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First Birthday Thank You Cards

March 11, 2015

It feels like it was just yesterday when Grayson turned one. I have so much to share with you all about the past months. One of these things is the diy thank you card I made for Grayson’s birthday. In getting everything together for the little one’s party I thought of thank you cards. This is […]

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diy terrarium

August 6, 2014

Ever since this party, I have been pretty in love with terrariums. So when I stumbled across a Crate & Barrel gift certificate I decided to run out and buy this bowl to create a Coffee Table Terrarium. You can find an illustrated how-to guide here or follow the directions below to create your very own. I think they are great as […]

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{baby sprinkle} diy dip dyed jars

May 30, 2014

Nothing like a little DIY in your life when it comes to party decor. When deciding on the centerpieces for the lovely baby sprinkle I was hosting, I envisioned clusters of gold, dip-dyed jars. I am really into the whole metallic thing right now. Picture me in my kitchen, fishing through cabinets, deciding what prettily-packaged […]

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{terrarium party} diy

April 18, 2014

In trying to decide what diy to create for our terrarium making party, I realized that the diy is happening at the party. We are making the terrariums! So I decided to make an illustrated instructions sheet, the how to of terrariums. After drawing the illustrations and typing up the directions I printed these beauties […]

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{terrarium party} printable invitation

March 28, 2014

What better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than by filling a couple jars with succulents. We are gearing up for our little garden party, starting with these invitations. Deets: Fonts: TallNBubbly and Print Clearly Paper: Paper Bag Cover Weight from Paper Source Envelope: A6 in Papaya from Paper Source After drawing around five different types […]

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{oscar party} diy chalkboard cheese platter

February 21, 2014

When revving up for a party I always find myself in a creative, want-to-make-something-right-now kind of mood. For the Oscar Party I decided on a chalkboard cheese platter. Nothing like some delicious cheeses to go with a little champagne. What I love best about this project is that the material list is short and the […]

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{oscar party} invitations

February 14, 2014

The theme has been picked, inspiration found, and now the Oscar Party invitations are going out. I hand drew the patterns for this invitation and then completed it using Adobe Illustrator. This method rocks because you can have a hand-drawn aesthetic without having to actually hand draw a boat load of invites. I went for […]

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{diy} mr. & mrs. ring boxes

August 29, 2013

I was so honored to help out with Nick & Sharilyn’s wedding by making these charming mr. & mrs. ring boxes. I was completely inspired by the ring bearer box Sharilyn had pinned and immediately had an idea. The happy couple was planning on having two fabulous little ones as their two handsome ring […]

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{diy} honey bee party favors

August 13, 2013

Nothing like a sweet quote to set the stage of a rehearsal dinner. I helped put these lovely little honey bee party favors together for Nick and Sharilyn. We were able to a some local flare with the help of my mom-in-law, Debbie’s, neighbor who has his own backyard honey bees. With the cutest weck […]

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{inspired} diy shelving

July 13, 2013

{A Beautiful Mess} I’d like to put new shelving in our living room. Two IKEA shelves that I found for the crazy deal of 29.99 a piece currently adorn the largest wall of the room. You can see how I styled them after our move here. I bought them for our first apartment seven year […]