“The Year of the Emoji” (AKA Fern Winter’s 4th Birthday)

"The Year of the Emoji" (AKA Fern's 4th Birthday)

I am a complete and total sucker for birthday parties. Growing up, my mom always went above above and beyond to make sure that our birthdays were nothing short of magical for my brother and I. She wasn’t the craftiest or a natural hostess and she was never much of a baker, but she always […]

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 […]

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 […]

p.s.

P.S. Today we find out if our little bundle of joy is going to be a girl or a boy. I’m so excited I can hardly wait!! My ultrasound is at 2:15, but I won’t be finding out if it’s a boy or a girl until later that evening when we have out gender reveal […]