a life of design
Unicorns are EVERYWHERE lately!! I could not resist having a unicorn theme for my children’s second and fourth joint birthday party! To give my party clear direction and a unique concept, I decided to transform my home into a Cloud Realm where winged unicorns and friendly dragons soared. My kids obviously loved the idea! Cloud Realm Decor Guests were greeted by chalk clouds on the
A big celebration was in order for my in-laws as they traded careers for beaches! They worked with their super talented graphic designer, Grace Bettino (their daughter), to develop a theme for their retirement party. They selected a favorite song, “Blackbird” by The Beatles. Grace captured the song in a crisp, beautiful, thematic invite, which I used as inspiration for the party design. I wanted the party
You may have noticed I have been a little MIA for the spring holidays I usually enjoy celebrating. Purchasing and designing our new home has been taking up a lot of my time… planning our July birthday bash/open house and my in-laws retirement party has also been taking up a lot of my time! Before all the craziness began, my husband and I were able to
How perfect is it that our egg dyeing party fell on the first day of spring!? The symbolism of eggs (new life, fertility) is so appropriate for the official beginning of spring. My toddlers LOVE to dye eggs. This year, our toddlers scribbled the eggs with a white crayon and then we helped them dip them into natural dyes (annatto, red cabbage & radish). The eggs
Having an itty bit of Irish heritage and bearing the poetic name of Ireland, I always feel compelled to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. In years past St. Patrick’s Day meant parades and Irish brews or a traditional Irish meal, but this year I wanted to keep it easy and colorful for the little ones. Pot of Gold hunt cookie baking + decorating rainbows + shamrocks Irish story
Children LOVE to love! Celebrating their love on Valentine’s Day is absolutely irresistible! I wanted to make a spectacular celebration for my two little sweethearts that my husband and I would equally enjoy. To keep our Valentine’s Day celebration family focused, I improvised several kid-friendly tactics… lunch (they are usually at their best), a kid oriented menu, lots of whimsy and a hands-on dessert. The hands-on dessert was inspired
I am so excited that my family is starting a serious house hunt in Chicago! We have moved from Minneapolis to New York City to Chicago (downtown + northern neighborhood) in the last four years and are exhausted! Oh yeah, did I also mention I had two children during all that craziness!? We look forward to settling down and creating a more permanentesque home. Since my
After purchasing two transitionally patterned table runners by Nate Berkus, I decided to challenge myself by using them for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. I wanted to demonstrate that main tablescape elements can be reused and reused again to make completely different designs, something I do often. Saving storage space is a major benefit! I considered using the table runners in very irregular ways such as wall hangings or
I was naturally drawn to gold as the main element for my family’s New Year’s Eve celebration. It is a typical color seen at New Year’s Eve parties across America, but why? After a little online research, I determined that the use of gold stems from several different cultures and beliefs. Most believing that gold brings luck and/or wealth in the new year. gold brings LUCK Many cultures
For my first design as a lifestyle artist, I wanted to start with a self-referential project. A fun self-portrait of a lifestyle artist’s work, a glimpse behind the scenes. A self-referential work of art is a conscious effort by the artist to show their creative process (Self-Referential, Collins Dictionary). It brings you into a different world, the artist’s world, and encourages you to abstractly view the art and to
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