Katharine McPhee - Terrified ft. Zachary Levi

I love this song!  And I wanted one of the things that I do through this blog, be that I bring new music to you...or atleast try to broaden your musical horizen...well I guess we'll see.  Let me know what you think of this one...I think it's ABSOLUTELY beautiful!  Plus I totally LOVE Zachary Levi!!!

Scrapbooking

scrapbooking 016
Originally uploaded by compton_830

So, the main reason I made this blog is so that I will be able to share a lot of my work. I can create custom orders and even do pre-made stuff. This link is actually from some of a book that I recently made for my mom. There's also a pre-made book that I made for a friend's baby shower. So anyways, I hope everyone enjoys and has a great day!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/compton830/sets/72157609875672492/

http://flickr.com/gp/compton830/8X4D47

The Next Big Thing in "Save the Dates"

So I wanted something Original for our Save the Dates.  We have an inside joke about what the tabloids would say about our body language and such while we're out and about.  So, this idea came to me and I absolutely love it!!

Marco Molina Photography took the photos and designed it exactly like I wanted it!

Another way cute apron!

So I made this for my friend Ashley as her birthday gift!  I absolutely love the fabric print so Trey let me get a bunch so that I could also make some throw pillows for our place!  I will be posting those as soon as I make them!!!

So...please do not judge my messy apartment!  We were doing laundry...
       And then this, of course is the Beautiful Birthday Girl wearing it!

My absolute FAVORITE thing to do!

Let me just say that I don't know what I would do without music in my life.  I am a GIANT fan of musical theatre and if you've read my profile you know that a LOT of my Itunes is Broadway musicals.  My aunt has tried to get me to watch GLEE for some time now and I was always too busy or just forgot to set the DVR.  Well, I started watching about a month ago (one week shy of when one of my musical idols Idina Menzel was on it, although I am happy to report that she will be on the show again!).  I am in LOVE with this show!  Tonight's episode was titled "Laryngitis" and Rachel goes a little crazy thinking that she is going to lose her singing voice for good.  And as cheesy as this sounds, it reminded me of myself.  I have bad tonsils and I've been told several times (from doctors of course) that I need to have them taken out.  This scares me, not because of the surgery but because it could affect my singing voice and even though I may not ever be a famous singer or anything...I just don't know what I would do if I never sounded good again.  I honestly think that it would put me into a depression or something.  To quote Rachel Berry, "Don't you get it?  I am my voice!  I'm like Tinkerbell, Finn.  I need applause to live!"

So...if you've never watched this show and you love musical theatre just as much as I do...CHECK IT OUT HERE!!!  You won't regret it!

Aprons!

I'm an Apron Enthusiast, so I decided that as one of the gifts to my Bridesmaids...I would make them each an apron and have their names embroidered onto it. There's no final pictures with the embroidered names, but that's only because I havent finished all of them yet. I'm also taking orders for anyoe who would like one of their own or for a gift. If you hurry...it could be a cute gift for mom for Mother's Day or even the Wife.

(Note that these are two different aprons. It was hard to take pictures while I was also working on things..I kept getting up and taking these. The "Polka Dot" apron does not have a pocket on it, but instead I recycled an olld t-shirt. I cut out the design and then bordered it using tulle. If you look on my personal page you'll be able to see even more of these aprons in just a few weeks.)

DIY Wedding Dress & Tuxedo Hangers

These are really simple to make and can add a really sweet detail to your wedding photos.

Supplies you'll need:

* Wooden Hangers (Try Ross)

* Small wooden letters

* Your choice of craft spray paint

* Hot glue gun & glue sticks

First spray paint your letters...(Make sure that you get the sides of them as well). Let them dry all the way.

Next, hot glue onto the hanger and it's that easy!

DIY Organza & Satin Flower Hair Clips

Supplies that you'll need:

* Satin fabric

* Organza fabric

* Coordinating thread

* Buttons or Beads for your centers

* Felt

* Tulle

* Small alligator clips

* Hot glue gun & glue sticks

* Candle

* Scissors or Exacto knife

Cut circles out of Both the satin & organza: One 4 in. circle, One 3 in. circle, & One 2 in. circle.

Hold each of them individually over the candle & let them curl up on the edges. Don't let them actually touch the flame!! Just hold them over the heat. You can let them curl as much as you want. When you're finished with the candle, layer them and choose a button or beads for the center & sew them together.

Cut a 5 in. x 4 in. piece of tulle...scrunch & fold. Next cut 1 in. circles from the felt and hot glue onto the back of the flower with the tulle in between the flower & felt. Then hot glue the alligator clip onto the back.

Voila!

DIY "For Your Tears of Joy"

I love this idea, because there are some major cryers in my family, plus I just know that his mom is going to ball like a baby!
Supplies you'll need:
* 8.5 x 11 in. cardstock
* Spools of Tulle
* Hot glue gun & glue sticks
* Travel size tissues
First you're going to fold the cardstock into little pouches. I found this original idea on Martha Stewart, and decided to add my own flair to it. Instead of printing onto each pouch "For Your Tears of Joy"...I'm putting little tulle bows on them. They're going to be in a birdcage on the guest book table, with a whimsical sign coming out of the top that says, "For Your Tears of Joy" instead of it being on each individual pouch.
We marked them at the points where the paper needs to be folded, with a pencil...just to use as a guideline.
"To make a pouch, crease an 8 1/2-by-11-inch piece of sturdy yet pliable paper widthwise three times: 2 inches from the top, 5 inches from the top, and 1 inch from the bottom. Fold the first flap back, the second up, and the third down to make a cuff. Center a tissue on the sheet; fold back the sides where the tissue ends; weave the flaps into one another to secure. Turn over the pouch, and insert tissues."

Once you've finished this part, you're going to have to make the bows. The spools of tulle are the easiest to use. You're going to fold the tulle 4 times at a width of about 4 in. Cut the tulle. Then cut that piece of tulle in half and bunch it up in the center (while it's still folded), to create a little bow. Next you'll need to cut a small sliver of tulle to tie in the center of the bow.
Now just hot glue the little bows onto the cardstock pouches...and Presto! Really cute tissue pouches for your guests!