Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays

It feels like there has been a wave of birthdays lately! I'm not complaining cause I love me a good birthday party. Right now I have the opportunity to make invitations for little miss Kambree. She is turning 4 and is having a party most little girls only dream of... Barbie! So with that inspiration I knew these invites needed to be as girly as possible and I think I accomplished that and hopefully Kambree approves! :)

It's Me, Mario!

Super Mario Birthday party was a super success! The kids had so much fun and everything turned out perfect. Well, almost perfect. The only set back was the massive wind storm that decided to roll through that day. So we set up the party inside and it ended up looking great in the end. We were still able to enjoy some of the sunny day by playing a few games outside like a Super Mario coin hunt and the Mario pinata. We played Mario Bingo and of course a Mario party wouldn't be complete without mustaches! 


We also had treats galore! Yummy chocolate and vanilla cupcakes adorned with yellow stars were a hit! Chex Funfetti cake batter buddies were perfect party favors for the kiddos to take home. The kids were so good and had a blast! Ian was so happy to share his big day with some of his best friends!

Painted Vases

I love love love Martha Stewart. Always have and always will. How many 12 year old girls do you know that would sit and watch the Martha Stewart Show? I did! I think I even said at one point in my life that I want to be the next Martha Stewart! Well I still watch her show and I still go to her website daily and get inspired. But one of my most favorite things is the Martha Stewart aisle at Michaels craft store. I find myself looking through every little fun/cute/clever thing that has her name on it and try to think of a reason of why I need to buy it... Well the other day I found a reason to use her all surface acrylic paints. I wanted to spruce up these vases that I had lying around and this was a very very easy way to do that!

These are what the vases looked like before. I washed them with soap and water and  dried them.

These are the 2 colors i chose. I liked the idea of having the blue color in a high gloss finish and the grey one not so glossy. I would also recommend using foam brushes to apply the paint so you don't get any fibers or lint from a regular paint brush on the vases.

And here is how they turned out! This was such an easy way to add a little more interest to some plain old glass vases!

Now they just need some fresh cut flowers in them :)

Birthday Parties: Super Mario Theme

My little cousin turns 6 next month (he is growing up too fast!) and he loves him some Super Mario Bros. Who wouldn't want a Super Mario themed birthday party?? I think Mario was part of everyone's childhood and continues to be a part of everyone's lives today! So it's only right that we throw him an awesome b-day party with everything Mario! I'm really excited about this because me and his mom have come up with some awesome idea's and my cousin is just as excited about it as we are. So first up, the invitations. Here are some pretty simple and fun invitations that I made. I think they turned out cute! I especially love that I was able to find the Super Mario font on one of my favorite sites, dafont. Next we are concentrating on some yummy food and goodies for the kids. I will be in the kitchen very soon testing some fun recipes! Stay tuned! :)

Monster Room

I am so excited that I have the opportunity to help my brother create an awesome living space for himself! I have some really great ideas for his house and can't wait to get started. My brother has been open to my vision and is open to some really cool design concepts. His house is basically a blank canvas so that's a major plus! The first room we are concentrating on is the family/ tv room. I think it always helps to have some sort of inspiration when designing a room. Whether it's a fabric you really like or a wallpaper or a painting, it's always good to have something that you can base the room around and have a good jumping off point. In my brothers case it's his vintage monster movie posters. He has them in some nice black frames and they are a great inspiration for this room. What I'm most ecstatic about for this space is this absolutely beautiful and absolutely AMAZING wallpaper by Barbara Hulanicki (pictured below). Who knew that skull wallpaper could look this classy and stunning?? I am in love with it. It is a pricey paper so I'm going to use it on an accent wall but it will add a lot of impact. I'm so excited to get started so stay tuned for updates!!

The fabulous  Barbara Hulanicki wallpaper! 

A couple of the posters my brother has that will be displayed and have become the inspiration for the whole concept of the room.