Busy Little Bee

Jenny's (my almost sister-in-law) bridal shower is on Saturday, and my to-do list is a mile long! The creating areas of my home are covered in pink, green, and white right now! I am so excited to throw her a shower, it just feels like an official welcome to the family!

The bachelorette party is next on the party planning list,

but until then here is a list of things to accomplish before the shower in Saturday:

-add custom labels to water bottles

-clean, clean, clean the house!

-finalize guest list and numbers for food

-order flowers

-playlist (no one likes to party in silence!)

-print materials for games

-add ribbons to white lanterns

-wash and dry all serve-ware

-run through serve-ware layout

Wish me luck!

Photos next Monday!

My Funny Valentines

I'm not typically a Valentine giver, but this year I decided to make some !

I came up with two different ideas, one for boys and one for girls. Both are super affordable too!

(as they are made out of felt)

For girls: I thought a cute heart headband would be cute!

Plus bonus........it can also be worn as an eyepatch!

For boys: mustache on a stick! What silly boy wouldn't like a temporary handlebar mustache?

These crafties can be used as Valentines, party favors, or just keep them handy for when a friend is having a bad day! For more on how to make these lovelies check out The Lovely Lemon!

Happy Valentines Day!

Come Fly With Me

Remember flying paper airplanes when you were in school? They often had secret messages inside.

I would love to incorporate paper airplanes into my party planning, what a fun element!

I came across some super cute ideas online this week!

(Real Simple Magazine)

I found these adorable cards on Squeedle's Shop on Etsy! Cute invitations for a going away party!

Here is a sweet centerpiece idea that I saw in Rachael Ray Magazine that can be adapted for all kinds of gatherings, or jsut as fun home decor!

Rachel at Smile and Wave is using paper airplanes hung on tree branches as sweet Valentines, which is adorable!

Bridal Shower Mood Board

Here it is!

The mood board for the bridal shower!

We chose green , bright pink, and white . We want the decorations and atmosphere to be clean and sophisticated but still young with playful elements.

I am getting so excited!

Design Mom creative Valentines

Look at these adorable Valentines that Design Mom created for her kids! These Valentines are unique and super affordable too!

Check out the cuteness!

She and her daughter made friendship bracelets and tied them to card stock with cute Valentines Day phrases printed on them.

A Valentine you can wear all year!

For her son , she wrapped up mad libs with cute scrapbook paper and tied it up with bright colored string. The best part is what is written on the tag!

"You have Mad Skillz"

Hope you like the fun ideas! What are you planning to to for Valentines?

Jenny's Bridal Shower invitations

My mom and I are planning a bridal shower for Jenny ( my brother's fiance). You may remember the inspiration I posted on this party. The shower is in 2 weeks and the planning is in full swing! We have been finalizing menus and flowers and I made a mood board yesterday!

The invites that we found at Target are perfect for the kind of shower we wanted to throw!

Mood board photos soon to come!

Matt's Office Party Details

Matt's party was a success! Everyone had a great time and watched A LOT of The Office!! Step into Dunder Mifflin Tampa and take a look!

I purchased TONS of neck ties at a local thrift store for only .25 each, hung them on the light fixture above the food table and voila! ....instant neck tie chandelier!

Popcorn is Matt's favorite snack ( and it's certainly an affordable snack!) so I added it to some folded down lunch bags and set them out with assorted popcorn flavorings.

The cupcake toppers were so easy! I printed out photos of the cast from the internet , cut them out, and taped them to party picks. I got the word bubble picks here.

Angela and the water cooler.

....this was all for this handsome guy!