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Showing posts with label ideas. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

from TRASH to TREASURE: Old Car Part to Standing Herb Garden



Imagine this fun little stand starting out looking something like this...


I first spotted it in a free pile at our local ReStore and knew right away there was something just dying to be created here. 

If you have been hanging around this blog long you might remember my post titled Discarded to DELIGHTFUL Home decorating projects  where I had this same stand used as a cute display to hang accessories on in one of my girls rooms.


As is usually the case in one of our kids rooms, it was time for a little tidying up and the stand was one of the first things to go. Which meant it needed to go or find a new use. I am SOOOOO happy I thought of making this fun little DIY Jewelry Display into a Standing Herb Garden.  All I needed was a little electrical wire, cutting shears and voila... Complete.  I just LOVE it! 

-Simply Sublime



Thursday, April 10, 2014

Easy DIY Disney Vacation Memory Making Project: Customized Mouse Ears Autograph / Journal Notebook


Our family is trying to create the lowest cost, budget trip to Disneyland this spring while still maintaining the qualities that will keep it a cherished experience. There are many things we know we can skimp on that won't stop it from being the best vacation ever- but some things just can't be skipped. No matter what your age {my kiddos range from 10-25 years old.} there are certain parts of a trip to Disneyland that are the must see-do-experiences that keep it forever in your hearts.

I do believe my eldest girly-girl, the most princessy, nostalgic girl I know, will not find Disneyland the happiest place on earth, unless we are engaging with the Princesses and other characters. Undoubtedly she is UBER excited to assist her little brother in meeting the characters for the first time. Unfortunately, over the years I have tossed one too many autograph books in the trash. Somehow those "must-have" treasures lose their appeal once the next trip is scheduled. Now, that just seems terribly wasteful to me. So, what could we do that would still allow for those magical moments of meeting the characters but would also hold it's value over time? Hmm, why not a combination of Autograph  & Journal? This would allow us to  retain the memories, laughter and the blunder bumps along the way as well as provide places to get autographs as well. BONUS! Not something so easily tossed in the garbage later. 

As I was dreaming up this concept one of my favorite internet-based publishing companies just happened to be having a special going on. Shutterfly was offering 50% off their custom notebooks. SUH-WEET! I immediately got to work.

First I would need to create some ears... 





Then add an "autograph" graphic banner...


Link to download: Mouse Ears Autograph

{Feel free to use either of the graphics above to make your own}


To finish it off I would add each child's name, as if embroidered on the back of the hat( I know it is usually gold thread but for the visual effect I preferred white), onto the Mickey Ears. I saved each of the named ear designs as individual jpegs and then uploaded them to shutterfly, along with my favorite pictures of my kiddos. 

VOILA! 

Once I found the notebook design I wanted to use, their I heart you design on Shutterfly, I simply placed the photos and I was ready to place my order. 


On our many team excursions to Africa we have realized the value of journaling. When trips are so packed full of new experiences, those what you are sure are "unforgettable moments" find ways to seep out of the brain. Not to mention, those notable blubbers, embarrassing moments or rantings that are sure to take place when you have any kind of agenda at all. With this in mind our clan tries to take note of these whenever we can. (Most likely for future blackmailing - haha.)


Young kiddos could even color their own portraits of their favorite characters next to the autographs. Later you could go back and glue in those fabulous character photos. These journals really allow for a lot of creativity. 

I would love to hear any other ideas you have for these little treasures. Or of course any saving tips you have for our upcoming vaca.

~Simply Sublime







Friday, January 31, 2014

Family Friendly Glow Party Ideas: Be a Light in the Dark



Oh, the family fun you can create with a few glow products: games, costumes, decor, entertainment and more!  


Over the last five years we have had a rather large GLOW NIGHT event at our Awana Club. (Which is a childrens ministry) Our club typically has 200-400 kids who attend every Wednesday night. This is our BIG outreach event where everyone is encouraged to bring a friend. The kids always have such a GLOWTASTIC blast! It is definitely one of the highlights of the year. 

Whether you are looking to create a simple family fun night, or a large party for the masses, these ideas can be incorporated to bring some serious glow fun! 


