All American Fourth of July Party

Fourth of July is just around the corner and we couldn’t be any more excited to introduce our super patriotic All American 4th of July Party Printable Collection for 2014!  We LOVE classic stars and stripes and patriotic flags and patterns! We pulled together this party photo shoot in less than 48 hours by using […]

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DIY Patriotic Home Decor Ideas from AR Workshop

Let’s hear it for the red, white, and blue! One of our favorite ways to show pride in America is through DIY patriotic home decor! We are sharing some of our favorite DIY patriotic decor ideas from over the years, available to make at an AR Workshop near you! Check out the locations here. Which red, […]

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DIY Patriotic Home Décor from AR Workshop

Despite the rough year for our country (and the rest of the world), American pride runs deep! Many AR Workshop customers are busy prepping for the upcoming 4th of July holiday. But others love celebrating a loved one fighting for our freedoms and showing patriotism year round. The new patriotic DIY home décor from AR […]

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Patriotic DIY Kits from AR Workshop

Get ready to celebrate the 4th of July this year by treating yourself to fun and festive patriotic diy kits from AR Workshop! There are adorable patriotic designs from which to choose!  All kits include all materials including stencils, wood, a PrimARy Paint Essentials Kit, brushes and instructions. Our PrimARy Paint Essentials Kit includes a color mixing guide […]

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Got What It Cakes Cakery & Mandie Miller – Mandie Shuts Charlotte Bakery Doors this week! Cake Roundup!

  This girl.  Mandie Miller. i.e. Got What It Cakes.  She has changed the way we look at cakes! Seriously.  Step back to 2011.  Adria and I were only 1 year into our business and we had not found a professional “caker” or Charlotte Bakery that we liked for our styled photoshoots and parties.  We […]

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Labor Day Decorations

Labor Day is a national tribute to so many things; the end of summer,  the start of the school year (right Moms?), cooking out with family and friends, and of course the social and economic achievements of American workers.  For many Americans it’s celebrated with BBQ’s, parades, and athletic events.  If you’re part of the […]

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DIY Cork Wine Charms with Evite and Cavit

A special thanks to Evite and Cavit for sponsoring this post and sharing the idea! #EviteParty Adria and I are always looking for unexpected uses of everyday items.  Adria likes loves to drink wine (yep, I said it) and has an entire crate of wine corks and so we LOVE to find use for corks […]

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Our First Entire Shop Sale – 20% off ALL Printables in our Shop!

There is a first for everything! Typically we do sales on holiday printables or seasonal printables. This time, we are CELEBRATING big with 20% off ALL Printables in our shop! You are probably planning some sort of party in the next months to come – a birthday party, shower, or maybe a 4th of July […]

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Ruff Draft: Smokin’ Hot BBQ Birthday Party

Today we are showing you a perfect summer themed adult birthday party that I recently threw for local friends of mine.  The theme:  Smokin’ Hot Birthdays, in honor of two friends of mine – Ali & Bill (who share birthdays a few days a part). We had a neighborhood party and everyone pulled out their […]

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Ruff Draft: 12 Tissue Paper Crafts We Love

Today we are sharing with you some of our favorite Tissue Paper crafts and tutorials – 12 Tissue Paper Crafts we love!  Tissue paper is inexpensive, comes in every color and makes a bold statement when used. We get asked a lot about how we create tissue paper crafts, so we thought it would be perfect […]

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Grayce’s 9th Gymnastics Birthday Party – Tumble and Twirl with the Birthday Girl

Let’s tumble and twirl with the birthday girl for Grayce’s 9th gymnastics birthday party!  I’m thrilled to finally share with you Grayce’s birthday party from this summer.  How could you not love this party with all the cool gym props – from a pink mat and beam… to hula hoops and jump ropes, I made sure the […]

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Pierson’s Dinosaur Party Planning and Inspiration – A look behind the scenes

You may have seen my recent Dinosaur themed party that I styled for my son, Pierson.  If you haven’t seen it, check it out here. The dinosaur party planning process is fun.  I love getting inspiration… you are maybe wondering where this “look” came from?  It all started in an antique store. So many people […]

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Halloween Ideas – Halloween Smores Bag Topper – Halloween Printable Party Kit – Day 4

We have been introducing new Printable S’mores bag toppers for holidays all year long.  We love them and we hope you do, too!  (Remember our Valentine’s Day S’mores, and our Easter Peeps S’mores… oh, and our Nautical 4th of July S’mores….)  Well, we hope you are ready for S’more! For Day 4 of our Halloween […]

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Ruff Draft: DIY Tissue Paper Flower from our Birthday Girl Doll Party

Is everyone ready for the 4th of July?  We celebrated America just last week, in a non-traditional way with a very important Australian family. We threw the sweetest American Girl Doll inspired birthday party for one of our best Australian clients, Yolanda Cerra (a.k.a Kiss Me Kate) and her 5 year old daughter, Neveah!  We […]

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A Star-Spangled Giveaway with $700 worth of Prizes!

Jen Carver here from Banner Events with a special star-spangled giveaway just in time for your 4th of July celebrations!  I am so excited to be teaming up with Oriental Trading Company, Anders Ruff Custom Designs and several other amazing companies (see below) for a fun nautical themed 4th of July shoot this year!  In honor of our collaboration, we […]

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