{Recreate} His and Her Mugs

While I was blog surfing the other week, I came across these super cute mugs over at Our Seven Dwarfs.

Image from Our Seven Dwarfs

I have a friend who is getting married in May, and I also get to be in the wedding (which reminds me I need to pick up the dress)-- mommy brain moment-- and she is in love with mustaches.  I followed the instructions that the gals over at OSD layed out but I just cute the vinyl with scissors since I don't have a shilloute machine.  Here's how mine turned out (excuse the pics, my DSLR was out of battery juice and I was wrapping them so I took the pics with my point and shoot):

For him

For her

She loved them at the bridal shower!  Thanks to Our Seven Dwarfs for the tutorial!

Vinyl Questions for everyone: Does anyone know of a permanent vinyl that works well with the cricut machine?  The vinyl I used is non-permanent, so it can peel off but I don't know where to get any other kind.

{Wishes} Wednesday

So this has been striking fear into my heart since I had my LB.  What would this be...the thought of wearing a bathing suit this summer.  The weight has not melted off like you hear in those "I-left-the-hospital-lighter-then-my-pre-baby-weight" stories, but I am by the pool or at the beach almost everyday of the summer.

Here's what I wish I could wear:

Image from macys.com

Not only is my weight an issue, but I also was one of the lucky gals blessed with linea nigra, and you are suppose to keep it out of the sun until it disappears, and the midwife that I saw said her's disappeared after 11 months.  I'm only three months out.

Image from Bluefly.com

So this is the one I am thinking about getting. It has a really cute back, but I am nervous about ordering it online because nothing ever fits me right.

So to all of you, where do you buy your bathing suits?
What did you wear after you little ones were born?

**After re-reading this post, I feel like I am complaining a little about my weight, but as my mom says if that is the worst thing that I am worried about then I am pretty blessed. She's right :) **

{Giveaway}

I know I was going to wait until I had 25 followers until my first giveaway, but I am a person who cannot wait for anything.  I tell people what I bought them or made them way before I give it to them.

So my fist giveaway is over at Eisy Morgan.  Make sure you go check it out and thanks to each and every one of YOU.

{Made} Birth Announcement

We spent all weekend up the the High Desert of Cali- and boy did we have fun visiting all our friends but I am so happy to be back home!

My SIL recently had a baby (I had two pregnant sister in laws while I was prego and one had her precious baby and the other is due any day now).  My SIL asked if I could help design her birth announcement and of course I agreed!  She found this one at tiny prints.  Here's the one that I designed for her:

We sent the design to costco and got 50 prints and envelopes for less than $20.00 including tax.  What other store can you do that at?!?!?  Hope you liked it and Tuesday I have a SURPRISE so I hope you come back!!

This post is linked up here.

{Spotlight} Saturday with Nikki from Delightful Designs

Hi there everyone out in blogland!  I would like to introduce you to my new friend, Nikki, from Delightful Designs.  She's the master brain behind my super cute new graphics.  Scroll down on this spring Saturday an get acquainted and then go give her some blog love!

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Hello there Copy Cat Corner Readers!

My name is Nikki and I am a 20 something newlywed, dog mom and graphic designer.  My husband is Charlie and we will celebrate our one year anniversary in June.  We have a crazy 3 year old blue heeler named Buddy, and he thinks he is a little boy.  I have two blogs- I am the fashionable wife on my personal blog, which I started almost a year ago.  And I recently started a business blog for my graphic design business Delightful Designs.

With the weather finally turning warmer, I wanted to share some of my favorite pieces for spring and summer (I am the fashionable wife!).  I love writing about fashion on my blog and showcasing my favorite pieces that I find (even if I can't afford them).  So, here are some of are my top picks for the spring season.

There are so many cute things coming out for spring and summer, and you should make sure that at least a few of these items are incorporated into your warm weather wardrobe!

I mentioned that I also have my own business, Delightful Designs.  I left my job at a magazine earlier this year and started my own graphic design business.  I opened my etsy shop (nikkihodum.etsy.com) recently and offer social media graphics for bloggers and etsy shop owners.  I specialize in customized graphics such as headers, logos, business cards and more.  I was so happy to be able to help Jenna with her graphics when she won a giveaway.  I love helping other bloggers and etsy shop owners come up with looks that they love.  To see more of my work, you can check out my blog at delightfuldesigner.blogspot.com and my etsy shop nikkihodum.etsy.com.  

Thanks so much to Jenna for letting me guest post for her!  I so enjoyed working with her to create her custom blog graphics!  

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Thanks so much Nikki, please grab my "Featured On" button (that you created :) hehehe )

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{Recreate} Shilhoutte Onesie

I stumbled upon this super cute project at "The Life of Jennifer Dawn".  Look how cute this is:

Picture courtesy of The Life of Jennifer Dawn

One of my dear, dear friends, LP, had her fourth baby the other day.  She decided that she was not going to find out the sex of the baby, and after only being at the hospital 28 minutes, she had a beautiful baby boy, Parker Berry.  She called me right after having the baby because she had an unmedicated birth (which I advocated) and she beat me for shortest time at the hospital (I was only at the hospital and hour and a half before little LB was born).  She had decided early on not to have a shower so I already gave her a gift, but last minute she is having a shower this weekend, so I whipped up this adorable (and frugal) gift (I think total I spent less than $4.00 with tax).

Here's Baby Parker Berry

Here's the project that I recreated:

Do you think that she will love it? I sure hope so!!!

Thanks so much to Jennifer Dawn, please go visit her and see all her cute projects. Please grab the button below.

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Welcome Back Friends

I am all done with getting my new designs and  I hope that everyone likes them, Nikki over at Delightful Designs designed them for me- don't worry she will be featured on here very soon!  Thanks to all my followers, all TWENTY ONE of them!!!  Thank you so much!  We are four followers away from our first giveaway (if I can contain myself) so if you have any friends, please tell them to join, and you can do that by adding my new button to your blog!

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Isn't that just the cutest!!! Also, if I have featured you on my blog before (Polka Dot Bungalow & RocknRegalia) please grab the other adorable button below.

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Thanks everyone for the support!!!