Paper is my current favorite medium at the moment (the Spring paper wreath was my last craft project). I also bought a paper cutter a while back that cuts out perfect circles…no longer will I try to cut circles out with regular scissors again.  So my latest craft project involves pretty paper, lots of circles and it just so happens to be another decoration that I made for my baby girl’s first birthday which is just a week away!

I cut out 7″ circles from design paper. It’s cardstock so it’s really nice and sturdy. I then cut out 5″ circles of solid color cardstock. Lastly, I printed the letters on regular white paper and cut them out with 4″ circles. I glued the 4″ circles to the 5″ and then glued it to the 7″ design paper.

Next, I punched out two holes on the top of each circle so that I could thread craft ribbon to string them all together. 

This is a super easy project (especially with the cirle paper cutter) that you can make for just about any occasion.

My daughter’s first birthday is in March – which is when spring is supposed to arrive (well, maybe not in MN unfortunately). Her Vietnamese name also means “spring” so I’m planning a spring theme – florals, pastels, butterflies, etc. My sister came across a paper wreath tutorial that she found on a blog by the red thread. Her wreath turned out really well and I thought it would be a great decorative piece for my baby girl’s birthday.

Well, I got one thing off her birthday planning checklist. I finished the wreath just today! I used design paper which is a little thicker than the wrapping paper per the tutorial. I also found it hard to get the stapler in the the precise location that I wanted the leaves so I opted for hot glue instead. It was a little challenging positioning the leaves at the beginning but as I continued, it got much easier. I’m very happy with the results:

Little Peanut’s closet is full of adorable sleeveless a-line dresses that haven’t been worn since winter hit. After seeing this Cropped Fleece Jacket from Shwin&Shwin I knew I found a solution to our problem!

While hers was military inspired mine took on more of a vintage swing jacket look (probably due to my lazy “lets just eyeball the measurements and cutting” technique!) I still love how it turned out and see endless possibilities for different variations.

Here’s the Little Peanut all dressed up and ready to jump on a plane to Paris:

This photo (below) shows a more accurate color to the jacket. I love the asymmetrical front and the cuffed sleeves. The flowers were added on after I finished because as I looked at it, I thought, it needs a little something extra!

I opted to do a button hole instead of the loops (because I didn’t have two matching buttons) but think it looks great. Plus it’s easier to put on a moving kid!

Here’s a closeup of the flower (below). I just cut out 1 black flower and 2 red flowers from fleece and sewed them on using french knots.

With this being my first jacket I’m thrilled with how it turned out. Working with fleece was so easy. Shwin&Shwin instructions were great. I did have to cut the front piece twice because I failed to read ahead (I cut the neck hole in the wrong place) and had some trouble with step 8 but I think I fudged it well enough to pass. Definitely plan on making a few more in various colors to match all her dresses!