Lulu Quiet Book Fun!

I know I have already posted about this adorable quiet book, but I couldn't resist sharing these pictures of my girls while they were playing with it one afternoon.

I put this book together for them for Christmas and they seriously love it! 

There are so many pieces and fun things to do on each page, and it is so fun to see their faces light up as they play with each page!

If you want more details on these books you can check out my other post HERE and also make sure to check out their website HERE. They have an amazing sale going on until February 9th, so if you've been wanting one, now's your chance! It would make the cutest Valentine's Day gift and if you even want to look further ahead the perfect thing to put in your little's Easter basket.

xoxo

The Cutest Quiet Book You've Ever Seen!

Okay mommas, grandmas, and aunts are you ready to see the cutest thing you've ever seen?

I seriously died when I saw this quiet book. I knew my kids would absolutely love it!

Lulu Books is a brand new small business that just launched their very first quiet book. 

There are 3 ways in which you can order:

1: You can just order the digital copy meaning you will pretty much be creating the book yourself!

2: You can buy the book already laminated and bound so that all you have to do is cut out the pieces and attach them to your book. Plus you will get a copy of the digital download.

3: You can buy the complete book plus the digital download.

I obviously did option one which I absolutely loved. Making the book does take some time, but spending that time working on this for my littles has made it that much more meaningful. I mean I definitely developed some mad cutting skills! 

Below I am sharing some pictures of the whole process I went through to make it!

1: You will save the digital copy onto a small hard drive and take it to your local printing shop (I went to Office Depot but I've heard Kinkos is cheaper) and print out all the pages onto cardstock.

2: Then, you cut out all the pieces on the last six pages of the book. This part is time consuming especially if you are a perfectionist!  Make sure you cut as close to the lines as you can. I

 just sat down on the couch and cut away while watching Netflix! 

 Ahh all the hard work! I seriously feel like I am becoming a pro cutter!

3: Next, you will take all your pieces as well as the other pages of your book back to the printing store and have them laminate all the pages and pieces. You will also want them to bind your book! There are a few other options you can do with your quiet book like put them into file folders or a binder if you like that better!  I honestly think binding is the way to go!

4: Once you have all your laminated pieces you will once again cut them out! See I told you I was becoming a professional! 

5: Decide how you want to attach your pieces. I just used poster tac and tore off little chunks and put them on the back of all the pieces and then put them in their spots in the book.

6: And...You're done!

Now admire you work and give yourself a pat on the back for being so crafty!

Below are a few samples of the pages. I didn't want to share every page because you should definitely wait to be surprised! Honestly it is the cutest book I have ever seen!

I could write pages and pages about how obsessed with this book I am. I cant wait to give it to my girls for Christmas. They are going to freak out! I am also so excited to spend time with them working on all the little pages. I love how educational and interactive it is, so if you are looking for a last minute gift idea for your little ones be sure to check out Lulu Quiet Books HERE. 

xoxo

DIY Trick Or Treat Pail.

Growing up my siblings and I always used the little round, orange pumpkin pails to put our candy in when we went trick or treating.

Personally, I don't think they are the cutest but I was still sentimental to them and wanted my littles to use them as well. I just had to figure out a way to make them cuter.

Thank goodness for fabric and modge podge!

Here's what you need: 

*A cheap pumpkin pail. You can find them at Wal-mart or Target for seriously $1!

* 3/4-1 yard of fabric. (I would rather have leftovers than not enough!)

*Modge podge 

Cut the fabric into strips using the pumpkin to measure the length and then about 1 inch for width. Then modge podge those strips onto the "ugly" orange pumpkin until it is completely covered. I made sure the bottom was covered but didn't do anything on the inside.

If you aren't familiar with modge podge it's super easy. You just lay the strips over the pumpkin, dip a foam brush into the modge podge, and brush it all over the fabric. It dries completely clear!

I then cut a smaller strip and just wrapped it around the handle. I also cut up some super small strips and tied them on to the ends to add a little extra fringe!

I absolutely love the way it turned out and can't believe how easy and cheap it was to make.

Happy trick or treat pail making!

xoxo

Cinderella Themed Family Costumes.

For Halloween last year we decided to go with a Cinderella theme since that was Olivia's favorite princess at the time!

Michael was Bruno, I was Lucifer, Olivia was Cinderella (of course), and Clara was Gus Gus.

We didn't have a lot of money so we had to try and work with what we already had.

Hence why bruno is gray instead of brown.

My husband is totally a trooper haha! I promised him I wouldn't make him be a animal this year.

(See him as a mouse in THIS post!)

It is always so fun to come up with costumes and especially fun when the whole family goes together!

Similar Cinderella dress HERE.

Gus Gus outfit HERE. 

(I took the blue bow off and then bought a cheap t-shirt from Wal-mart to put over it)

I would recommend actually visiting Target and/or Walmart especially for the dog and cat ears!

Happy Halloween costume hunting! 

xoxo

DIY Little Bunny Fufu costume.

I am so excited to share with you one of my very favorite Halloween costumes!

Little bunny fufu!

We all know that little song about little bunny fufu, but if you don't you can listen to it HERE.

That song inspired my little family's Halloween costumes 4 years ago. My husband was a mouse, I was the good fairy, and my sweet Olivia was little bunny fufu.

I was so excited to make Olivia's costume and immediately knew that she had to have a puffy tulle skirt to go along with the cute bunny hat her great great grandmother made.

Here are the details on how to recreate this costume:

HAT:

Similar hats can be found HERE, HERE, and HERE. Or you can just search Etsy for homemade bunny hats.

TOP:

A simple white sweater over a white onsie. 

(You can just use whatever you have at home. A white shirt would would be great too!)

SKIRT:

All I did was buy some elastic, measure it around her waist(or where I wanted it), and then cut it 2 inches smaller than what she measured.

I sewed the elastic so it was a circle.

I bought 9 yards of white tulle and cut it in about 6 inch strips and then tied them onto the elastic waist really close together.

The strips of tulle really weren't even cut straight and some were longer than others but I just trimmed up the bottom once I was done.

I found THIS tutorial on youtube if you would like more detailed instructions.

BOTTOMS:

White tights

Shoes:

Little white fuzzy slippers.

Tail:

The tutorial I used is no longer available but THIS one is extremely similar.

After it was made I simply safety pinned it to the back of the tulle skirt.

MAKE-UP:
I drew her whiskers on with black eyeliner and put a little bit of pink lipstick on the tip of her nose.

There you go! Its pretty simple and seriously the cutest costume on the planet!
(At least I think so.)

You can find some super cheap mouse ears HERE and some cute fairy wings HERE.

Happy Halloween costume making!

xoxo