Super Hero 4th Birthday

super hero 4th birthday party (read: spiderman party masked as super hero party.)

see this blog post. :)

this lovely handmade cake was made by the one and only Kahea from the blog Tickle Cake. she's an artist turned cake decorator and she made this cake for me as a trade for her daughter's baby announcements. i love trades. they make me happy.

some of our close friends picked up some spiderman comics that we used as decorations around the room and on the cake wall. thanks chris and melissa!

bunting, of course. made out of comic book pages and the polka dot paper that lined the envelopes for the invitations.

my favorite part: the decorate-your-own-super-hero-cape craft. it was so cute seeing all the kids running around with their very own cape.

just a little sticky back felt and glitter foam board. i precut the fabric and hot glued velcro to the straps. i kept the craft was super simple because we had over 20 kids and it was a parent-assisted craft so i wanted to make sure it was fast enough for everyone to make one.

one of many spiderman gifts big A received. all in all, it was a hit.

Aaron & Heather: MARRIED!

there are so many wonderful details about these people, their relationship, and the wedding that i would not be able to list them all here in this blog. i will show you some pictures and you can find the rest and an amazing write up about the wedding here. i was honored to create all of the paper goods for the wedding and reception. heather and i worked together quite a bit on all this stuff and i was just blessed to get the time to sit and craft with my dearest friend.

these people, i love.

fabric backed escort cards.

hand sewn wedding programs.

fabric backed table numbers.

bunting. of course. to match this mini-bunting.

hand sewn guestbook instruction cards.

hand sewn cake cards.

fabric backed favor sign.

heather & aaron: God's face is already shining apon your marriage because you radiate with His perfect love. what a great example of what our marriage will be like to Christ you have already been and will be for many happy years. we are so happy to know you in this life and after.

all photography by the amazing jackie wonders.

Super Hero Party

big A is turning 4. when big A turned 3 and all the candles were all blown out from his cake, he started planning his 4th party. NO. JOKE. he said he wanted a spiderman party.

this is where i must make a confession: i hate character parties. i really dislike when the plates, napkins, cake, table cloth, and goodie bags ALL have the same picture of some character on them sucking the imagination out of small helpless children. so when big A asked for spiderman, i tried to find every possible way to convince him to choose some way cooler theme. (insert CRINGE here.) i know, i know... it's his party. don't worry, i am letting him have a spiderman party. i'm just doing my best to make it creative. the ONLY reason, and you will just have to trust me on this, that spiderman is not on the invitation is because i don't have the ability to draw him and there are no free illustrations out there that i could download. otherwise, there would be.

there will be a spiderman cake, and pinata, and even spiderman comic books as decorations. i am working really hard to ignore my inner control freak and just let my little boy be himself. but i'm not gonna lie, it's rough.

please don't hate me. i hope you like the invitation because it is one of my favorites!

Programs & Paper Goods

i recently had the amazing honor of designing and assembling all the paper goods for my very own bestie. so many hours went into the many projects for this wedding and it was truly a labor of love. the bride and her groom came up with all the ideas and i just put it all together. here is a little sneak peek. soon to come are the professional photos, which will be nothing less than stunning.

Patricia & Oscar: MARRIED!

i have had the pleasure of working with the sweet and beautiful Patricia. she has been in my top 3 clients because she was SO easy to work with and for some reason loves my work so she gave me a lot of creative freedom. when the wedding invitation suite was completed, i met her fiancé for the first time. he was so sweet and attentive, and i was so excited for them to be getting married. what a great couple!

they chose to plan their wedding around the color teal with plum purple accents. YES! i love, love, love rich colors. this was so much fun for me to work with.

they also wanted to incorporate peacock feathers. i included one on the back of the RSVP postcard and also squeezed one in on the directions page, which was the back of the map.

all finished. this is what was pulled out of the envelope. i love that they had me include real peacock feathers!

the lovely ladies of Taylored Occasions referred Patty to me. They were featured on the blog Mint Condition and a picture of the program I made to coordinate the invitations made it onto the blog. I’m pretty excited about that. click here to read the article.

the happy couple! best wishes Patty and Oscar!

father's day gift bags: better late than never?

so... i finally got my usb cable back and i uploaded about a months worth of projects to post on the blog. some are outdated but i'm posting them anyway!

here are the "hero supply" goodie bags i found here. i made one for

each of the dad's in my life for father's day. there are 5, not including my husband (he got an extra special father's day gift...), so i was pretty busy printing, cutting, and bagging goodies. all the hard work paid off, the dad's loved them!

this is my dad's buff arm. he's a crossfit trainer. my dad could beat up your dad...

my dad and his girls.

i think this idea could also work for a boys birthday party. i may try it since my son is requesting a spiderman party this year. it would make a great snack table!

Heather & Aaron's Engagement Session on Wedding Chicks

sorry for all the light blogging lately, i am without my usb cable to upload pictures of all the crafts i've been working on lately to my computer. there have been so many fun things going on and i can't wait to share them with you! for now, i will share one of the most exciting!

one of my dearest friend's recent engagement session (which was photographed by another special friend, Jackie Wonders) was featured on Wedding Chicks blog a few weeks ago. i had the pleasure of doing a couple paper projects for the shoot and Jackie snagged some great photos of those too! here's the link.

heather and i just finished her wedding invitations and they turned out SO GOOD! i cannot wait to post about them. stay tuned!