Cowboy Table Centerpieces

If you read my post yesterday, than you have seen some of these die cuts before. Before I put them into picture frames and hung them on my son's wall, they were used as decorations for his party. Such a simple way to decorate and better yet, I can re-use the hay bales for October/November months!

Here is how I made them. I bought straw hay bales at Michael's, wrapped red/white gingham ribbon around them and fastened the ribbon with quilting needles. Then I cut up bunches of silk flowers and stuck them in the hay bale. The die cuts were made on my Silhouette machine and I taped it to a kabob stick and stuck it in the middle. Easy peasy!

Cowboy with lasso on horseback. (The bag behind it was filled with tortilla chips)
A close up of the boot. I used silver stickles on the spur to make it shine.

A cowboy on a bucking bull was on the food table.

Cowboy on a bronc horse with the wording 8 second ride.

The calf roping required two kabob sticks due to it being wide.

A close up shot if the details.

I can't wait until Fall to transform these hay bales into decorations for my porch! I love that I was able to use the die cuts as party decorations, as well as, wall decor for my son's room and the hay bales can be used again for decor during the Halloween/Thanksgiving season year after year.

Cowboy Wall Decor

One of the things I did for Seth's bedroom remodel was make a collage of pictures for a wall. I started out with four black frames and some scrapbook paper left over from the letters I had modge podged.


Then I cut the paper down to size and put them in the frames to hang on the wall. I left them empty because I had made some cowboy themed die cuts, to put in the frames, but first I was going to use them for his birthday party decor. (you will see how I did this in another post!)

Yesterday, I finally added the die cuts to the frames and here is the finished product!

A side shot picture, without the glare. Just in case you can't see what each picture is: top left - cowboy on bucking bull, top right - cowboy on a bronc horse with the words 8 second ride, bottom left - cowboy boot and bottom right - cowboy on horse with a lasso. I am very pleased with how they turned out!

Happy Bee-lated Birthday

I love this little bee! You can't tell in this picture, but the paper for the bee is charcoal colored with a grain pattern on it, making the bee a bit more realistic. This time I used white paper for the wings, but I will try vellum next time. I used a white pen to add the smile.

Sweet Baby Girl

This is a very simple and quick card I had to make one morning before running out the door to a baby shower. The mother to be was expecting a sweet baby girl, so I opted to make a pink onesie. The card is green, with white/pink diamond shaped pattern paper on top. The die cut is two layered. The bottom layer is solid white and the top is pink. I used crystal stickles in the heart and tied a pink ribbon on the bottom with a stamp that says 'Sweet'.

Sneak Peak...

Here is a sneak peak into a couple of projects I will be showing you in the next couple of days. My son had a rodeo party this past weekend and I was able to make most of the decor.

Let's Go Shopping!

I made this simple card for a friend of my mom's as a thank you. She generously gave me 3 huge bags filled with clothes she had out grown and some things still had the tags on them!

I love how she is simply just a silhouette, but still says so much. I added stickles to the shopping bags for added effect.

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