One Lovely Blog Award

January 29, 2016January 29, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 2 Comments

Last week I got a wonderful surprise, we were nominated for “One Lovely Blog Award” by Erin and Sky! We work hard trying to come up with ideas and posts that amuse us, erhm, I mean YOU guys, and to be appreciated is just such a treat! So THANK YOU!

The “One Lovely Blog Award” gives us bloggers a chance to 1. Give much deserved recognition to our favorite blogs. 2. Share our favorite blogs with our readers (where we go to for inspiration and fun). And 3, it gives the readers a few interesting tidbits about the people behind the blogs.

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DIY Girls’ Star Wars Quilted Comforter Cover

January 22, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 4 Comments

“NO FAIR!” My daughter was really jealous when her little brother got a set of Pottery Barn Star Wars sheets for his birthday a while back. So we started looking for a set for her too. She has a pink and green room, and we were hoping to get something that would at least sort of match. After hours of searching online, we came up with….nothing. I guess I was not really expecting anyone to sell pink Star Wars sheets, but I was really hoping for something gender-neutral like green, off-white or grey, but alas, nothing.

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Getting Ready for May the Fourth! (More DIY Banners)

January 20, 2016January 4, 2017 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 15 Comments

Just over 3 months left to get our May the Fourth be with You Party crafts done. Time to get started! Good thing I have my new best friend: my Silhouette Cameo 2 Die-cutting Machine. I sound like an infomercial, I do, but I have to say I am in awe of its almost unlimited possibilities… If only my available time was unlimited as well.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 25, 2015December 25, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 4 Comments

A few weeks ago I shared that M4P mom was worried that our Christmas cards were going to be Star Wars themed. Well, she was right! (My mom is almost always right…) We sent them out a couple of weeks ago, and now I’m sharing them with you guys too.

The cards had a cut Star Wars snowflake on top, once you flipped that up, you can see the text, photos and design elements – all which are Star Wars themed. (Go further down the post to see the card in its entirety).

But this post really is not about Star Wars…. ‘cuz as much as we focus on fun, and arguably frivolous things here on this blog, we all know these are not the things that truly matter in life.

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Is there Crying at Star Wars?

December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

2 weeks ago, we talked about Star Wars movie preparedness. The movie premiers tomorrow, and I wanted to mention one last thing: You’ll probably need tissues!

The fact that there is a new movie coming out is pretty emotional for a lot of people. And I vividly remember the day, 3 years ago when it was announced that Disney bought Star Wars…

The Hubby was working really late, and I had already turned in. Around 2 am, I was forcefully awakend by loud thumps, red flashing lights and my bed shaking. As you can imagine, being woken up like that was terrifying… a lot of really horrible scenarios involving breaking of doors, kidnapped children, robbers (or worse) and police flashed through my mind.

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DIY Yoda Christmas Shirt

December 10, 2015May 4, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 9 Comments

Halfway there: Day 3 of the vector Star Wars Christmas silkscreen patterns… Yoda in a Santa Hat. I am thinking I need to make these designs in cut paper or sticky vinyl. They would be really fun to put up as wall or widow decals.

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