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Easy DIY Holiday Sparkle Shirts with Tulip Shimmer Sheets

If anything says "Here comes Christmas!" it's GLITTER!
The sparkles, the twinkles, the glittery magic - it's my favorite!!!
Well, Tulip Shimmer Sheets make adding sparkle to your holiday clothes easy peasy!!!!
I recently got a box of shimmering Tulip goodness and I set to making
some gorgeous DIY shimmer shirts for Isabella and my new niece to wear this
Christmas season.
(You can see my entire haul of Tulip products HERE. Be kind - it's my first video.)

SUPPLIES:
Tulip Shimmer Transfer Sheets
Tulip Iron-on Glass Crystals
Tulip Cordless Heat Setting Tool
Plain t-shirt or onesie
Scissors and/or Personal Cutting Machine
Iron
Pressing cloth

Since this was a shirt for Isabella I had her help me pick out
a shirt for the project and she chose the gold Tulip Shimmer Sheet
to glam up her green Christmas t-shirt.
I decided to try out using my personal cutting machine to cut an intricate
snowflake shape for my shirts.

STEP ONE
Place the Shimmer Sheet with the "sticky" adhesive side down on your cutting mat.

STEP TWO
Load your design to be cut into your machine.
I had the best success with my cutting machine when I kept the design
away from the edges of the cut space.

STEP THREE
Load the Shimmer Sheet on the cut mat into your machine.
I did a few test cuts with the blue shimmer sheet I was using for my niece's
onesie to get the best setting.
On my machine I had the best success when I set the machine
to "flocked heat transfer material" and used my pink - deep cut blade.

STEP FOUR
Carefully remove the cut design from the cut mat.
I had my favorite pair of sharp scissors handy to snip any spots
that didn't cut all the way through. In cutting 4 snowflakes, I only had
one spot where I needed them.

STEP FIVE
Arrange your Shimmer Sheet pieces on your shirt in the desired pattern and
heat up your DRY iron to the setting appropriate for the fabric of your t-shirt.

As you can see my shirt is magically black because a certain 3.5 year old
decided she wanted a black shirt instead of a green one.

STEP SIX
Place a pressing cloth over the Shimmer Sheet pieces - being careful not to disturb your design.
Iron your design into place by pressing firmly for 40 seconds.
Check to make sure the pieces are set. Re-iron is necessary.

WOOHOO!
Now you have shimmering t-shirt awesomeness!

If you want to kick up the glam a few notches . . .
AND WHO DOESN'T???
. . . then read on.
Grab your Tulip Iron-on Glass Crystals and Cordless Heat Setting Tool.

STEP SEVEN
Arrange your iron-on glass crystals in the desired pattern.
Hold the button on your Heat Setting Tool for 5-10 seconds to heat the tip.
Be careful to only touch the plastic portion of the Heat Setting Tool.
Gently touch the tip to the top of the crystal - do not press too hard or the
heat setting tool will touch your t-shirt and scorch it just like an iron.
Hold for 5-10 seconds and allow crystal to cool and check that it is set.

Now you have a holiday shirt that is sufficiently shimmered!

Isabella insisted on putting her shirt on immediately,

which was perfect because I needed a model to take pictures

of my fantastic sparkly shirt.

To see other great holiday projects using Tulip Shimmer Sheets
be sure to check out these great sites!

You can find more Tulip products & projects on their website,
and find them on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Disclosure: I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Tulip and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own.

Pinterest Party: {Extreme} Awesomeness Edition

If you want to know how to host a
Pinterest Party: {Extreme} Awesomeness Edition,
then you need to consult this lady right here.

(It was Kara Noel's birthday that week. So we had to celebrate her!)

No joke.
She is LEGIT.
I have this super awesome group of crafty friends:

Aimee
Andrea
Bev
Jaime
Kara Noel

and we had a grand idea after the Mindy Gledhill concert
at the Queen Bee Market back in November,
while chatting well into the chilly night out in the parking lot,
where all great ideas occur,
to start having a Pinterest Party each month.

Wow, that was a run on sentence if I ever did see one!

If you're not familiar with what a Pinterest Party is . . .
The host picks 2-3 crafts that can be completed in a few
hours that she has theoretically "pinned" on Pinterest.
The guests each bring $20 to cover the cost of the crafts
and a yummy dish to share that they have pinned from Pinterest.
And Pins become reality.

Due to bad luck, vacations, and my terrible bout with diverticulitis,
Kara Noel's party in July was the first party I've actually been able to attend.

It was so much fun!

Kara Noel is a fantastic hostess
and she had different stations where we could
do lots of different crafts and projects.

My favorite was this "You Are My Sunshine" canvas.

And I {ADORE} my little succulent garden complete with a Hot Pink frog :)

There was also a chevron cork board project going on
that I didn't get to finish, but you should check out what
Julie accomplished with it.
Think rainbow awesomeness.
I wish.

It was so fun to meet some other bloggers in real life,
make new friends, and chat about random topics
with friends.

And the swag!
Oh the swag!!
Kara Noel totally outdid herself.
The kids were chomping at the bit
to get their hands on the basket when I got home.

It was filled to the brim with RoseArt goodness.
Things I would never buy, not because they aren't awesome,
but because I fear the mess and the chaos.
Think paint, glitter, glue . . . all the good stuff.

