Another Twilight Party idea.

It's been a while since I've posted any ideas (personal and family issues), but here's another one. This time we put Twilight on the backside of the plate (using a reverse cut) so your guests can still eat off the plate and you don't have to worry about the vinyl being food grade or not.

New Moon Event

The New Moon Event in Salt Lake City...

Myself and a good friend of mine.

Bella's truck

There was an Edward look-a-like who had a booth and was taking pictures with people. I took one with my sister, Meridith--the Anne from Lizzie Anne Designs. We shared our booth there.

Edward played the piano quite well and he was really sweet with all the little girls who came up to him.

Alice's yellow Porsche.

The event had different "rooms" from Forks and LaPush. This was the Cullen's living room complete with Bella's cake.

There was even a broken vase with scattered flowers...

And even a smattering of blood!

An awesome cake decorator made this cake of Forks and ...

Of LaPush.

Billy's house. By the way, guess who made the signs... Yep! we did.

More Twilight Ideas

Every good party needs a centerpiece and what better way to decorate than a vase with Bella & Edward's initials? The vase I chose is a bit more modern, because it's what I envision Alice would choose when decorating for Bella's birthday.

Twilight Themed Party Goods

It's shockingly been nearly a year since my last post. I've had a number of challenges this last year, including various health issues. I'm doing better at the moment, and I'm trying to get back on top of things.

My sister told me the other day about her friend's complaint that there is a lack of Twilight themed party goods. It put a little bee in my bonnet, and well, you can see the result. I bought an inexpensive black charger plate at a local big box store, cut the book titles out of vinyl and applied. I photographed it with a plain white plate.

And again with a red acrylic plate in the center (playing off the red, black and white theme of the books). I'm pretty happy with the results.

The labels are removable if I want to use the chargers for something else (acrylic chargers are NOT food grade plastic, so you do need to put a plate on top of the charger).

We're actually going to be at the New Moon Experience Event at the South Towne Expo Center and we're thinking we might sell sets of these vinyl labels (in sets of four), for anyone who wants an easy way to create a Twilight-themed party.

We've Arrived

Well, we're here in the house, but we're still digging our way out of all the boxes and paper. (See below--there are actually three children in there). I've got my machine here, but haven't found the keyboard for the computer it hooks up to. Wish me luck--I've got to dive back into the unpacking.

BTW, the table is only in the family room because the floors were recently refinished. (Lots of fun and smell :D ). We haven't moved it yet.

Move in Progress

I haven't been able to post anything as I don't have access to my computer. (I'm at my sister-in-law's home). We're in the process of completing our move, but we've hit a few snags. I'll keep you posted and look for more vinyl projects when I am settled.

Princess Night Light

My daughter occasionally wants a night light when she goes to bed. I took our Princess word art and put it on an acrylic block. The block had a hole drilled into the bottom through which I fed a strand of battery operated lights (about 20 lights), and viola! A perfect night light for her room.

October Fun

It's already the 5th of October. Halloween is three and a half weeks away, and it's time to decorate. Consider putting vinyl rub-ons onto your windows and doors...

Clean Office and Moving

So the end result of a verrrrrrrry long and story is that we are still moving out of state. I've got my house all cleaned up for house showings (see the pretty office below), which unfortunately has put a big crimp in my ability to create gorgeous projects with vinyl.

(First I have a bathroom remodel, then I spend my summer away from home, and now I have to keep my house spotless--not an easy task with my kids). I'm running a bit short on pictures with all of this, but I do have a cute nightlight I created using our PRINCESS word art that I'll try and post soon.

Hopefully it won't be too much longer before we relocate, and my sweet husband has agreed I need a space I can call my own for crafts AND computer stuff. (I knew there was a reason I married him). We're looking as some places that have the potential for that, yet are modest in size and price (read full unfinished basement instead of partial with a crawl).

We also agree I need a laundry room instead of a laundry closet. (Our boys generate a massive amount of laundry).

Time to get organized

One of the things we did this summer was spend three weeks in Utah. My kids got to visit with all of their cousins there (on both sides of our family), and I got to spend some great time with my sisters! My youngest sister and I helped our mom out (who was pretty ill) by helping her declutter and simplify her life. Her pantry was a thing of beauty when we finished!

Here are a few photos of pantry containers Jodee (Walls of Wisdom co-owner) did.