Crafty Texas Girls

9/9/15

DIY How to Make Flower Crowns

I have been adoring flower crowns on Pinterest for awhile now. They are beautiful on littles and sophisticated on women. I have seen flower crowns everywhere from weddings to music festivals, photo shoots to a playdate with friends. So I finally decided to spend an afternoon making them with my girls. They are really quite simple and oh-so-hippie-chic.

The supplies needed are:
-Floral wire (I like this kind that is pre-wrapped) but the plain green works well too.
-Silk flowers (or real!) of your choice
-Greenery
-Floral tape
-Wire cutters

And these are the final products.

Directions for creating your own Flower Crowns

1. Using two pieces of floral wire, measure your head and then twist the ends to create the hoop. Cover the raw twisted pieces with floral tape to secure.

2. Cut apart your flowers using the wire cutters. I pulled the greenery from the floral bunches out and attached those to the hoop first. It makes a nice 'base' for the flowers.

3. Attach the flowers using more floral tape. Repeat until you are satisfied with the final look.

Love this project? Me too! Which is why I am so excited to lead a group of 100 women in making them! The flower crown is just one of the fun activities we have planned for the "Super Girls Mother Daughter Mini-Retreat" hosted by Whites Chapel UMC on September 13th.

I am thrilled to be speaking to the group about ways mothers and daughters can connect and then sharing this beautiful craft with them. Say a prayer that it all goes well and that Jesus works through us to touch the hearts of the sweet mothers and daughters in attendance.

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Have a great week!

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9/2/15

"Snickers & Joy" Teacher Treat Idea

At the beginning of the school year, I think everyone needs a little extra TLC. Kids, parents, teachers-- we are all feeling the stress of early mornings, busy afternoons, and late evenings. I have noticed my kids have needed more snuggles this past week and half. Which made me think, that our teachers (who are with our kids all day) might need a little extra sweetness too. So I made goodie bags for each staff member!

I saw a similar treat idea on Pinterest and it inspired me to make my own version. (Click here to see the original idea via the fabulous Lil' Luna.) I used her phrase "Hope your school year is full of snickers and joy!" and added it to these cute blank ziploc bag labels. The labels (designed by Tatertots and Jello) are a blank download (click here)- so you could add whatever phrase you want.

Or you can use the ones I made- that have the wording on them! Just print, cut and add to baggies stuffed with Almond Joy and Snickers. I used leopard washi tape to affix the labels to the bags. (You could print the labels on actual 'Avery Labels' and then they would already be sticky!)

I hope that we all have a year full of snickers and joy. Love and laughter make adjusting to these long days so much better! (Photo via Instagram @craftytexasgirl - come find me on IG!)

>>>>>>To print my "Snickers and Joy" treat bag labels for free, simply click here.
Hope you area having a great week!

8/26/15

Emoji Photo Booth for the Yahoo Boohoo Breakfast (+ Free Printables)

My sweet girls both started school on Monday. I am officially 'home alone'. I am not quite sure what I will do after I clean house, workout, and walk the dog. Who knows?! But I was about to cry my eyes out on the first day of school.

Thankfully, I was hosting the annual PTA Yahoo Boohoo Breakfast for all the parents, right after drop-off. And nothing makes you forget your 'troubles' like serving others. There were lots of new families and so many of my 'old' favorites. I am so happy to be serving as Hospitality Chair again and I have a really awesome co-chair and committee that has already made my job so fun!

For the breakfast, we used the decorations from the "Teacher Back to School Luncheon" (see here) and added in lots of tissue boxes/mini tissue packs (for the bohoo) and party blowers (for the yahoo). We also served light munchies. The food included coffee, juice, water, strawberries, mini bananas, mini muffins, and donuts.

I should have taken this photo before everyone ate-- just imagine that all the platters are full of food :)

I advertised the event with these signs. They were posted around school and on our facebook page.

To help people mingle (and because I love to take party pics!) I made these emoji signs.

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They were great conversation starters. I walked around the breakfast and asked people to pick an emoji sign that matched their current mood. Either 'yahoo' or 'boohoo'. (I am a big fan of emojis. I know that I should use 'real words' in my texts but I like to use pictures.)

Getting together with others is the best way to start their school year! (People need people!)

If you would like to use the Emoji signs at your school,

please feel free to download & print using the link below!

Yahoo/Boohoo Breakfast Photo Booth Signs: Click here to print

8/22/15

Teacher Luncheon + Free Printable

I hosted the annual "Back to School" Teacher Luncheon on Friday. The luncheon is put on each year by the PTA Hospitality Committee. It is a fun way to treat the teachers to a special lunch. The teachers are working so hard to get everything just right for our kiddos- they deserve a yummy lunch!

I had a lot of help this year. I am so thankful, because many hands make for a light load! These ladies and kiddos know how to get things done! Decor- check, food- check!

The theme of luncheon was "The Future is Bright" - so I made these printables for each table. You are free to download a copy and use it for your school too!

Download by clicking here.

The color scheme was black, white and yellow. We used school supplies, butcher paper, fabric, apples, and flowers to decorate. Lunch came from Olive Garden. And let me just say-- they were wonderful to work with. I highly recommend their catering.

The event was a hit with the teachers. I think everyone is ready for the big day! Back to school here we come!

To get the free printable for your school - click here.

8/17/15

Free Monogram Binder Covers

School starts in one week! We are busy running around this week getting all those 'last minute' details taken care of. All those little things that make for a great start to the year :) A few new outfits, new shoes, and school supplies. My girls both had 'one inch white binders' on their school supply lists.
And as much as I love things that are 'simply white'- we felt like these binders needed to be jazzed up a bit.

Image via @Chicfetti - click here to download your own!

A quick Pinterest search led us to my new favorite site, "Chicfetti Monograms". And friends, let me just say, this site is like the holy grail of monograms. My girls and I scrolled through pages and pages of the cutest monogram prints. Florals, pineapples, polka dots, watermelons, bows! They are all free downloads that can be used for whatever you can dream up. Frame them and give as personalized birthday, baby shower, wedding, or teacher gifts.

Or do what we did, and slide them into the front of a plain white binder.

After downloading the prints, we simply highlighted the letters and replaced them with the letters we chose. Free personalization?! I'll take it. These were so easy to make, we will probably change them out every few months.

Afton May Conner

Maisy Lou Conner

I did sign up for their newsletter in order to download all the prints for free. Which to me- is no big deal. Free downloads and a free newsletter with Chicfetti ideas and printables? Perfect- because I love monograms!! Plus their website is full of fun things to make with their free monograms.