Modern Lego Starwars Party

Hi, everyone! Today I am excited to share my brother's tenth birthday party, which was a Lego Starwars theme. He actually had three parties, so I will soon share the other two as well. I went with Yoda colors for this party, which were green, brown and tan, and added gold. The gold letter balloons look a bit odd because I didn't have a D, so I used a backwards G. Also, I had to substitute the E with F and L. The stars were silver, but I hand-painted them brown and gold. I handmade the favors, which I'm afraid were a combination of favors I found on Pinterest, not my ideas. I will share them in detail in a future post. The 'Luke, I am your Water' was also an idea I found online from several paerties, although I made the printable. I copied the lightsabers I saw online for pretty much every Starwars party. There are lots of tutorials, and they are really easy to make. It was actually a pool party, and we blew up at least 150 water balloons, but I didn't get many pictures, so you can only see a small pile below. I handmade the poster and labels, and the cake was from Ingles. I mainly got my color scheme inspiration from this dinosaur party. I hope you enjoy!

I hope you'll visit again soon! -Lauryn

10 DIY Gifts an Artist Could Make for Less than $2

Whether it's for Valentine's, Easter, birthdays, or Christmas, gifts are difficult. They are also, many times, expensive. So, here is a list of stylish but practical gifts artists can make for less than $2!

1. Design a tee-shirt. I buy tee-shirts from Dollar Tree, and then paint a character the gift recipient loves with acrylic paint. Not only is it a custom, thoughtful, and fun gift, it's also very practical!

2. A Typography Print. Typography/calligraphy prints are very popular, fun to make, and stylish.
They can be made either by hand or digitally.

3. Draw or Paint a Character. This is a great gift for children!

4. Create Pottery. Okay, this will probably cost more than $2, but if you divide the clay into separate gifts, each gift can still be less than that. As an example, I created ring-dishes for friends and a teacher.

5. Polymer Clay Jewelry. There are countless tutorials and ideas for necklace charms, rings, and other polymer jewelry. These all require small amounts of clay, and should therefore cost less than $1.

6. A Custom Portrait. If you like to draw people, you could draw a custom portrait of somebody (or of their pet). Who wouldn't like that?

7. String Art. You can get a free pallet from almost anywhere, buy the string at thrift stores for $0,50, and all you need are the nails (assuming you have a hammer), which cost around $1.50. 

8. A Custom Sign. Again, find a free pallet, but this time only use one board, and paint a custom massage with acrylic paint (which is $0.50 a bottle at Walmart).

9. Draw or Paint a Landscape. Think of somewhere the gift recipient loves, and paint or draw a picture of it.

10. A Scrapbook or Journal. Who wouldn't love a sentimental scrapbook, bible journal, smash book journal, or vacation journal? Whatever type of journal it is, it is sure to make a great gift and can easily be done for less than $2.

That was all ten gift ideas. I hope this is helpful!
-Lauryn

The Best of 2016

Before I begin some brand-new posts, I want to look back at 10 of The Vibrant Vision Blog's best posts in 2016:

The Top 5 Parties from 2016:

William's Down the Rabbit Hole Party


My Classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Party


My Indigo Boho Easter Party


Mother's Day Party, 2016


Riley's Modern Minnie Mouse 3rd Birthday

The Top 5 DIY Projects from 2016:

DIY Birthday Gifts in a Jar

DIY Orange Vanilla Sugar Scrub

DIY Out-of-the-Blue Party in a Box

Handmade Classic White Rabbit Costume

DIY Magic Wands

I can't wait to begin this year with new posts! I plan on posting twice a week, so visit again soon!

-Lauryn