Getting GLOW in the atmosphere is easy-peasy. Water bottles (water still in) and glow sticks make a very simple and inexpensive glow light that can be used for decor, or as boundary markers, game pieces, cones, etc. They would also make great bowling pins. The other items in the photo above are upside down glow in the dark dessert bowls. (see below) In addition to decor these could be used for a ball tossing game, with a glow in the dark bouncy ball. 


They also have straws, cups and other items available for tableware.


These are probably my VERY MOST favorite glow products that I know of. GLOW CIRCLES. They have a peel n' stick bottom. They come in several colors. They typically run between .50 - 1.00 a piece. Typically the more you purchase the cheaper you can get them. These have a great glow to them, not to mention the endless ways they can be used: name badges,  making glow in the dark words, creating game areas & marking boundaries, establishing a finish line, and so much more.


We use these to outline our Awana Game Circles. It is so simple, pop the glow tube in the disk, shake, peel the back off and stick them down on the proper color quadrant. Each quarter of the circle is then glowing in the proper Awana color: Red, Blue, Yellow and Green. 


To create team color pins we use 2 liter soda bottles filled with water and drop in 2 coordinating colored glow sticks. These are then used as their team pin on the circle. We also use a water bottle {smaller bottle than the 2 liter) with one glow stick for the winning team pin in the center square and a 2 liter filled with all four of the teams color in it to replace the orange pin placed in the very center of the circle. For those of you who don't know Awana Games don't even try to wrap your brain around what I just explained. Haha. It is almost a foreign language until you play a game.

Family Glow Game Ideas:
Bowling
Relay Races

Light Up LED Golf BallsLED Light Up Soccer BallsGlowing Badminton Birdie Shuttlecocks
{Source: Glow Products}
Glow Golf, Soccer, Badminton, Football, Volleyball 

For relay batons we use Foam LED Lumiton products. They are really inexpensive and are really durable.They have an on / off button. We have used the same ones annually for the last 3 or 4 years. We had a few die last year - so we re-stocked this year.  They run about a $1 a piece now - so super cheap.





You can find all sorts of glow costume gear online now- from mohawks to tube wigs, glasses to shoelaces. The list increases daily. It can be a bit shocking what can show up in a glow google search - so if kiddos are looking, you may want to find the safe sites for them first. Eek.


We used EL Wire (see example below) and clear packing tape to create our glow over our black hoodies and pants. We were able to purchase our EL Wire at a pretty low cost - check around before you buy, AND make sure you are comparing the same items, they come in many lengths and color options.

{source: glowsource}

For our glow dance outfits we each used 2- 12' lengths. It ended up being WAY cheaper than buying one 20' long el wire. Like I mentioned earlier, make sure and check around for prices, you just never know.



Our family had so much fun performing this dance video. With more time for planning we could have made it a bit more complicated - although we think it turned out pretty darn cute. Our little guy was  center stage and he will be the first to tell you he has stage fright. As you can imagine this stretched his comfort level a bit. 

My hubby was the guy in all black (you'll see him when those stinkers in the crowd shine their lights on the stage in the middle of the song). The all black outfit kept him hidden most of the time so as he was flipping Nate around in the air it appeared as if he was floating. Now you see why we needed our little guy to be the center stage performer...am I right?

The song we used was a zippy re-make of "This little light of mine" by Rapture Ruckus. We thought it spoke the exact we were trying to encourage share with the kids. SHINE bright out there - be a light in the dark. People are attracted to light - they find it beautifully captivating. 

I know I would love to be found beautifully captivating to others. You know that kind of captivating that isn't prideful, or shallow, but that deep, rich, safe harbor type of captivating. Not me, myself, but Jesus in me shining for others to see. I am also learning I already am beautifully captivating to my Abba Father - no matter how good I am at allowing his light to shine in all the areas of my life. He delights in me. I need to work on living that out and letting it shine. 

"Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful." -2 Corinth. 4:5-6


-Simply Sublime





Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Pantone's COLOR of the YEAR: Radiant Orchid #18-3224 Home Decorating Ideas

"Radiant Orchid", Pantone's Color of 2014 via cozystylishchic.com
{source: cozystylechic.com}

Oh my goodness - I cannot tell you how much I love color. It probably stems from growing up in a family business that's primary job was to attach color & style to the identity of a business. We had a sign business that designed and produced electric and architectural signs and awnings.

