photo booth props [wedding diy]

last year, chris and i went to two
bridal shows and i noticed that photo booths
were getting quite popular. i really liked
the idea of using it as a guestbook, too.

the guests get to keep a strip and also
put one in the guestbook with a message, how
adorable is that!

i noticed that there are fun props to use for
the pictures. i looked up a few on etsy and some
are really nice and the price ranges are
reasonable. knowing me, i like to make things
on my own. so, here are a few steps for
making your own photo booth props.

you will need:
-wooden dowels [i purchased a 50 pack for $3.00 on ebay]!
-multiple colors of cardstock
-pencil for tracing
-scissors
-tape or glue

the first thing to do is search google for
'photo booth prop templates.' there are many
options to chose from, just pick the ones you like.

next, i traced the pattern on to the cardstock
and cut them out. [you can also just print any
template out that you like and cut them that way,
i wanted some of my ties and bow ties to have
funky patterns, so i cut and traced on fun paper, too].

then stick them on the dowels!
here are some pictures:





this project was inexpensive and quick!
[and i saved some money by creating them myself]!

event of the month [january]

chris and i had our event of the month
for january. [it was actually on 18 january 2014].
we went to see an iowa energy game
with bob and his wife. it's nothing like
the nba, which we love, but it was fun.
tickets were cheap and we got some pretty good seats.

here's the view:


it's too bad we lost to the fort wayne mad ants.
the score was 131-142. on the plus side,
iowa energy scored 100 points so we got
free large fries at wendys. lol.
we also got a kick out of the mascot, surge.
he was hilarious!

here's a picture of chris and i at the game:
[we didn't think to take a picture
with bob and his wife :( ]


stay tuned for february's event of the month!

back to school

here i am. about 5-6 years after i
dropped out of iowa state university,
i'm enrolled in school again. whew.

while it wasn't my greatest decision to
quit school, and while i couldn't admit that
i pretty much dropped out, i knew that i'd
always end up going back.

i believe i left school because yes, i wasn't
truthfully ready. college then, really kicked me in
my behind. i couldn't admit that then because
that wasn't how i saw it then. i was still a little kid.
i hadn't realized how childish i was that first year.

i'm trying now. i'm older now.

i'm studying at dmacc and i'm
going to try to transfer back out to isu.

part of me is saying that i'll fall right back
to where i was before. part of me is fighting to
get the years i missed back. part of me is
regretful of spending so much money on school
when chris and i are getting married this year.

part of me will give it all i've got even if i fail.
i'm trying for all a's and b's.
but a c won't upset me, i tried and that counts.

project bling #64

what a great way to kick off the year!
a new project bling for your viewing pleasure!

here it is:
hello kitty funko pop
the starchild - kiss edition

these four photos show the original figurine
before i modified anything.



you can see that i've started the bow,
the star on her eye and part of her face.


alternate views of the side and top her head.


the front of her face is finished and
the chest part is almost done.




the back of hello kitty's head was the hardest
part for me to want to work on. it was such a big
blank space, i got so bored!


the back of her head finished!!!!!
[this was such a victory for me!] plus,
more of her suit done.


more of her back and her cute little button tail!


here she is all finished!



this project took approximately 18-19
hours all together, give or take. sometimes
i forgot to turn off the timer. :]

stay tuned for my next project!
until then, see you soon!