Happy Heart Day!

Tonight I made Valentines for Manhattan to take to school. Very simple, but cute. And, as a bonus, even Manhattan herself liked them! "Wow, Mom, that's cool you made them look like they really came from the store!" I don't generally get that kind of comment from her, so she must've really meant it.

I usually have her make something herself, but the last week has been so incredibly busy with cousins in town and wedding prep and party for the sister in law, that we didn't have time to do much. She did, however, write her classmates' names on them and help me count out the candy.

Shower

Be prepared for lots of photos!Like I said yesterday, I had a lot of fun planning Abby's family bridal shower with Aunt Debbie. And the fun resulted in a great party! We had the placed all decked out with birds, had lots of food, and a variety of teas, not to mention lots of great people.

The chalkboard sign was very easy to make. I simply place a piece of my chalkboard vinyl over the glass of a frame and used a chalk marker to doodle their names on it. Easy and cute! Because the theme was birds, I used a grapevine wreath to look like a nest and left notecards for everyone to write advice and wishes for the couple-to-be. I forgot to take a photo after the cards were in it,

but it was very cute! I also made the bunting banner with their names on it. I think it all came together quite well.

We set up a cute kids table with a plastic tea set, pink birds, and valentine suckers. The girls loved it. Their great grandma changed the words to a couple old songs and taught them the words so they could sing to Abby. It was great that they had a moment in the spotlight (all kids love that, don't they?) and everyone thought the songs were so cute. No, the dog didn't join in the singing, she just love attention too.

Because everyone brought their handwritten recipes (see yesterday's post), I found a pretty wooden recipe box that I engraved with Abby's new last name to match the recipe cards. I would have LOVE a recipe box full of everyone's favorite recipes!

Did I mention we had food? Oh my goodness. We had lots of it! Heart shaped egg salad and artichoke/spinach sandwiches, mini quiches from Costco, pudding cups with raspberries a la Debbie, Oreo truffles (sooo easy!), chocolate covered nests, sugar cookies a la Betty Crocker mix, crackers and dip, biscotti from Costco dipped in chocolate, and lots of tea.

Overall, it was great. Yes, there were adults present, but kids are so much cuter, aren't they? Congrats Abby! Glad we could have a shower for you :)

Bridal Shower Invites

My cute sister in law is getting married in just over a week, and I've had fun helping her get ready. First off, I'll share the invitations for the bridal shower her aunt and I threw for her. Lots of pictures of the party to follow tomorrow :)

The theme of her wedding is birds, so we used it for the shower as well. I had so much fun designing these! The third piece is a recipe card, and each person was asked to handwrite a recipe for the new couple. I designed, printed, and laser cut them all here in my studio. I feel like I have my own little print shop! Amazing feeling.