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December 12, 2011 by: Michelle

Holiday Cards Deadline

Hi friends! Just a reminder, Christmas is less than two weeks away. I can’t even believe it! If you haven’t ordered yet, it’s not too late! Last day to order printed cards is Monday, December 19th. I’m keeping my etsy shop open until Friday, December 23rd to purchase the digital file to any of the cards. 
You can view all 25+ designs right here. Or visit my facebook page 🙂

Here are just a few of my favorites so far this year..
Hope all of your Christmas shopping is going better than mine – still have so much to do! Eeek! XO, m

December 9, 2011 by: Michelle

Photos by Vitella

  Pictures are my favorite. There really isn’t anything better than having priceless photos to look back on someday. I’m lucky to have such a wonderful photographer who never ceases to amaze me. 
Meet Ellie Piper of Photography Studio 37www.photographystudio37.com. It’s kind of funny how I randomly found her. Three years ago at a bridal expo (while I was pregnant) I saw her booth and told my husband I should go talk to her since I was looking into doing maternity photos. Actually, I already had someone else booked but figured I would go see what she had to offer. I ended up canceling with the other photographer, and even though I decided not to do maternity photos, Ellie has shot the majority of our photos ever since!  She shoots everything from weddings to babies to families. Actually, there’s nothing she doesn’t do. Plus she’s the nicest person ever, so there’s another plus. Check out her work over on her website/blog: www.photographystudio37.com.
Here are some of my favorites that I will always treasure…{sorry in advance, there are a lot}

She also photographed my sister Rebecca’s wedding as well as our best friends, Amber + Andrew…
Thank you so much Ellie, you truly have such a gift. Hop on over to her facebook page and give her a “Like” – you won’t be disappointed! XO, m
{All photos copyright Photography Studio 37. Do not copy}

December 5, 2011 by: Michelle

DIY Yarn Trees Feature

SO very excited that my DIY Yarn Christmas Trees were featured on Living Locurto yesterday!
You can view the super easy tutorial right here. Thanks so much for the feature, Amy!! 🙂

December 1, 2011 by: Michelle

Merry + Bright – 2011 Kids Holiday Photo Shoot

 I’m simply over-the-moon to share with you my latest project. Sorry in advance, this is a LONG {but pretty} post! 🙂 I styled this “Merry + Bright” Kids Holiday Collection for the holiday issue of Baby Lifestyles e-zine (read the issue online here). Thank you SO much, Tara + Lauren for the opportunity and the amazing feature alongside many other super talented party gals! So thrilled! It turned out amazing thanks to all of the thoughtful and completely remarkable vendors listed below. Ellie Piper with Photography Studio 37 captured it all and WOW, are the pictures ever FABULOUS! Thanks SO much Ellie! {This picture is my fave – isn’t it darling?}

All of the paper products are available to purchase in my etsy shop as DIY printables for your child’s holiday themed party for only $30! {Invitation, Cupcake Toppers, Food Labels, Water Bottle Labels, Banner, + lots more!}

First, the main dessert table. My husband and I spray painted a fake wreath we bought at 40% off at Hobby Lobby a lime green color (Key Lime Rust Oleum to be exact) to keep with the theme. I then wrapped ribbon around it and added some matching picks to the wreath that ended up being a main focal point to the fabric backdrop. (Thanks to my sister, Victoria who is a florist for making me the pretty bow to match – I can’t make them to save my life. Ha!) My hubby also spray painted glass candlestick holders from the dollar store that I used as accents to hold large ornaments. Spray painting stuff goes a LONG way! You would be amazed at all you can do with one little can 🙂 All of the sweets were just amazing – custom cookies from The Cookie Jar, fondant cupcake toppers from Lynlee’s Petite Cakes, chocolate covered oreos by Sweeties, Santa Hat Cake Pops by Lillycakes and the beautiful fondant cake made by a local gal, Brianna Weichel. Oh and I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the pink cake stand from Danielle of OliviaDru on etsy! I made the snowman donuts inspired by a photo I saw on Pinterest and also dipped marshmallows in white chocolate and added some colorful sprinkles 🙂

 

 

The second “Merry” table displayed the girls goodie bags with a matching custom label. I used teal washi tape around the fuchsia bags from Shop Sweet Lulu. The “MERRY” banner and ribbon garland was made by the fabulous Nancy of A to Zebra Celebrations. I made custom water bottle labels and even decorated my clock to match! 🙂 I took my curtains down and decorated my window using colorful ornaments and fish line for a nice display.


