Last week we had my parents visiting us and I couldn’t pass up on the chance to ask my super creative dad to colaborate with me in a DIY project for the blog. I found a great set of wood plates, and I always use them for picnics, but had an extra one ready to be used for something fun, so we came out with this idea while walking around our local craft store. I love how whimsical this cake stand looks, and would look great at a kid’s woodland theme party or baby shower. My dad’s chalk lettering skills came in handy for this photoshoot.
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Pirate Birthday Party
A few weeks ago was my nephew’s third birthday. The party was Pirate themed and a total success. I absolutely loved the custom cake, cupcakes, cake pops, cookies, and other treats, and all the fun decorations. We used a plain blue tablecloth and a $3 fish net from the party store for the main table to tie it all together with a nautical theme. The gold chocolate coins overflowing from an old wooden box we already had is another one of my favorite elements! I’ve never seen a happier group of little pirates in my life.
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Red & White Christmas Party
We returned from our cousin’s lovely wedding in Northern California and had just a few days to put together a last minute Christmas dinner for us and a few friends who were in town. I love incorporating natural materials into decor whenever I can. Last year we spent Christmas in North Carolina and grabbed some amazing pinecones from my father-in-law’s backyard which I’ve saved to use in our winter party decor. Since we didn’t have a real tree, but we love that pine smell, my husband clipped a few small branches from the pine trees outside our condo, and we added to that some fresh cut roses and red carnations and…
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Sweet Birthday Party * Free Printables
I love to have a decorative theme that ties different elements of my party together. I’m not talking “everything has to be the exact same color and style”, but something subtle and sophisticated that pops up here and again. Besides the obvious candy theme, I created a graphic of multi-colored dots that I used in several places. The dots remind me of candies, they’re light, airy, fun, and happened to match some Martha Stewart truffle wrappers and coasters that I also used for my party. Sorry to send your invite out so late, but here it is, the Sweet Birthday Party invitation I sent to friends via email. I used…