One of my VERY favorite items in our entire building was the Pantone Booklet. Ahhhh - SO.MANY.COLORS! The next best thing were the  felt pens by Letraset in Pantone Colors. That is where you could begin applying your color in swirly doodling designs.


For 2014 Pantone has decided upon RADIANT ORCHID for their color of the year. I am delighted with their choice. If you would like to learn more about how they decide hop on over and check it out: http://www.pantoneview.com/pantone-color-of-the-year-2014

PANTONE Chip Drive in Radiant Orchid

Purple has always been one of my very favorite colors, especially on the gray end of the spectrum. In high school we had remodeled our home and I was able to design it myself. It had a loft with a waterbed {oh, yeah!} AND the color scheme was mauve, 2 shades of gray and white. It really was spectacular. Looking back I would still love to have this room - it had white walls with graphic stripes of charcoal gray, light gray and mauve with a fantabulous mauve carpet in the perfect pile. Pantone would have been proud! 



The chosen color for this year is taking me back in time to a place where I was just beginning to understand how color brings different moods and physical reactions. Colors can contribute to making you feel cold, warm, cozy or active. Color has a lot to do with how you feel in a room.


 

The fun things about purple is it can be warm or cool depending on which way it tilts. If it is on the red side it is warm, if it is on the blue side it is cool. 


I love the way bringing in different textures can totally shift the feel of a room too. This room has the potential to be pretty cold, but the white fur bench makes you want to snuggle in and read a good book.

Colour at home - SL0022 (by GIGI Interior Design 集集設計)
{source: dyedreams}

I probably wouldn't choose this bathroom color for myself but that being said I still adore it. It is a bold choice indeed. I really like the chandelier over the footed tub.

I am excited to plunge into the other areas where we can discover #18-3224 - like food, fashion, creation and just plain fun! 

-Simply Sublime

Monday, December 23, 2013

Discarded to DELIGHTFUL: trash to treasure home decorating project ideas


It is pretty amazing what you can come up with when you think outside of the box, {or inside of the trash can}, ha. Take this dog fence pen door for instance. Who would have thought it would come in so handy. My hubby was about to toss it when he heard the familiar "Honey....wait!!! Let me see that for a minute - yep, let's keep it and paint it". It is hard to believe this little delight was saved from the scrap pile over five years ago ,  when we began this upcycling junk journey. Where does the time fly?



Have I ever mentioned how much I love the fact my hubby is so handy? He can weld, he can use pretty much any kind of power tool, he can fix cars ( he can race them too - but that is for another post). I pulled this old mattress frame out of a junk pile a few years ago and just knew he could help me make a stand for it, AND that is just what he did. It is free standing and oh.so.lovely. My girls are using it right now as an accessory stand in their bedroom.

Frequently I use it for shows to display randomness. In our early December show I used clothes pins and hung jewelry on it as well as some of my good friend Nicole's This in2 That's signs. I didn't get a great pic of it because we had a VERY busy booth behind us. This piece is so very versatile being it is free standing. I am just as much in love with it now as I was when we first made it.



Finally, we have our Discarded Fence Headboard. It was about to be tossed or burned when my dear daughter begged her Daddy to make her a headboard with it. Isn't it the sweetest? Not to mention the greenery from our tree trimmings she added for that special winter touch. I love seeing my girls tap into their creative genius and just move forward unhindered. It is a BEAUTIFUL THING!

1 Corinthians 13

The Message (MSG)

The Way of Love

13 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.
If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing.
3-7 If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
8-10 Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.

-Simply Sublime




Saturday, November 30, 2013

Family Redneck Hootenanny Party Planning: A night of Games, Food & Fun


Hi there - welcum to our dino-mite redneck hootenanny party. Planning this event filled up my gas tank to overflowin'. We had a rootin' tootin' good time and are so happy to share it with u peeps.  Wur so glad ya'll stoped on bye! 

