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

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!

Boo:

I love Halloween, it's my favorite holiday, even more than Christmas. Now that I have a little girl, I have an excuse to over decorate! I'm head over heels in love with Paperglitter's Halloween Party Kit, not to mention the website's new fabulous make over with tons of new products! The kit is perfect for a mini pre Halloween party with the kids, specially since this year it lands on a Wednesday!

 

 

 

 

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}

Free:

It seems as if the holidays are only a blink of an eye away! It's never to early to start planning for all those treats for kids! Check out these beautiful, free, iron on Printables from Oscar + Emma Designs!

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!

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

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}

Baby Shower:

Im so happy to finally be able to share some of these pictures with you. This was a very untypical baby shower since I wanted to plan and design the whole thing. I had been trying for a long time to conceive, so this would be a very special celebration, and one that I knew I would pour my heart and soul into. From the beginning I had a very specific look in mind, I wanted a crisp and clean look. I especially didn't want to use the color pink just because I was having a girl. As fate would have it, two months before my shower I was admitted into the hospital for what would be an unknown amount of time. I immediately contacted all my vendors, some of whom I have close relationships with, to reschedule. In the end, I ended up having it on its originally scheduled date. My vendors were extremely understanding with my situation, and everything couldn't have looked more perfect, like I had always imagined it.

Credits:

See more photos at: 3 Little Words Photography

Flowers: Avant Gardens

Linens: Party Tables

Cookie Favors: Elsylee

Cake Pops: The Posh Nosh Cakery

Venue: Coral Gables Country Club

Invitations and Paper Goods: Designed by me

Sweet Tooth:

Are these not the most beautiful cookies you've ever seen? I can't wait to start planning Victoria's birthday parties to have an excuse to purchase them!

{Find them via Etsy seller TS Cookies}

New Year, New Parties:

Happy New Year! I wish everyone a wonderful 2011! So, I'm a little relieved that the craziness of the holidays is over. I'm a little bummed that my mini vacation was short lived and must now get back to reality. I am, however, very excited that in a little less than 5 months I will be welcoming a new little person into my life. Life lately has become about planning, planning, and more planning. Of course being the party lover ( and control freak) that I am, this was yet another excuse to create a unique event, called the Baby Shower. Trust me, I've already received an endless amount of comments from friends wondering why in the world I'm even involved in the process, and not just showing up for the food and gifts! But if you're like me, and love putting fêtes together, you will understand. So, to help me get my thoughts together, I created the following inspiration board. I will hopefully  be adding lots of little details of my process, and hopefully a freebie printable of my invitation! Stay tuned!   

Giving Thanks:

It's amazing how quickly the Holidays are sneaking up on us! And it's great to see all the adorable printables out there in theme of those Holidays! Just recently Paperglitter posted this adorable printable for Thanksgiving. This is a perfect place setting for a kids table to keep them busy, entertained and to remind them what Thanksgiving is all about!

{Visit Paperglitter to download the free Thanksgiving Party Kit}

Chic Halloween Soirée:

{Created at Style Me Pretty}

Totally Bananas:

I'm a little late posting this, but I've been feeling under the weather and not getting to my computer much. I'm excited to be sharing the first 'Boy Friendly' party kit from Paperglitter. It's absolutely adorable!   

{Purchase Monkey Party Kit here}

Damask:

I'm in love with the latest dessert table featured over at the Amy Atlas Blog. Besides loving beautifully designed parties, it reminds me of the colors and pattern my hubby used 3 years ago for a surprise birthday party he threw for me. Poor, sweet thing, I must have been obsessing over black damask and green so much he ended up using it on everything from the invitation to my cake!  

{Above photos via Amy Atlas}

{Invitation design by the hubby}

Wedding Bells:

I finally finished one of the bridal invitation suites I was working on. And when I mean "complete" I mean, invites printed, glued, assembled, including calligraphy on the outer envelopes! With a full time job, there was some night scheduling in order to finish everything on time for getting everything in the mail. I was specially happy that the bride loved the way the invitations came out, and at a budget she could afford. I remember calling several print places and remember getting this reaction when requesting a quote "Oh, so you want a $2000 invitation for practically nothing? That's impossible." I think that with a little creativity and perseverance, anything is possible.

Items ordered for 125 sets from Paper Presentation:

Coco A6 Pockets:  $180.70

RSVP Envelope in Tropical Green: $21.25

Flat 5x7 Backing card in Tropical Green: $40.00

Outer Envelope in Tropical Green: $31.25

Flat 2x3 card for outside Label: $20.00

Printing (which included custom cutting): $235.00

In order to keep the printing cost down, we opted for

Digital printing rather than Thermographic printing

Etsy:

I've been a busy bee lately trying to get my Etsy shop off the ground. Im really excited about this undertaking, as it is something I've wanted to do for a long time! I've been busy shopping for materials, shooting the products and finalizing designs! With a full time job, that means many late nights and busy weekends! It should hopefully be up and running soon. Here is a sneak peak of some products that will be available. I hope you visit back soon!

Make-Over:

I love a make-over, whether it's in the real world or the cyber world! Paperglitter has just recently revamped their website for their First Birthday and it looks adorable and stylish. I love how they have re-organized all their printables for easier and faster access to all their freebies and items available for purchase via their Etsy shop. They have even added a new section featuring photos of real parties featuring their printables, like the one below! I can't wait to see what they have in store for the new year ahead! Happy Birthday Paperglitter!

{Photo from Paperglitter via Cakes by Jeannie}

Ooh La La:

"Run" don't "walk" to Paperglitter's Etsy Shop and check out the new Parisian inspired party printables! I could go on and on about it, but you have to check it out for yourself! It's trés chic!

{Photography by David Rosario}

Bridal Fête:

With Spring in the air, I felt inspired to create a board with a bridal brunch in mind. I love the color aqua paired with yellow, it's feminine, yet different.

  

1. Cupcake ideas from Country Living

2. Paper Wink Notecards

3. PomLove

4. Centerpieces

5. Yellow Candy

6. Apothecary Jars