Queen Bee Hair Bow Antennae Tutorial

You have to have sweet bumble bees flying around when hosting a Queen Bee themed birthday party, and these antennae are perfect for just that!  This easy tutorial will have all of your guests buzzing around!

Supplies Needed:

30" 1 1/2" width grosgrain ribbon

3" 3/8" width grosgrain ribbon

2" flower

2 alligator clips

1" felt circle

Black headband

2 black pipe cleaners

2 large yellow pom pom balls

Hot glue gun

Needle and thread

Wood Burner Tool (optional)

The Little Mermaid Dance Recital Gifts

This year for recital we did the Little Mermaid as our huge ballet production!  We had a lot of fun dancing "Under the Sea" and choreographing our mermaid inspired dances!  Each year I like to get something little for all of my girls for their hard work all year.  I always am looking out for cute favors that match our ballet theme.

These gum ball tubes were perfect and so easy to customize!

Good Luck Gifts

For competition, I made my solo students little metal candy tins as a good luck gift.  I only have four girls who are doing solos at recital, but I wanted to do the same thing for them as my other girls.  Here is my recital edition of this easy gift idea!

Nail Polish Dance Recital Gifts

I teach several lyrical classes at dance and the girls wear shoes that show their toe nails.  For Recital each year, I like to give them nail polish. This way they can all have matching polished nails!

Good Luck Gifts for Dance Competition

Good Luck Gifts for Dance Competition

Like I have said before, I teach many solos this year that are all competing.  I wanted to make them a cute little gift to congratulate them for their hard work so far!

Ruffled Bag Tutorial

We have dance competition coming up soon and I wanted a cute bag to use!  Since our colors are black and pink, I knew this would be perfect!

Supplies Needed:

Black Canvas Bag (12" width x 18" height)
Light Pink Ruffle Ribbon
Sewing Machine threaded with Light Pink Thread
Straight Pins
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun
Wood burner tool (optional)

Vegas, baby!

This is one of my favorite gifts I gave this year! It's been so hard keeping it a surprise!  It's part of a trip to Las Vegas!

It is a trifold card that said "What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas, Cause we're going to Vegas, baby!"  I loved all the glittered letters and Las Vegas stickers I found at Michael's and Hobby Lobby.

Here is the front:

Pretty Packages

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!  I sure did!  It's so nice to be able to relax and spend time with my friends and family!  Also, I'm off work (both jobs) for a week so I get to catch up on my rest!

I'm a proud new owner of a DSLR camera and I had to test it out with my Christmas tree!  I love how this photo turned out.

Burlap Christmas Pillows

T-Shirt Burlap Pillow

I had to do some t-shirt extensions this season and I was left with the front of the shirts.  This left the full design, so I knew I could make something cute with these.
Pillows are so simple to make, so this could be an easy and festive gift idea.

Handmade Gift Ideas Day 2

Monogrammed Bucket

I needed a small, but personal gift idea for my helper at dance.  When I saw these buckets at a local craft store (Dee's: my favorite!), I knew it would be perfect!

Supplies Needed:

Small Metal Bucket

Vinyl

Coordinating Ribbons (thin width)

Scissors

Cricut Machine (optional)

Handmade Gift Ideas Day 1

Personalized Notebooks

I always like to make something for my solos and duet girls for Christmas.  Because I teach so many of them, I wanted something easy but cute.  I found these notebooks at the end of summer in the clearance dollar section at Michael's and knew they were perfect!  The striped notebooks have an anchor on them, but I knew I could hide it once I personalized them!

This is a perfect idea for someone who you need a thoughtful little something to give!

Supplies Needed:

Notebooks (Found at the Dollar Section in Michael's)

Scrapbook Paper

Black Cricut Vinyl

Double Sided Tape or Tape Runner

Paper Trimmer or Scissors

Cricut Machine (optional)

Step 1: Begin by removing the plastic bag from the notebooks.  Keep this for packaging later.

Handmade Gift Ideas Week

This week I will be featuring three easy ideas for last minute gifts for the holidays!

These are perfect for class gifts, teachers, neighbors, friends, etc.

Monday: Personalized Notebooks

Wednesday: Monogrammed Bucket