Hot Chocolate Party!
Although it’s December, it was over 70° in Austin this past Sunday. Yikes! Not the ideal environment for an afternoon hot chocolate party, but lots of fun was still had. Over 30 of my wonderful...
View ArticleSemi-DIY Piñata
OMG it’s already the end of January! Apparently, 2013 started off super busy for me. But hopefully it’s been a good month for you. Even though I crafted this back in December, I wanted to share an easy...
View ArticleHousewarming Presents: Semi-DIY Planter and Sign
My friends recently bought their first home together, giving me a reason to get outta my crafting rut. (I can’t believe it’s almost April and it’s been months since I crafted, yikes!) I had to come up...
View ArticlePainted Vases
This weekend, I’m excited to host a ladies brunch with some mini flower arranging. In preparation for the gathering, I decided to paint some thrifted glasses to use as vases. I found some cute glasses...
View ArticleLadies Brunch and Flower Hour
This past Sunday, I hosted a ladies brunch with some mini-flower arranging. It was a beautiful, sunny day to brunch with a dozen of my lady friends who were decked out in floral. The painted vases...
View ArticleWater Field Games Party
Summer has definitely hit Austin—over 100 all week! To help cool off, we hosted a water field games party this past Saturday. Thankfully it wasn’t crazy hot, and it actually rained a bit. There were...
View ArticlePainted Folding Chairs
A while back, I saw these painted folding chairs on Pinterest and knew I had to give it a try. I already had four folding chairs from Costco, I’m pretty sure I got them for $15 each. I bought some …...
View ArticleAnimal Themed Baby Shower
Last month I was back in CA to help host an animal-themed baby shower. It was super cute with green and yellow as the party colors. I was in charge of prepping the honey pot favors, decorating diaper...
View ArticleDipped Wooden Utensils
Gift from the registry or off the registry? I always waver on the decision of getting the person what they want/picked out or something a little more personal/that I want to give them. For a recent...
View ArticleDOCing for Megan and Jon’s Wedding
It was a steamy, high allergy forecast kinda Saturday in Austin, but this happy couple had a lovely wedding at the scenic Paggi House. Megan and Jon had to plan their wedding from afar but with tons of...
View ArticleA Cupcake Afternoon
Last Sunday, a dozen or so of my lady friends came over for a cupcake party. There was cupcake-shaped food, Cupcake wine, and lots of cupcakes for decorating. It was a lovely afternoon of hanging out...
View ArticleShabby Chic Banners
Kim of The Ravenous Couple had a lovely shabby chic baby shower this past weekend. Sadly I wasn’t able to attend this yummy and pretty fete in CA, but I contributed a couple banners and some cake...
View ArticleWedding Card Box
After quite a hiatus, I’m back to share with you a DIY wedding two-tier card box. This was for Marcus’ sister’s wedding back in October. The card box was inspired by those made by Jamie Kim Designs. It...
View ArticleBirthday Painting Party
For my birthday, I bought a Groupon for a small, on-location painting party from Personal Picasso. They come to your house, set up the painting supplies (canvases, paint, brushes, aprons), and teach...
View ArticleLeyat & Jared – DOCing!
Back in mid-October, I had the pleasure of DOCing a friend of a friend’s wedding. Friend referrals are great! Jared and Leyat are an easygoing, organized couple, but they needed some help with planning...
View ArticleBirthday Pumpkin Carving
For my 34th birthday, I decided to have a few friends over for pumpkin carving. I was so excited to be done with wedding planning and to throw a normal party again! The hardest part was slowly buying...
View ArticleLunar New Year Party
Chuc Mung Nam Moi (Happy New Year)!! Last Friday, we had about 30 of our friends over to celebrate Lunar New Year – Year of the Fire Monkey. There was lots of eating, reading of the Chinese horoscope,...
View ArticleLadies Crafternoon – Mini Terrariums
Back in April, I hosted an afternoon of crafting with some of my favorite ladies. It was a beautiful day for arranging mini terrariums with mini snacks. With pebbles, sand, and moss from Hobby...
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