometimes I will have those listed, when I opt in. I have started a sub to Planner Addict Box and LOVE it. I am all about using a planner now. Seriously, I don't know how I lived without one, especially with my busy life.

I do have some posts about that and I will have more. With the holidays coming up, I will also post some of my craft gifts and all that. I'm really excited to be getting my Cricut on Black Friday! Woot! Okay, I think that's all for now. I have a ton of posts planned, so I will get to it. Thanks for stopping by! I really appreciate it :)

My Craft Room

2016-08-10T13:35:00.000-07:00

I've been tweaking my craft room for a year now. I have this itch to buy everything I could possibly need. I've been saving up and will be getting a cricut on Black Friday, this year. I will also be getting a sewing machine. I already have my table, thanks to my Dad! I am really excited about that. Anyways, let me share some pictures of my craft room. I've tried to utilize every bit of room that I can. I have to share it with the office and it's not the biggest room, to begin with. I love it though. It makes me so happy to just be in here!

I got this cube and totes from Target, on sale. I love how it stores so many things and looks cute at the same time. I also have an embosser, by Sizzix, that I use for making my own cards. Next to it, I have a laminator that I got at Walmart for less than $20!

This is the table that my dad gave to me. It had a flap that is open now, but can be smaller. I have a Raskog cart from Ikea next to it. I just got it and intend to use it from sewing/cricut items.

Next, is the office desk, where my husband spends a lot of time studying. I have The Goodwife up on Hulu. I'm always watching Netflix or Hulu when I'm in the craft room. Sorry, there is a window and a glare.

This is where I do most of my crafting. This table has two flaps that fold out, but I usually don't have them out. My husband and I painted and put that peg board together! It was a pain but absolutely worth it. I have various things on here, that I use constantly. I have some tools, washi, quilling and burning tools, pens/pencils/markers and paint. There's lots of things and I love how much I can fit on this pegboard. It really helps me make the most out of this space.

Finally, one of my favorite updates to our house, so far. We weren't really using this closet but to store some boxes of books. I got the idea off pinterest. I really needed additional workspace and instead of buying an expensive new desk (L-Shaped), we decided on re-doing the closet. I added the shelves and the work space. I love it! It really helped me with craft storage and utilizing a small space and making it into a nice work space.

I'm just throwing this out because it took so long to make these flowers. I made them for my sister's baby shower and couldn't stand to throw them away. I put them up around my door and never took them down. I quite like them and it makes the room more cheery.

This is my little piece of heaven. Is there anything that I'm missing? Any tools or things that you would suggest that are must haves for a craft room?! I do ALL kinds of crafts! Let me hear your ideas!!!!

Nordstrom Sale: Lorac Refind Romance Palette

2016-08-09T07:46:00.001-07:00

During the Nordstrom sale, I received a $10 coupon towards a purchase for being a part of their rewards program. I really didn't have much of a budget left, so I was SO excited when I found a new Lorac eye/cheek palette available for $18. With free shipping and the coupon, I paid about $9 for it! It's gorgeous and I am in love with the colors. I have a huge love for Lorac. I really love all their eyeshadows and their highlighters too! Here are some swatches for you:

First lets look at this packaging! This is the outside of the palette, gorgeous!

Here is a close up of the inside. There are 4 shimmer shadows, 2 matte shadows and 3 face products- 2 highlighters and 1 blush. The blush is amazing. I love the color so much! I have some swatches below with natural light and one without.

This is a great palette! It's gorgeous on the eyes/face and it lasts all day. I do use a primer with the shadows but I always do. This was a great value and I'm so glad that I was able to pick it up. I'm not surprised though because I love Lorac.

Make Up Forever Metal Palette

2016-08-09T07:40:00.003-07:00

I got an email that this metal palette by Make Up Forever was on sale again. I quickly went to Sephora and purchased the Large. I have quite a collection of single eyeshadow pans from makeup sub boxes and purchases. I did not have a Z Palette and I thought this would be a great purchase!

This is a really sleek palette. I did find that my Mac singles don't stick to the pan as well as the other brands I have. Not sure if the magnet isn't as strong or what. I do like it though and it's going to work out well for me! I couldn't believe the price. I believe I paid $13 for the Large size, I can't quite remember. There is plenty of room in here too! I'll be able to buy some more eyeshadow singles now! I'm really wanting to make a Makeup Geek single pan purchase too!

This is a pretty thin packaging too. The only thing is that the black does show fingerprints and can get pretty dirty. So just be weary of that.

This was a lot bigger than I thought it would be. I still have plenty of room in here! I have two OFRA highlighters and the rest are eyeshadows from Mac and one from Anastasia Beverly Hills.

Don't Throw those makeup boxes away!!!

2016-08-08T19:51:00.002-07:00

I AM a sucker for beautiful packaging. Yes, I judge books by their cover a lot. One of the things that I love about makeup is the packaging can be absolutely stunning. I was saving all my boxes and it started to get overwhelming. So, I saw an idea somewhere that was similar with something else. What about framing them?

