Silhouettes

http://www.makingarrangementsblog.com/collective-soul-silhouettes

One day, oh one day, I will get around to making silhouettes. I think they will be precious for a baby nursery! You can start with one of each parent and then once baby arrives add his or her's. And in our family, we may be the crazies that also add the dog like the second to last picture ♥

French Themed Party

Recently a co-worker friend of mine threw her daughter a French themed birthday party. She asked me one question about the party & after that you know I was ALL over it! It certainly helped that the birthday girl was a fellow Audrey Hepburn fan, too :)

I knew there was a budget and so one of the first things I did was Google "French themed birthdays". There are so many great ideas out there to choose from. So, I stuck with the images because I knew framing some of them would make for a very inexpensive project. The right images and phrases made the party look a more Parisian and saved some major $$. Below are a couple of the images that I came up with:

This is one way to make any baked goods look cute :)

http://frostedeventsblog.com/2010/03/18/parties-and-pretties-la-petite-boulangerie-first-birthday-party

Laura's inspiration for the French theme began with her love of all things Eiffle Tower. So the pic above was just too cute not to frame. Plus, she can keep it up in her room.

http://www.sweetestbirthday.com/sweet-sixteen-themes/paris-themed-sweet-16-party

I also encouraged the mom to get some black and white fabric to use as a tablecloth. Once the party was over she could use the fabric to make a pillow, curtains, etc. for Laura's room. This is another very inexpensive way to add some pattern and fun to an event knowing that you can use the item later. On top of the fabric she used all black frames to place the fun French phrases in. Wendy had quite a few old frames sitting around that she spray painted black to give them some new life - so now she even has some frames she can use in her house or Laura can keep them for her room.

CurlyGirl

I love Curly Girl Designs, but I especially love this:


You can expect more of these designs posted on the blog in the future! I just love the cute little sayings and how they can apply to almost everyone in one way or another <3

Fun Shower Idea

I love finding new uses for everyday things. I saw this on a blog and thought it was too cute. It would be so perfect for a kitchen shower!
(Especially if the bride has registered for a cookie sheet, and could take it home with her.)