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merrymaking 5.18.2012

05.18.12 Posted in design, life, weekend by Victoria

This week I have been organizing like crazy at home. We tried to split the twins up into their own rooms. I had lofty visions of redecorating for each of them in my head, but they were not happy sleeping apart (so sweet!). So I’ve been left with a completely empty room to play with.

After staring at it for days, I’ve decided to paint it a brilliant white lay down a dark removable wood floor and use it for an ongoing blog series that will start this summer. It’s something I’ve been dying to do for awhile and am really excited about it! Have you been bitten with the spring organizing bug yet?

Here are a few celebration links I thought you might like this weekend…
Rice pudding in a jar favors.
Organized craft supplies (above photo).
Fun birthday breakfast ideas.
A perfect picnic tote.
Seven awesome thrift stores in San Fransisco.
Check out this pretty (new to me) blog.
Pimp your lemonade.
A confetti makeup bag for traveling party style.
A hotel of tee pee’s, so cool!
And the most gorgeous table set for a celebration that I have ever seen.

I’ve also been organizing this space for summer. I’ve updated the category buttons and bottom links with some of my favorite warm weather posts for you to enjoy!

reece’s pieces s’mores

05.17.12 Posted in Favorite, food, summer by Victoria

Nothing says summer quite like the joy of cooking s’mores by a fire. Whether you are gathering with a couple friends in the backyard or hosting a massive wedding on the beach they are the most iconic sweet of the season and will have your guests relaxed and happy in minutes.

The dessert becomes even more special when paired with Reece’s Pieces and peanut butter (YUM!). When serving set the combination out on simple kitchen cloths and be sure to have plenty of ingredients for multiple helpings.

Photography by Athena Plichta

PS. If you don’t have a fire pit, or large outdoor space try these DIY tabletop grills. Line a long table with them for easy marshmallow roasting.

Molten chocolate cake in a jar

05.17.12 Posted in food, product by Victoria

I found Seattle’s Hot Cakes Cakery, while scrolling through funded kickstarter projects. A shop dedicated to producing wonderful chocolates will always get my creative vote. Don’t you think molten lava cakes in mason jars sound amazing for summer parties? Here is a recipe for making them at home.

a picnic in the sun

05.16.12 Posted in holidays, kid parties, life, summer parties by Victoria

For Mother’s Day, the family planned the most adorable picnic outing for me with fancy cheeses, fresh squeezed lemonade, the whole works! It was sweet and made my heart just melt to pieces. We did however have a three year old issue in the middle of it all and had to cut the afternoon short. Thankfully, the sun has not stopped shining this week and we’ve made it up with another picnic to match (I’m one lucky momma).

To make the day special we wrapped store bought cheese in butcher paper and tied it up with twine. We sipped our lemonade out of wooden egg cups and included a large sprinkled cookie to be sure everyone got a piece. This week marks the opening of picnic season for me and I could not be happier to be celebrating in the warm sun and fresh cut grass again this summer.

PS. Last year’s season opening picnic // the year before that // and a printable picnic silverware bag.

paper bag flower baskets

05.15.12 Posted in children, decor, diy, favors, flowers, spring by Victoria

As we near the beginning of summer there are many teachers, ballet instructors and such that need a hearty thanks for their hard work all year. The kids helped me put together these paper bag flower baskets to hand out. I also brought one as a hostess gift last night and it was very happily received.

To make the paper bag flower baskets you will need one brown paper bag per basket (we obviously frequent Trader Joes). Cut the bag down both sides so a long center part remains. Then cut the bag in half and you will be left with two vertical strips.

In the center square, glue one one strip on top of the other. Then begin rolling in the sides. Glue into place and flip the entire piece over. Once all the sides are rolled in, glue (or stitch for extra charm) the four sides together near the top of the basket. Punch a hole on two sides and string with ribbon or embroidery thread. Fill with plantable flowers and top with a “thank you” stick.

PS. Printable thank you notes.

hanging ribbon

05.15.12 Posted in decor, diy, parties, showers, summer, wedding by Victoria

A hanging ribbon centerpiece makes a wonderfully festive statement and it’s incredibly easy to put together. I adore how it instantly brightens up an entire room. Make in multiples and hang over shower/wedding tables. They pieces give an enormous punch for very little time and cost. Check out the step by step over at Project Wedding today. I am also working on hard-wiring it to hang permanently as a light fixture in our house, more on that soon.

double-sided glitter

05.14.12 Posted in favors, labels & prints, parties, quick tips, wrapping by Victoria

We are planning a festive girls camping time later this week with a couple friends on our deck. I just love having a little girl to glitter up and party with (smile!).

I’ve fancied up basic typed invitations with glitter for the occasion. It is crazy simple to do… place double sided tape, add a sprinkling of glitter and shake of the excess. The look is really fun and would be perfect to gussy up your own invitations, labels or birthday favors this summer.

paper tissue wreaths

05.14.12 Posted in decor, parties, wedding, wrapping by Victoria

I’ve been on a wreath kick this spring. Something about the warm sun has inspired me to get bright colors up on my doors and windows (and has slightly encouraged their washing as well). These ones are made with wrapping tissue and look just as fun on presents as they do on doors. See the full tutorial I designed for Project Wedding right here.

merrymaking 5.11.2012

05.11.12 Posted in design, life, reasons, weekend by Victoria

Mother’s Day is such a special time for me. Not only to celebrate our wonderful mothers, but also because I struggled for so long desperately wanting to be a mother myself. Something about the battle I went through and the joy of finally holding my babies makes the day so incredibly sweet to me. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a very happy Mother’s Day to all you mommas. You are amazing, every day…

A couple more reasons to celebrate this weekend.
How to fold a gift box.
On creativity.
Paperclip made necklaces.
Chocolate Mousse.
Pretty printable geometrics.
Gorgeous Ombre.
A birthday of sundae toppings.
Beautiful thoughts on Mother’s Day and infertility.
And our personal story with IVF if you are interested.

Photos above, excerpts from our Mother’s Day tea shot for Styled. magazine issue one.

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