Jacque Made: a place to share my creative side.

I threw a baby shower for my sweet friend . It was so fun planning it, as I've never done a Mexican/llama themed party before.  This table runner was what inspired the colors and feel of the shower. Isn't it adorable? Here are the other things I found for the shower. The llama stuffed animal is from one of my favorite stores, Pigment. The plates, cups, napkins, and silverware are from Target. The bowls, llama mug, and cacti are from TJ Maxx, and the llama vase is from Walmart.  I loved these little gums from Trader Joe's and thought they'd make perfect party favors. My twin sis helped me a ton with this party and not only designed the invite, but also this adorable print, the favor tags, and the favor table sign. The favor table:   The food table: (I made the yarn banner myself. It was a little time consuming, but so worth it, I think.) I also made the cute little yarn tassels for the llama. Such a sweet little detail,...

At our church, the 8-11 year old girls have meet biweekly for activities. Then, in the summer, they have a day camp. I didn't plan or carry out any of this, so I can't take any credit. But I went to help out, as my daughter was in the group of girls who participated. It was so cute, I had to take some pictures and share. The theme for the camp was "We can do it!", and they used Rosie the Riveter for inspiration.  They put up this cute sign in the gym for the girls to take pictures with. The girls each got a bag with a cute red and white polka dot headband and red lipstick, which they were so excited about. Then they were put into small groups and went to a number of different classes in different rooms.  This was their "Friendship Snack", where each girl brought in a fave snack and then dumped it all in one bowl. The girls loved it. The girls learned to make dutch oven pies. They were delicious.   They got to make these adorable heart stri...

My daughter was beyond thrilled to be the flower girl for our cousin's wedding. She looked forward to it for months on end! As it got closer to the day, I decided I really wanted to make her a floral headband to wear with her pretty white dress. I chose to use wax flowers and greens I found from a local floral shop and Trader Joe's.  I bought this covered wire to use for the base of the headband. I liked that it was dark brown like my daughter's hair, so it wouldn't stick out at all. I've also used this in lighter colors as well which work nicely for blonde hair.  Making a headband is a labor love - takes a bit of time, but is so lovely when it's done. After measuring how much wire I'd need on my daughter's head, I cut it and then used a glue gun to carefully glue the flowers and greens around the headband.  I glued the flowers and greens so they were facing in towards her face on both sides. Then, in the back, I glued a piece of white ribbo...

As a leader of the children's group at church, we have an annual meeting in January for all the kids who will turn 8 the following year. We talk about baptism - why it's important and how they can prepare for it. (In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, kids are able to be baptized after they turn 8, the age they are aware and mature enough to make a big decision like that and to be accountable for their choices. It's a very special time for them, and always great to celebrate them.) My friends who lead the group of kids with me put together this Great to Be 8 meeting for the kids, and it was really special. We had some speakers and a discussion about baptism.  We had desserts and fruit afterwards. My friend made these adorable 8 shaped sugar cookies.   Jaime made me these adorable prints to frame.  They are lyrics to one of the kids' songs at church about baptism. This was a fruit tray shaped like a rainbow. I didn't get this pic ...

I like to give special photo ornaments to friends at Christmastime. I'll usually text them and ask them to send me a few of their favorite photos from the year and then I have them printed. I use mod podge and chipboard, which you can buy at a craft store or online. Then, I usually also buy stickers to put the year on the ornament.   First I line up the photo onto the chipboard and punch holes where I'd like to put the ribbon on it for hanging. Then, I use a foam paint brush and put a layer of mod podge onto the chipboard, and then glue the photo down onto it. Then, I add another layer of the mod podge onto the top of the photo. This seals the photo and protects, it too. I try to use smooth strokes, so the mod podge dries nicely.   Once that is dried, I add the number stickers and then another layer of mod podge over the stickers to seal them down. I add the ribbon once they have completely dried. It's best to leave them out to dry them overnight if possible...