21st in Vegas

Sunday, May 1, 2011

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This weekend my sister Christiana turned 21. At Christmas we all asked her what she wanted to do for her big birthday and she said Vegas with her family. I was so excited to be included... at 31 and pregnant I am so tickled that my sister wants to spend her birthday with me. We stayed at Vdara which I highly recommend; no casino, great pool, beautiful rooms and in the City Center. For our big night out we went to see LOVE. One word... WOW! I loved it. There were many points where I was actually laugh-crying. The combo of sitting next to the birthday girl, Beatles music and magical set designs made for a brilliant evening. I love you CC... happy birthday... I can't wait for you to come home for summer!

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I made CC a crown for her big day. I meant to take photos while I was making it for a little tutorial but I am so bad at that. I think about it when I start and then remember once I am all finished. Any way here are some directions... just in case if you want to try one out for your next celebration {I think it would be adorable for any kind of shower, birthday, Mother's Day, holiday...}.
1- cut out a crown on a thick piece of card stock... I used 2 pieces of 8.5x11 and then sewed them together {you could always use glue} a piece of poster board would be even easier.
2- take pages from an old book and trace out the crown that you have cut out. Glue or sew on the book paper to the crown
3- Measure out a piece of ribbon that is long enough to wrap a head and tie... I made it kind of long which looked cute from the back
4- center the ribbon on the crown and Sew or glue along the bottom
5- Layer a piece of lace first with glue on the center of the crown
6- Then get something decorative {I used little dye cut roses that I have from Paper Source, you could also find something online and print it out on your printer} glue it on the lace
7- And finally glue the numbers on... you could make your own with glitter and card stock... I actually don't remember where I got these numbers but I have a box full of numbers and letter... it is a great thing for packages.
8- For a couple hours I let the crown dry with a book resting on top to ensure that everything would lay flat
9- Once the hat is done I embellished it with a little more glitter
On the backside you can use the plane paper for a little love note.

17 comments:

  1. Ahhh to be young again... & to be 21! WOW, do I feel old! ;) Adorable crown... You are such a good sister! Happy Birthday CC...

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  2. that crown is SO cool! love this shot of your sis. She is adorable.

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  3. Love the photo of your sister in her crown!! It turned out beyond cute.
    xo
    Ashlyn

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  4. What a gorgeous crown! Happy 21st to your sister. This has made me miss my sisters so bad. My oldest sister is 15 years older than me and we have such a close relationship, I also spent my 21st with her. Happy Monday!

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  5. What a lucky sister you have! The crown is great!

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  6. Adorable - your sis and the crown :)

    I love City Center, btw.

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  7. All your projects are so creative! I am jealous of your follow through -- how do you find the time to think up and create all these fun things?

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  8. She's gorgeous, you're amazing, the crown rules, how fun!! xo

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  9. That photo of your sister is great! She definitely needs to get it framed and hang onto it forever. Thanks for the crown tutorial--I can't wait to try it!
    Katie

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  10. What an awesome 21st Birthday! Your sister is super cute! {and even more lovely that she chose to celebrate her 21st with her family. wow. I don't think I could ever actually tell my parents the details of my 21st. haha} And her crown is amazing! Your paper creations are out of this world! xo Samantha

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  11. I'm so thrilled to hear you had a great time celebrating your sister's 21st in Vegas. That's definitely the way to do it! And the crown I adore. That should be required for all birthday parties.

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  12. sounds like a fabulous family weekend! Your sister wears that crown with such pride...as she should.

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  13. sounds pretty fabulous! you are so talented.. i love that crown and the butterfly embroidery.... so pretty and sweet!
    xo trina

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  14. Cute! I love it!!! I am obsessed with that crown. You crafy lady, I love all your ideas!

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  15. i LOVE this crown and that hotel actually sounds like a fun vegas spot... usually vegas icks me out but the sound of no casino sounds good to me!

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