NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A Johnny Tractor birthday party

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Approximately two weeks ago, right after the bridal shower my mom and I threw and in the heat of planning for a local family night out with the Quad City Moms Blog, I turned to Ryan and said “I’m going low-key with Henry’s birthday party this year.” (If you know me at all, feel free to […]

A custom DIY growth chart

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Happy Memorial Day, friends. I’m so excited to finally be sharing this project from the Silhouette blog. A custom DIY growth chart using vinyl. This project was dreamed up in my head and actually came out better than I expected. And seriously … SO EASY! I’ve seen these great DIY growth charts all over and think they […]

DIY Kraft name tags with the Silhouette

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Do you want to take your party to “the next level?” Make SUPER EASY custom name tag shapes for your next party. I ended up throwing these oven mitt name tags together for the kitchen bridal shower. It was a 15-minute project and people went nuts over them! This is another quickie party post using […]

DIY Market bag

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I’m back at the Silhouette blog today sharing a fun and simple “earth-friendly” reusable market bag I spruced up with heat transfer material. It’s sort of like a thank you from Mother Nature to use those reusable bags. I can’t wait to bring it along to the Farmer’s Market. I hope you’ll check it out. Linked to […]

Tips to make a bridal shower DIY towel cake

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One of my favorite bridal shower gifts to make and give is a towel cake. It makes great decor for a shower, plus it also packs a big punch as a practical gift for the bride-to-be. You may have spotted my most recent towel cake creation in the bridal shower post last week. Here’s a close-up. […]

Easy DIY cupcake toppers

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Today’s fun kitchen bridal shower craft could really be for any celebration – cupcake toppers. Can you believe I’ve never made these before? These were so stinkin’ easy, I’m planning to make them for every party I plan. What a fun and simple way to tie into any theme. For these, I used my Silhouette to cut […]