Pink Chevron:

This year has truly been one of those years that I feel like my creative well has dried up. Life lately has been consumed by family, hospital visits, more hospital visits, traveling for hospital visits and my little toddler Victoria. When my dear Aunt approached me to help her plan a Bridal Shower for her future daughter-in-law I just couldn't say no. The perfectionist in me needed to help her make it perfect and special for the bride-to-be, and I knew it would be the perfect distraction from my day to day. It would take up all of saved up energy, but I'm glad I made the time for it! Enjoy!

Stationary Design / Fresh Linen Press

Cake / Cake Designs by Edda

Straws / Hey Yo Yo

Rentals / Imperial Party Rentals

Seeing Owls:

For the past year, Owl patterns have been all the rage. I've been seeing them everywhere from invitations, to fabrics, to iPad covers, Pottery Barn even had a whole line of gear in a beautiful pink and brown pattern, even Michael's had a selection of Owl themed items in their dollar section. When Kim from Everything Etsy approached me to submit some printables for one of her roundups, I couldn't refuse! I've been a fan of her web site for such a long time! So I decided to join the bandwagon, and design an Owl Theme Mini Party Kit! Here is the finished product! Read Kim's post here!

 

   Download the Party Kit Here

Set includes

Invitation

Two Inch Tags

Blank Tent Cards

Napkin Rings

Fabric Lust:

So to continue the post about 'V's playroom, eventually I'd love to make bench cushions for the Expedit Shelves. This way, there will be a comfortable place to sit, especially for grandparents. I was really excited when I found this great tutorial on how to make them! I have zero sewing skills, and this tutorial by IHeart Organizing was right up my alley! Now comes the hard part. Which fabric to use!!

 

See all the great fabric selections from this store!

You can order samples for a $1 each!

 

Etsy to the rescue:

Little side projects have been a nice distraction during these last six months. Normally I don't have time for much, between day job, hospital runs, and my active 2 year old, but I made it a point to find the time and help a friend who needed ideas for her daughter's birthday party. I had less than a week to round up the details to bring it all together! Thank goodness she fell in love with a theme I already had in my Etsy Shop!

 

You can get this design here!

Cherry Blossom:

These last couple of months have been fun as I've been designing a few custom party themes and invitations! It's always a nice creative break from my day to day job! This one was a Cherry Blossom theme for a special bride's Bridal Shower. The Maid of Honor wanted matching papergoods, which included Invitations, Menus, Table Numbers, and tags for the dessert table and favors!

 

{Photography taken by Bride's friend Michelle Hernandorena-Garcia}

{Shop for the Cherry Blossom DIY Party Kit here}

Gadgets:

I love useful gadgets! Recently I fell in love with the website Quirky. My favorite item from their site is the porter for grilling; just recently we had family over for a weekend BBQ, and I had to prepare several trays for the raw and cooked food! This is a great space saver and I love that it comes in a simple, modern white design!

{ $34.99 }

Bee Party Printables:

I finally got around to adding a new item to my etsy shop! The Vintage Bumble Bee Party Kit from my daughter's birthday! Enjoy!

Buy it here!

Green Bags:

Now that we live in this new society of sustainability, many new products have entered the market that promote a "greener" way of living. Having said that, I must admit that as hard as I try to recycle, I'm not doing the most that I could be! Nevertheless, everything happens in baby steps. Yesterday I found this adorable Etsy shop of reusable sandwich and snack bags, Bagitconscious, and of course I immediately had to place an order. The most difficult part was deciding which pattern to choose. I figure, if you're going to go "green", you might as well do it in a fashionable way! Below are some of my favorite products!

Sandwich and Snack Bags $13.25

Set of Three Sandwich Bags $20.00

(You choose Fabric)

Reusable Bamboo Cutlery & Pouch $15.00

(Photos from Bagitconscious)

iomoi:

I can't get enough of these customizable IPhone cases from iomoi. Of course I'm also obsessed with everything else they have, from their decorative pillows to their canvas totes.

