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February 10, 2015

VALENTINE THEMED WEDDING IN NYC

Leah and I happily obliged when asked by Friendors to be a part of a styled Valentine themed wedding photo shoot in NYC!! Who doesn’t love a New York love story? Such great inspiration if you are planning a city wedding of your own…. oh, and lots of pink and red. Our fav!

Here are just a few of the photos from the shoot that we absolutely had to share. So beautifully done….

sigh…. so romantic! We hope you all are getting in the V-day spirit however it is you do it. Leah and I will be over here trying to convince our husbands to take us to dinner or something! 😉

A list of all of the other amazing vendors that helped make this shoot possible:

Photography: Six Hearts Photography

Coordinator: Hoopla! Events

Custom Bridal Dresses: Synderela Story

Custom Groomswear: The Tailory New York

Flowers: Gotham Florist

Headpiece: Hushed Commotion

Hair and MakeUp: Dunique Wonderland

Hair :Michael Livsey

Balloons and Party Horns: The Sugar Confetti Shop

Custom Confetti: The Confetti Bar

Glitter Banner: The Bannerie

Custom Invitation: Nic Roc Designs

Custom Jewelry: Susie Saltzman

Models: Linda Ngo & Lulian Solomon

XOXO!

February 6, 2015

VALENTINE FOR THE HUBS – FREE PRINTABLE

Need a sweet mushy heartfelt card for your love? This ain’t it.

But naptime is my favorite time of day. I live for it. I die without it. So I’d say if I love you like naptime… that’s saying a LOT!

Download free printable HERE!

That’s true love.

-L

Download our other Valentine’s Day designs below by clicking on the titles:

1. Balloon Valentines

2. Sticker Valentines

3. Harry Potter Valentines

4. Matchbox Car Valentines

5. Pirates Booty Valentines

6. Nose Pencil Sharpeners Valentines

7. Food Eraser Valentines

8. Yoda Best Valentines

9. JT + Jimmy Valentine Card

January 28, 2015

BABY BOY NURSERY + VALENTINE GIVEAWAY (GIVEAWAY CLOSED)

My husband and I literally just dreamt up what we would like to see in our baby boy’s nursery a few days ago. We are in the process of getting our house ready to put on the market possibly, and since we are going through and taking things down, painting everything neutral and not really taking too many risks decor wise, I felt like I had NO freedom to do what I really wanted to do.

It has actually occurred to me that what I love fits right in with our neutral colors and my husband’s ban on wallpaper. I love the idea of a woodland/under the stars kind of feel in the room. I also put my own personal ban on the use of gold….. silver tones have been calling my name.

My husband brought home a print that he picked up when he was traveling ( the Wonder print), so I kind of just started there. I love that he picked something out on his own and brought it home ;).

mobile / zinc monogram – Michael’s craft store / wonder print / moon print / giraffe / lamp / crib /

arrows – found on etsy, but no longer available, so on the search for something similar / rug / accent table / dresser / ottoman / industrial bins

GIVEAWAY….

ALSO…… WE WANT TO SPREAD THE LOVE!! Leah and I are giving away goods from our Valentine’s Day party from this post. A party in a box if you will! Then, you can host your own little breakfast/ Valentine decorating soiree for your little and their friends!

Comment below and tell us your favorite Valentine’s Day memory or tradition. That. is. it! The box contains the following items:

– 2 mini mailing tubes (purchased at Michaels if you want to add more)

– custom mailing labels

– 4 children’s plates

– 8 red and white heart napkins

– 6 pink striped cups

– 4 hand painted mini scoops

– 8 mini ice cream cups (used for cereal)

– 6 paper straws with mini pink hearts

– “You’ve got Mail” banner

– 8 mini paper airplanes on twine

– fiber fill for clouds

– 3 handmade heart “globes”

Amanda!! You are our winner! Thanks for entering everyone!

January 23, 2015

SUPER BOWL PARTY

Who’s hosting Super Bowl this year? We picked up the bulk of the decor from Home Depot of all places! This post is not sponsored… I literally walked in and happened to find most of what we needed for the party there! Who knew? We are talking SIMPLE, people. Simple with a big impact!

The table runner is astroturf carpet from Home Depot! They just cut me a strip of 1′ x 12′ for around $6. The dude was like, “well that’s a first for me”! I thought it would be fun to put a signature drink inside a Gatorade cooler like in a real game.

For the table decor, it’s just butcher paper (again, got a huge roll from Home Depot) and drew x’s and o’s with a Sharpie… my husband had to tell me what those meant.

You know when you have a ton of people over, they sit their cups down and don’t know which is which? Instead of writing names, have each guest have their own “jersey number”. I used my silhouette and label paper only so I didn’t have to take a trip to the craft store, but most stores have those sticker numbers you could put on the cups. If you’re rooting for a team, get cups in your team’s colors and use real player jersey numbers!

Pennant banner is just cut out of the same butcher paper roll and handwritten with a Sharpie, taped up with washi tape.

Perfect plates from Target! No need to get football themed everything.

Good luck, hostesses with the mostesses! Gooooo team!

-L

January 20, 2015

VALENTINES DAY BREAKFAST AND CRAFTING FOR LITTLES: YOU’VE GOT MAIL!

Here is a simple Valentine’s Day breakfast and card making morning for your littles! We picked up most of these goodies from Target and Michaels Craft stores- just goes to show you what you can create with store bought items and just a touch of DIY.

Scroll down to the bottom for a DIY on this simple heart ornament.

We used fiber fill for the clouds and used THIS tutorial for the paper airplanes.

Straws, cups, plates, and napkins from Target.

Wooden scoops by US! Convo us on ETSY to purchase!

Michaels Craft store had the banner blank- we just added letters! We rummaged through our craft drawers and found lots of card-making supplies for the kiddos.

Fill mini shipping tubes from Michaels with crafting supplies!

Download “Special Delivery” labels HERE.

Have your littles decorate mailbags – tutorial HERE.

HEART ORNAMENT TUTORIAL:

First make a heart template: fold a piece of paper in half, cut out half of a heart shape. When you unfold it, it should be a symmetrical heart. Fold colorful paper strips in half, fold your template in half and trace on the folded paper strips. (All of the hearts need to be the same size for this to work).