i had a recent request to make baby shower invitations. they wanted to encourage everyone to bring a book for the mommy to be. this inspired me to make library card invitations in the wonderful colors of the baby’s nursery.
the patterned paper and ribbon are from American Crafts, the grey cardstock is Bazzill in dusk and stonehenge. i designed the library card and tag.
i'm in a serious rut when it comes to creative thinking right now. i'm joining shimelle's color challenge to try and get the juices flowing. i'll try to take new pictures tonight, but for day I dug through oldies but goodies for my favorite green shots!
so this weekend i took my first FULL stab at being a florist. i have always thought it is exactly what i should do, and i make floral arrangements all the time. i love creating centerpieces and a lot of the same principles apply for making wedding flowers. my lovely friend crystal gave me a shot and this past weekend i was put to the test.
i am surprised is even survived. from the moment i picked up the flowers at 5pm on Friday i thought i would have a heart attack. what florist doesn’t understand the concept of bright pink? I said like shocking pink ribbon of which florists everywhere have a spool but what i got hardly looked pink at all. I WAS FREAKING OUT.
after failed attempts to get a hold of replacements i proceeded to trash out my kitchen and created the entire floral arrangements for crystal’s wedding.
as you can see from all these (somewhat blurry pictures) these beautiful flowers photograph in a variety of shades of pink. in some light they look red. that is why i freaked out. of course when i got them to church and held them against the dresses they were wonderful. i know that no amount of invitations has ever stressed me out so much. i always thought i'd love to do it but now i am not as confident. i do think they were lovely and i hope the beautiful bride did too!
here's a sneak peak @ this year's save the date cards for the bbq competition my family competes in. it is so much fun to come up with new pirate themed ideas every year. this year i got out markers and paper and drew the whole thing. hard to believe that i'm in my 30s! coloring makes me so very happy.
check out last years pirate invites here.
i have been saving the thick cardboard backing from legal pads forever now, and decided to put them to use. i'm making cute mini books for mother's day gifts out of them! i'm also hoping to use up some of my scrap peices of paper. (the finished size is approx 3.5"x 4.5" with 6 pages for a total of 12 front and back) i'll be posting the bright tags used in my store today!
i’ve been making some really fun and adorable invitations lately that I wanted to share. including my first official online store sale to Brittany! she purchased my lingerie shower invitations in red and black. and a wonderful friend of mine is now the bride to be purchased rehearsal dinner invitations in my new design flourish. it will be for sale at etsy soon!
trying to make up for being stuck inside behind a computer on this lovely St. Patrick’s Day by filling the day with goodies. cookies with green chocolate chips (prepackaged!) and this yummy dip.
it is physically impossible for me to print a recipe and follow it. i just can’t! so i read about 5 and came up with my own.
Creamy Irish Ale Dip
1 8oz pk of cream cheese (i use lowfat)
1 regular sized container of sour cream (yup lowfat again!)
1 ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 pk dry ranch dip/dressing mix
¾ cup Irish ale (any beer will work but I was going for st. patties theme)
Let cream cheese come to room temperature. In mixing bowl combine sour cream and cream cheese with electric mixer until creamy (will take about 4 minutes). Add half the beer and blend thoroughly, then mix in the remaining beer. Fold in ranch mix with spoon then add the cheese.
Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
Serve with crackers, pretzels or carrots.
the little cards are recycled cardstock and shamrock stickers, the Irish blessing reads:
Wishing you always...
Walls for the wind, A roof for the rain
And tea beside the fire.
Laughter to cheer you, Those you love near you,
And all that your heart may desire.
(terrible picture uploaded from camera! sorry)
yesterday was Fat Tuesday. my family has always celebrated it with decorations, food and hurricanes. every year we have a king cake, sometimes homemade sometimes from the grocery store. they are usually just like a cinnamon roll with frosting and colored sugar. i made one at home with refrigerated breadstick dough! (the one pictured is from the store.) usually the little baby is baked in the cake and whomever gets it in their peice has to buy the cake next year.
i always make yummy muffuleta sandwiches too. it is an aquired taste as it is covered in olive salad. i omit the pickled carrots and cauliflower and use red onion. if you like olives this stuff is awesome! even on bruschetta or crakers.
i love family traditions like these.
