Pool Party Essentials

Pool Party With a Splash of Awesome

o   Veggies

o   Fruit

o   Hotdog Bar with all the trimming

o   Hydration – Lime Water

o   Lemonade (+ Vodka for the adults!)

o   Sun Block! Sun Block! Sun Block!

o   Pool Party Playlist

o   Ice cream

o   Games

o   Friends

o   Did I mention the Vodka?

o   Pool Noodles

o   Extra Floating Things

 

I learned, by way of Pinterest, that if you put a package of hotdogs in a slow cooker on low and without adding water, they plump up like gas station hotdogs! This was music to this less than classy girls ear! PERFECT! What kid doesn’t like a hotdog? … so it turns out my friends kid doesn't… but I had cheese sticks on hand, so all was well with the world.

Cup Saver Tip: Sharpies

Write some names on the cups a head of time and leave a sharpie near by to help eliminate unnecessary disposing of half drank drinks.

I stashed extra cups, napkins, plates, etc. in a picnic basket near by. Handy and tidy :)

 Gosh, I love me some Mason Jars

Preview of the sunroom makeover!

 Minty green looks tropical and reminds me of Tybee Island.

 

To dress up the dogs we had:

o   Chili

o   Pickles

o   Relish

o   Jalapeños

o   Cheese

o   Ketchup

o   Mustard

o   Mayo

o   Onions

With a freshly painted sunroom (more on diy hell coming soon,) friends, a birthday boy, and music, I’d have to say that the day turned out better than expected. I had completely anticipated chaos, but the kids were pretty chill.  

To the Batmobile...

                            KAPOW ! !

                                            WHAM ! !

                    ZOK ! !

                                       CRASH ! !

I don't know about you, but I am sick and tired of buying clothes! (Apparel Diet) It feels like a huge waste of money when a little TLC can go a long way. 

Last week I revamped one of my sons shirts and turned it into a shirt made for a little rock star. You can read about that here. 

This week I saved Batman. Yes, Gotham City, you owe me one. The caped crusader lives on... 

I used a regular Black Sharpie, but I highly recommend using the new STAINED by Sharpie. I have yet to try them out, but they have fabric ink and should hold up much better than standard Sharpies. 

[[ Hey Sharpie, I would love to try these new babies out. Hook a crafter up! *wink, wink* ]] 

Anywho-  I colored in the worn out bat signal with black then freshened up the outlines with a yellow Sharpie. Bada Bing Bada Bang Bada Batman! 

 

Little Sister Rock Star

How do you refashion or up cycle kid clothes when you have both a son and a daughter? 

Turing big brothers long sleeve t-shirt into a little ripped up t-shirt fit for a rock star!

• We used some 'girlie' colored Sharpies and colored in some of the drawings on the shirt.
• Cut the sleeves- then tug to pull the t-shirt fabric so it rolls up a little.
• Cut about an inch off of the bottom of the shirt- then tug to pull the t-shirt fabric so it rolls up a little.
• Cut around the seam on the neck line- then tug to pull the t-shirt fabric so it rolls up a little.
• Since she wasnt about to wear a shirt that was baggy and felt like "pj's" I also cut a few slits down the back of the shirt. Remembering to then tug to pull the t-shirt fabric so it rolls up a little. Then I cut the slits in the center and tied them off giving her a fitted look. 

*Don't forget to make sure your little Rock Star has a tank top on under the over-sized boy cut up t-shirt.

Here is our interpretation of an over-sized big brothers t-shirt turned Ripped Up Rock Star. 

Inspired by: Roller Derby Fashion