Cupcakes in a Jar

I LOVE jars. 

I feel my previous posts have shown my love of jars....

Breakfast in a jar

Presents in jars

Pie in a jar

Candles in jars

Jars as decorations

Jars as cups

and

my latest creation....

CUPCAKES in a JAR!

Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting &

Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting.

Cute, convient & delish!

Linking up here. 

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!!!

Linking here-

  

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 

Celebrations at Home.