In the dining room, I added poms from Pom Love on my wall (to cover up the picture frames I normally have there). Each child had their own matching name cupcake topper at their place setting. I just love the matching plates and napkins I got from Polka Dot Market. The beautiful flower arrangement came from Town and Country Gardens. My hubby spray painted the vase and I added the decorative snowflake and a few lime gems so even the vase coordinated with everything! 🙂 In the corner, I made the DIY yarn ornament trees by simply wrapping yarn around foam tree forms I bought at Hobby Lobby and hot glued some sparkly decorative balls on to act as the ornaments! And a snowflake for the top – perfect! They are probably my favorite element and were SOOOO easy! Thanks to Jenn of HWTM for inspiring me to be creative with yarn 🙂 Be on the lookout for a fabulous DIY feature on those coming soon to the Living Locurto blog! (Another eeeeek!)

  
Last but certainly not least, the absolutely ADORABLE outfits all of the girls are donning were just BEYOND perfect! Handmade tee’s by the amazing Rachel of *golden*, custom hair pieces from Frills, pettiskirts from Lilies and Things and adorable necklaces from Miss CoCo Designs. The girls all looked absolutely adorable and this would be the perfect outfit for your girly girl to wear during the holiday season or birthday party 🙂 From oldest to youngest, here are the FAB 6…

 
Getting a group shot of six girls ages 1-7 is pretty tough – look at the two oldest in the back though – such pro’s! 🙂 The other four are like, “Um, not really feelin’ this! Can we eat the sweets now?” Haha 🙂 Thank you to Sydney, Annabelle, Mindy, Presley, Tinley + my daughter, Cami, for being the gorgeous little models for this shoot. Thank you to their mama’s, especially, for letting them be a part of this fun day! I think the shoot was realistic enough they all thought they were at a Christmas party before Halloween 🙂 So much fun was had by all and I can honestly say this is by far my favorite styled shoot to date – I just love this time of year!

Last but certainly not least, a HUGE THANK YOU to all of the fabulous vendors for your amazing products – it wouldn’t have been possible without your remarkable talent! I hope this post helped inspire you to throw a kids holiday party for your little ones. If you do, please send me your photos, I’d LOVE to see them! 🙂

Vendor Credits

Paper Products + Styling: I DO invitations by michelle
Photography: Ellie Piper of Photography Studio 37
{FASHION}
Custom Holiday Tee’s: *golden*
Pettiskirts: Lilies & Things
Hair Accessories: Frills
Necklaces: Miss CoCo Designs
{SWEETS}
Cake Pops: Lillycakes
Sugar Cookies: Flourish Sweet Shop
Fondant Cupcake Toppers: Lynlee’s Petite Cakes
Cake: Brianna Weichel
Cupcakes: Sweet Dreams Desserts
{DECOR + MORE}
DIY Yarn Trees + Wreath: I DO invitations by michelle
Flower Arrangement: Town & Country Gardens
“MERRY” Banner + Ribbon Garland: A to Zebra Celebrations  
Cake Stand: OliviaDru
Plates/Napkins/Polka Dot Balloons: Polka Dot Market
Milk Bottles/Fuchsia Treat Bags/Straws/Tissue Garland: Shop Sweet Lulu
Tissue Poms: Pom Love
Ornaments + Bright Trees on Dessert Table: Hobby Lobby

Phew! Is your head leaning on a balloon too? I thought so 😉 Well, you made it to the end of this long post 🙂 I hope it put a smile on your face and inspired you to throw a holiday party for your kiddos. I would just LOVE it if you would kindly leave me a comment with your favorite thing from this party. Thanks so much for reading! Happy Holidays!!! XO, m

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November 23, 2011 by: Michelle

Thankful

Wanted to wish all of my fans, clients, family + friends who support my little biz the most wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones. I am so blessed and thankful and cannot wait to be with our families tomorrow. 
Happy Gobble Gobble 🙂 XO, m
{Above image via etsy shop hairbrained schemes}

November 17, 2011 by: Michelle

Indian Themed Baby Shower Invite

Loving this Indian themed Baby Shower invitation I created for two of our friends who are expecting TWINS all the way from India this March. They don’t know the sex of the babies so I went with some fun colors that fit their style. (They have this robin’s egg blue color in their kitchen and I just LOVE it!)
 Congrats, Eric + Mike! Can’t wait to meet the twins 🙂

