Summer Wedding

I felt extremely honored when my (future) sister-in-law asked me to help with some of the creative elements for her summer wedding.  While the bride's favorite color orange set the wedding's theme, she also wished to pay tribute to her native country Brazil by incorporating the colors of Brazilian flag (blue, green and yellow) in the wedding design.  

I made two prototypes for the place cards.

The bride decided to use them both!  The left version would be the place card for the female guests and the right for the male guests.  See below for the final product at the wedding and pictures of other creative elements from the day.  Note pops of the Brazilian flag's blue, green and yellow colors throughout!

Card box on the gift table:

Table numbers:

An extra favor:

"Altar" decoration:

HUGE congratulations to the bride and groom!  XO

Summer Bridal Shower

Mr. B's brother is getting married in August, so my mother-in-law and I were excited to host a bridal shower to honor my future sister-in-law, Marcilia!  

The decorations and party elements were inspired by this PS wrapping paper that you see in the center of the tables.

These flower pots from Whole Foods matched the daisy pattern and served as our centerpieces.  

Menu cards were tucked inside PS half moon invitation enclosures in chartreuse and stamped/embossed  with this daisy rubber stamp.  

Menu card (inside):

Placecards in persimmon:

Banner:

Seating arrangement and favor boxes:

(each box was filled with two heart cookies, similar to these)

Water bottles (for our post-lunch boat tour):

I am very excited to have a new sister!  

Look for another post about the wedding in August!

OWL Always Love Birthday Parties!

Shout out to my friend Nicole and the adorable owl-themed birthday party she threw her 2-year-old darling, Ella!  Nicole is extremely talented, and you can see her creativity and stylish eye for party details in this picture showcase!

Water bottles dressed up for the owl theme.

We drank from mason jars that Nicole decorated with adorable paper owls.  

Flags decorating the striped paper straws read, "what a hoot!"

The dessert spread of "owl treats" was unbelievable!

Mason jars filled with delicious homemade granola were our party favors.  

"We hope you had a hoot!"  So cute!

Check out Nicole's blog here!

String of Hearts Valentines

I took inspiration from a card I saw at the grocery store for my Valentine's Day cards this year.  The construction was fairly simple as I purchased the ready-made felt heart stickers from Michaels Crafts.  Decorative paper tape from Martha Stewart Crafts lined the card's front edge.

I scored the top page with a bone folder for opening ease, and connected the card's first and second pages with red brads.

Happy Valentine's Day to all!

One-Year Wedding Anniversary Tribute

Wow - so hard to believe our wedding was just about a year ago!  Where has the time gone?  At this time last year I was spending every extra minute coordinating the final touches of our wedding day.  These pictures represent some of the details that made our "big day" extra special to us.  Enjoy!

Attire: 
I asked each bridesmaid to pick their own navy dress to reflect their own personal style, in hopes they would actually wear the dresses again.  We gifted the guys navy and pink striped ties, and asked them to wear navy blazers and khaki slacks.  The groom and his bro (our officiant) wore ties in coordinating versions of navy and pink.

Somehow I convinced Mr. B to wear navy and pink argyle socks!  Wedding magic . . .

Flowers:

Ceremony:

Cocktail Hour:

(a cardboard coaster posed with the flowers)

Reception:

Party Favors: Flip Flops & Cupcakes for takeout (or eat in!).

Ahh, such a memorable day spent with family, dear friends and the most special person of all, my new hubby.  A perfect kickoff to a great year, and a happy life as man and wife!

Pink or Blue? Baby Shower

Take a peak at the favor tags I made for Mary to use for a baby shower she is throwing this weekend.  The shower's theme is "pink and blue" because the parents are choosing to keep the baby's gender a surprise.  Guests are asked to dress in either pink or blue to indicate their best guess of the baby's gender.  Beverages for the party are Blue Moon bottles and pink lemonade vodka cocktails -- such an adorable touch!

Rather than typical baby pastels, the hosts are using hot pink and navy as the shower colors.  To emphasize the pink and blue theme, I created two versions of the same design by inverting the colors.

I used a "BABY" flag stamp that I found in the dollar bin at Michael's to create the tag's focal point.  Some additional design handiwork on the computer created the rest of the tag's message.  After printing, I used a three-inch scalloped punch tool and a 2.5-inch circle punch tool to cut the circles, and then affixed all three pieces together with my Xyron sticker machine.  My beloved Paper Source eyelets create a finished look for the ribbon hole. 

The back of each tag contains an "original" poem by me to tie in the pink and blue theme.