Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better

I love it when people think outside the box and turn a normal, boring, common daily use article into something interesting and cool, to somehow make simple things like: taking a shower more fun.
I saw this and i knew i had to share, they are so cute and well made you'll swear they are the real deal.
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This is what you need:

• Tulle: About 6 yards of favorite color.
• Elastic Band: depending of measurement
  
• Ruler or tape measure
  
• Scissors
• Embellishments (flowers, ribbons, pompoms, etc)
  

Directions:

Measure the girl around the waist and then from the waist down as far as you would like the tutu to go.

Cut the elastic band on desired length and after that simply overlap it 2 or 3 inches, and sew it together, believe me the band will star losing up after adding the tulle.

Lay the tulle on a flat surface and measure 6 inches wide and twice the length you obtain when measuring; that way when you fold them in half it would be the right length.

Cut the stripes and don't worry if the tulle doesn't come out completely straight, it would be unnoticeable after is all done.

Now is time to start putting it together, simple get one stripe of tulle and fold it in half, make sure is even, you don't want it to come out shorter in one side and longer in the other.

Hold the tip where the tulle folds and pass it under the tulle (I use my own leg as a support it makes it even easier to put together since i just lay down in bed or the couch and do it)

With your fingertips simply reach inside the loop we created and pull the leftover tulle trough it.

Ok so now is a matter of taste, you can tight it up as strong as you want to make space for more stripes of tulle, and that way make it bigger and fuller or you can simply spread them evenly on the elastic band so it won't be to puffy. You can even add some embellishments as flowers, beads, ribbons, etc.
Either way is still going to be sweet and beautiful once is done, specially after you see it wasn't that hard to do and realize how much money you saved instead of buying it on a store or online.
Good luck to all of you who follow the tutorial, I hope you like it and find it easy to do. Remember to post pictures so i can see your creations :)

Everyone that knows me knows that I am not a big fan of the kitchen, let's face it, the only reason i have one is because it came with the house. =P
So, for obvious reason I have to come out with tasty yet simple recipes to make my trip to that area of my house as fast as possible.
One of my all time favorites is without a doubt: Sweet potato fries.
They're not only yummy but so easy to do and it only takes me 15-20 minutes to get them done.
If you haven't try them yet....you are up for a big treat, they're healthy and oh so yummy!
Here is how i make them:
Since we are only 3, I use 2 big sweet potatoes, i peel them, and wash them, then i proceed to cut them in little stripes and place them on a baking sheet...sprinkle some olive oil, salt and black pepper, tossed them a little and into the oven for 10  min in 400F. I then get them out, flip them and in the oven again for another 10min. I like them crispy so i cut them a little thinner and sometimes leave them in for 5 extra min. I hope you like them!

My daughter Gianna is crazy about Spongebob, and to be honest i grew to like him as well, she had been asking me to throw her an Spongebob party ever since we were at Publix ordering the Blues Clues cake for her 3rd birthday. She eats, breaths and talks Spongebob all day, so i decided to throw her a Bikini Botom Luau. We live in Florida, so that seem like a great idea, the problem is that for some reason the crazy weather decided that it was cold enough up north and started spreading down here in our sunshine state, as a result we got really chilly days. Luckily the day of the party was just great, perfect temperature and no humid at all. The party was a hit and everyone loved the details.

Gianna also wanted to dress like Spongebob (of course) and I wanted to please her but i just didn't wanted her to look like a boy, so I came out with an idea for an outfit and even made an adorable yellow tutu, because... what is more girly than a girl on a cute little tutu? right? I also made her a krusty krab hat and name tag to complete the outfit. I am very please with the way it came out. what do you think?

Here are some samples of what i did for the party:


The centerpiece is also very easy to do but i will post a tutorial about it later ;)Squidward, made out of cardboard and hand painted...it took a while to cut but i think it was worth it.

Yes i made all of them, all of them out of cardboard and hand painted...the idea was to put them in the front yard so i glued wooden stick on the back for support, but once the guest started parking and we ran out of space i decided it was better to keep them next to the pool.

The Jellyfishes were a hit...and guess what they also are veeeery easy to do, buy Styrofoam circles and cut them in half, paint them pink and add a darker pink shade circles for design, then i made the strings with pink pipe cleaners..

Inside of the yellow pail i had tons of Rainbow Goldfish crackers :)