I cut them up, so I had the part of the packaging I wanted and then placed them how I wanted in my frame. Guys, it's such a hit! I have now made two. I had a friend that really wanted to make mine too. She came over and we had a glass of wine, while we put our frames together. It's a great girls night! It also is awesome to hang them up above your vanity, so the beautiful packaging is on display! Not to mention, makeup is expensive! Let's get every penny out of that product you can!! :)

Here are some pictures of the finished product!

Bought my first Ban.do Planner...

2016-07-29T10:09:00.001-07:00

Well I finally did it! I have been eyeing the planner community for a while but never really pulled the trigger, until now.

I had a coupon for Macy's and ordered my first ban.do planner. Gosh, it is so cute! I got the Medium in Sunset and it was $28.

I then went a little crazy this week to get stickers, more washi, pens and the like for this new hobby of mine. Wow, why is crafting anything so expensive?!

Luckily, Michael's has had some pretty good sales this week. I was able to get a good handful of products at 50% off. I did get some Staedtler pens today for 55% off!! So great. Also, don't forget to sign up for their new Rewards program! I feel like there are so many more coupons already.

I'm going to show you my planner now, look at this beauty!

I can give you a peek at what the inside looks like too. It comes with two pages of stickers and great dividers! Here are some examples:

They have the whole month in boxes and then a couple pages of notes each month. After that, is the weekly calendar.

Here is my very first week! I don't have a lot of things just yet and need more practice. Of course, this is a slow week too but I like it!

I also will show you my haul from the past two days. Seroiusly, using the 50% off and the 40% off at Hobby Lobby, saved me so much money! I also found some great clearance prices on some other crafty things but the majority is planner stuff!

Do any of you use a planner? Any tips you can give me? Let me know!!

Avery's 1st Minnie Party Decorations!

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I was in charge of making decorations for my nieces first birthday. My sister has loved Mickey, since we were children. So, we did Minnie for my niece. She also wanted a gold and pink theme. Pinterest was my best friend for ideas! I took on some tough things, the mason jar vases were very time consuming. I started with my favorite thing that I did.. the Minnie heads for the centerpieces!

I bought sheets of gold paper from Joann's and cut out a mickey head to trace onto the gold and cut the Minnie shapes. I then used some pink tulle to make a small bow and super glued a rhinestone in the middle for some bling. I then found a Disney font online and printed out a large "A". I then cut A's out of pink cardstock and this was a very detailed, long process! I think they turned out pretty great though. Below are the finished products!

The mason jars, I painted with a pastel pink color. It took about one good coat. I just did one side of the jar, let it dry, turned it and painted some more. It took a whole day for these to be painted completely. I did 5 of them.

I then tied gold ribbon around it and super glued a bow on the front. I then cut out 1 shapes from the same gold paper and used mod podge on the jar. I stuffed the inside with tulle and a stuck the stick in a piece of Styrofoam.

The "ONE". This was actually really easy to do! I got paper-mache letters from Hobby Lobby, on sale. I painted the letters white (O), pink (N), and gold (E). I then wrapped tulle around the O and cut out mickey ears and a bow. I used a glue gun to attach them. I had to pain the N twice and get two good coats on there. I used all acrylic paint for these. I then painted little gold circles with acrylic and immediately added gold glitter. It dried on with the paint! When I painted the E, I did one layer of gold paint and then did piece by piece with paint and adding glitter. Glitter does a great job sticking to paint. I then went over all the glitter with mod podge, to keep the glitter from falling everywhere!

This banner took fore-ever--rrr! My husband actually had to help me roll up these pieces and twist them. I used a whole pack of gold and pink tissue paper, from target. They were the smaller packs for $1.49 each. I can't remember if each had 6 or 12 sheets, I think 6. Anyways, I hand made this whole thing, with my husbands help. After we had a huge pile of the tassels, I glued the twists together, so they wouldn't come apart. I then just used hemp twine to add the tassels on. I actually got the twine at the Target dollars spot for $1! Below, is just a small piece, it wasn't the whole thing. The second picture, my sister sent me and it's all scrunched together. She's actually going to use it above Avery's crib as décor! Thank goodness! I told her not to throw it out since it was so much work. I would take it back, if she didn't want it. She totally wanted it though, so that's good.

This is another banner that I did. It is just circles that are pink and gold. There's two different strands here, for one to go under the other. This was pretty easy to make! Super cute too.

I bought a mickey head whole punch at Joann's! I used all the scrap pieces of pink, black and gold and made these little cut outs. These were a big hit at the party! They were so cut and just added so much more to the tables.

Here's a picture of all the things that I made that were waiting to head to the party. I didn't get as many pictures at the party because it was a crazy day and I just didn't have enough time. There were way too many people there to get any good pictures of just the décor anyways. Not to toot my own horn, but I think I did a pretty awesome job! :):):)