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Floral Lemon Name Cards

June 30, 2016 ·

We are continuing with the citrus and floral theme with today’s post! Since I am convinced the best way to take an event from nice to super fancy is to include name cards today I am sharing a super easy way to greet your dinner guests with bright lemon and floral!

But first can we just talk about how it is almost July?! And that the upcoming holiday totally just snuck up on us two? But don’t fear, we have done a ton of fun July 4th posts in the past two years so if you’re looking for last minute party ideas before you enjoy your fireworks check out these ideas: boom box, July 4th picnic, and xx. What are your holiday plans for the weekend? Greg and I are heading to New York with our friends to eat delicious food and see Hamilton! Well I will be seeing the show, Greg sold his ticket for a hefty profit which I refused to do. And I think I made the right decision. I’ll be sure to let you know how it is in person, I seriously could not be more excited!!

Now to the DIY!

Lemons //
Pen or marker (black is best) //
Glue gun //
Flowers //
Scissors //

Steps

1. Cut your flowers just below the head. I used two to three flowers per lemon plus some leaves.

2. Place a small dot of glue on the left side of your lemon

3. Secure your flowers on top of the glue. Add leaves or other greenery to add dimensions.

4. Write your guest’s name in the middle of he lemon and place it on your plate.

Vintage Citrus Floral Birthday Party

June 13, 2016 ·

A couple weekends ago we celebrated our baby’s second birthday with our families. Stella had such a wonderful time, we had a yummy meal, and lots of fun even though we also got rained in and had a rather terrifying experience.

I’m serious. Terror ensued. Everything got set up and ready outside but just before we were about to sit down to eat, it started to rain (ugh) so we quickly moved the whole party inside. Luckily I had already gotten my pictures (phew!) and we had plenty of room to still set everything up all pretty inside.

But, just after moving everything inside and just before dinner was ready, we saw a bee.

Then we saw another one. And after we took care of that one we saw three more. After killing about 15 bees, things finally settled down and we ate our dinner, opened Stelly’s presents and had cake in peace. Now, maybe my telling of the story doesn’t sound so terrifying but it is because bees are the WORST. They are my literal biggest fear. Well, to be fair, wasps and yellow jackets and the like are the actual worst. I love bees because they make honey and honey is my favorite thing ever. But still, they’re all kind of similar and they all fly and can really hurt you and so that’s scary.

I’m terrified of bees because I’ve been stung (more correctly bit) on at least six different occasions and on every single one, I got 5+ stings. That’s right, I’ve been downright attacked by bees more times than I can count on one hand and for that reason, they are so much scarier than spiders, mice, snakes or anything in the ocean. haha JK, I refuse to get in the ocean because everything in there is so much scarier than a bee. I’m a wuss.

And, just so you know, the party didn’t end with no bee incidents. The birthday girl, our sweet and happy Stelly, got stung at the end. There was a docile bee crawling around on the floor and was blending in perfectly so we didn’t see it. It may have been hit before and didn’t die or it may have just been tired cus it was late at night by this point. Either way, poor Stella was just sitting there and then the saddest crying I’ve ever heard and my heard broke and now she is scared of bees too :(

DIY fresh flower leis

May 9, 2016 ·

I am so excited about sharing today’s party craft idea! Now I have nothing against bouquets in a bridal party but why not do something a little bit different at by wearing fresh flower leis instead of carrying a bouquet? Or if you don’t have an upcoming wedding, how about giving out these leis as a party favor at your next party or shower? The possibilities here are pretty endless (psst…more ideas are at the end!)

These flower leis are surprisingly easy to make and of course are inspired by the traditional Hawaiin lei – which has been a favorite of mine since childhood. By using your favorite flowers (I picked daisies and asters) you can totally customize your lei to match your clothes or party theme! And if you want a longer lasting lei just use fake flowers from your local craft store.

Above I am wearing a lovely lei made from fake flowers I got at Michael’s. If you want a large lei like this one, buy bigger flowers. If you want a more dainty necklace grab some smaller blooms (note this will take more flowers overall) like my tulip lei below!

I actually love the fake flower leis just as much as the fresh flowers! But the fresh ones are easier to thread even if they don’t last long (mine lasted until the next day) so they both have their pros!

Circus Animal Cookie First Birthday Party

June 25, 2015 ·

It’s here! Today I am sharing with you Stella’s first birthday party: my animal cookie, sprinkle-filled labor of love!

Are you maybe wondering where this animal cookie obsession came from?! Theres a story behind it actually!

When I was 9 months pregnant with my Stella, I had this day where all I could think about was those pink and white frosted Circus Animal Cookies. I hadn’t had them in a very long time so it was kind of weird that I suddenly wanted nothing but them but I could not get them out of my mind! This was probably the only time in my pregnancy I’d say I experienced those “pregnancy cravings”.

I was at work that day and my husband had driven me so I didn’t have a car to run to the store and find them and after work we had to rush and meet my family for pictures so no time to stop! That night I designed a birthday party invitation featuring the little treats but it didn’t quite fill the need, surprisingly ;) The next morning I still really wanted the cookies but we were rushing to get to my baby shower so we couldn’t make a stop. But then something magical happened!

I showed up to my shower that Malissa had put together and there on the favor table was a huge jar of animal cookies!! She had no idea I’d had this intense craving, she just decided they’d look cute at the party (and they did)!

Ever since then, I’ve had this fascination with those cute little cookies! Remember when I dressed Stella up as one for her first Halloween?! So what better theme than pink and white and sprinkles all over for her first birthday?!

I didn’t focus too much on the circus aspect of the party because, let’s face it, that’s been done before! But I did include a few circus/carnival elements like tickets on the tables and on these adorable confetti filled balloon wands! The invite was ticket shaped and there were tons of carnival games with prizes for the kids to play. You can purchase the invitation here.

Floral Lemon Name Cards

Vintage Citrus Floral Birthday Party

DIY fresh flower leis

Circus Animal Cookie First Birthday Party

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