Ladies, are you like me?!?
I truly love to have friends and family come and stay with me, but the pressure I put on myself to have the house perfectly clean, beautifully decorated and delicious meals served one after the other... well....... I'm not gonna lie..... it FREAKS me out!
So I have a little trick to show you...
I figure if you distract them a little and the first thing they see when they walk into the guest bedroom puts a smile on their face, maybe they'll overlook the floor boards that weren't dusted....
So most of you are familiar with Tablescaping... stick with me here...this is Bedscaping...
This little guy will greet your guest and they will be so "tickled" with him, that they might not even want to bathe, for fear of having to tear him apart!
So, I will take you through the steps of creating your own little distraction...
All that is required is one bath towel and one hand towel:
First, take the bath towel and fold it in half width wise.
Then take the two edges and roll them each until they meet in the center:
Take the towel, not disturbing the rolled edges that you just made and fold it in half.
Stand up the towel with all four rolled edges on the bed.
Next you take the hand towel.... crease it with your hands so you can see where the center is.
Start rolling the towel from the top center on each side until they meet in the middle...
Flip it over to the back carefully ....
Fold down the straight edge about 2 to 3 inches....
Separate the ears carefully and roll up the trunk and gently place it on the legs/body.
Then, find some sunglasses and make the coolest little fellow to greet you guest on top of their bed!
TAH-DAH !!!!! There you have it!
Okay, so I might have exagerated a little....maybe it won't solve all of your entertaining dilemmas, but at least you will have a skill that will get you hired on a cruise ship!Now take yourself over to Susan's Between Naps on the Porch to look at more transformations!
How adorable and funny. mishelle
ReplyDeleteToo Cute Rose seen they on cruise ships and just loved them...now I wonder if I put one in the kitchen guest's won't notice my cooking ha ha!! thanks for sharing...hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
ReplyDeleteChuckle, chuckle, hey whatever it takes. I love the towel art lesson!! It's a fabulous way to lighten up...
ReplyDeleteCute idea! I like your idea of distracting them. lol I have guests coming the next two weekends, I might have to try that since I haven't gotten around to dusting either. :)
ReplyDelete~Michelle
Brilliant! I love your idea of distracting guests from the dust bunnies. Truly, that's making a first impression - in the guest room. :)
ReplyDeleteOh Rose...I love this! Can I make a herd of them so no one will notice the rest of my house??? ...
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Okay! How stinking adorable is that!! Love it. Such a simple little treat for the guest room!
ReplyDeleteLOL This is soo cute and brings back great memories of the little guys that greeted us every night on our last cruise. Great how-to.
ReplyDeleteSo cool! I bought a book from the cruise ship and attended a lesson there too but I can never remember how to do it. You made it look so easy. Thanks!...Christine
ReplyDeleteThat's adorable! Did you think of that yourself? Linda
ReplyDeleteOH that is just too adorable for words.... I am going to make me one....
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing us
Hugs;
Alaura
This is so cute! Thanks so for the instructions!
ReplyDeleteCool, I always wanted to know how to do those! Thanks. ~ Robyn
ReplyDeleteHow cute is that!!! I loved the step by step, I'm am a visual person... We must be so much alike I drive everyone crazy when we have company coming with my cleaning and cooking. I guess we could have worse habbits... LOL
ReplyDeleteVery Cute! They do those on the cruises. It was fun each day to come back to our cabin to see what towel animal they made us.
ReplyDeleteHahaha! I love it! I am going to have to try that; we have frequent house guests, and this sure beats the mint on the pillow!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Cass
Oh, Rose, this is so cute! I'm sure you'd be hired to make the towel animals on Royal Carribean!
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Cute! I am going to go grab a couple towels and give it a try!
ReplyDeleteOh, that is so cute! How whimsical!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I had no idea where you were going with it until the end.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your nice comments on my post...most of my blog for the last month has been about this process!
I have to try this! I have a old friend I haven't seen in 12 years coming to visit for a week. I know she'd get a kick out of this...and I know I won't get the baseboards dusted lol. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteToo cute! I'm trying this for sure in my upstairs guestroom...maybe they won't look at the dusty blinds?! :-) L~
ReplyDeleteI love that idea! I'll use it when my in-laws come visit for a month!