(Aren't these men adorbs? Hand off, they are taken gals)

Okay seriously - my #3 daughter (14 yo) must have had to ask me the following question like 20 times minimum  - "Mom, when are you going to quit talking like that?" I was lovin' me some redneck chatter.  I think she was afraid I was forever stuck in redneck mode. The fact she felt she had to ask that made me giggle every.single.time. 

                          
For a little back story let me explain the why behind this shindig. Our family belongs to a Homeschool Co-op that meets once a week for a day filled with some really dern FUN education with friends. Ya' know we gotta get them there kids around othur lil childr'n to learn how to spit, lern propr fight'n skills and git soshulized, ya know!

In all seriousness I do believe the kids have just about as much fun as the Moms do on our Friday Fun Days. This group of peeps is filled to the brim with amazing Moms who long to deposit all the love they can into their kiddos every second of every day - and actually try to teach them at the same time. Say what??? Wasn't that an oxymoron? Yeah, call us crazy! So you can see why these Moms desperately need time to refresh and be encouraged by others going through some of the same things. Aren't we just  presh? I mean seriously, it isn't every day you see such a large group of women who look so smashing.


Our Co-op typically has some kind of quarter-end family celebration. We have had PJ's & Pancakes Night, Game Nights, Talent Shows, too many family fun nights to cover - (this is already going to be a PRETTY LONG post so I don't have time to list out every awesome event). Well this year it was time for me to step up a bit more and put on my volunteer cap. (I had been in low help mode for quite some time) 

For those of you who know me - you know if I get involved in throwing a PAR-TAY  I need someone holding my hand (to restrain me that is). So my dear friend Jen and I teamed up to throw this thing out. Then we got some added help from one of the other Mom's - TRIPLE BONUS! A trio of party planners - oh yeah. These ladies were SO FUN to work with...and if I do say so myself we are so DERN CUTE!

3 Party Planners Extraordinaire!

{okay - confession time. I have had that mickey sweatshirt since 2003. The wristbands are literally hanging by a string, there is paint spattered on it. AND YET - no other sweatshirt gives me the same comfort that this one does. Not because I love Mickey - I don't. In fact I do not like character ANYTHING, especially clothing... and yet - here I am still with it and I LOVE IT!  I imagine it to be like the long loved college threads people have a hard time purging even when they are beyond recognition of being called clothing...more like rags. Humph... I guess I will just confess my deep down real redneck-ness and move on with the party details. Yeah - I feel better now}

I LOVE to throw me a good party. I mean...I really, really, really love to plan events. From the big must-have's to the smallest of crumb details, getting them wrapped around my brain and down on paper inspires me immensely. Like makes my brain get all lit up - you may even see it spinning and glowing if you look for very long - kind of joy.

I know it most certainly is a part of who I am and what I am created for. How??? {insert humor} Well, of course it is because I wake the morning of the event to the sun rays beaming on my face as the angels sing me a beautiful chorus. This is when it becomes Oh, SO, obviously clear that  the glorious countdown to the event is ticking away. Just hours until my happy tank is full for a spell. (Okay that may be a but dramatic - or extreme - but I seriously get pumped up by this)

First things first... for planning this PARTY we needed to figure out the BIG 5 basics known to be the key elements of every successful event:
  1. THEME
  2. ACTIVITIES
  3. FOOD
  4. ENTERTAINMENT
  5. DECOR
Once you get the theme wrangled down the rest begins to flow quite easily. We knew we wanted some kind of fall harvesty, hoe down type party. That had already been decided at our Mom's planning meeting the beginning of the year. Yet, I was having a hard time wrapping my brain around that or getting too excited. Somehow I believed we would need a barn to pull this off on a level I would be satisfied with. We instead had a church building with a very large, empty room. Hmmm. Then it hit me REDNECK. Funny for adults and kids - tons of things to get my creative juices flowing with. I was pretty sure I could redeem Redneck to a family friendly event that was fun for all.

So I started scratching out ideas and ran them past my planning buddies. YUP, sounded good. Next stop: INVITATION.


Once we decided it would be a potluck with an award given out for the "Best Dern Grub" we could check off food from the list and begin the next biggest mind boggler... Activities. 

