Jungle Themed Baby Shower Sneak Peek!

Hey everybody! I just wanted to drop in and show you what I'm working on. I am so excited to be planning a Jungle Theme Baby Shower for a girl I work with! The shower isn't for another couple of weeks, but I thought I would give you a little sneak peek when I can. Today, I'm starting with the invitations and Wishes for Baby. I hope you like them!

This is the invitation I created using Microsoft Publisher. I am addicted to Publisher! It is so easy to use and for me, that's the most important thing.



I also created these "Wishes for Baby" cards. I made two different ones, just for fun. I used the same graphics on these that I used on the invites. I got the clip art from Clker.com. It's a great place to find free clip art.


So, there is your sneak peek for today. I'll try to post another one soon. Hope you like it! If you have any great ideas for a jungle theme baby shower, leave them in the comments below!

See you soon!

Bow Ties or Bows, Soon We Will Know!

Hey everybody! This weekend I had the pleasure of hosting a Gender Reveal Party for my sister Harlibeth and her husband Derrick. It was so much fun! I think it was a fairly new concept for most of the people that attended, but they all seemed to enjoy themselves, so I'm considering it a success. Unfortunately, I didn't end up with a lot of good pictures this time and I'm really disappointed about that, but, what can you do? I'll show you what I have. :)

The theme was "Bow Ties or Bows, Soon We Will Know!" My hubby helped me make this chalkboard for another party I did and I decided to use it for this one when the backdrop I had made, ummm well, let's just say it kind of fell apart. Just keepin' it real here, I am not perfect! Sometimes my ideas just don't work the way I want them to. :) Anyways, see the tulle pom poms on the sides? I'm thinking there's a tutorial coming up soon on those! They were so easy to make and the are sooo cute! I also made a bow and bow tie garland to hang at the top of the chalkboard. I framed an ultrasound picture and added it to the backdrop as well.


I love these letters I found at Joann's. I just painted them white and added bow ties and bows to them. I'm hoping that since I painted them white, I'll be able to pull off the bows and reuses the letters.


For the table settings I had pink plates and alternated between solid blue napkins and blue ones with white polka dots. I added pink forks and we drink from mason jars. I found the blue striped straws at Michael's for a dollar per package! Score!!! I also had the chevron table runners made and I plan on reusing them for other parties.


We had sandwiches, chips and blue and pink juice. I cut some white lunch bags with scalloped scissors and added bows and bow ties to them.


This was probably my favorite part! I printed out a paper for each letter of the alphabet and asked everyone to draw and color a picture to go with the letter they chose. At the end, we put it together to make Baby's First ABC Book! Everyone had so much fun with this and Harlibeth loved it!


I kept the kids table really simple, just these little packages with crayons, a coloring book and stickers. This is definitely something I would change next time! It didn't keep the kids occupied for very long and let's just say I used a lot of stain remover getting crayon out of the tablecloths. Definitely gonna rethink the kids table!


The cake.


Team Pink.


Team Blue (plus one little girl in pink who just wanted to be by her daddy.:) Don't ask me why the big goofball in the middle (my brother) wore a red shirt. He's an attention hog. ;)


And for the win.....



Team Blue!!!! Introducing Judah Knight Frye!!!



I am so happy for Harlibeth and Derrick and I can't wait to meet my newest nephew! Now it's time to start planning the baby shower!!!

From Dream to Reality

Hey there! So, I've been thinking. I know, dangerous, right? I have all of these ideas for parties and no one to plan them for, but really, why do we need an occasion to celebrate? Why can't we have a party, just because? Shouldn't we celebrate the fact that we're alive, that we have great friends, or just that we've made it through another week? I have been dreaming of throwing a party with a shabby chic, vintage vibe, but I just keep waiting for someone to ask me to do that. The truth is, not a lot of people would want a party with that theme, so the chances of anyone asking me to do it anytime soon, well, they're pretty slim. So I'm wondering, why do I have to wait on someone to hire me to throw my dream party? Why not just do it myself, just because? What do you think? Do you have a dream that you're waiting on someone else to fulfill? Stop waiting! Get out there and make it happen! That's what I'm going to do. It might take me a little while, but before too long, you guys are going to see pictures of a beautiful, shabby chic, vintage party on this blog. I hope you'll comment and let me know what your dream is, whether it has anything to do with parties or not. :)
Remember,
Create the life you love

Let's try that again

Ok, so obviously, the link in my previous post did not work. Sorry about that!!! I have fixed that mistake and I will also put the link in this post. Again, sorry for the inconvience. Here is the link. Can't wait to connect with you on Facebook!!!

Keep Calm is now on Facebook!!!!

