I recently had the honor of hosting a baby shower for my friend Grace. I particularly enjoyed planning this shower knowing that Grace’s affinity for Europe meant I could make the party a little fancy and a little French and not necessarily the typical baby boy party! The day before the shower, I headed to …
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Our goddaughter’s second birthday was a Sunday-morning donuts-and-coffee celebration. The kids were adorable with their donuts, sugar rush and all! For our gift, to compliment the cute apron set we found, I wanted to add some play pastries in keeping with the party theme. I wasn’t thrilled with the store-bought play food options, so I …
This shape is my new favorite for banners! I don’t know what it’s called — notched rectangle? Forked flag? But it works well with plain or patterned paper, with letters or not. It’s so much more fun than triangles, and so much easier to hang than circles! I made this banner for a first birthday …
Way back in the fall, two of my dear friends had special parties on the exact same day. There was a baby shower for a friend’s first boy here in LA and a first birthday for my friend’s son 2,000 miles away. I already had my tickets to St. Louis (to be in this starry …
January Bird Seed Snowman February The Luckiest March Shamrock Favor Boxes April Banana, Butterscotch and Nutella Crepe Cake May The Gift of Coffee June Panda Pop-Up Card July Celebrating August Constellation Shower Invitations September Pizza Barbeque October Polka Dot Pumpkins November Caramel Apple Cheesecake Tart December Christmas 2012!
We hosted an Autumn Appetizer Party a few weeks ago, and it was a great little taste of fall! […]
We have so many pumpkins this year. It started with a handful of super cute […]
Los Angeles finally had a couple weeks of real summer heat, and turning on our oven has been torture. We took advantage of the grill and some backyard shade and hosted a barbeque. After a month of travelling followed by a week in a hot, stuffy house, dining outdoors with friends was the perfect refreshment! …
I love party favors. They’re often one of the first things brides cut from wedding budgets […]