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Archive for: June, 2011
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June 30, 2011
Fourth of July Round Up
The Fourth of July for me is always about family…and celebrating this amazing country I live in! We sit by the pool, barbeque, and watch the kids as they run through the sprinklers barefoot with their cousins. It is pretty casual and the perfect getaway during a very busy season. Of course, there is always blueberry pie! What are you doing for the Fourth? Do you like a casual get together or do…
June 29, 2011
Behind the Scenes – Michaels Creative Crew Part I
I gave a sneak peek last week of the incredible Michaels event I was part of a couple of weeks ago. Now it’s time to fill you in on this amazing trip. Since this event was chock filled with inspiration, information and fun, I’m stretching the posts out into a couple of posts so you can enjoy every part of it. A little background…Michaels formed a Creative Crew of 10 gals (see below for…
June 28, 2011
Farm Party Guest Dessert Feature
We had to share with you this dessert table that was styled by Coby from The Lemony Cupcake in Australia. How gorgeous is this? Coby designed this table for a little girl’s first birthday. Her client wanted a “Hairy MacLary/Farm Party” theme. Coby, who grew up in Brisbane, got her inspiration from her home town and the many weekends she spent on her parent’s property. We love the apple berry buckets and the soft…
June 27, 2011
Scallops & Dots Guest Dessert Feature
We fell in love with this pretty peach and raspberry scalloped guest dessert feature that was sent to us by Chelsea Arnold of Eye Candy Events in Australia. We featured her beautiful Sip ‘n See table when her daughter Thalia was born. This table was created for Thalia’s Christening. We love all of the scalloped touches on the table. Chelsea told us she was inspired by the scalloped boxes on the Valentine’s Day table we created for Better…
June 24, 2011
Tied Up Guest Dessert Feature
Last week, we featured some tie cookies from Bees Knees Creative for our Father’s Day Roundup. Today we are featuring the party that those adorable tie cookies came from. Kara from Kara’s Party Ideas sent us these pictures of the table she created for her son’s baby blessing. Kara had this party at her home which can be a challenge. She used a vintage refurbished dresser for the sweets table and a hutch for the…
June 24, 2011
Sneak Peek Michaels + Behind the Book
We’re just getting back into the swing of things since being in book overdrive and will soon have lots of fun behind the scenes to share. Above is a sneak peek of a really fun trip I took to Texas recently with the Michaels Executive team and some very crafty bloggers aka “The Michaels Creative Crew.” This was a very fun and informative trip and I’ll give you the full behind the scenes on…
June 23, 2011
Fourth of July Printables Giveaway!
This morning we featured a fun Fourth of July shoot. We have received some fantastic submissions so keep checking back with us over the next week for some more fantastic Fourth of July inspiration. In the meantime, if you are preparing to throw that Fourth of July shindig, we are just in time to make your 4th even sweeter. We have a fun give-a-way for you guys today from Lauren McKinsey. We featured one of…
June 23, 2011
Red White & Blue Guest Dessert Feature
The resort wear season may be coming to a close in the states, but with July 4th around the corner, nautical imagery is still everywhere from clothing to housewares. A few weeks ago we featured a vintage nautical dessert table. Bird from Bird’s Party sent over this dessert table that she created to showcase her new nautical printables collection. Inspired by the French Riviera, Bird wanted to create a clean, fresh and preppy…
June 22, 2011
Garden Party Guest Dessert Feature
This Garden Party dessert table was sent to us by Louisa Shippman of Lou Lou Events down under. Louisa created this table for a 50th birthday party. We love how the trunk of that beautiful old tree framed the dessert table. Louisa handpicked rustic desserts like honey spiced sponge, dusted truffles, and cannolis from local vendors and found lush hydrangea to complement the outdoor space. Adding a few hydrangea to the top of the sponge…
June 22, 2011
Campout Guest Dessert Feature
Summer is finally here in the US as of yesterday and we are loving this campout birthday party from Kristen of Mary Had a Little Party. We love the tree trunk vessels, camp-out van and bear printables, and camping grounds map incorporated into the bunting and cupcake wrappers. The neutrals and green make this a chic camp-out party and we think anyone would be a happy camper with this fun spread. Great job, Kristen!
Want some…
June 21, 2011
Having an “Amy Atlas Moment” Badge
Hello all…so sorry for not being around yesterday. We were finishing up the chapter-thon for the book and I’m sending off 342 pages of manuscript to my publisher today. It has been a true labor of love and I’m so excited to finally get it into my publisher’s hands. We have some more fun projects coming up, but we’ll get some behind the scenes, guest features, sweet talks, and more up on the blog…
June 17, 2011
Father’s Day Roundup
Photo Credits above: (1) Martha Stewart (2) Lilyshop (3) Paper Crave.
Father’s day is this Sunday so we’re sharing a Father’s Day Roundup of some terrific ideas to ensure that dad feels special. While mothers are often touted as fashion inspirations, fathers seem to get stuck with the short end of the stick. Whether it’s a grandpa sweater they wear every day in the winter, or a Halloween costume hat-turned-favorite accessory, dads seem to be remembered more for…
June 16, 2011
Pool Party Guest Dessert Feature
Oh, how I love poolside parties. There is something so carefree and relaxing about them, right? One of my favorite poolside parties that we did was the party we created here for a joint mother/son birthday party a couple of years ago. So when I saw this poolside submission from Rebekah at A Blissful Nest, it immediately took me back and I wanted to get into my car and head out east.
Rebekah created this table for a family…
June 15, 2011
Beautiful Rustic Pink Guest Dessert Feature
Today’s featured submission was sent to us by Linda of Call Me Cupcake from Sweden. I think you all know by now that we get a lot of the “dessert table in a field idea submissions” and I’m not the biggest fan usually. However, when I see something that is beautifully styled, I have to feature it.
Not only did Linda bake all the pretty desserts, but she also styled and photographed the shoot…
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We had the pleasure of working with Brooke Shields to create a princess birthday party for her daughter Grier's 4th birthday. The party was at one of my fave kid birthday venues called The Craft Studio in New York City. Grier is a girly girl and Brooke wanted Grier to feel like a princess at her birthday party. { Read More }
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Ray Of Sunshine Guest Dessert Feature
This table was sent to us by Heidi from Australia. She created this little ray of sunshine for her daughter's 2nd birthday. Heidi decided at the last minute to throw the party and with a week to plan, organized a morning tea party for her daughter and 14 of her friends. { Read More }
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