ReplyDeletethank you for stopping by my first attempt at Met Monday, my lack of knowledge shines through but i will get it right yet...lol Oh my gosh this is the sweetest, really enjoyed reading the instructions right up to the final result.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing
hugs
janet
This is adorable will have to try it;) Thanks!! French
ReplyDeleteSo cute Rose! I want to just go make one for myself! Thanks for sharing those instructions. You are a woman of many talents. laurie
ReplyDeleteOh! This is too cute for words! Ditto Debbie's comment, I need a herd of them for my house! Thanks for the instructions, now I need to go practice! ♥
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea. I always wondered how they did that. Anything to distract from my awful guest room decorating will be of help to me.
ReplyDeleteHi Rose...Thanks so much for making this look so easy...What a fun thing to do! ;-) BO
ReplyDeleteOhhh Rose, how wonderful is that???? I can completly relate about putting pressure on myself when I have guests coming. I also often wondered when we were on vacation how the lovely housekeepers created little animals out of towls and washcloths. I will certainly give this a try. Thank you so much for the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Monday,
Tam
Rose,this is too cute for words. I think I might have to try this.I know I would be totally impressed if that were on my bed.Thank you for your kind comments on Debbies blog about my pantry, I really appreciate your thoughtful words. kathysue
ReplyDeleteWow Rose this was so much fun... I hope I can make one as cute as you did... My Grandsons would love them... Have a great day
ReplyDelete(((HUGS)))
Donna
What a cute trick and I WILL USE IT...ANN
ReplyDeleteTo cute!
ReplyDeleteNo need to freak out, I am positive your guests enjoy every visit!
That is so cool! I have seen these done when we stay at Disney resorts they make them and them on your pillow! This is my first elephant! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is AWESOME!! Thank you so much for sharing this little FUN!! going to check out the other site too! :) Have a BEAUTIFUL day!
ReplyDeleteThat is the cutest thing ever!
ReplyDelete:-) I have to try it! Susan
Amazing what you can do with a few folded towels... CUTE!
ReplyDeleteYou never cease to amaze me with your skills/tricks! :O)
ReplyDeleteI love it!!! I've always wanted to work on a cruise ship. Now I can pretend I do. I dream come true. lol. Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Rose...
ReplyDeleteGirl, I just love it when you stop by...thanks for all of your sweet, sweet comments!!!
Well my friend, I absolutely adore this little fellow that you made for your guests...and I'm positive that they'll be impressed!!!
That was a great tutorial...the instructions, step by step, were so clear that I think I can even make one...hehe!!! I'm definitely going to try!!! Thank you so much for sharing it with us...he's adorable!!! Your so creative and talented, Rose!!!
Love ya,
Chari
Oh I love this!!!! Thanks for showing us step by step how to make this adorable little elephant. As far as freaking out - well it seems that the last two-hours before my guests arrive, I used to feel a little panic - have I thought of everything? Did I forget something important? Finally, I just said "forget about it". It doesn't have to be perfect to be a beautiful gesture of hospitality. So I gave up trying to make it perfect and the panic seemed to subside. Whew! Was I glad to let that go! LOL! Have a great day! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is just the cutest idea,my grand daughter love it! I am going to give that a try.So true what you said about having guests,I'm the same way.Thanks for checking out our transformation today.I'm glad I found your blog.
ReplyDeleteCyndi
Awww cute, now how do I distract them from all the things I have thrown into the guest room and need to get out of there? LOL
ReplyDeleteBig big towels I guess.
Linda Q
My grand babies are going to get the biggest kick out of this! So cute!
ReplyDeleteKelly
How cute is that! I know I would be distracted by its cuteness. DD will love it!
ReplyDeleteTHAT might be the COOLEST thing I have ever seen!! Thanks for sharing! :-) HOW fun!
ReplyDeleteMonica
In response to your note over on my blog, that RMS commenter was a decorating dummyhead! :O)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Can you do bunnies too? I'd love a tutorial on that!
ReplyDeleteHe is adorable~!
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable! Thanks for the directions! Now I know I can find employment. LOL
ReplyDeleteThat is SO COOL, Rose!!!!!!! Where did you learn how to do that???
ReplyDeleteJustine :o )
Totally adorable! Now I have to work the arthritis kinks out of my fingers to do a good job with the rolling part ........ the step by step directions are so clear ... thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love that! And is it distracts my guests from the fact that the bedroom their staying in has a broken window - I'm all for it!!!
ReplyDeleteHey woman,,,,you live somewhere near me. I'm coming over to your house :)
ReplyDeleteSteady On
Reggie Girl
We recently went on a family cruise and my DD21 was just enamored with the towel animals. Won't she love when she comes home in a couple of weeks and she finds one here on the guest bed? :o) Thanks for the instructions!
ReplyDelete...please where can I buy a unicorn?
ReplyDeleteHi all. How are you?
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