Arts and Crafts - A Few of My Favorite Things..

Yes, creating cute things is one of my very favorite things to do, so I figured that I would take some of those things that I have created over the last year or so and share them with you.

Firstly, I love to decorate cakes and since I have posted a lot of those pics on facebook, I thought that I would just add in some of my favorite cupcakes I made a while back.



This is a wall hanging that I made for our spare bedroom - I just bought 4 painters canvases and covered them in a cute fabric I found. I will post pics of the entire bedroom soon..


I made these girly headbands for all of the little ladies in my life - Madi & Shelby Hill, Sophia Gum and Sloane Claude.

So, speaking of babies, let's talk about little Sophia Gum. Her mommy is my best friend in Colorado and before Jill knew if she was having a boy or a girl, we named the baby "gumdrop". Therefore, when it came time to have the shower, it only seemed appropriate to have a gumdrop-themed shower. Anyway, I made the invitation and a few gumdrop topiaries. I also included some onesies that I made for her including a gumdrop and a birdie - since of course her Aunt Bird made it for her...

Lastly, I also have been into making specialized wine/beer/martini glasses. I forgot to put these pics up from Suzi's shower. These are the favors that I made with everyone's name on the back. I also included the martini glasses that I made for another good friend's bridal shower (she collects martini glasses). I made a USC beer mug for my Uncle Chris for Christmas last year, but apparently I forgot to take a picture of it. Probably because I was doing everything last minute, as usual... That's a lot of arts and crafts - no wonder I feel like I have no time haha!!

Suzi's Bridal Shower

Well, it's finally over with! Haha, I have been working on this shower for probably 3 months now, trying to make sure that my sweet little sister had the best shower ever, and I think it was pretty all right. Actually, it turned out great! We got to see both of our grandmothers, Aunts, friends and we got to meet some of Suzi's co-workers. My backyard was turned into a pink and gray wonderland. Due to the nature of a "Wine tasting bridal shower", we ended up having a pretty long night and with the exception of how I felt this morning, I thought it was perfect. The wine was great, the stinky cheese was good, the stupid chocolate fountain spewed chocolate everywhere, but still tasted great, and that beautiful bride-to-be looked amazing! I am SO excited for Suzi and Mike's wedding, this is just the beginning of the fun!
This one is my favorite, my grandmothers look beautiful - no wonder I have such great genes!!


Me and all of my hard work - totally worth it, I love arts and crafts!!


Suzi with her other two bridesmaids Carolyn and Katrina.



At my bridal shower, my mom gave me a plate similar to this one with a cartoon of Zeus and me, so to follow suit, she got one for Suzi - this fits her perfectly!!


And last, but not least - the happy couple! Don't worry, he showed up after the shower was over, and yes, Suzi still looks great!

Hansen's Summer of Fun

Ok, well it has been a VERY long time since my last blog and we have been doing a ton of fun stuff (hence, the no blogging business...) Anyway, since I really don't feel like doing a post for each of these events, I will lump them all into one big post - the Hansen's Summer of Fun!!! So, since moving into our lovely new house we began our summer with a grand tour of LA with Mike, Suzi, Gram and Gramp where Jeremy and Mike got to really enjoy all Los Angeles has to offer (even the Watts Towers!).




Next on our summer agenda, I went to Colorado to visit our friends Jill and Ryan after they welcomed little Sophia ELIZABETH Gum into this world. Not only is she one of the cutest little girls I have ever met, but Jill and Ryan are pretty amazing parents as well. Apparently I was too busy holding that baby to take more than just 1 picture!


The weekend after I got back from Denver, Jeremy and I left for Seattle where we met up with his parents and sisters, crammed 8 adults and 4 children into one RV and drove 13 hours to Whitefish, MT for his family reunion and Pam's 50th birthday. While we were there, I also celebrated my 28th birthday, we met our new nephew Jaycob and Jeremy's sister Melanie got engaged to her now-fiance Dave. It was an amazing trip in a beautiful place. Hopefully I will post all of our pics to facebook soon...

And lastly, after we returned from our Montana trip, it was time to celebrate my, Jeremy and Suzi's birthdays. On Jeremy's birthday, he and I went to see Dave Matthews in concert - which was awesome! Then, the next day, we hosted a "Golf Pros and Tennis Hoes" party at our house and as always, had an excellent time!