Shower prep... part 1

Since I love crafting, baking and cooking, I decided I wanted to blog about it all! To start my blog, I decided I would talk about what I'm currently working... shower decorations

So my lovely friend, Stephanie, is getting married and I'm helping with her lingerie shower because what girl can get married without a lingerie shower! :-) The wonderful Matron of Honor, Katy May, choose a theme that fits Steph perfectly, Beauty and the Beast! I began to think about all the decorations you need for the perfect Beauty and the Beast themed shower. Of course you have to have the Rose in the jar, you need the characters (Lumeire, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip), a chandelier, and books! Well I started with Mrs. Potts. Since its a shower, I decided I didn't want an actual face on the pot. I found a ceramic tea pot at Michael's for like $4.99 but I got it cheaper because my sister had a Michael's coupon. Though I'm not finished, I think you can tell it's Mrs. Potts. I'm pretty proud of it! :-)

After working on Mrs. Potts, I decided I'd work on a chandelier. This one is my inspiration. Now by no means did I think I could make something like this but... you know it inspired me!

Here's the pics of mine in progress:

 I found the bottom bowl thing at Salvation Army for 1.99 and the top and middle rings at Hobby Lobby for 1.27 and 1.67. I bought the small pearl beads for 5.99 (YAY for 40% coupon) and the deco tubing ribbon  for 5.99 at Hobby Lobby. I bought silver and gold bead necklaces at Party City (1.99 for an 8 pack), cut and hot glued them into a strand. Then I bought the forks and spoons at Walmart for .97 per pack!

Here's the final product:

After the shower, I'm planning on removing the gold beads and silverware and rehang it in the apartment's dining room!

NOW today I began working on the party favors... teacup candles! I bought the teacups from several different thrift stores (Goodwill, America's Thrift Store, Salvation Army and Project Safe Thrift store). The prices ranged from .10 to .55. I found a website that sells candle making stuff (candlescience.com). Of course the candles has to be yellow and smell like roses... so that's what I made. This is the first time I made candles! I followed the directions on the Candle Science website (they were super easy to follow!) and so far they look good! Here's a picture of them right after I poured them:

I'll definitely post pictures of them tomorrow once they are totally set!

That's all for now!

YAY for craftiness!