Category Archives: parties

03.22.12

There Goes My Hero.

Today I wanted to share a party that my friend Kristin Mika of Hampton Paper Designs threw for her son Jackson’s 5th birthday.  Kristin and I met a few weeks prior to the party to pull all of her ideas together.   She knew what look she wanted to achieve, she just needed a little help with some editing.  Kristin used custom designs from Hampton Paper Designs to create a Super-Hero Extravaganza.

I think it’s safe to say, Jackson had a blast!  Hop on over to Kristin’s blog to get all of the dets.

12.28.11

New Years Eve Party

Are you hosting a New Year’s Eve Celebration?  We will just be kicking back with friends and ordering Mexican… nothing fancy.  Adult party upstairs, kids party downstairs.  For those of you who will be celebrating in more of an ahem… adult manner, here are some great ideas.

Tick Tock.

Here are a few fun free printables to spice up your NYE. 

12.27.11

Holidaze.

I have off for the next few days, so I will be taking it easy and relaxing with my family.  Here’s a little Christmas recap.

Biggest Christmas tree ever.

Flowers, flowers everywhere.

Mistletoe.
Carnation Poms.

My girls.

And a visit to Grandma.

12.20.11

Holiday Hor D’Oeuvres

What to serve, what to serve…. That is the question.  Here are some delicious ideas that will make your guests think you put in some serious hours in the kitchen.  To cut corners (I am all about that during the holidays, by the way) think Trader Joes (pre-made soups, spreads and cooked beets. I really LOVE their frozen d’oeuvres and flatbreads.)
Shrimp Shooters
Proscuitto and Melon Bites

10.05.11

E’s Party Q & A.

A few of you have emailed me questions about E’s Party.  Hopefully this post will answer them.
All of the instruments on the cake were made from fondant.  The zebra pattern at the bottom was actually a zebra ribbon.  After explaining the design to Kristy, this is the sketch that she came up with.
Pretty true to life, right?  Isn’t she amazing? 
The invitations were made in MS Word.  The font is Taller Evolution.  The invitation paper and envelopes are from Paper Source, and the Zebra paper is from Michael’s.
The Back Stage Passes were made in MS Word.
The “Rock n’ Rolls are actually Tropical Lemonheads.    I found them at the Dollar Tree, and picked them because of the colors, not knowing how they tasted.  I have to say, they were the hit of the party.  They taste like jelly beans.

My dress and belt (both on sale now, of course) are from Anthropologie.  E’s shirt is from Crewcuts.  It seems to be sold out, but they have a similar one with long sleeves here.

I think that’s everything.  Thanks so much for all of your emails and kind words.  This party was so much fun to create.

09.22.11

One Truly Outrageous Party.

Last weekend we celebrated E’s 6th birthday.  There were a few mishaps and threatening skies, but the weather held out and the party was a ball.

 

Happiest Birthday to our baby girl.   We had so much fun.   Now that her party is over, her sister has already started campaigning for her birthday party (in May.)
Party Styling- Krista Salmon
Photography- James Woo
Invitations- Krista Salmon
Cake Topper- Tastefully Treated
Cupcakes and Cookies-2 Sweets
Cupcake Wrappers- Scraptags
Floral Design- Krista Salmon
Pinata- Birchangel
Guitar Picks- Steve Clayton
Disco Balls- Party Depot
Gloves + Pins +Tatoos + Flower Pails- Michaels
Sunglasses + Michael Jackson Gloves + Microphones- Windy City Novelties
Reusable Goody Bags- Papermart
Materials for Backstage Passes- Staples