I thought I would never get these photos posted! But finally here are the rest of the scottie dog birthday pictures! A chocolate chip cookie cake (take 2 - the first one didn't come out of the pan, so I didn't even try with the 2nd one!)
Bunting - so everyone could find us at the park!
Scottie chalkboard tags to go with the chalk favors. Two coats of chalkboard paint and they seemed to work really well.
My oldest even drew some scotties for decorations around the tables! What a sweetie!
It all started when I found some super cute scottie dog notecards in the dollar bin at Michael's on the day before I HAD to get the invitations sent out for my little one's party. I didn't have any theme in mind, so. . .
I grabbed a notepad, too, (and a few other things that I hope to show in another post). I have a huge collection of curling ribbon, so I picked some colors I liked and picked up some sidewalk chalk at the dollar bins at Target.
I ripped the plastic off the chalk and removed the paper label, too - really sticky, but doable!
I cut out the scotties from the top of the notepad and attached them to the buckets with packing tape. I just need a tiny extra piece for the bottom of the circle.
Added some curling ribbon and presto - super-cute party favors!
Of course, we had to have a coordinating outfit - mostly because I haven't sewn since Christmas and was looking for any excuse!
I found some fabric on ebay and on etsy. Unfortunately it is discontinued, so it was priced accordingly, but I didn't need much. I just used the width of the fabric for the bottom tier and subtracted about 1/4 the length for the top tier. I sewed the ribbon (both top and bottom edges) right along the seam line then sewed the bow on separately.
I found this cute ruffle shirt at Old Navy and added some ribbon to coordinate with the skirt. I pinned it right on the edge and stitched both the top and bottom edges of the ribbon. I couldn't resist making a head scarf with ribbon trim, too!
Now we just have to wait until Saturday to celebrate!
It doesn't matter what you call it - acoustic, popcorn, cottage cheese, or something else - scraping this off the ceiling can be messy!
Making progress!
My new favorite "tool!" So much easier than using a simple squirt bottle. But it didn't make me any neater!
Almost done - it took me about 4 evenings.
In case you can't tell in the photo, new texture that matches the walls was sprayed on (not by me!), and since I forgot to buy primer about 4 coats of paint (another 3 nights)! Touch-ups coming soon (I also had to repaint the corners of the walls where new sheetrock was attached and lucky me I had almost a gallon of paint left over from painting 4 years ago).
It's already worth it - my husband is totally impressed with the new look!
My oldest even drew some scotties for decorations around the tables! What a sweetie!
