the most popular guy on thanksgiving day gets sweetened and here are a few delectable treats that for sure the kids (and adults) are going to love!
made out of cookies, candy corn, oreos, cakepops and more ~ you can have turkey for dessert too!
holiday photo cards
Sunday, November 6, 2011
our little family finally had our holiday photo session with my niece, ailynne yesterday. she was very patient with us especially with an uncooperative 4 year old who preferred to play with his mighty sword rather than posing for portraits. really? nevertheless, we had so much fun and within 35 minutes we wrapped it up and hoped for wonderful shots!
while waiting for the proofs, i am having a hard time picking our family photo christmas card design. those lucky family and friends receiving our cards this year, you will know what we picked. and yes, we'll vote on it. including the little one!
if you have not decided on your's yet, here are some fabulous ones i found online :
ornament photo cards via tiny prints
photo card books by minted
holiday collection in colorpress giclee (sprayed ink in Italian 100 % cotton "rag" paper) by erin condren
modern holiday photo cards by pretty smitten
photo card printables from party box design
fun festive cards from nico and lala
an aqua and orange giraffe first birthday
Friday, November 4, 2011
today's party feature is such a cute first birthday celebration for my dear friend marie's little girl, lauren. it's loaded with bright colors and pattern and some of the cutest party details!
here's what marie had to share (take note of all her awesome vendors!) :
"Lauren's birthday is a week before Halloween so I immediately thought of using the color orange for her first birthday party. However, I did not want her first birthday to be centered on a Halloween theme, so I scoured the internet for inspiration. Lauren loves her Sophie La Girafe toy so when I saw this Goofy Giraffe invitation from Tiny Prints, I was smitten. The invitation is meant for boys (I think) so I decided to use the color aqua instead of blue. I also wanted to incorporate the chevron pattern somewhere so it was serendipitous that I found this cotton twill fabric in chevron and aqua from fabric.com. You'll see it used throughout the party: from the treats table and mantle backdrops to the guest table toppers.
I thought of designing the other party printables but it isn't something I do everyday and it was only a few more weeks before the party, so I decided to hand over the reins to the experts. I chose FrogPrince Paperie to design the banner, milk cartons, treat boxes, water bottle labels, square tent cards and two inch circles. The latter was used as cupcake toppers, thank you circles tied to favors and stickers for the party hats, orange treat bags, and clear beverage cups.
Scrapbook paper in an orange and white chevron pattern was used to line the white melamine trays that held the water bottles, cups, plates, napkins and plastic flatware. I also used scrapbook paper to create the childrens' party hats."
adorable birthday girl party hat by shoplissy
more from marie : "I decorated the fireplace mantle as a backdrop for Lauren's high chair and photos for our family of four. Anchored by an aqua chevron fabric backdrop, I hung pomettes from Pomflair, wrapped a 23 inch paper mache letter L in orange polka dot fabric, and framed recent studio photos of the birthday girl. I also added a vase of an orange crafted flower also found on the guest tables"
marie's husband created the wood frame for the backdrop and then she covered it with the chevron fabric. it turned out pretty fantastic and all dressed-up! oh, and those sweets are tempting!
little guests were handed out giraffe plush toys and adults took home brownies wrapped in custom made treat boxes by Frog Prince Paperie!
sweet desserts were dressed up with fondant toppers by Two Sugar Babies (chevron toppers) and Clineffs Confections (#1)
the gorgeous backyard and perfect california weather!
a clown came for entertainment and kids had fun with face painting, moon bounce, balloon animals, pinatas and more! for the bigger kids and adults, a photo booth was set-up for some crazy photo session everyone can enjoy!
big sister melissa (left) had fun with friends dressing up for the photo booth!
the precious birthday girl with a sweet plush toy giraffe!
thanks marie for sharing lauren's fun and memorable first birthday party! there were tons of beautiful pictures, it was hard to pick a few to post!
party details and more :
invites : TINY PRINTS
banner + party circles + treat boxes + bottle wrappers : RENEE ADLER for FROG PRINCE PAPERIE
scrapbook paper : MOO & PUPPY
poms + pomettes : POM FLAIR
chevron fondant toppers : TWO SUGAR BABIES
1 fondant toppers : CLINEFFS CONFECTIONS
orange + aqua straws : HEY YO YO
photo booth props : THE PARTY COMPANY
giraffe onesie : MAC & ME
orange skirt on birthday girl : MY COUTURE BEBE
party hat : SHOP LISSY
plush giraffe party favors : CELEBRATE EXPRESS
birthday cake : ROSE BAKERY
party rentals : AV PARTY RENTALS
moon bounce : JUMP FOR FUN
clown entertainment : CHILDREN'S CHOICE ENTERTAINMENT
all photographs by the creative mom, MARIE!
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