Mittino: Laundry Day

A few weeks ago I attended a bridal shower for my cute cousin Ellen! I am so excited for her!

Everyone was given a "First" on their invitations. This was then you're assigned gift for the couple's "First"as a married couple. We then come up with our own ideas as to what to actually give. Examples are: First Dinner, First Game Night, First Kitchen Mess, etc.

My "First" was Laundry Day! Because laundry is so exciting I knew it could be a very exciting gift… or not so much. So, I wanted to at least have a great presentation, and think a little outside the box.

I have been wanting to try my hand at making a cute vinyl sign for quite a while now. So, I started looking on Pinterest for ideas! I wrote down a bunch of quotes that I liked and then I started searching on the Silhouette Online Store for even more ideas! I only had a few days from when I received the invitation to the date of the shower but I was so excited to make a sign, I didn't let it stop me.

It stopped by the craft store on my way home from work the next day, picked out an unfinished piece of wood, and some paint. I painted the first coat that night to get it going.

By this time I knew I wanted it to read: Laundry Room - Loads of Fun! and if possible I wanted a picture of a clothesline. I really wasn't sure what I would be able to fit on the sign. I came across this perfect download in the Silhouette Online Store. It had almost all of the elements I was looking for! The sign I bought was very square-ish so I did have to make some modifications to make it work. Using the Silhouette tools I was able to design my sign, cut it out of vinyl, and voila!

I then decided that I should have all of the gifts, in an actual laundry basket for a cute presentation. This sounded good in my mind until I realized how deep the basket really was, and how you couldn't see the gift items in it! So, I found a box in the garage, and wrapped some red cellophane paper around it to hep prop up the gift items.

While I was out shopping for the rest of the laundry supplies/gifts I found some great mini-clothespins at WalMart! I just had to get them. They were that cute finishing touch I was looking for :)