Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Parker Turns 1!

BlaBla's 'Cloud The Cat' dolls have been a part of our son Parker's life even before he was born. In fact his nursery was designed around the darling blue and white stripped felines. My daughter, Tyler, presented her baby brother with miniature Cloud when they met at the hospital while big sister Cloud was at home waiting to welcome sweet Parker.

The cats have been perched on a chair in Parker's room since. He adores cuddling and carrying them around his room. When deciding on a theme for Parker's 1st Birthday party, he made it easy.

One amateur photo-shoot later (around 200 shots and a shockingly cooperative model), I found the winning picture for his invitation, created via Vistaprint (http://www.vistaprint.com/). I was very please with the results as this was my first time using the site. The invitation was printed two sided on a simple white card.

Thank you BlaBla for your darling and well made products. And thank you to Mr. Knick Knack for your amazing ability to mesmerize the kiddies with your amazing voice, fun songs, stories and kind spirit.
http://www.blablakids.com/
http://mrknickknack.com/

Favors: BlaBla assorted finger puppets
Mobile as Centerpiece: BlaBla Sheep Mobile
Pinwheels: Mlewis117 Paper Creativity on Etsy

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Cake: Cakes by Chris Furin
http://www.cakesbychrisfurin.com/
Banner: VintageGreenLimited on Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/vintagegreenlimited?ref=seller_info

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Summer Hideaways

If I were to design my dream summer home, you'd enter through a hallway like this:

Image Shelter Interior Design

or this:

Image House of Turquoise

The best view of the sea may be from this room:

Image Elements of Style

The family room bookcases may like this: Image House of Turquoise

or this: Image Elements of Style

Monday, June 1, 2009

Patio Party

Budget friendly outdoor style

Image Alkemie

Friday, May 22, 2009

Simple, Serene, Sophisticated

Look what the simple yellow pillows do for this room.
Happy summer!

Image Live Your Style

Monday, April 6, 2009

Guest Rooms

Image James Michael Howard

Image Daisy Pink Cupcake

Image Coastal Living

Image Australia House & Garden

Image Alkemie

Even though we haven't had many house guests yet, every time I read tips on ensuring your guests are comfortable I stress out. Our linen closet is currently a disaster and I use our guest room and bathroom as my main dressing room. But hopefully when our first summer guest arrives I'll be ready!

Here are some essentials from House Beautiful that will make any guest feel at home:

1. bath and hand towels, washcloths

2. fresh soap

3. shampoo

4. bath oil or foam

5. a unisex or XL terry robe

6. a hair dryer

7. a refillable water vessel and a glass

8. a pad and pencil

9. an alarm clock

10. a range of magazines

11. a range of hangers

12. luggage rack