baby bottle shower



they are having a chili and hot cocoa bar!  perfect for this cold winter weather.



bottle favor tags



mama-to-be banner



thank you notes

they go together like cookies and milk

anna michael and cole are cousins born 6 days apart. they are pals- like cookies and milk. here are a few pictures of their 1st birthday party






cole's big sisters made the cupcakes :)

 

.  happy 1st birthday little ones. 

anna michael also had a winter one-derland party when we were out of town.....stay tuned for that pretty little party.

i would love to recreate a cookies and milk party for you.  i think it would make a precious baby shower theme too!

ok, so it's a little late

my computer was broken for a few weeks.  sorry.  just think of this as getting ready for next christmas!  we made reindeer food for jack's friends at preschool.  my niece kate made some for her pals too!



 here's what you need:


oatmeal, sugar, glitter and glass jars

 attach this little note to each jar!  super easy craft that little hands can do themselves!  hope you all had a very merry christmas!  -stephanie

pine cone crafts

we do this craft in stages.  it makes for a whole day of fun!

step 1:  bundle up for a wild adventure.  that's right- we go on lots of adventures at our house.  this day we were looking for signs of fall.  we jumped in the crunchy leaves, talked about the pool being covered-bummer, will learned the hard way that flip flops are just better in the summer......yea, we learned a lot about the fall.  our best discovery were all of the pine cones on the ground.  we gathered them up and brought them inside.

step 2:  clean up the pine cones a little.  ours were a little dirty- we just brushed them off.

step 3: "paint" the pine cones with glue

step 4: cover with glitter





yes, i really love will....who really loves glitter.  now i bet you're thinking- what in the world am i going to do with all of these pine cones? well, we have some in a basket for decoration. we attached some to ribbon and hung them on the tree.  we even used a few to top christmas gifts.

the reason i love this craft so much is that they love it so much.  using glitter makes my kids think they are making something extra special.  you can have hours of fun for like 5 bucks too :) 

we're off to make our annual gingerbread houses!  i hope you are enjoying all of your favorite holiday traditions this year too.

winner, winner

kristen picked the winner..........LINDSAY!!!  thanks for sharing your favorite books :)

polar express

this custom order is a particular favorite of mine- because i love Christmas oh so much.  the polar express is headed to georgia!  an old friend of jordan's contacted me to help with her neighborhood party.  it sounds adorable.  the neighborhood friends will gather for a cookie exchange.  each child will fill their bag with cookies, grab a cup of hot cocoa and a "believers bell" and hop on a hay ride through the 'hood to look at the lights.....super fun.  i want to live in that neighborhood, don't you?  here are the little touches i made to help! 



these personalized tags will go on the cookie bags

 i think my boys and i will be reading the polar express tonight!

 because it's the most wonderful time of the year- here's another giveaway!  let me know your favorite christmas book- and you could win another set of christmas tags!  winner will be drawn by my sweet friend kristen on friday morning!  she's coming into town today- it's like christmas coming early for me!

christmas crafts for your kids

i do a lot of crafts with my kids.  as we pulled out our Christmas decorations i was flooded with emotion as i looked at how big my little "tree hands" have grown.  we've made ornaments, pot holders, aprons, dish towels- you name it- we've painted it.  here is round one of 2010 Christmas crafts:



here's what you need: dish towels, fabric paint, parchment paper or wax paper




these are mine- and i don't like to share.  but, i'm sure yours are cute too. notice we don't have shirts on...that's because fabric paint is not washable.




put parchment paper in between layers of towel so it doesn't paint through the other side




let the kids paint their "tree hand"




the more paint the easier it is to print




once they are done i just make little tree stumps.  you could also add a star to the top if you' d like.




i may also add their names to the bottom of the trees




let's just say this little hand was tricky!

 i usually let the kids make crafts like these for our family.  they feel so proud to give them away.  this is a super easy one to make.  i hope you'll try it with your little ones this year too!  merry, merry!

turkey day is on it's way

hope you are all getting ready for a wonderful thanksgiving holiday.  i want to share these for a little table setting inspiration. 


centerpiece items for the kids table




adult place cards




turkey place cards for the kiddies




gobble gobble banner!

 ok, so these are not for my family.  these are for a friend who will be hosting her entire family this thanksgiving.  good luck cheryl!  please remember if you have an idea- i love doing custom orders like this at my little shop!

last night in my house we put up our christmas decorations.  i tend to skip right over thanksgiving.  but this morning at preschool, jack was the cutest "squanto" you've ever seen- so bring on the turkey!  i'm back in the spirit of things!  i can almost smell the turkey cooking at my mother-in-law's house.....yum, yum!

happy thanksgiving everyone!  -stephanie

luau

i loved creating this party for anna kate and connor.  the brother and sister duo have december birthdays.  they wanted a hawaiian party, so here it is! 



happy birthday banner with a hula dancer and surfer




anna kate's centerpieces




surfer dude




connor's centerpieces




flip flop cupcake toppers




hawaiian flower cupcake toppers




favor tags

 happy birthday anna kate and connor!