Wedding Shower Banners
To wrap up my shower posts, here are a few shots of my favorite decorations — the four different banners I made for the party! For the Nat
Love Birds Paper Goods
I know I’ve been talking about this wedding shower forever, but Christmas popped up in the middle of my posts, and I’m not done yet! I had to highlight the fun paper pieces I had a chance to design — invitations, recipe cards and game cards. For the shower invites, I stuck to black and …
Vases Wrapped in Paper
If you have leftover scraps of Christmas wrapping paper (especially this cute damask pattern from Target!), use them to dress up your flower arrangements! Scrapbook or wrapping paper is an amazingly easy and inexpensive way to highlight a party’s theme. Just wrap a piece of paper around the vase and secure with glue stick or …
Doily Garland
A strand of doilies is a super cheap and easy DIY decoration! I used doilies for my friend’s […]
Ornament Favors
Ornaments make the perfect favors for a shower hosted in December! In keeping with my friend’s red, black and white colors, I added a big bow and a little tag to basic ball ornaments. I printed the tag on cardstock and tied it with thread, but the options to accessorize are endless. The ornaments were …
Love Birds Wedding Shower
Last weekend, I had the honor of hosting a bridal shower for my super sweet friend, Natalie. […]
Cookie Swap
Last weekend (oh my gosh, was it really just last weekend?!), I had the pleasure of hosting a small cookie swap at our house. For those unfamiliar with cookie swaps/exchanges, it’s just a get-together where each person brings several dozen of one type of cookie. Everyone divides up their cookies amongst the other guests and …
Rosemary Wreath
I’ve been looking for easy, homemade Christmas decorations. We haven’t amassed much of a collection […]
Custom Paper Snowflakes
Two years ago, in a snowflake-making frenzy, I decided to look up some tips on making prettier paper […]
Thanksgiving Recap
Thanksgiving was difficult for my family this year; my grandfather passed away unexpectedly just days before. Though it has been a sad week, I know that I do truly have a lot to be thankful for, including Grandpa’s 80 years of life and our wonderful visit with my grandparents just two weeks earlier. I’m grateful …