Hello from San Francisco! We made it and are excited to get shopping, eating and celebrating. I'll share more of the actual trip when I return, but want to show you the cool bags that …
On her thirtieth birthday, my older sister received a little surprise in the mail: When she tore back the tissue, the Secret Thirtieth Birthday Girls Trip (that my mom and I had been scheming for weeks) …
I've been dreaming up this Snakes & Snails 1st Birthday ever since I spied some really adorable candy mushrooms at Fiona's in San Francisco (when Milo was about 3 months!) I could just imagine a …
This pavilion in the park was party central. I loved the letter-only banners: "Happy 1st Birthday" on the front and "Snakes Snails & Puppy Dog Tails" (repeated thrice) above the food. (thank you Chelsea and …
For the food, we went with a build-your-own picnic lunch! All of the food was one-year-old friendly, while still satisfying the parents. (see the darling Snakes & Snails bunting?)The picnic started with a sandwich in …
Everyone took home a handmade snail finger puppet (I created the pattern inspired by an IKEA finger puppet and named it Uno, as in One...for my one-year-old Milo!) Never mind the hours of near sweatshop …
All lined up and ready for their birthday donuts...the candles probably weren't a great idea anyway, but didn't light very well and were never quite set in the donuts to begin with. So, I just …
Here they are, the three celebrated One-Year-Olds! How cute are they in those shirts? I'd been wanting to try out this tutorial for a while, and this was the perfect opportunity. The 1s are felt …
My good friend Sonya is READY (as you can see!) to welcome her baby girl!! Today we celebrated the upcoming arrival with a fantastic spring shower.The invites were simple, with a fun machine-stitched stem and …
Freshly cut lavender from around my mother's front porch, mason jars tied with simple satin ribbon, and $2 fabric from JoAnn's in the wedding colors set the stage for a fun, low-key, yet still beautiful …
Mel, my mother-in-law and purveyor of Mel's Baked Goods, invited me to help her throw together a little wedding shower for her niece, my cousin. Drawing inspiration from a few different mags, including Better Homes …