Why A Photo A Day?

I cannot tell you how many times I have forgotten what I did yesterday.  It seems like we are always on the move.  We rush to work, to lunch and back to work. After work we rush to pick up the little ones, rush home to make dinner and it just doesn't end until we go to bed.  It's so easy to see your life as one big blur. 

That's why I decided to do a photo a day.  I may miss a day here and there but it's not really about the number of photos at the end.  It's slowing down despite life's fast pace and enjoying the journeys of our lives.  

Someone once said, "It isn't the destination but the getting there that makes it worth it" 

I encourage you to join me by taking a photo a day maybe even doing some photo challenges to get you on your way (look for my September Photo Challenge).

~XO

September Photo Challenge

1. Light

2. Labor Day 

3. Good Morning

4. Shoes

5. Books

6. Family

7. Tree*

8. Makes you Happy

9. Layered

10. Something treasured

11. Journey

12. Textured

13. Hands

14. Tree*

15. Before bed

16. On your table

17. Good time

18. You, then

19. Growing 

20. On your mind

21. Tree*

22. Quote

23. Goodbye summer

24. Apple

25. A warm drink 

26. Pumpkin

27. Something red

28. Tree*

29. Sweet

30. You, now

*Take a photo of the same tree to see how it changes over time 

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DIY pink cupcake liner piñata

I decided to make a piñata for my little one's fabulously pink birthday which was inexpensive and fun to do with my 3 year old.  

Things you'll need:

Water 

Flour 

Balloons

Cut newspaper

Cupcake liners 

Glue gun 

Rope 

Candy

Basic piñata requires a balloon and a 50/50 mixture of water and flour.

 

 Some cut newspaper works well for a piñata.  No one will see it so don't stress over making it coordinated with your party theme.  

 

Once your 50/50 flour and water mixture is made and balloon blown to desired size begin coating strips and placing on blown balloon one at a time.

 

Cover balloon one full layer at a time.  Allow time to dry between layers (I did 10 layers) This is tedious but well worth it. 

Once your final layer is dried you can pop your balloon.  Cut a 3-sided trap door and drill a hole at the bottom.  Fold the clothes line in half and knot the bottom.  Pull top threw the drilled hole and out the top to hang.

Fill the piñata with candy.  You can add additional layers over the trap door and secure around the rope or just duct tape it, which is what I did. 

For this piñata I found some really cute polka dot cupcake liners in pink and hot pink. 

After folding both packs of cup cake liners in half I began gluing away (starting at the bottom and covering the knot) alternating colors.

 Here's the finished product.  It could have come out better but really a piñata is destined to be broken before the party ends, so why stress over perfection?  

I hope this post helped :)

~XO