Planning this part was SO.MUCH.FUN.

Red Neck Ring Toss.
A crate, variety of bottles and 2 colors of duct tape is all you need to make this game complete. 



Redneck Shake, Rattle & Roll Game: empty kleenex boxes, belts, duct tape to attach boxes to the belts and 6 ping pong balls per kleenex box. 

I made up a redneck timer using two honey bottles, duct tape and sand. All you have to do is cut off the lids and nubs where the honey squirts out. Add sand and duct tape together. What a simple and a fun way to get them shaking as fast as they can.

Everyone belt up with 6 ping pong balls in the kleenex box which is placed on your lower back. Flip the timer and YOWZA it is time to jump and shake like crazy.


Player who gets the most ping balls out when the last grain of sand has hit the bottom of the timer...wins.




Redneck Wrestlin'

Okay we started with a station of head wrestlin' but the kids liked the idea of wrestlin' so much they brought a table over and started arm wrestlin' too. The head wrestlin' is simply two pairs of nylon pantyhose with a tennis ball in one foot of each pair. Put the hose on like a hat and start swingin' yur head until you get that there ball wrapped around your partner.


Toilet paper, pop cans and rubber bands. Two people line up and start shooting and their roll of tp with the rubber bands. First person to knock down the tp roll wins.



Redneck Racin'

Swimming noodle sliced in half, marbles, duct tape and shoe box. SIMPLE! Two players with a on your mark, get set, go and first marble at the end wins.



Pin the tail on the Possum - A laminated photo of a 'possum and some tails with tape. Blindfold those little precious peeps and they are off.

Shoot 'em UP

We also had a spinning plywood circle on a stand with holes. The kids lined up with a nerf gun, 6 bullets and shot away. After each kiddo had gone whoever had got the most nerf bullets through the holes won.

and finally.... we had one for all.

What in the  REDNECK's NAME is THAT???

I made up a bunch of redneck items: Redneck Fire Alarm, Red Neck Bubble Bath, Red Neck Toothpick & Flosser, Flashlight, Back Scratcher, Pot Pourri, Wind Chime, Weather Roipe and more. I hung tags ripped from brown bags with a question mark on one side and a description of what it was on the other. All at the table would guess what they thought it was then flip it over to see if anyone was right.

Here are a handful of pics showing the finished items:

Large paint stir stick with a book of matches duct taped on it. I soaked the tips of the matches in water first just in case little hands have some BRIGHT ideas....

Redneck Wind Chime: Regular size paint stir stick duct taped together  in an X shape. Then tie pop cans with twine to each end of the paint sticks. 

Redneck Pot Pourri: Bottle caps, pop tabs, dried beans, twirled garbage twist ties make for some outrageously beautiful redneck pot pourri. 

Get it??? Manmade bubbles in the tub after a night o' eatin' beans. Haha.

Large paint stir stick, bottle caps with two small holes in each (I used a crop-o-dile tool but you could use a nail and hammer to make the holes on a scrap piece of 2x4 so you don't puncture the floor) I used gardage twist ties to attache the bottle caps to the end of the paint stick. Voila!


Jiffy Pop Butter Popcorn
Redneck Fire Alarm

A tag was duct taped on the bottom of the popcorn saying "Redneck Fire Alarm".

redneck party streamer

You may have noticed in the pics I had a sign for each game posted at each station explaining the setup and the rules. I have included a link with all of the game sheets. Feel free to use the FREE PRINTABLES I have provided.


Now with all of these fun activities and costumes we KNEW we needed a Photo Booth. So we brought in the BIG guns... to carry the BIG Props. Like a Redneck Couch made from an old vehicle bench, car fenders, rims, tires, pallets, crates, grills, ladders, wheelbarrow, hay bale and more...


Okay - so not everyone may have the ability to just go to your father-in-laws property and gather such redneck awesome-ness - but just be creative. Think old free couch on the side of the road (those are everywhere- right?)


We also tore up ole cardboard boxes and made signs with redneck quotes. "No, I ain't havin' no yard sale"
"you might be a redneck if" "I am the redneck your mother warned you about" then duct taped them up. You may be able to read part of the redneck event sign in the photo - I printed out our party sign in panels on my printer and duct taped it together. Perfectly redneck style signage.



and FINALLY....