November 14, 2011 by: Michelle

One Fish + Two Fish = New Fish – Baby Boy Shower

This past weekend my girlfriends and I threw our good friend’s couples baby shower! It was inspired by the Dr. Seuss book, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. The daddy-to-be LOVES to fish so thought it would be the perfect theme. I added my own little twist to it using the primary color scheme that matches the popular book. Guests wrote a little message in the actual book for them to read again for years to come. 
The fabulous Lynlee of Lynlee’s Petite Cakes made the ADORABLE fondant cupcake toppers (last photo) to match the invite – they were the hit of the table! Absolutely perfect! My good friend, Ann, who helped throw the shower made the adorable sugar cookies – soooo darn cute and yummy too! And you can’t have a party without Lillycakes so of course those were on the menu 🙂 I found the cute containers that displayed the Cake Pops at Pier One on clearance.  Sorry in advance for the not-so-awesome photos taken by my phone. Next time, remember your camera, Michelle! 😉


It was such a fun night and we can’t wait to meet Baby P!!! 🙂
 
Vendor Credits:
Paper Products/Styling: I DO invitations by michelle
Fondant Cupcake Toppers: Lynlee’s Petite Cakes
Cupcakes: Sweet Dream Desserts
Cake Pops: Lillycakes
Chocolate Covered Oreos: Sweeties
Honeycomb Tissue Puffs/Tissue Garland: Shop Sweet Lulu 

November 7, 2011 by: Michelle

2011 Holiday Photo Cards are HERE!

Hi Friends! Now that Halloween is over, it’s time to start thinking about Christmas (don’t worry I didn’t forget about Thanksgiving) and I’m excited to announce my 2011 Collection is HERE! Can you believe it?! I would love to know where 2011 has gone?! Time sure flies when you’re having fun! 🙂
Now, here’s the scoop…you can purchase one of these designs in my etsy shop for the DIGITAL FILE for ONLY $15 (see the details listed in my etsy shop or visit the FAQ section of my website for full details of what a digital file is). If DIY is not your thing, you can purchase the printed invitations from me which are professionally printed on a beautiful heavyweight cardstock and include white envelopes. Keep in mind, this is heavyweight cover stock, not photo paper. The pricing is below if you would like them printed 🙂
QTY 25 $1.99 ea.
QTY 50 $1.69 ea.
QTY 75 $1.29 ea.
QTY 100 $1.09 ea. 
QTY 125 $.99 ea
Now, you may notice a few of the designs from last year – that’s right, my top selling designs from 2010 are available again THIS YEAR. Woohoo!! So…..go grab a cup of coffee or hot cocoa and browse over my new collection (and let me know which is your favorite!) 🙂 I’ve already received a few orders and just love seeing all of the beautiful family photos each year! It’s fun to see what a difference a year makes! OK, enough talking already. 
Introducing my 2011 Holiday Photo Card Collection…

Since some of these are in a smaller format, please visit me over on my facebook page to see each design up close and personal 🙂 Comment on my status letting me know your favorite design and you could win FREE cards! Looking forward to hearing your feedback!
Happy Holidays!! XO, m

November 3, 2011 by: Michelle

Sneak Peek – Kids Holiday Photo Shoot

The kids holiday shoot I styled was this past weekend and my gosh, was it ever FUN! The girls were all so cute and everything went perfectly. A *huge* thank you to Ellie Piper of Photos by Vitella for capturing it all! Go check her out – she’s amazing! Can’t wait to share all of the details with you. You will be able to see this feature in the upcoming holiday issue of Baby Lifestyles Magazine. Eeeek!! You will be able to purchase all of the DIY printable files in my etsy shop SOON. Here are a few sneak peeks {without giving too much away} of each of the little models – are they not all just the CUTEST?!

 {Hair accessories by Frills, custom tee’s from *golden*, pettiskirts from Lilies & Things, necklaces from Miss CoCo Designs + fondant cupcake toppers from Lynlee’s Petite Cakes}


Linked up: www.leelala.net

October 20, 2011 by: Michelle

Blog Contributor for A to Zebra Celebrations

Hi friends! I’m super excited to announce I’m now a contributor over on the fabulous A to Zebra Celebrations blog. Nancy is one of the sweetest party gals around so it goes without saying I was beyond excited to finally meet her in person this past Summer at the HWTM Launch Party! I just started blogging for her this week but it’s sooo fun seeing all of the details of different parties and being able to share them with her followers! You can view my first post over on her blog right here.

Here’s a picture of us from the HWTM Launch Party! So much fun! I wish I was back in sunny San Diego instead of this cold and gloomy day like it is here in Illinois.

Thanks so much, Nancy! I’m looking forward to sharing some fabulous parties with your amazing fans! XO, m

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