Ruff Draft: Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches

My obsession continues with Pumpkins this month as we showcase one of my favorite Halloween Treats… Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches.  Here in the south, we still have warm temperatures, so ice cream is always in season (good excuse, right?)  However,  I love pumpkin ANYTHING…. pumpkin lattes, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin smoothies…. but most of […]

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Ruff Draft: Adorable Pet Costumes for your Puppies & Kittens Halloween

If you haven’t heard, Maureen and I had the honor of producing our third story for the top selling Halloween magazine, Better Homes and Gardens Halloween Tricks and Treats!  Our theme for 2015 was Puppies & Kittens Halloween.  We had so much fun creating this pet party and today we wanted to show off some adorable […]

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Ruff Draft: 15 DIY Pumpkins

It’s official – I am obsessed with DIY pumpkins this year, so I decided to pull some of my favorite ones to share with you. If these pumkins don’t get your creative juices flowing, than I don’t know what will.  It is absolutely amazing to me how many ways crafters have come up with unique […]

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Ruff Draft: Chalk Paint Pumpkin Painting

Today I am recycling several old orange pumpkins I had in storage with Chalk Paint.  I found a great tutorial on how to give your fake orange pumpkins a new look in neutral colors from Perfectly Imperfect. I decided to pull out my painting supplies and give it a try!  Take a look and see […]

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Ruff Draft: Free Boo Sign – Puppies & Kittens

October is next week and that means two things:  1. Maureen and I have birthdays (so October is technically our birthday month) and it’s Boo Season!  We are so excited to announce that we have another Halloween spread with Better Homes & Gardens this season and we created a coordinating Boo Sign to go along […]

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A Vintage Rock and Roll 50th Birthday featuring Tommy Decarlo

Today we are so excited to reveal our newest Vintage Rock & Roll Party Invitation from a private event we helped throw for Tommy DeCarlo of the legendary rock band BOSTON, along with his family and close friends.  Tommy’s family asked me to create simple yet personal party decor to surprise him on his 50th birthday, […]

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Ruff Draft: Corn on the Cob Buffet for Labor Day BBQ

As promised from last week’s Ruff Draft, I am sharing with you a fun and fresh twist to corn on the cob for you upcoming Labor Day BBQ parties.  I created a Corn on the Cob Buffet with three bold & flavorful rubs – American, Mexican & Indian.  I created these recipes myself and recently […]

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Ruff Draft: Labor Day Free Printable Party Flag

Have you figured out your Labor Day plans yet?  It is just two weekends away and it’s time to create your family BBQ with fresh corn, garden tomatoes and home-made Iced Tea. We wanted to help you celebrate your upcoming holiday weekend with a LABOR DAY FREE PRINTABLE PARTY FLAG.  We designed this party flag to coordinate […]

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Ruff Draft: Back to School Bento Box Ideas

I don’t know about you guys, but the thought of coming up with Back to School lunches for the next school year is a daunting task.  My kids get so tired of sandwiches and so I did some research to give myself new ideas.  I found some really great websites that take the typical lunch basics and turn it […]

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Ruff Draft: New Preppy Back to School Labels

It’s time for school supply shopping and we are showing you our latest Preppy Back to School Labels that are a MUST-HAVE this school season.  We have a girl set with trellis and polka-dot patterns and a boy set in stripes and madras prints.  We designed them in bright, fun colors – blues, pinks, greens, & […]

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Outdoor Movie Night Featuring Ikea

We are so excited to showcase Ikea Charlotte Store today in our most recent Outdoor Movie Night birthday party.  If you missed our full party post, you can see it here – we had an amazing collaboration with Jelly Belly, our Ikea Charlotte Store and Great Stitch to create this vibrant teen theme. We want to show you […]

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Outdoor Movie Night Monogrammed Pillows, Blankets & Tshirts by Great Stitch

If you haven’t seen our newest party theme yet, we recently designed and styled  Brynne’s 13th Birthday Outdoor Movie Night featuring a Jelly Belly Consession Stand, decorated movie screen, outdoor seating with monogrammed pillows and blankets and a festive popcorn bar.  We were so excited to partner with Jelly Belly to create the perfect jelly bean display for Brynne’s movie […]

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Brynne’s 13th Birthday – Outdoor Movie Night with Jelly Belly Concession Stand

We are so excited to share with you Brynne’s 13th Birthday Outdoor Movie Night featuring a Jelly Belly Consession Stand, decorated movie screen, outdoor seating with monogrammed pillows and blankets and a festive popcorn bar.  We had the priviledge of partnering with Jelly Belly to create the perfect jelly bean display for Brynne’s movie birthday party.  We also […]

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Ruff Draft: Patriotic Punch for the 4th of July

  Can you believe it’s already July?  Who is excited for our upcoming 4th of July weekend?  I have a great recipe I want to share today that I recently had at my friend, Calla’s house.. it is the perfect drink for this holiday weekend. I’m renaming this classic punch cocktail to Patriotic Punch in honor […]

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