"Life's short, buy the shoes"...

...and then make them even cuter!  Jodie and I saw a pair of super fab "junked out" ballet flats a few weeks ago at one of our favorite spots, Forever 21.  We simultaneously picked them up and both agreed that we needed to recreate the shoes.  We would of course make them better, sparklier, add more junk to them and have the satisfaction of knowing that we made them ourselves.  So here they are.  This is really fun project for you to do with your little cutie or for yourself (like I did).  Collect a bunch of cool junk, buy a pair of ballet flats and get ready to answer the question, "Where did you GET THOSE?" about a thousand times!

1.  Start with a pair of flats.  I of course picked a pair that came with some sparkle already included.  You can totally use a pair you already have in your closet!

2.  Gather bows, fabric flowers, sequins, rhinestones and other fun miniature items to add to your shoes.  Be sure the adhesive you are using is appropriate for the material your shoes are made out of.  I took the time to sew on the bows and rose beads.  I'm not going to lie- it sucked and took a long time.  

3.  For the crystals I used "Aleenes Platinum Bond Glass & Bead Glue".  I've tried them all and its the best.

Be sure to let your shoes dry over night and then go out and strut your stuff!

Peace Love & Glitter,  Ellie

"My Dad Rocks- A Black & Pink Ball"

"You girls really know how to throw a party!  I've never seen anything like this before and I'm 45!"  -St. James dad in attendance last night

Last night we had the honor of hosting "My Dad Rocks- A Black & Pink Ball" at the  St. James School in Arlington Heights!  The GGz had the honor of doing it all on this one.  From the logo, invites, DIY activities (of course), pink carpet and our AMAZING MC and Dancer , "E is for Energy Evangela" we kept this event  hoppin!

The daddy's and daughters dressed to impress!  Real men do wear pink....a whole bunch of it.

And to Heather and the other St. James moms that made the event possible, THANK YOU!  We can't wait to do it again next year.

Jodie and I truly believe there are moments in every girl's life that only happen once. Moments that bring true happiness. We are devoted to helping you make these moments sparkle. We are committed to making your child's celebration as unique as they are. Creating parties that will rock their socks off, a Glitter Girlz experience is sure to make every girl feel special and ignite in them the desire to let their imagination run wild! ....because that is, after all, how The Glitter Girlz were born.  If there is a party or event we can help you create please send me an email!  ellie@theglittergirlz.com

Keep on Rockin'

Ellie

"E is for Energy Evangela" rocked the house non stop!

Each girl and her father designed and created a "Loop Scarp"!

A few dads may be looking at a career change!  He's a natural!

          

Bags of custom scarves ready to be heat-pressed!

"You change your mind, like a girl changes clothes"! Sing-A-Long!

Slow dance with daddy.

What's a party without a swag bag?

Totally my fave outfit of the night!

A few of the GGz Posse.  Steph, Candy and Vivi!

Mini Bike racing!!!!!  Dads won :-(

Scarves ready to be assembled by the GGz.

Who doesn't love a good twirl?

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OH Snap!

Back to school shopping was always a REALLY big deal in my house...lets be honest, shopping in general was a big deal :-) My sister, Maggie, and I each got our own shopping days with my mom. There was no two timing us when it came to back to school shopping. Mom devoted two days to each of us. One day for supplies and one day for clothes. Come to find out much later in life (like a few weeks ago) my dad was actually the driving force behind this shoptastic yearly event! He thought it was important to start getting us excited for school well before the year actually started. My favorite of the two days was always the supply shopping day. I still love stopping in the school supply aisle at Target and picking up a new binder or a bran new pack of multi colored Sharpie pens. I think girls still get pretty pumped to buy their b2s goodies.

I nearly stopped in my tracks the other day when I saw a little girl and her binder. I asked her if I could see what she had done and she was more than willing to show me! I told her that I was going to blog about her cute idea and that she just may start a b2s 2009 trend. I've tried to recreate exactly what she did...check it out and try it yourself!

1. You need all the colorful elastic headbands you can find laying around...I have about 10 million.

2. Grab a binder, notebook or even text book!

3. Crisscross ten or so headbands around your binder. Make it extra funky and crazy or make a pattern.

4. Tuck writing utensils and other commonly used supplies behind the bands! Totally cute. Totally practical. Totally cheap!

Wonderful World of Window Clings!

So the weather is uber crappy here in the Chi today (well actually for about the last week)! What better to do than bust into the new school supplies you bought for your girlz and make something fabulous with them...since your stuck in the house anyway! The Glitter Girlz have you covered! This should all be stuff you have right in your house so you don't even have to spend any additional dough. Pretty radical huh? Follow the steps below and you will have some super fantastical window/refrigerator clings....

HERE IS WHAT YOU DO:

1. Get all the "Stuff" together.

STUFF:

-Glue

-Glitter (duh!)

-Cookie Cutters

-Wax Paper (I had to use foil but use WAX!)

-Food Coloring

-Little Bowls

-Spoons

2. Pour some glue in a little bowl (I personally only use Fiesta Ware because its pretty). Add a TINY bit of water. I'm talking like 5 drops. Add a few drops of food coloring to the mix and stir it up until its just a little bit runnier than normal Elmers. You need to be able to pour it. It should be about the consistency of shampoo.

3. Lay your cookie cutter on the foil or wax paper with the sharp side on the paper. Metal cutters work the best but use whatever you've got! Fill the shapes with thin layers of the colorful glue. The layer should be as thin as possible without being see through at all! You may have to push the glue around in the shape so that every little nook is filled...this is important! You can also use your spoon to drizzle glue into crazy free form shapes. Check out the stems I made for my flowers!

4. Repeat the previous steps with more colors and more shapes! You probably have quite a few windows in your house...so go crazy, make a million of these things!

5. Now its time for the fun part, the GLITTER! We only use Martha Stewart glitter....duh! But you can use whatever kind you'd like. Sprinkle different colors on your shapes until your little heart is content. I tend to go overboard with this part. I tend to go overboard with most things though. As Mae West said, "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful".

6. Now comes the part I hate. WAITING! Ugh. I hate waiting for anything...especially a craft or my nails to be done drying. These normally take about 10 hours to dry. Thats like 10 episodes of 90210 you can watch (old school 90210).

7. The big reveal! Okay so this the fun part. Carefully peel the cling away from the foil and the cookie cutter and VOILA! You did it girl. You may have to trip the edges with scissors wear the glue bled under the cookie cutter a bit.

Stick these babies on the windows or the fridge and people will be jealous. just saying :-)

Have fun! xoxo. Ellie