Sunday, March 27, 2011

Parisian Baby Shower

Bonjour!
I recently had the honor of collaborating with my friend Crystal to throw an AMAZING
baby shower for her friend Leah. 
Leah loves all things French, 
so a Parisian baby shower was definitely in order 
(check out her blog here).
Cary, Leah, Crystal & Myself

Here are some of the fun details from 
this FABULOUS evening.
Be forewarned, this post has a lot of pictures....
Chalkboards were used in various ways 
throughout the house. 

On the front door we hung a tray that we turned into a chalkboard to welcome guests. 

Eli, soon-to-be dad, made a HUGE 
chalkboard for the entryway. 
The frame was made from reclaimed barn-wood
(he has an etsy shop for reclaimed barn-wood frames).
As a surprise Leah's dad sent Crystal original fashion illustrations to be placed around the house. 
He also did the art for the invitations (more on those later).

Name tags were made from scrapbook 
and craft paper. 

Dinning area.
The Rising Sun Bistro (a local restaurant) 
let us borrow their Eiffel Tower, 
French flash cards and books.... SO awesome.
We gave chocolate mustache pops as favors and 
also had the guests use them as props for photos. 
Crystal purchased the mustache molds 
from Bake it Pretty (LOVE this site).

Umbrellas were hung down the hallway.

Food and Photo Spot

We served French Hors D'oeuvres consisting of
bread, cheese, spreads, patte, fruit and nuts. 

For dessert we offered creme brulee, 
chocolate covered strawberries and 
cupcakes in a jar (more on those later). 

Guests had the option of water, Perrier and 
Izze's (sparkling fruit juice) with custom labels.

Coffee was also served. 
Stamped cups.

LOVELY ladies enjoying food and friends.


We made a photo spot so we could take pictures 
of Leah with her friends. 
The backdrop was made from a variety of French posters, illustrations, a print from my living room and a French novel. 
We used ticky-tack to apply the items to the wall. 
It was SUPER simple and really fun.
Congratulations Eli & Leah!
Be sure to check back for MORE details.
Au revoir!!!

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Celebrations at Home

SOOOO excited to be featured over at Celebrations at Home
I LOVE Chris's work and her site is constantly giving me ideas and inspiration.

My friend Crystal and I planned an awesome Parisian 
themed baby shower at it was featured there
I'll have a post up tomorrow next week, but until then go check it out at 




Thursday, March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I wanted to make a treat for the staff today 
because they're amazing!
Since it's Saint Patricks Day, 
I knew something green was in order. 


I decided to make Bakerella's Red Green Velvet Cupcakes,
with the Pioneer Woman's (I'm meeting her tomorrow!!!!) 
To be honest (it's my blog, I can be open and honest here) 
I'm not a huge fan of Red Velvet desserts (gasp!). 
So, I injected the cupcakes with salted carmel.... yummmmmm.
Then I topped them off with green nonpareils.


I made the cute flags with tape I 
purchased from Michaels last year. 
I heart them. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Breakfast in a jar

Today while preparing my breakfast,
I decided to put it in a jar. 
Then, I asked Elisha to take pictures of it....


Peach Greek yogurt, huckleberries, granola and a banana. YUM. 


It's so pretty!!!
Yes, I just called my breakfast pretty.