Hey everybody! Just dropping in to let you guys know that I have set up a Facebook page for the blog. I haven't quite figured out how to add a link for it to my sidebar, so until I do, here is where you can find it. I hope you will all head on over and "like" it!
See you soon!

Liebster Award Nomination!!!

Heather at Love To Be Busy has nominated me for a Liebster Award!!! This gives me the chance to let you know a little bit more about myself. Yay!!!

The Liebster Award is given by bloggers to other bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers (that definitely qualifies me!) I am supposed to nominate 11 other bloggers! Yikes! I don't know that many bloggers! I am hoping I can come up with enough, but if not, hopefully you'll like who I do come up with!

Here are the rules...
1. Each blogger must answer the questions the tagger has set for you.
2. Choose 11 new bloggers to pass the award on to and link to them in your post.
3. Create 11 new questions for the chosen bloggers.
4. Go back to their page and tell them about the award.
5. Each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves.
6. No Tag Backs!

Here are the questions Heather asked me to answer...
1. What is your favorite treat? Definitely anything chocolate and if it's chocolate with walnuts or pecans, I'll take seconds!!!
2. Where is your dream location to live? Hmmm, a quaint New England town like the town in Gilmore Girls. Remember that show?!! I love that you can walk to everything in that town!
3. What is the favorite place you've visited? Unfortunately, I haven't traveled much at all, but if I had to choose a place, I would love to visit Italy. It's always been a dream of mine!
4. What is your favorite scent? Coconut in the Summer and Hazelnut or Vanilla in the Winter.
5. Do you prefer flats or heels? Haha! Flip flops!!! I wish I lived somewhere that I could wear flip flops year round. I would be one happy girl!
6. Favorite meal? I love food period, but it definitely depends on the mood I'm in. I have a serious love affair with food. If I'm in the mood for steak, then somebody better get me a steak. If I'm in the mood for pizza, you better get me pizza. As long as I get what I'm craving, I'm happy. :)
7. Favorite movie or tv show? Anything on HGTV! I'm also loving Body of Proof right now.
8. Best thing about yourself? My passion to create things.
9. Cooking or Take Out? Hahahaha! Definitely take out! But I wish I cooked! I'd save so much money!
10. Sweet or salty? Both! Sometimes you'll see me with pretzels in one hand and Reeses peanut butter cups in the other.
11. What is your favorite part of blogging? I'm still new to it, but I really like connecting with other bloggers and I love getting my parties out there for people to see!

The bloggers I'm nominating are...
1. Courtney @ A Daughter of the King
2. Alecia @ Make Me Twirl
3. Susan @ Achieving Creative Order
4. Lindsey @ Happy House of 5

I wish I could have nominated more bloggers, but I really don't know any more. Maybe this will help me to meet more!!!

Bloggers, here are your questions...
1. Where is your dream vacation spot?
2. Favorite place to eat?
3. Where is your favorite place to get decor for your home?
4. What made you decide to start blogging?
5. Casual or Dressy clothes?
6. Favorite type of craft to do?
7. Favorite craft supply?
8. What is your favorite color?
9. Favorite date night activity?
10. Favorite color to use in your home?
11. Dream home style?

11 Random Facts about me...
1. I LOVE spaghetti!!! I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
2. I have a slight addiction to black and white. I seldom wear or decorate with anything else, but I'm trying to change that.
3. I love mysteries and would read them constantly if I could.
4. I must have the tv muted on commercials.
5. I have to have a snack every night before bed. So not good for my waistline!
6. I get cranky if I haven't had meat. Yes, I know, that's weird.
7. I love musicals! Even the Disney ones.
8. I love funky hair cuts! My current one is really short and asymmetrical.
9. I collect cake stands.
10. I would rather stay in than go out.
11. My toes and fingers are always, always, always cold!!!

Thanks Heather for nominating me!

Valentine's Day Bunting Freebie!!!

Hey everybody! Sorry it's been so long since my last post! Hope you've all been doing lots of creative things while I've been away! I am going to try something new today and see if it works. I've never done this before, so if I mess it up, please let me know. :-) I love making printables, especially printable decor. It's one of the least expensive ways to dress up your home. Today I've created a Valentine's Day Bunting and I'd like to share it with you.... The only thing is, I'm not sure how to do that. :-/ Here is a sneak peek at what it looks like.

By the way, on my screen, the heart looks bright pink, but when I print it out, it's red. Not sure if that's my printer's fault or mine. Click here for the link to the bunting. You should be able to print straight from this link. If not, let me know. If you do print this out, please, please leave me a comment and let me know!!! I would love to see how you use it to decorate your home or maybe even a Valentine's Party!
Also, I am using Google Docs, but if any of you fabulous bloggers out there could tell me an easier way, I'd love to hear it!


Please let me know if this works for you guys. Like I said, this is a first attempt. Hope it works! Have a great day!


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