Tuesday, July 26, 2011

400 Follower Giveaway!

Auntie Lolo Crafts is almost at 400 followers! I really don't think of y'all as followers, more like friends! You leave me nice comments, share your crafts with me, and I love hearing from you! To celebrate 400 friends of Auntie Lolo Crafts blog, I think we should have a giveaway!

How would you like to win Ellie the Elephant? Ellie really needs a home and loves to be snuggled!


To Enter The Giveaway:

1. Must be a follower of Auntie Lolo Crafts
2. Leave a comment saying why you would love Ellie

Additional Entries:

1. Become a fan on facebook HERE and leave a comment on FB or here telling me
2. Blog about the giveaway and leave a comment telling me  
3. Facebook about the giveaway including a link to the blog and leave a comment telling me.

I will leave this giveaway open for a whole 2 WEEKS! I will announce a winner on August 6th.

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Monday, July 25, 2011

Guest Posting at The Country Chic Cottage

I guest posted over at The Country Chic Cottage about a week ago! Whoops!! I totally forgot to tell you guys! But, the good news is you can still see the post HERE. It was so fun to participate in the Beach Bash that The Country Chic Cottage hosted! I gave a tutorial on this picnic cake, hope you will go check it out :)

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A-B-C Blocks

I sure have had baby crafts on the brain lately! So I took one of my favorite crafts to make, the 4x4 wood blocks that have been featured here, here, here, and here and made A-B-C Blocks for the baby's room.

Aren't they cute?! I love them!! The only thing I would do differently is use a wider solid brown ribbon but I was fresh out of those so I used what I had :)

I painted the blocks "Lemonade Slush" by Glidden and used brown vinyl for the letters because this is the main fabric in the baby's room...
Click HERE to see all the coordinating fabrics

The A-B-C blocks are made out of 4x4 pieces of wood. I can't wait to make more for baby gifts!

I am linking this project up to THESE fun parties!
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Friday, July 22, 2011

It's Friday, Let's Party!

Big Blog News! Every Friday I am going to start featuring parties! It's going to be so much fun! If you want to submit a party to be featured, just email me at auntielolocrafts at gmail dot com. I already have a few really great parties that readers have emailed me. You guys are so talented!

Today's party comes from my sister Farris! A few months ago her daughter Annalee turned 5 years old and she wanted to have a ballerina party. Farris' decorations were so cute! And the best part? It was a very inexpensive party, which are my favorite kind. Don't you agree? Why spend a bunch of money for decorations when you don't need to? I would rather save it and buy a new Cricut cartridge :)

My niece Annalee loves to play outside so my sister held the party at a park and it was really fun!

Farris had Annalee's shirt custom made for the party and she made her cute tutu. The crown was part of the goody bag for the girls.

I had never seen ruffled streamers and I was so impressed! The tutorial can be found HERE.

How cute are these cupcakes!!! The white cupcake tower had 3 levels when the party began, then I broke the top layer! But, I was so impressed with what it was made out of. They are just different size plates and bowls stacked on top of each other, with the bowls upside down. Smart idea! Unless you have a clumsy sister :)

 I was blown away by the cupcake toppers, aren't you? Click HERE for the tutorial. Farris made the invitations to the party (sorry no photo) and they all had these little tissue paper and cardstock ballerinas on them. Great idea!

These popsicle brownies were the hit of the party! No one could stop eating them :) Recipe found HERE.

For the boys who came to the party, they got a goody bag with pirate gear in it so that they felt comfortable at the the ballerina party too.

Here is one of the centerpieces on the picnic tables with a super cute tablecloth which was actually just draped fabric, so smart.

The present table was so cute and full!

There were super cute photos of Annalee on the present table in frames that matched the decor.

 This fabulous free print can be found HERE.

 And I couldn't help but include this adorable photo of Annalee and Auntie Lolo at her very first ballet recital the next day!

Wasn't the party so cute?! I know my sister had so much fun making everything and all the guest raved about how great everything looked. Annalee got her ballerina themed party and Mama didn't break the bank. Success! :)
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Thursday, July 21, 2011

We Love Etsy Thursday!


You are going to fall in love with Tom Laurus Vintage! When I saw this piece, I was ready to sell my left arm for it ;)

Wipe the drool off your computer! :) There is so much more to see, here are my favorites...





I love that this shop has something for everyone's budget. There are so many more wonderful items to check out! Let me know which one of Tom Laurus' items you like best!
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Free Prints Wednesday!

Well with 24 minutes to spare, it's Free Prints Wednesday! :) Had an extra long day at the Cake Shop today but I love my job and I'm so grateful for it! Here are my favorite prints this week!
Everything Etsy put together a great list of 101 free prints!

Lawteedah made these awesome Alphabet Tracing Pages!

I love these all occassion cards from How Does She?

Such a gorgeous print from Kamley Lane


How fabulous is this 9B's print from Keylime Digital Designs?! So excited to print it out!
 
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

New in the Etsy Shop!

I have been busy, busy, busy lately adding things to the Etsy Shop! Here they are.....










Appliqued 0-3 AND 18 month Florida Gator Orange & Blue Onesie $12. Click HERE for 0-3, Click HERE for 18 mo.







I love doing custom orders so if you have an idea in mind, email me... I would love to create it for you!

All proceeds from the Etsy Shop go towards adopting our baby due in December!
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Love This Tuesday!

I am happy to report I've got my crafting groove back and will be showing you lots of new projects soon! Here are a few of my favorites from around the web this week....

Shanty 2 Chic revamped her photo wall and I love it! You have to go to her blog to see the whole wall put together.
Don't you love this idea from Every Creative Endeavor? I do! 
Did you know that you can spray paint buttons?! Well me neither! Until I saw Capture the Details tutorial. Bless her heart!!!
Quirky Momma has a great project for your kids this summer! Making fabric letters out of foam board, love it!
A Glimpse Inside shows us how to make this super cute summer frame!

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