Congratulations to the happy couple!

My friends, Brannon and Stephanie got engaged over the summer. So when they came into town, Christina wanted to make them a special engagement gift. She asked each of them to describe in one word what they love about the other (and not to tell the other that she asked). Then, she found adorable mugs at Target, used an acrylic paint pen, wrote on the mugs and baked them!
They turned out too cute! Take a look:

This is the photo Stephanie posted of it on her Instagram. :)

 Here, you can see a little bit of the gray bird that's on the side of the mug. This photo was taken of the mugs in the oven.

This is the pen Christina used. It was purchased from Michael's craft store.

THIS IS HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween!!

Today is Halloween, but we celebrated our spooky night on Saturday here at Fowlkes Point! We had a little Halloween party with just a few decorations, but A LOT of fun! Take a look!

Some of our decor: 

 

We made punch using pineapple juice, ginger ale, vodka and triple sec. Then we added pureed strawberries to the top for a creepier look! 

We bought the adorable ghost piñata was purchased from Walmart so we could play "dizzy piñata." How to play: you must have a wiffle bat with the top cut out and a hole punched in the bottom. Fill the bat with beer, while plugging the hole with your finger, and then chug the wiffle bat beer. Once you're finished, place the bat on the ground and your forehead to the top of it and spin around 10 times, then attempt to hit the piñata. You will most likely fall and it is hilarious. But drink responsibly! 

Also, on our bar area table are the Harry Potter potion bottles Christina and I made. We took one dollar bottles from Michael's, modge podge from Walmart and used printables you can find here and make your own! They are too cute! We just filled ours with water and food coloring, but I suppose you could use them in your drink station with mixers and such!











Next the costumes:

Honey Boo Boo, Mary Poppins, and Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy and the mime

Honey Boo Boo and the Situation 

BatGirl and Poison Ivy!!

An airplane (she came with a pilot as well,
I just don't have a picture of them) and Poison Ivy

If you cannot already tell, I was Poison Ivy! And I made my costume out of an extra large t-shirt and ivy leaves from Michael's. I followed this tutorial. 

Too much fun! I just LOVE Halloween!

Preparing for All Hallow's Eve

We're having a Halloween party this year, and I cannot wait! I've been working all weekend on my costume (but am not ready to reveal). Christina and I have begun to look for decorations and create some of our own! I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a go! Hope you like it!

I took the candles we had laying around that Christina didn't care about and gave them a new creepy look! I purchased red and black stick candles to drip along the edges. And I think they turned out pretty good! 

The blue one is the only one that I think turned out a little weird, but I couldn't decide a color for it. 

Letting my TOMS SHINE!

TOMS shoes are awesome. But they get holes. So instead of throwing them out, I decided to add a bit of flare to my old pair to make them look like new!
Here is the finished product:

And this is how I did it:
First I gathered all the essentials: Fray Block, Liquid Stitch (can be purchased at WalMart), scissors, and fabric that is already hemmed (I used a bandana purchased from WalMart) and of course, your TOMS!

First, you want to put the fray block on the part of your shoes that has the holes. So I put it all on the back of my shoes.

Then cut your fabric for the front and back of your shoes, but make sure to cut pieces larger than needed, you'll go back and cut after gluing.

Use the Liquid Stitch to glue the fabric to your TOMS. Put glue all over the section and place the fabric so that the hemmed section is at the top where there is a hem on your shoes.

When doing the top half, place the fabric on and flatten it over the tip and fold the sides in, and hold it so the glue will take hold. I also added glue under the fold so it would stay.

After the glue has dried, take the scissors and cut along the base of the fabric, tuck it into the crease of the shoe and add glue as needed.

The final step is to add Fray Block to the edges of all the fabric that does not have a built-in hem (the bottom and the sides of the back). And then you're done!! Beautiful like new TOMS!

Theme Parties

I would really like to try to write a post at least once a week; so I decided that this week I will tell you all about all the themed parties my friends and I have hosted throughout our college years.

Last night I went to a redneck engagement party and it got me thinking about all the other times I had to get a costume together for a fantastic theme party! The party last night was done so well! They had beer cans strewn together by string for a banner, and they also had them hanging from trees. They had some old toys tossed out into the lawn as well as an old car! People dressed in cut-off t-shirts and jorts (jean shorts). It was all very redneck. 

I wrote a previous post about one of our Disney parties, but it actually was not the first! This theme of a party is always a success because every one loves at least one Disney movie or character, so you can usually count on all of your guests to be dressed up and you gotta love it when they get really in to it! 

