a life of design
I cannot explain how much I LOVED this party for my baby girl! The design and decorating was spot on (by moi, of course 😘), but I have also been working hard on crafting the perfect flow for a birthday party with adult and children guests. It is actually a very difficult thing to master! I admire the hosts and hostesses who effortlessly glide through their
My kids LOVE the beach! I also LOVE the beach! I love that my kids entertain themselves by searching for rocks, sifting for shells, digging holes in the sand, scooping water into buckets, and wading up to their waists (they are still learning to swim). All of this made a beach party location perfect for their 3rd + 5th birthdays! Also, having a newborn, I
We had an unfortunate water leak in our kitchen a few weeks before this year’s Christmas. Holidays give my husband and I motivation to do something extra extra special for ourselves and our kids. We usually love making a delicious, gourmet meal to celebrate the holiday. I love designing a new holiday tablescape, as well! The unfortunate kitchen sink leak led to a kitchen and
Sharing a birthday with a holiday is NOT FUN! Anyone who must endure this year after year would agree! Luckily, I am not a Christmas baby, but a Thanksgiving baby. I often think how lame Thanksgivings must be for my mom compared to the Thanksgiving she gave birth to me! haha! Best one ever! This year, I decided it would be way better for my
My mom and her friends started a pumpkin carving party tradition when I was a little girl. The tradition was always so much fun! A pumpkin carving party is the perfect excuse to eat and drink all the yummy fall offerings, while creating your Halloween decor with friends and family! I usually have our pumpkin carving party inside, but our new home has a fabulous courtyard
After hosting our Four Course Italian Dinner Party for adults + toddlers, we decided to scale it down a little for our next event. I LOVE paella and it had been forever since we had made it… a Spanish Paella Party was decided upon! Paella makes a perfect dish for a large party, it can be prepped ahead of time and in the oven (or on the
We are having so much fun sharing our new, beautiful home with friends! Entertaining in our prior small apartment was not easy nor comfortable. We seldom did it. It feels so amazing to be living the lifestyle we love again. For our Italian Dinner party, my husband and I were feeling ambitious. We planned a four course meal for our guests: antipasti, primo piatto di
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
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
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