Twinkle Twinkle First Birthday Party

*This post may contain affiliate links, click here for more information.* Twinkle twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are…   My sweet baby girl turned 1!  Well, it’s almost been 6 months already, but it was a great party!  We celebrated Miss Louise in style with a pink and gold twinkle twinkle little star party.  Today… Continue reading Twinkle Twinkle First Birthday Party

Advice for the Love Birds — Add Personalization Using PicMonkey

  I shared the template for an advice game I created for my friends small surprise love birds bridal shower. Get the template. The template can be simply used as is, but is super cute with added personalization. Here’s how to do it using PicMonkey* (my favorite free and easy to use online photo editing… Continue reading Advice for the Love Birds — Add Personalization Using PicMonkey

Advice for the Love Birds — A Bridal Shower Printable

People tend to have strong feelings about bridal shower games, you either love ’em or hate ’em.  I am on the love ’em side, but when I was throwing a small surprise bridal shower recently, I knew I didn’t want to go over the top for several reasons.  First, this was a super small shower.… Continue reading Advice for the Love Birds — A Bridal Shower Printable

DIY Bird Garland

Garland adds a certain whimsy to any party, or for that matter, any room.  I love this small threaded bird garland because it adds vertical interest without completely breaking up the space.  I hung these from my dining room chandelier and they hung down right over top of our centerpiece to add height to the… Continue reading DIY Bird Garland

A SURPRISE Pink and Yellow Love Birds Bridal Shower

  I love a good bridal shower.  So, when one of my oldest friends announced she was getting married and was not going to have a bridal shower (something about being too old and not wanting presents), I knew I needed to step in.  Along with five of our friends, we threw a pretty spectacular,… Continue reading A SURPRISE Pink and Yellow Love Birds Bridal Shower

A Primary Color First Birthday Party DIY Invitation

My cousin asked me to help her with her son’s primary color themed first birthday party invitations.  I had recently used Microsoft Word to design invitations my son’s train themed birthday, so that’s what I was comfortable with at the time and what I used to design Josh’s invites.  I gave her a few options,… Continue reading A Primary Color First Birthday Party DIY Invitation

A Primary Color First Birthday Party

This is little Josh, isn’t he adorable?  Josh’s mom threw him a primary color birthday blowout when he turned one.  I love first birthday parties because they are just as much of a celebration for the family as they are for the little one (if not more!). And isn’t the above photo beautiful!  It was taken… Continue reading A Primary Color First Birthday Party

Heather’s Ready to Pop Baby Shower

The “Ready to Pop” baby shower theme is a popular one.  And for good reason, it’s cute and can be interpreted in so many different ways and styles!  This particular “ready to pop” shower was for my sister-in-law, Heather.  I can’t take credit for a lot of the cute DIY items at the shower, but I can… Continue reading Heather’s Ready to Pop Baby Shower

A Retro Kitchen Bridal Shower

I loved the theme of this shower because it fit the bride-to-be so well!  And no, not because she loves to cook, but because she loves retro things (especially in the kitchen).  The shower was at no place special, an Eagles club, but I think it looked awesome!  You can do a lot on not… Continue reading A Retro Kitchen Bridal Shower

Annie’s Lime and Black and White Damask Bridal Shower

A few years ago, I threw a lime and damask bridal shower for my little sister.  We did most everything DIY.  This is the story of the shower. My inspiration was lime and black and white damask weddings/parties.  The theme went well with spring and the damask made it seem fancy. The invites I made… Continue reading Annie’s Lime and Black and White Damask Bridal Shower