Halloween Kids Costume Brunch: Best Idea Ever

I’m pretty sure (OK, totally positive) that I have mentioned my love of Target at least 18,000 times here on this blog and across the interwebs to anyone who will listen. And I’m about to gush again, because they were kind enough to send us a motherlode of fun Halloween items! So what does one […]

a diy bridal shower.

A couple of weeks ago I co-hosted a bridal shower  for my future sister-in-law. I love party planning, but now that we’re on a tighter budget it can be a bit trickier. I want to be able to host parties and I want it to look nice, but it needs to be affordable.  So, here […]

super simple summer drink recipe.

If you know me at all, you know that I love short-cuts. and things that are “almost homemade”. (You can see examples of this, here, here, here and here). I love hosting meals for friends and family and I love DIY’ing gifts for people, but I’m slightly lazy about it in that I don’t make […]

diy party favors.

Remember yesterday when I blogged about Becca’s surprise baby shower? Well, you may have noticed the little favors I made in some of the photos. If not, then see Exhibit A: Cute little potted plants! Now, I’m not exactly made of money these days, so I knew I couldn’t get too fancy with the party favors, […]

surprise baby shower.

This weekend Abi and I hosted a surprise baby shower  for our friend Becca and it was a smashing success! I tricked Becca into coming, by declaring it a final grownup girl’s only day before her little man arrives (any day now!).  I told her we’d begin with brunch at the Doug Fir and indeed we did, only […]

more baby shower photos and a giveaway!

Before I commence with the shower photos I must recommend that you go enter the giveaway I’m hosting over at Babble…EVEN IF YOU AREN’T PREGNANT!It’s for a baby mobile, but it’s seriously the coolest mobile ever and it would look awesome as home decor…babies or not.  I got one for Fern’s nursery and I totally […]