Today starts our first ever Ruff Draft column…. Maureen and I are thrilled to be able to share some of our “behind Anders Ruff scenes” with you. Since it’s the first article, we thought we would start off with a basic pom (so easy, so simple) – “Ruff” style. As you may already know, we just released a new product […]
We love Sonoran Living and were so excited to see the segment last week which Stephanie (the fabulous host of Sonoran Living!) and Heather (of Paper Princess Studios) showed some creative ways to use our New “School Day” Printable Design Collection. Take a peek! You can read the full writeup on ABC 15 Arizona’s site […]
We are thrilled that Manuel Lira and Felix Achenbach of Southern Collection, the amazingly talented duo behind the Etsy shop, Embroidery Collection, have offered to sponsor this week’s giveaway. One lucky follower will win their choice of a hand embroidered, custom children’s pillow. Felix says: “I was lucky enough to grow up on a farm […]
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto. (I just had to say that!) We recently had the pleasure of working with Stephanie, the host of Sonoran Living, a TV Show that is based in Arizona. When she told us she was having a robot party for her son, we were thrilled to create a new custom robot collection. […]
Our fabulous client, Molly, blogger extraordinaire (see her blog, Pomp & Circumstance, here), wanted to throw for her daughter Ailey’s 5th, the horse party Ailey has wanted since she was two years old. Molly purchased our Western Cowgirl birthday party invitation and asked us to design for her some coordinating printables. Yee haw! In Molly’s […]
Calling all firefighters to the station! It’s time to share Alden’s 3rd birthday celebration! My dear friend, Kathryn (the editor of My Mommie Made It), celebrated her son’s 3rd birthday recently. I am excited to share with you her party details. She sent out Anders Ruff invitations to set the tone for her party…. Kathryn […]
DIY Tutorial: Egg Shaped Candy Buttons Did you see our feature on our Easter Has Sprung Collection photo shoot yesterday? We had many comments asking how to make the old fashioned candy buttons. Simple! Materials: – Copy Paper (Cut into 4″x5″ rectangles or whatever size you prefer) – Printed Egg Stencil Shape (Download yours […]
“Wrap It Up” by the group the Fabulous Thunderbirds was the tune that popped in to my head as I sat down to type this post. Why? Because today’s giveaway from The Twinery will have you wrapping things up with twine all of the time! Before we get down to the business of the giveaway, […]
Our fabulous design editor, Caryn, is having her daughter’s 6th birthday party tomorrow at an awesome ceramics painting studio. Art Space Studio…. So cool. Elyse LOVES rainbows and painting, so Caryn wanted to have a Rainbow Painting party… perfect! We designed a complete printable design collection for her party and are now offering it in […]
Gobble Gobble – it’s Thanksgiving Week!!! We wanted to share with you some festive ideas for the upcoming holiday. Two years ago, I asked my children to draw some Thanksgiving Hand Turkeys, and to write an “I am Thankful for” message to our family. I liked the artwork so much, that I decided to turn […]
Jennifer Ho, a client and fellow Etsy seller, created magic for her son Stephen’s birthday. Jennifer is über talented, in fact, I am so impressed with her Etsy shops (that’s right, she has two), that I want to gush over those first. Jennifer sells her adorable line of children’s clothing at Minimoo Handmade , AND […]
Danielle from A Few Of My Favorite Things is one of OUR favorite things (er, people) and she recently posted on her blog a DIY tutorial for a spooktacular playdate or Halloween party that will have your tots squealing with glee and leave their mommies green with envy! Danielle used our Happy Halloween Printable Collection […]
Remember how I posted about the DIY balloon wreath tutorial on How Does She? Um… just WAIT until you see how cute it turned out for a fabulous client of ours, Holly. She matched the balloons to her party and it turned out ADORABLE! Holly contacted us about our sweet shop invitations. She loved our […]
This is a big one, people. (over $114, people!) If you haven’t noticed, I love pinwheels and Adria does, too. (Remember Jeffrey’s pool party? That was featured on Hostess with the Mostess blog) Shana, the mastermind and creative paper genius behind Crossroads Cottage, contacted us a bit ago because she loved our Clowning Around Invitation […]
Ever since I was tee-tiny, I had an obsession with paper, stickers and tape. The only thing I would ask Santa for as a little girl was “paper”. Well, if only I had THESE puppies back then! I came across these while doing a little research for a giveaway (hint, hint). Have you seen/used Japanese […]
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