Prom 2014!!!!

By marrying Ian, I gained 3 brothers and a sister but the youngest, Mitchell, is the one who asked me for Prom help. I loved  my prom and I think it is so wierd that Ian didn't go to his so anything that has to do with Mitchell going to prom, I was excited about. 

Turns out corsages and boutonnières cost a lot so that's where my DIY expertise was called on. Here's the deal: I have no idea how to do anything that has to do with Flowers! My aunt thankfully helped us out when Ian and I got married so all I had to do was pick them and she took care of the rest!

So first thing I got were the flowers. Mitchell's date loves lilies but when I asked for them, they showed me this:

Not bueno! The lilies weren't even open! So I went with roses:

But before I took them home, I got to wait in the ridiculous Costco line!!:

I got all my supplies with a coupon so they were way cheap!

Then after a lot of google, Pinterest, and YouTube research (I called my aunt for help too) I started with the boutonnière:

In my defence, I wasn't the one going to prom so I didn't do my makeup :p

This was the first boutonnière I made but I ended up making two just in case

Then the corsage. Oh boy, the corsage! I had never met Mitchell's date except for super quick once a few months ago so I had no idea what she would like! Would she like a big corsage or a small simple one? I winged it and went with what went with my hand and prayed it would work for her!

So I finished and I just had to add a Vanessa touch!

For some reason I didn't have any rhinestones, but I did have glitter!!! I was SO tempted to add glitter everywhere but I kept it together and stuck with a few dots on the green stem that I didn't like very much. 
I picked up Ian from work and we went directly to prom to take pictures and give them their flowers!
THEY LOOKED SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The flowers looked pretty good if I do say so myself!

I was SO happy (and relieved) that I pulled them off and as much as I tried to not embarrass them while taking pictures, Ian was a whole other story!

 We even got a cool shot of them "using the force":

After we got these crazy kids to prom, we had a double date with Ian's parents in the Don Mills area. We went to Chipotle for dinner (best mexican food EVER!) and after walking around the shops at Don Mills, we saw Maleficent. Best Movie Ever!!! Princess Aurora is my absolute least favourite Disney Princess so I didn't think I would like this movie but it was so great!!
Remember how I made two boutonnieres? Well Ian didn't go to his prom so when we got home at midnight...

Baby Boy Church Onesie

I find myself in the baby section of stores a lot recently looking for cutesy gifts for my friends having babies. Have you noticed how everyone is having a baby?! Seriously though, everyone! One thing I have noticed is how the little boy section doesn't have as much cute outfits (maybe it's because I love pink things and frills and that's all in the little girl section) 

Now I have no idea what babies need (I haven't even held a super young one before!) so I buy what I know: clothes. 

For my friends having little boys though, there's nothing for them to wear to church that's even kinda dressy (as dressy as you can get a baby). So I made this bow tie onesie!

Bow Ties:

The bow ties themselves were different patterns, but I'm showing the plain yellow so you can see the details clearer. I cut a big rectangle (5.5 x 7.5 inches) and a smaller rectangle (2.25 x 3.5 inches). 

Fold the big rectangle in half, length wise:

And sew a seam:

You're gonna want to pull that tube inside out so you don't see the raw edge: 

And keep the seam in the center of the tube:

Now fold the tube in half so the seam is on the outside and sew it down:

And you should have this:

Now turn that tube inside out so that you don't see the seams and you are going to iron it flat. Make sure you iron the seam like I have it below:

Now take the smaller rectangle and fold it as you would if you were making your own bias tape:

Take the big rectangle that has been ironed and fold it so it takes the shape of your bow tie:

And sew it together. I did it by hand because I don't think you can do it with the machine:

Now you are going to need snaps. I bought mine at Michaels with a coupon and they were super affordable:

Take your smaller rectangle and a set of snaps:

I poke the bottom part of the snaps through the fabric for placement and because it is way easier like that:

Then out the top snap onto the prongs sticking through the smaller rectangle and hammer it in place: 

I put the spoil ontop because that's what the package of snaps suggested in the instructions but this only lasted for one bow tie:

Once the snap is secure, wrap the small rectangle around the bow tie and see it in place

And there's your bow tie!

Onesie:

I made two onesies (I got plain white so it resembled a white shirt you would wear to church):

Mark the middle of your onesie with a pencil so you know where to put the snap. Make sure you are using the other half of the snap! I used the flat part for all the bow tie and the knob on the onesie. Also, I cut a piece of felt the size of a quarter to add to make the snap more sturdy:

Place the felt on the inside of the onesie so you can't see it: 

And stick the prongs of the snap through:

Now you are definitely going to need the spool. Match the hole of the spool and put that over the knob so it doesn't damage when you hammer it down:

And your snap is in place!

And your little man is now ready for church!

Here's the deal with the snaps though: I don't trust them all too much! I love Michaels craft supplies but there have been times that I followed instructions exactly and it didn't work perfectly. So even though I did what the instructions say for the snaps, I still take them off super carefully. When taking off a bow tie, I put my nail in between the gap of the snaps and help it separate:

That way you don't rip them off, and you can prolong the life of the snaps (until your little dude outgrows the onesie)

So I sent these off with my mother in law who was heading to Alberta to see my new cutie patootie nephew with a few other little things too!

I knitted this bow tie bib that you can find here!

 And I made something still for baby, but cute for mommy to carry around: a diaper clutch that fit 4 diapers, bum cream, wet wipes, and a plush diaper mat (because those hard plastic change stations don't look clean or comfy)

I was going to do a DIY on the diaper clutch but I seriously had no idea what I was doing! Buying the bum cream alone took about 30 minutes because I had no idea what to get (and there are SO many options!) And the diapers were a whole other story (why are there so many different types?!) 

DIY Haircut!!

Ian has been asking me since we were dating if I would cut his hair and I was always way too scared to even try it. Well after doing the math, one years worth of Ian's hair cuts could equal one pair of shoes from Aldo so I learned pretty quickly. I looked everywhere for a great tutorial and I ended up using only one (http://youtu.be/bGxG1l4z4wU).

Here's some before photos of Ian in our washroom looking WAY too calm for someone about to get a haircut from their wife who only googled it.

 I did the first part of the haircut with the electric razed and it was so easy, I thought this was going to be a breeze!

Then I soaked his hair, got out the scissors and started realizing that it was harder than I thought. I texted Caitlin whole I was doing the haircut (multitasking!!) and here's what our conversation looked like (I typo-ed ear with war):

Near the end of the haircut, Ian wanted me to trim around his ear and that's where he said the quote of the night "it's just hair, it will grow back eventually". All in all, I'm pretty ok with how the haircut turned out for it being my first time trying it. Here's the after shots:

So glad it's over and my payment: Menchie's (and shoes later on)!!!!