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Elegant Baby Shower in Black and Gold

This elegant baby shower was styled by The Pear for one of their own, Alexis Campbell!  With Baby Boy #2 on the way the baby shower used black and gold tones, and the perfect touch of blue was added with blue mason jars on the drink table.  It’s one of my favorite elements of this party.  Subtle enough […]

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A Love Grows Themed Anniversary Party

A few weeks ago, my brother, sister and I planned a Surprise 40th Anniversary Party for my parents.  My parents are so selfless, loving, generous and are such a big part of our lives, so we wanted to surprise them with a room full of their favorite people.  I talk to my mom every day, […]

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A Shabby Chic Vintage Rose 90th Birthday Celebration

This summer I went home to Ohio to help throw a 90th Birthday party for my Italian Grandmother (who we call Nannie).  I was thrilled to be able to travel home to celebrate and honor my grandmother and set up a dessert table that represented who she was throughout her life.  All of our immediate […]

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All Aboard! A Girl Train Birthday Party!

Parties by Krista of Hoopla Events are a regular feature here, so it should come as no surprise that when Krista asked Maureen to design a girl train birthday party invitation and coordinating décor, she happily obliged.  I (Jen from Banner Events) had the privilege of helping Krista plan and style this special party for […]

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Maureen’s 34th! Surprise Birthday Party!

I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! So, you all know I moved from Charlotte to Milwaukee almost a year ago.  I left some family, amazing friends, my partner in crime (Adria Ruff of course), and so many wonderful memories of living in the south to move up here.  It was a hard […]

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Halloween Flash SALE (50% off with code 50TREAT)

Seriously – No Tricks, Only Treats from this crew with this awesome Halloween Sale!  For the next 36 hours we’re offering  50% off of any of our Halloween Instant Downloads when you use the code 50TREAT at checkout.   That means there is still time to deck the HALLS-oween and come out looking like the coolest SPOOK on […]

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Ruff Draft: Spooky Ghost Boo Gifts

This week is your last week to pass around Boo Gifts and today I wanted to share with you the Ghost Boo Gifts we made for Grayce’s friends.  My girls love this tradition and ask me every year to participate. We don’t live in a neighborhood full of kids, so we just drop off Boo Gifts to […]

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Halloween Pumpkin Carving Party

Have you carved your Halloween pumpkin yet!?  All month long, we have been sharing ideas for our Grumpy Cat Pumpkin Carving Party.  Teaming up with Petsmart and Friskies has been a blast!  We shared our painted Grumpkin, our easy no-bake Chocolate Marshmallow Pumpkin Pops, and our Candy Corn Jello Parfait recipe. Today, we are sharing […]

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Choo Choo – New Girlie Train Party Theme!

Choo choo, Cute cute! This Girlie Train Party is SO cute!  We absolutely love working with Krista of Hoopla Events, and here are a few sneak peeks of her daughter’s 3rd birthday.  From the Box Car Lunch boxes to the adorable photo booth, I cannot wait to share all of the details from her creative […]

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Halloween Treats made too Cute to Spook

Last year we added to the shop 12 different printable Instant Download Halloween Kits which included some of our favorite designs to deck out your Halloween Treats with as well as some new design ideas.  At that time the designs were introduced in a 12 day series, but this year we wanted to combine them all […]

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My Vintage Casino Party – Game Night with Friends

Stay!  Hit me! Jackpot!  I have wanted to have an official Casino Game Night Party with dessert table, decor ideas and all for a LONG time.  Since I moved to Milwaukee last November, I have met some super fun friends who LOVE a reason to party.  (They sure know how to socialize up here in […]

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Ruff Runway: Spooky Halloween Fashion Trends

Halloween is next week – do you know what your kids are wearing to school and at bed time? If not, we have some fun fashion ideas for you today.  My kids love Halloween and especially love to wear Spooky Halloween Fashion as well as their costume on Trick or Treat Night.  I did a little […]

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Foxy 40th Birthday Party Party Centerpieces

Last week we shared Adria’s Foxy 40th Birthday Party extravaganza weekend (Which I am still exhausted from!) (By the way, the Foxy and 40 Birthday Party Invitation and Collection is available in the shop here) I wanted to share a great find with you today. Have you heard of The Bouqs?  I ordered the gorgeous […]

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Candy Corn Jello Parfait Recipe for our Pumpkin Carving Party!

A couple weeks ago I announced that I am partnering up with Friskies & Petsmart this month and hosting a fabulous Grumpy Cat Pumpkin Carving Party for Halloween. We are having so much fun prepping for our Pumpkin Carving Party where we will carve Grumpkins using the FREE downloadable Grumpy Cat Pumpkin carving stencil!  (Find […]

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