No. I’m not Adria Ruff. {Although secretly I’ve always wanted to be shorter, spunkier, more fashionable and brunette.} It’s Jen Carver, your fearless guest blogger. I’m hijacking Adria’s weekly rough draft (“Carver Draft” just doesn’t have the same ring to it!) to share a quick and easy last minute Thanksgiving gift and/or favor idea & […]
Nobody will be complaining about sitting at the kid’s table this Thanksgiving! As a mother of 4 children I am constantly on the hunt for festive ideas for involving my kids in the holiday preparations and making accompanying traditions all about them. I was thrilled to discover that Anders Ruff’s Happy Gobble Day Thanksgiving Collection was purposely created with kids […]
I am thrilled to share this precious party with you! Our fabulous team member, Caryn, just had a super adorable Little Chef / Baking Party for her daughter, Lauren. I knew our shop needed a fresh new baking party concept, and when Caryn’s daughter chose a Baking themed party, my wheels got spinning. I custom […]
Well, we are SO excited for this year’s Holiday Collection – our aqua/red/white North Pole collection. Today we are here to wet your appetite for what is to come from our new collection offerings. (SO fun!) As you will see in the shop, we are offering our main design collection as well as other accessories […]
This past weekend was my girlfriend, Nicole’s, 40th Birthday. Her family asked me to help plan/design a wine & cupcake tasting party for her. I wanted to show you a few simple tricks I did in order to make a great party without all the trouble! You can find the Wine Tasting Printable Collection in […]
Kiss with Style has done it again! An incredible, gorgeous and unique dessert table for one of their signature themed party offerings in Australia – Their Vintage Race Car themed party. They were recently featured on Amy Atlas Sweet Designs, once again. We are thrilled for their success and talent and I’m very excited to introduce […]
Happy Birthday to Maureen! The big 3-1 today. Maureen’s mom pulled out an old photo of Maureen from 1981 at her 1st birthday (looks a LOT like her son, Pierson!) and photo from last year’s (30th) birthday celebration at Nikko’s sushi bar in Charlotte (“Sushi Love” with the owner). To celebrate Maureen’s 31st birthday, we […]
Remember these? { image source} Back when I was a teenager (yes, I know this dates me), every teen girl across America had one of these cork boards hanging in her room cluttered with pictures from topics ranging from fashion, to music, to teenage heart throbs to bedroom makeover ideas. Concert & movie tickets, notes […]
At Anders Ruff we obviously love all things paper so we couldn’t be any more excited with this weeks giveaway from HBDesigns. Two lucky fans will win gift certificates; one of a $100 and the other $50 to purchase some of their unique products! “HBDesigns blends the fashion and fabric world with the stationery and […]
We are thrilled to announce this Bridesmaids themed giveaway contest! (Even more excited that there will be multiple winners!) We have gotten such wonderful feedback on our most recent project. Working for Universal Studios and designing and styling a “girls night in” party was a blast and we loved sharing party and styling ideas. […]
Hello AR Fans! I’m really not tricking when I say that it’s a treat to be guest blogging today on one of my all-time favorite party sites. Aren’t you constantly inspired by all that Maureen, Adria & the Anders Ruff team contribute? I know I am! Halloween will be here before you can say, ‘BOO!’ With Halloween merchandise […]
Today’s RUFF DRAFT is inspired by Maureen’s favorite Polyhedrons, seen in our “I heart Valentine’s Day” photoshoots and “Jeffrey’s Modern Lego Inspired Birthday Party” photoshoots. We have had several questions about these fun accent pieces, so we wanted to share with you this easy DIY project. Maureen asked me to demonstrate the tutorial….. and I of course, wanted to give them a little […]
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