Bee Party:

 I finally got the time to go through my daughter's First birthday party photos. When I started planning her party eight months ago,  I wanted to design something special & unique for this celebration. I figured when she gets old enough, I may not have a say in the theme of her parties. I loved the idea of a Rustic Bumble Bee Theme, and we were touched by the opening line of The Bee Movie - According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. It's wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee of course flies anyways, because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. My daughter was born at 26 weeks, and overcame many obstacles to make it to her First Birthday, so we knew this would set the tone for her Bumble Bee Theme.   

I designed all paper goods, including the invitation, tags for food, the banner, and the goodie bags. For the kids’ goodie bags, I ordered Muslin Bags from CelestialGifts, and then designed a custom iron on logo, that read “Thank you for Buzzing by”. The goodie bags contained bubbles, bumble bee tattoos, sunflower seedling starter kits, and The Bee Movie.

My creative friend from Paperglitter was kind enough to offer her help and make three Beehive Piñatas for different kids’ age groups. This helped a great deal since there were about 30 kids ranging from ages 3 to 10.

The dessert buffet had lots of treats, besides the birthday cake, it included honeycomb cereal, honey teddy grahams, yellow gumballs, various flavors of candy sticks, and chocolate and vanilla cupcakes by a local baker, Golosinas. I found wooden letters at a local Michael's store to spell One. 

I worked very closely with my friend from The Posh Nosh Cakery to design a cake that had a hint of the Bee Theme without being too caricature like.  

Photography by: www.denisecruzstudio.com

Color Straws: HeyYoYo

Papergoods: Fresh Linen Press

Gilt:

For those of you not yet familiar with Gilt Groupe, its another one of those member only sites where you can get good deals on designer items. This week has many great finds, especially for baby items. As a new mom, any good deal helps! This week they are featuring beautiful modern items from brand name companies.

Click here for an invitation to Gilt Groupe

Victoria's Baptism:

When I started designing all of the details for Victoria's Baptism, I knew the color had to be Robin's Egg Blue or Tiffany Blue. Being that Im not a fan of the color pink, I wanted a color that would be elegant yet feminine. I had been looking forward to her Baptism for a long time, so I truly enjoyed planning this small event for forty. The Invitation and other papergoods designed by Fresh Linen Press.

 {Mini Chocolate Mousse Cups by Gilbert's Bakery}

 {Vanilla Cupcakes}

{Raspberry Lollipops}

{Chocolate Truffle Favors by the The Posh Nosh Cakery}

{Photography by Brooke Nelson Sharpe}

{Click here to purchase Vintage Tiffany Blue Party Kit}

Good Stock:

Im an old fashioned girl at heart, but I must admit I love technology. I can't go anywhere without my iphone and I love that I can do just about anything on it. I'm mostly in love with all these companies that have popped up on the internet to create and publish photo books. I'm not a big scrapbooking fan; I just don't have the patience for all the cutting and gluing. My motto is that a perfect photo album is one mouse click away. Recently I was researching (cost effective) sources to get such a book published. I don't mind the books that I make on my Mac, but I wanted something with a little more design flexibility. Every time I dive into the internet for research, I somehow always manage to stumble onto treasures, and Good Stock was one of them. They create amazing photo books, they are costly, way out of my budget, but worth every penny if you  are planning on giving a truly special gift to someone.

Eye Candy:

Some beautiful hand painted signs from Chocolate Butterbean. These make me want to get married all over again!

Home Office:

Im dying to have a little corner (or entire room)  at home to call my own. Someday I'd love to have a cozy home office where I can escape and design. These home offices below are very inspiring!

House to Home 

Image found here 

Image found via The Wallflower

Blog Love:

Stumbled on this recently and I'm in love, check out their shop Urbanic Designs for absolutely to-die-for stationery design!

{Visit Parcel Post}

It's a Free Party:

Last week's baby shower game really inspired me to design a mini party kit to match. Believe it or not, I'm actually surrounded by quite a few soon-to-be moms. I figured I'd design something since I might get recruited for design/party planning ideas! These are just a few items I came up with, but the possibilities are endless.

 

1. Download Invitation

2. Download Tags

3. Download rings for napkins or water bottles

4. Download Game