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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DIY: How to Create Dried Hydrangea Arrangements for Home Decor

I do not claim to have the greenest thumb, but have been getting better! I do know that I can dry some hydrangeas like they are going out of style.  (It is not hard to let a plant die and dry out…. I am pretty darn good at that!) Today, I thought I’d show you […]

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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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Paper White Designs Giveaway ($75 Gift Card)

Paper White Designs has taken my love of tissue paper poms poms to a whole new level.  I heart them, adore them, and love them!  Strolling through Paper White Designs online Etsy shop you’ll find yourself wanting to put on your prettiest, twirliest, skirt and raise a pinky while sipping your tea.  Their designs exude […]

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Tissue & Glitter Tulle Flower Poms from The Swan Princess Party

Today is day 4 of our Swan Princess Party in collaboration with Sony’s new movie – The Swan Princess, A Royal Family Tale on DVD and Blu-ray!  (2.25.14!)  We just loved styling this party and wanted to show you one of the crafts we created as party decor.  We may have noticed the tissue & glitter tulle flower poms throughout the […]

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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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Ruff Draft: Mother’s Day Flower Tote Craft

Who loves flowers???  ALL MOMS!!!  I’ve been trying to figure out what to do for my mom this year, and knew it had to be either gardening or flower related, because my mom has the “Greenest Thumb Of ALL”!  In fact, we joke in our family that her plants are her “pets”.  I wanted to […]

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Day 9 Giveaway (2 of 2) – My Monet Kids Kit from Blumebox (5 winners)

Day 9 Giveaway Blumebox Giveaway:  One My Monet Kids Kit to five lucky winners. What a fun way to have those cookies waiting for Santa! Gift Ideas that Blumebox Offers:  My Monet kit, Blumebuds, 8″ blumebox for flowers or wine delivery, 4″ cube and cake pop insert Fun Idea:  Once the “My Monet” blumebox has been decorated […]

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Ruff Draft: Marshmallow Flower Pops from Ricki’s Glam Camping Party

We have been showing off  Ricki’s Glamping Party recently – did anyone catch the writeup posted on Life & Style yesterday???  They interviewed us about the party… check it out when you have a chance! Today, we are excited to share with you how we made our chocolate dipped marshmallow flower pops, seen on the […]

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A Luau Party we Love

I am always inspired by the amazing parties our clients throw together and Jen Ward’s Luau party is definitely no exception!  With only two weeks notice she put together this adorable party for a friends daughter. I love the wreath she made out of cocktail umbrellas and how she carried the colors and feel right […]

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Ruff Draft: DIY Yarn Pom Flowers

A few weeks ago, I showed you how to make yarn poms…  Well, today we are going to show you another trick using yarn poms.  We just loved incorporating them into our recent Monogram Baby Shower Collection and thought you would like to see how easy it is to take a yarn pom and turn […]

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Giveaway Winner: An Accessory Gift Basket from Flowerz by Suz

Congratulations to Jackie S. on winning this weeks giveaway basket from Flowerz by Suz.  Please contact me so I can give you information on claiming your prize of 2 sets of a necklace and flower hair clip, a newsboy hat with flower clip, and a set of 4 clip clipz. Thank you so much Susan […]

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Peace, Love & Flowers – A Very Special 15th Birthday Party!

Happy 15th Birthday Julie! Peace, Love & Flowers… Paula Rosenthal, Dessert Stylist extraordinaire and owner of Just a Bite Desserts, recently planned for her daughter Julie a 15th birthday party to remember. Julie’s nickname is “Sunshine” and Paula and her husband Howard created for Julie and her friends a B.F.F. Photo Shoot Party with the […]

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