| Brady Lou: Project Guru

My Favorite April Posts

1. Pom Pom Flower Headband Tutorial

I love how these flower headbands look on my little girl Emden, and they are super easy to make!

2. Craigslist Dresser Makeover

I am loving this dresser in Emden’s room! I have much more room to store her clothes and I love [...]

Vintage Newspaper Accordion Flower

IT’S ALL ABOUT PRESENTATION.

Here’s a simple way to repurpose the daily or weekly newspaper before it goes in the trash or recycle bin. I love how simple and easy it is to make these newspaper accordion flowers and they look so much better than an everyday bow bought in the store!

Coffee Filter Flower Tutorial

CREATE. DIY. SAVE MONEY.

I absolutely LOVE how this flower turned out! It looks so pretty and was the perfect focal point of a shower gift for my friend Izzy’s vintage bridal shower. I can’t wait to make some more of these for a different project.

Supplies: coffee filters hot glue tea Game Plan: [...]

Vintage Wedding Flower Arrangement

SAVE MONEY. DIY.

So yesterday I showed you how to make some creative flowers using old sewing patterns. Today I’m going to show you how to make a simple arrangement with the sewing pattern flowers that would be great for a vintage wedding or bridal shower. I made two of these arrangements for my [...]

Sewing Pattern Flower Tutorial

SAVE MONEY. DIY. DECORATE.

Planning a bridal shower, wedding, or party of some sort? Want to decorate with flowers but don’t want to waste your money on stems that will only last a few days? Making your own flowers out of old sewing patterns is the perfect solution!

These sewing pattern flowers will give [...]

DIY Monogrammed Tea Towels

vintage style tea towels bridal shower gift

SAVE MONEY.

For my friend Izzy’s vintage bridal shower, we thought we’d get creative with game prizes. I had been wanting to try sprucing up some plain old tea towels and this is what I came up with.

I decided since she was having a vintage wedding I would add some lace to the [...]

Vintage Fondant Cake

DIY. SAVE MONEY.

We threw Izzy a shower around mid-morning so we served brunch type food. It had been awhile since Jeff and I had made a fondant cake so I offered to make a cake for the shower. I thought it turned out quite lovely!

Supplies: cake board [...]

Thursday Leftovers: DIY Magnets

SAVE MONEY.

Last year I made a ton of these to have on hand for small gifts for people.

Feeling crafty today or need an idea for a small gift for someone? A teacher perhaps? I’ll show you how to make some very cute magnets in under 30 minutes with a very small budget [...]

How to Make Fondant Flowers

DIY. SAVE MONEY.

Have a little fun experimenting with some fondant and make some gorgeous flowers. I found these to be pretty simple to make and thought they turned out gorgeous!

Supplies: white fondant flower shaped cookie cutters toothpicks rolling pin knife cream cheese icing out of a can pearl sprinkles Game Plan:

1. [...]

Vintage & Rustic Wreath

DIY. SAVE MONEY. DECORATE.

For my friend Izzy’s shower, I wanted to create some bridal shower decorations that she could use in her home later if she wanted to. This vintage and rustic wreath not only looked great as a focal point for the food table, but will also look fabulous on their door, [...]