S.R. is 6, so Let's CELEBRATE with a Giveaway!

This sweet girl is 6 years old today!

Isn't she a cutie?

She was up before anyone else because she was so excited it was her birthday. I had to search for her this morning, and when I called her name, her response was, "6." 

Precious:o)

Where's the party? Details of how many hours I have put into making the day perfect? We aren't doing one. Gasp!

I know:o) 

She is having some friends over after school, and they will play the afternoon away.

We are taking her to the American Girl Store for her to pick out her very first official American Girl doll. She is beyond ecstatic.

It should be fun!

In other news, I have started a new business venture.

 I am making headbands. 

My sister in law started making them for her co-workers and suggested I start making them.

I.am.hooked.

They are adorable, and I wear mine all the time. 

S.R. even loves wearing them!

I have been at my sewing machine whipping them up and I realized how much I had missed sewing...it's been a while. Life has gotten in the way, and now that things are slowing down a bit, I can relax to the hum of my machine.

If things take off like I want them to, I will create a separate website for ordering, but for now, I'm sticking to Facebook as my avenue for orders.

I also have a new model. S.R. and I got tired of posing for pictures, so I needed another volunteer.

Her name is Miss Kitty Tabitha.

She's not fond of having her photo taken, but she was willing to help a friend out.

Notice the solemness of her demeanor. I might be solemn as well if I didn't have nostrils...

hopefully all of you still have your nostrils...I don't want to cause offense!

I wanted to show you all angles of the headband, and Miss Kitty Tabitha has been gracious enough to model the angles.

This is the back. I have found that with this particular design, the headband doesn't slide up the head as much as one single elastic band.

The headbands are one-size-fits-most. If you have a tiny head, or if your little one is younger than 4 or 5, I will have an option for bitty heads. Buyers will have to specify when ordering which size they will need. 

So to celebrate S.R.'s birthday and the kick off of my new business venture, I am hosting a Facebook giveaway. 

All you have to do is like the Fussy Monkey Business page for one entry and share the giveaway on Facebook for a second entry.

The winner will be announced on Wednesday!

So get to likin' and sharin'!

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Fairy Tea Party

We celebrated S.R's birthday over the weekend in fun fairy fashion.

All of the girls seemed to have a fabulous time with the fairy jewel hunt, the impromptu dance party and the goodies to snack on.

Everything came together like it always does...at the last minute when I feel as if I will collapse at any second:o)

 

The invitations.

pardon the white-outs...we all like just a tad bit of privacy:o) 

I usually email invitations, but this time I decided to print the invitations and mail them. 

I thought the fairy digital clip art was adorable.

All of the girls were to come dressed in their "fairy best". S.R. wanted me to make her a Queen Clarion costume. I used the Charlotte Apron dress as my base and built on top of that. It was a pretty quick sew, even with all of the extra details. 

And yes, that is snow falling in the background...it very rarely snows here, so we had to grab a quick shot outside. S.R. was a trooper, though, because she was freezing:o)

We kept the food simple for this party. Homemade vanilla cupcakes, homemade chocolate doughnuts, meringue cookies from Publix and Strawberry Lemonade.

The little fairy cupcake toppers came from Marshall's...a clearance score.

  The girls used these bags to gather their fairy treasure.

I'll share a tutorial on that soon.

Nothing says spring time and fairies like fresh flowers...especially tulips!

I'm so glad I caught this shot. Apparently "Happy Birthday" is one of the funniest songs ever:o)

This was the party favor table.

When it was time for the girls to leave, they took home one of these yogurt cups filled with bubble gum and a star lollipop. That idea came from the House of Smith's. That party was beautiful, and it definitely inspired several of the choices for this party!!

I also made this little outfit for her to wear under her fairy costume. You can find the tutorial on how to make the hopscotch skirt here.

We had a wonderful time celebrating turning 5! Thanks for stopping by today!

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5 Year Old Birthday Outfit

My sweet S.R. is turning 5 in just a few days.

She asked for a special dress for her fairy tea party (a Queen Clarion dress to be exact).

The dress has been made, and she squealed when she saw it...the reaction every mother wants when she's worked so hard to make her little girl happy:o)

When I was searching for the fabric for the fairy dress, I came across some fairy knit fabric in purples and pinks. S.R.'s two favorite colors. I was slightly hesitant about purchasing it because my last experience with knits was quite disastrous. 

 I will have to say, this little skirt was much easier than I expected:o)

The hopscotch skirt is now my new favorite skirt to make...I think I'll be making one for myself now:o) I followed a super easy tutorial, and you can find it over at iCandy handmade.

I can't wait for the celebration:o) It's going to be so much fun!! I just hope that the snow they are calling for will hold off until after our guests return home safely:o) 

Have a great weekend, and I will see you back here next week with the details of the fairy tea party:o)

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