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bubble...bubble...bubble

May 25, 2011

my son is turning two!
when my daughters turned two, i planned their
parties around their current obsession.
the problem with my son is not that
he doesn't have an obsession...
those include the chicago bears,
the chicago blackhawks, the chicago cubs
and taylor swift.  but, since we had a baseball party
last year i wanted to stay away from a sports theme and taylor
doesn't exactly scream 2yr old boy....

luckily he started to watch ONE kid's show.
-the bubble guppies-
if you do not currently have a toddler/preschooler
you have no idea what i'm talking about.
but he thinks they are very funny
and really likes the theme song
"bubble, bubble, bubble.....guppy, guppy, guppy"
{although here it is more like "buppy, buppy, buppy"}

so we are having a bubble guppy party
heavy on the bubble!

the invitations:
for the kids:

i dumped the bubbles out of these containers
(into a larger bubble bottle)
washed them and let them dry.
next i added a wrap with the guests' names.
i rolled the invite up and secured the bubble wand
to it with with orange bakers twine.
 for guests outside our neighborhood,
i actually put their address on the bottle
and mailed it!
it was about $1.50 each
i didn't put a return address on mine,
and my husband ended up having to write
them on at the post office.
i can't really think about how that looked :(

for the adults:

for the adults (grandparents, aunts/uncles)
i just mailed a regular invite.
but i made these cute address labels:


  i can't wait to share all the
bubble fun!








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minnie mouse party

May 19, 2011

i was asked to do a custom 
minnie mouse party
for a cute 2 yr old girl.

we used
black sparkle paper,  bright pink polka dots
& lots of zebra print.

banner:



cupcake toppers:


favor tags


pictures from the big day!



thanks erika & taylor!




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mother's day gift

May 7, 2011


this is an easy,
 kid friendly
gift for grandma.

i got lucky and a local garden center
had these pots
(already painted and including a plant)
for just $1!


i wanted the kids to personalize them for each grandma.
 
 
each kid made a flower and ant body with their
finger print.  (i used acrylic craft paint)


then i added the stem, grass, legs and antennae
 
you can't tell, but the post has 3 flowers and 3 ants.  
one for each kid.

i still want to have them each write their name by their ant/flower.





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babies are a hoot!

April 20, 2011

i was asked to help plan
an owl themed
baby shower.
i was so excited because there are
tons of cute owl ideas out there!

they know the baby is
a boy so i decided on the color scheme
of light blue, sage green, cream and brown.

i loved this blue/cream polka dot paper!
each dot was outlined with silver glitter.
so pretty! 
but very messy, my house is still sparkling
{and not in the it's so clean way}



and i just love the "branch" letters!


the mini-banner will go with
a tree that they are going to hang
advice for the new mom.
(i made circles out of the same paper for the advice)


garland:

this garland is made by gluing 3 scalloped circles together
cupcake toppers:

i saw the tutorial on how to make
these pompom toppers here.



more food stuff:

 sign for the tea table
 food labels
jar for sugar or cream


gift for the new mommy:
onesie stickers in an owl bag.

i saw a picture of this idea here.


onesie stickers for pictures on each of the first 12 months




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bunny bunting

April 15, 2011

my daughter LOVES bunnies!
so as you can imagine,
this time of year is a big deal for her.

i saw this bunny banner the other day
and knew i had to make something like it.

i went to my favorite standby...burlap.

i printed a bunny shape that i liked,
cut it out, and traced it 6 times on the burlap.

next i threaded some
blue baker's twine
through the bunny ears.
{later i added the bows}


for the bunny tail,
i hot glued a huge
white pom pom.

i think they are pretty cute!
i'm debating {with myself}
about backing each bunny with some
cute fabric just too add a little
more color...or do i
like them more natural....




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onesie stickers

April 12, 2011


awhile back i posted a gift 
that i gave my sister for her 3rd baby.
i wanted to show what how cute
they {sticker & baby} looked!




since then,
i have come up with some new styles:


i made these for an owl baby shower

 

ties!
 

baseballs

 

these are for twin girls
made for a baby who has a
cowboy themed nursery


i think these are a great gift
for a baby shower
or a friend who is maybe having a second
or third baby and not having a shower.

if you'd like to order stickers,
send me a message through
my etsy store
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