I won!

Whoo Hoo!

Maybe technology doesn't hate me as much as I think it does cause I just won this awesome Headband Kit

from Crystal @

And speaking of giveaways.. don't forget to enter mine before time runs out!http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/2011/06/300-followers-giveaway-better-late-than.htmlfor this lovely Book Purse!And as a bonus.. whoever wins I will put your fabric initial on the front too!Love,Pinkapotamus 

Uggggghhhh!

Technology HATES me today!  My coffee pot died.. my printer won't print and my laptop refuses to load the internet so that I can post pics in my Post!   Uggghhhh!

Must be God's way of telling me to step away from the computer and enjoy the sunshine!

Glad I listened and ran 8 miles this morning~

Hope you get some sunshine too and don't forget to

Stay tuned for some fun baby projects!

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Dresser Re-Do.. Whoo Hoo!

For the past year my boys have been sharing a teeny tiny dresser.  Uggh.. the clothes were jammed together and never closed because they were just too full.  Mr. Pinkapotamus and I didn't want to spend a fortune on a dresser so we started shopping around local garage sales.  And this is what we found!

A great cherry dresser with pretty nice hardware for $25. So we brought it home.  And took it all apart and gave it a cleaning and some fixing.

We really loved the color but the paint on the dresser itself needed some help. So we picked a cool dark blue and got to spray painting.

After some heavy lifting we got it up the stairs and ino the boys room. 

This thing is a monster of a dresser.  I put in all of their clothes and everything fits with room to spare!  Whoo hoo!

Don't you just love garage sales?  I know I do.. the next redo on my garage sale finds is this fun picnic basket I got for $1.

Hope you stop by and see how I fix it!

I am sharing with

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Pink Hippo Party #35!

We almost got to 100.. we were 6 short .. but last week was the largest Pink Hippo Party ever and we gained about 10 new followers which brings us closer to the elusive 400 follower mark!  Thanks to everyone who played along!

Now on to my favorites from last week.. and trust me .. this was sooo hard as there was soo much rocking talent out there!

First up is this seriously fabulous work of art by Jess @ http://balancingthedream.blogspot.com/

Next up are these Super Adorable Upcycled Super hero costurmes by Malinda @ http://dahlhartlane.blogspot.com/

And last but not least in creativity is this mama with just about the cutest American flag EVER @

http://mama-says-sew.blogspot.com/

So ladies grab your featured button.. because who can resist a cute Pink Hippo?

And don't forget to enter my giveaway for this book purse!

Only 4 people entered so chances of winning are pretty good!

http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/2011/06/300-followers-giveaway-better-late-than.html

Here are the rules

1. Grab a party button

2. Link back to this party

3. Link to your specific post and not your home page

4. Become a follower (cause it's just nice)

5. Don't forget some love to your fellow crafters.. everyone loves a compliment!

Love,

Pinkapotamus

300 Followers Giveaway!.. Better Late Than Never!

I am never on time for anything! So now that there are 390 of us Pink Hippos I figured it was time to host the 300 follower giveaway! 

So here it is..

I am giving away this Book Purse!

This is a comment game so in order to enter please do any of the following and leave a comment for 1 entry each:

1.  You must be a follower

2.  Tell me your favorite Pinkapotamus project

3.  Go to http://www.pinkapotamus.etsy.com/ and heart my shop or a favorite item

4.  Blog about this giveaway

5.  Add one of your projects to my Pink Hippo Party and help me get to 100 links!
6. Go follow my Bloggy Bff at the link below!

I will pick a winner on July 1st!

And if you don't win you can always head on over here for a full tutorial and make your own!

Good Luck!

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Summer Fun.. Mixed Media Style

I've said it once and I'll say it again.. sometimes I just make things to be silly! 

So here is a great example!

So if you would like to make some mixed media summer fun of your own.. here is how I made it:

Ingredients

acrylic paint

wood frame

wood people

scrapbook paper

shells

Mod Podge

glue

First I started with the background. 

I added the scrapbook paper to make the sky, waves and sand.

Next I painted my people

and of course gave them beachwear.

Next I painted the outside of the frame blue and then covered the bottom in sand with glue.

Then I added my people and some shells for the full picture.

Some summer fun on the first day of summer and summer vacation for us here in NJ!

I am sharing with

 Love,

Pinkapotamus

Librarian Gift

In my small town in NJ, we are very fortunate to have the Most Amazing Librarians!  They are truly wonderful women who are encouraging and exciting in the shared passion for books and reading!  This year our school librarian is retiring which makes me sad for my kids but happy for her. 

I thought that it would be fun to give her a special gift to say "Thanks".  So here is the plaque that I made for her.

And here is how I made it.

Ingredients

wood plaque

scrapbook paper

old book

butterfly cutters

Mod Podge

craft glue

paint

Start by painting the outside edges of the plaque.

 Next Mod Podge strips of the book pages.

When dry hit it with a bit of paint to give it an aged look.

Then cut out the words "You make the words fly off the pages and Mod Podge.

Then make a book out of the bottom edges of the by gluing paper to the bottom and folding in half.

butterflies in scrapbook paper and book pages.

Glue them around the words.

Ta-DA!

Hope she know that she will be missed and that this is just a small token of our affection for her and her years of service!
I am sharing with

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Pink Hippo Party #34!

Happy Monday!  Hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day with the special Daddies in your life!  In the morning my Mommy and I ran a Father's Day 5K!  My mom ran for the first time and I cheered her on from the sideline!   As for me I came in top 10 for women overall and 3rd for my age! 

Whoo hoo.. 24:10!

Then we had a BBQ and a campfire for smores with

Mr. Pinkapotamus and my Daddy!

The Pink Hippo Party is now 34.. can you believe it? .. but I have never gotten to over 100 links.. so if you guys.. my hardcore party goers could help me out by spreading the word that would be awesome!

Now on to our features for this week!

First I wanted to highlight one special girl, Kara who is making bracelets for Autism! 

 

If you want to see how you can get involved check out her post here:

http://pamspartyplanning.blogspot.com/2011/06/beading-to-beat-autism.html

Next up is one Liz @  http://fastdaze.blogspot.com/ crafty mama who made not only a top for herself

 but an adorable jumper for her little one

 

Then we have this super cute Patriotic yarn wreath by Jamie @ http://thecreativeimperative.blogspot.com/

And last but not least these almost too stinkin cute to eat Owl cookies by Trisha @ http://btanders.blogspot.com/

Grab your featured buton and  let's party!

Here are the rules

1. Grab a party button

2. Link back to this party

3. Link to your specific post and not your home page

4. Become a follower (cause it's just nice)

5. Don't forget some love to your fellow crafters.. everyone loves a compliment!

Love,

Pinkapotamus