Cinderella, The Mad Hatter, Hannah Montana, and Jasmine

Cruella Deville and one of the one hundred and one dalmations

Woody, The Mad Hatter and Brink

The Mad Hatter and Prince John

Another one that I went to awhile ago is a very popular and ALWAYS fun theme party: 80s! People dressed in leggings and leg warmers with big hair and bright colors! This one is also an easy one to do these days, since, let's face it, we all dress like we're in the 80s anyway, am I right?

We had most of our theme parties back when I lived at The Baker. One of which was our Jungle party! Really, just some awesome excuse to wear animal print. 

One of the themes we did that was also a huge success was our cowboys and indians party! It was also a good one for people to be able to throw together at the last minute... lots of our friends in Tennessee own cowboy boots and all that jazz.

We put together one of our theme parties right after a Tennessee game that worked out fairly well: A Hawaiian themed party!! Really, we just threw some leis in there and called it a theme! And of course, it was awesome!

I'll try to think if there are any more awesome theme parties we put together over the years. Honestly, I think they're the best kind of parties! 

Halloween is coming up. It is one of my favorite times of the year... must be why I love those theme parties so much... coming up with clever costumes is just the best!

Drinking Game!

Over the summer, my brother and our cousins came into Florida to visit me, hang out at the beach and get a little Disney in their lives. And since our cousin, Alyssa, recently turned 21, we decided to celebrate!

One movie we all really love is She's Out Of My League... and as hilarious as it is on its own, we decided to add a bit more to the experience by making a drinking game out of it! So here it is, I hope you enjoy! And drink responsibly!!

She's Out Of My League Drinking Game Rules

1. "F*** you..." so drink. every time you hear it. 

2. Gotta love Disney! take 2 sips every time a Disney character is referenced

3. Take a sip every time a number is mentioned... be sure to pay attention during the bowling alley scene! 

4. Making fun of Kirk? Not so funny... take 2 sips.

5. Are you as obsessed with Wendy as Devon? Every time he brings her up, take 2 sips. 

6. You may be flying high with this one... take a sip every time you see an airplane.

7. Can't believe Kirk has to work for that guy! - take a sip for Kirk every time Kirk's boss is seen. 

8. You know you're jamming along to those Hall & Oates songs! Don't deny it! Take a sip every time the band is mentioned or one of their songs comes on!

9. Have you ever read Great Expectations? It's so weird! If you have NOT read the book when this line comes up, you gotta take a SHOT!!

10. Finally, take sip near the end of the movie when Stainer says his "spider" line!

American Pride

So I've been on a creative clothes kick lately and I saw on Pinterest how to make the American flag shorts. Well I absolutely HAVE to have them! But I was a little nervous to try them on some of my favorite shorts, so I decided to make a tshirt first.

I went to JoAnn's and bought fabric spray paint, foam star stickers, duct tape and a large white tshirt. Then I placed the stars on the shirt with duct tape around them and for the lines and then I went crazy with the fabric paint... it actually probably would have turned out a little better if I hadn't been so impatient, but I really wanted to see how it would turn out, so I ripped off the duct tape, cut the sleeves and the collar and tied the back with some of the spare fabric. 

And TA-DA! Got my American pride on. 

Painting for me!

Let me just start this by saying that I am not an artistic person. In fact, I have never been able to draw, paint or sculpt in all my life. But I was recently introduced to the greatest new fad. Painting for amateurs... with wine. What could be better? So for another fun activity in Knoxville before I moved, my friend and I tried it out. It was so much fun, and I am soo proud of my work! We went to My Spirited Art but there are others such as Painting with a Twist and Sips 'n Strokes. They're all the rage -- I found several in Florida so I'm hoping to be painting a lot more in the near future!

Disney Costumes

So I'm getting ready to move to go work for Disney, so my friends threw me a going away party Disney theme. My best friend, brother and I went with Beauty and the Beast. Kelly borrowed my blue dress and all she had to do was throw on a white button up and for the apron, we just tied a long sleeved white T-shirt around her waist!! My brother, Chris, wore a yellow shirt and we made his wax head and hands with paper foam from Hobby Lobby and then put orange, yellow and red tissue paper at the ends for the flames. I bought a long gold necklace with a round charm and safety-pinned it at the top to be my pendulum. I wore a belt to attach my winder to my back that was made out of gold glitter paper foam. And lastly, I bought an hour and minute hand from Hobby Lobby, glued them together and then attached it to my face with eyelash glue!! Success!!