DECOR: Food Tables, Beverage Station & More


Soder Pop & Sweet Tea for ALL. Yeah, it's gross but it is redneck.

We used an upside down box for a food riser to get different heights of food on the table. And - nothing says redneck like a coffee pot with silk flowers.


make sure you duct tape the rim of the can lid before using cans - they are like saws. A high chair made the perfect redneck counter for the forks, spoons and scrunched up napkins. You could also just use pieces of paper towels for napkins. 


I don't know if you can see them sitting on top - but I made redneck dish tent cards so people would have the ability to know who made what and vote. You can use this FREE PRINTABLE to print out as many tent cards as you think you will have dishes.


I know I left our event's title on each card design - just write the name of your party over it in Sharpie to make it even that much more REDNECK! 




an old rack and some tires and you got urself an awesome center riser for a large table. And what is more 'peeling then a dead animul skull, huh? Right there that's awesome entertainin'.


Dining Table Decor:


garbage bags and newspaper with duct tape for Redneck Tablecloths.


Bottle caps, pop tabs, greenery, hub caps, and Mason Jar Stemware Candle Holders or Wine Glasses (I made these and have a tutorial coming) I filled these with dried beans and a tealight. 




Now that there is some FINE Dinin'. Mite evun warsh my hands for this meal.


Now for you to see the REDNECK GRUB the peeps came up with for our potluck. It is HILARIOUSLY funny - especially the names they came up with. Check out how well the tent cards worked displaying each families creative genius.


Redneck Calamari n' Beans


Redneck Sushi: Pickles, cream cheese and ham.


Redneck Bacon & Olive Loaf - yep just bacon and olives.


Redneck Easy Squirt Cheese, Velveeta, Slim Jim Beef Sticks & Crackers

Redneck Pigs n' Blankets

Redneck Caviar


Redneck Dilly Worms - Green Beans

 Redneck Spam


Redneck Roadkill n' Rice with fresh killed that day chicken feet. Ugh.

We also had Possum Stew (Chili), Jello Surprise Salad, Fried Chicken, Salmon, amd SO-MUCH-MORE!

This area looks a lot better now with those delishus potater chips in 'em.


Your FAMISHED now aren't you???

That's my Man! Ain't he handsum.


Then for the Talent Show & Line Dancing. We had Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream making, Burping the alphabet, singing the Books of the Bible (not so redneck but adorable) - and even more if you can wrap you cottin' picken brain around it.



..add some fun Redneck Line Dancin"


It was too funny whatchin' those pregger ladies drinkun their soder pops and dancin' at the same time. They almost spilt some of the golden lick-wid on the carput.



Centerpiece doubles as GIVE-AWAY.

See the Mason Jar Stemware in the center? These are what we used for our "Best Dern" Awards at the end of the night.  I made up these little labels, punched a hole in the side and tied them to the stem of the glass with jute twine. 

People voted throughout the night by ripping off a piece of brown paper bag and they wrote their vote (one per category per person) with a sharpie - we had three brown lunch sacks labeled and duct taped to a table - they simply dropped their vote into the bags. At the end of the night we tallied up the votes and had an awards ceremony.


Peeps were SO HAPPY with their BIG WIN! My friend here won for Best Drest! Afterall she is drest by a baby pillow bumpkin' in the oven. Ain't she sumpthin?


Well, here is a sure sign of a GREAT Redneck Party.... Overflowin' trash can. 

I would like to thank my dear sweet thing of a Husband for using his Big Guns to transport all of this fabulous redneck-age. He is truly a HUGE blessing in my life with his willingness to step up and help me in my crazy party mode mentality. 


Don't you worry! He got lots-o-redneck LOVIN' for all his hard work!


{Do ya dig my foil wrapped toilet paper roll curlers?}

I have tutorials to print on how to make the mason jar stem ware and the redneck timer. For now - enough is enough. I will add the tutorials at a later date y'all! 

Hope you enjoyed our Redneck Hootenanny. We sure did!

-Simply Sublime