What? - you say.
A crafter that doesn't like a mess? - you say.
That's crazy talk. - you say
Oh, there's more out there than you think.

But you know who adores messes?
This girl.
And I'm super grateful to RoseArt for making her messy dreams come true.

I can't wait to make use of this other rad swag from
Burke Williams, Juice It Up, Farfaria, Pretend City,
the Discovery Science Center, and the OC Zoo.

It was a fabulous day full of lots of delicious food -

seriously all of the guests made AMAZING dishes -

fun crafts and fabulous conversations with friends.

I highly recommend hosting a Pinterest Party of your own.

In fact, next month it's my turn!

Eeek!

You can read more about the party on Kara Noel's blog

and Julie's blog.
And check out Bev & Aimee's party from February HERE and HERE!

TOO Cute Tuesday: Linky Par-Tay! #56

So last week the stomach flu hit our family . . . and hit us hard.
But it was also the weekend my parents
and little sister were coming for a trip to Disneyland
for my parent's 33rd wedding anniversary.
Awesome timing, huh?

So since I was up until 3am with a sick 2.5 year old
on Thursday night before we were going to Disneyland
at 9am Friday morning,
I used the time to make these :)

And I was so glad I did,
because they looked dang cute.

I'll share more about them later this week.

Now onto TOO Cute Tuesday!

What did you make this week that is TOO Cute??

Come link up!

Rules:

Must be made by you.
Link up to the specific post - not your main blog.
No Etsy shops or giveaways please :)
Please post the button or link back here so more people can join in the fun.
Visit some of the other participants and leave them some LOVE!

TOO Cute Tuesday will be open Tuesday-Saturday.
On Saturday or Monday I'll highlight some of my favorites
and then we'll start over on Tuesday!

This post brought to you by:

I changed the linky party so that the most recently uploaded project will show up as number one. This way everyone gets a chance on top. So, look in the first spot for your project, not at the end. Thanks!!!

Saturday Shout Outs: {Welcome November} Edition

I'm back!!!
How was your first weekend of November?
Mine was eventful, to say the least :)

Here are some of my favorites from last week's party,
check them out and leave them some love!

{DIY Tights @ Southern Lovely}
Such a fabulous and darling idea!

{Farm Felt Finger Puppets @ Red Fly Creations}
My farm animal loving boy would flip for these!

{Rag Doll Tutorial @ Becoming Martha}
These are just so cute!

and to start getting you in the mood . . .

{Jingle All the Way @ And I Thought I Loved You Then}

If you were featured,
please feel free to grab a button if you'd like!

SoCal Social: Two Thumbs Up!

I was lucky enough to attend the SoCal Social this past weekend.

It was so awesome!!!
We started with a Swag Walk around Old Town Orange.
I love Old Town Orange.
Love it.
So a Swag Walk in Old Town Orange was awesome.

The shop we visited were so fun!
Some of my favorites were Paris in a Cup,
Julep's, Eikon Home, and Heavenly Hostess.
Do you see our cute name tags/necklaces??

Soraya @ Homemaker on a Dime, Jaime @ Polkadots On Parade, Pattie @ Living Mi Vida Loca,
Kara Noel @ Eli's Lids at Country Road Antiques

I loved this greeting from Tea Leaf Cottage!
Such gorgeous vintage clothing in there!

After the Swag Walk we all met up at The Filling Station for lunch.
Aren't our place cards adorable???

There was a fabulous giveaway table!!!

Made possible by these sponsors!

Did you see you-know-who on there??
Here was my little giveaway out for display!
(Keep reading for more pics of my handmade goodness!)

We mingled and sucked down Diet Coke and Lemonade.

Sorting out the Cokes from the Diet Cokes :)

My pretty friends and new baby Tessa!

Oh! And see that bag next to Kara Noel??
Not only did we get wonderful swag on the Swag Walk,
we had a bag full of more awesome things waiting
for us at our tables.
Amazing.

I had the roast turkey sandwich.
Mmmm . . . cranberry sauce and avocado!

Lunch was lovely and I sat across from the most darling woman - Karen.
She doesn't have a blog, but she reads all of our blogs and she's a
crafty lady and so she decided to come.
How fun is that?
She was so sweet!
Karen, if you're reading, email me!

The cupcakes from Miss Priss Cupcakes were YUMMY!!!
I tried the lemon and the key lime pie.

Baby Tess tried to stay cool and wished
she could try the German Chocolate :)

Then the RAD Mark Montano did a fabulous Q&A.

He spoke about his career, how he came to publish
Big Ass Book of Crafts and Big Ass Book of Crafts 2.
He was totally inspiring.

After lunch, Jaime, Kara Noel and I hopped over
to the photo op from Shutter Nonsense.
So fun!
I can't wait for the photos to be posted.

Photo courtesy of Flamingo Toes

Then we headed back to Heavenly Hostess
for Martini Madness courtesy of Cynthia - the owner.
She had snacks, drinks, and giveaways!!!
She even displayed all our fun cards!

So that is how I came to own the Big Ass Book of Crafts 2,
meet Mark Montano, and have one to giveaway to you!!!
GO ENTER!
Run!

When I got home that night I laid out all my swag.
Thanks to Bev, Viv, Holly, Mark & all the sponsors for making
this event so amazing.

Ok!!
Here is the fun little handmade lovelies I gave away.
A ruffled tote, ruffled composition book cover,
ruffled headbands, and a business card holder.