balloon invitations.

February 23, 2011

some big plans are underway for my oldest daughter this weekend.
she is going from twelve —-to—-thirteen!

we are going to have a teenager!!!

very soon.

using inspiration from ‘On Hand + Modern’ here,
i put together these balloon invitations with kiana’s assistance,
and she delivered them last week.


i designed a business-card size invitation, and had them printed on the pearl paper i am obsessed with. we are planning her party with a color theme…

the colors are: gold, silver {grey}, cream, and peach. and bows. and stripes.

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flashback friday…

November 12, 2010
once upon a time, we celebrated husbands birthday at a bed & breakfast
{here} with close friend couples…

we rented the entire place, to ourselves!

this is how it worked…

we brought tons of food,
played tons of games and at the end of the night,
the couples who had won the most games/etc etc
got to choose what rooms they slept in.

it was a battle!

the couple who lost the most games,
was stuck with the last room available.

it was a riot!

here’s a run-down of just a few games we played…

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rainbow party info…

October 13, 2010
finally, for those of you who requested info. about the
where’s and how’s of sela’s 4th birthday party

here it goes:

i found most of the decorations at a local dollar store,
including:
the rainbow garlands, rainbow flag banners, the white gift bags and polka-dot bows,
the scented rainbow bubbles, the rainbow crayon-banks, the lollipops i used for the invitations, and the rainbow noise makers! {such great deals!!!} plus many of the
party favors that were in the gift bags… no pictures of those.

i’m not even sure which dollar store it is…maybe dollar tree?

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max-bot…

October 6, 2010
my bestie bex, has a mister named max.

he is one handsome buddy to my sela and kj.
sela & kj have some very fueled sibling arguments over who’s friend he is.
you understand, max is very loved in our home.

well, my bestie’s mister is turning 5 today!!!
and i was the lucky friend-party lover who helped her with
some little robot plans for his party,
a couple weeks ago…

for example,

i volunteered to build max a robot for the party.
{i am crossing my fingers he wears the costume for halloween too!}

this project reminded me of great memories when i designed this.

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make plans for an oscar party!

February 25, 2010


have you planned your oscar party, yet? you still have eight days!

we have a a few oscar-traditions…

we gather good friends, eat delicious food, fill out our own ballots, place some bets, and enjoy the evening.

this year, i am using the picture below for my inspiration in preparing for our evening…

{found here and here.}


oscar website, here.
printable ballots, here.

want a low-key evening, with no planning involved?

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