Ice Cream Party!

So my daughter celebrated her 3rd birthday earlier this summer and I had such a great time with her Ice Cream themed party!!

The photos I took of everything aren't the greatest but I hope you get an idea of how cute it all turned out! 

I forgot to take photos of the Ice Cream shaped invitations that came out so adorable (hey I have a 5 month old!) but promise to print out a sample and share some photos here!

I made these really cute Ice Cream circles that I hung from the light in my kitchen. I was so amazed at how adorable it turned out.

I had a blast creating a Banner and garland. 

Big Happy 3rd Birthday Banner in pink, white and brown with 3-D ice cream

And this adorable pink, brown and cream 3-D Ice Cream garland

One of my favorite parts of planning parties is the Goody bags! I really enjoyed making and finding all of the items for the kids goody bags. 

I used pink bags with white handles that I got at party city and added a custom sticker:

The girls got handmade headbands. 

I glued and wrapped white ribbon around a plastic headband and glued 

Ice Cream appliqué that I got from DesignsbyDMK on Etsy. 

The boys (only 2 of them) got these adorable books from Amazon. 

Everyone got 

These amazing wonderful delicious handmade cookies that I found from

CookieXchange on Etsy 

I made custom coloring books and included a small box of crayons:

                   

We had an Ice Cream Shaped piñata and played pin the cherry on the ice cream cone. 

The kids all made their own ice cream sundae's and I provided tons of toppings. 

Emma had such a wonderful 3rd Birthday and I enjoyed planning it!! 

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Starfish wedding programs and table numbers

I was honored to design these beautiful starfish wedding programs and table numbers for an amazing seaside wedding at Bonnet Island Estate!

Flowers by The Loft Florist in Tom's River, NJ

And if you visit this blog from the wedding photographer, Jeri Houseworth: you will see some amazing professional shots of the wedding, flowers and my programs and table numbers!

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Curious George First Birthday

I was thrilled to design and create invitations, Thank You cards, stickers, and a banner for my nephew's First Birthday!

The theme was baby Curious George and I really love the way everything came out!

Thank You Cards - George is 3-D

Stickers 

The invitation

George is 3-D

Happy 1st Birthday Luke! 

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Welcome Baby Aaron John!

Just to give you a little idea about how busy I have been now that Aaron (AJ) has joined the family: He will be 6 months old tomorrow and I am just sitting down to write this post!!!

AJ joined us on December 28, 2011 and is such a sweet little boy!

He and his big sister Emma have kept me busy!! I haven't been able to create much and have really missed it. I took on a few jobs from family and a few local people and really hope to get up and running again soon.

I may start taking easy jobs if I am given lots of time to create them!

In the mean time I am going to be updating this blog a bit and sharing some photos of the projects I have been working on!


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Random Acts of Kindness - Thank you my Friends!!!

After I lost my job, I set up a shop on Etsy.com to start something that I was passionate about! Making paper goods, stationary, party invitations, etc. One big part of Etsy that a lot of people don't understand is that it is not only an online marketplace for people who sell handmade goods - it is also a community! I found this out right away as I discovered a group of people who devote themselves to something called a "Sneak Attack". I was fascinated by the concept - every Monday and Thursday night several new Etsy shops (with 0-4) sales are selected and announced on a website (www.handmademovement.com). The shops would then get many visits, item hearts and purchases. What an amazing thing to do for someone else who is just starting out! I was hooked from the beginning!! 

The thing about this group is that they are the kindest, dedicated, open hearted, caring, creative and loving group of people I have never met! We have established a great friendship and support system and I've never met any of them in person. Modern day technology is amazing this way!!! 

That being said, my friends, sent me a virtual baby shower in a box today! I am so thankful for such thoughtful, loving and talented friends. I can't thank you enough for all of the gifts as well as the kindness, support and friendship you have all blessed me with!  I love every single item each and every one of you has sent.

Since you all couldn't be here in person to see me open the gifts, I took photos with my laptop, the lighting is great and some things are backwards - but I hope you enjoy as much as I did! 

Oh and PS: there were a few things for Emma, she is sleeping right now but will enjoy her gifts when she wakes up and I will share her photos too! Blogger Templates

Awesome book for Emma to read to baby from Stock.


Sweet cloth book and a New Baby book for Emma from Joy.


Handprint kit from Bitty


Owl hat from Bitty - Bitty did you make?? Emma got the most adorable froggy one from Bitty too - I have to post pics.


Super soft and adorable hat from Summer.


Knit hat from ET!


Lollypop - the candy part is a bib and the stick is a spoon - from Ros!


Bouquet of washcloths from Ros!



Cute little Ducky gift bag with booties and a little blankie inside from Lorkey!




Gorgeous blanket from Virginia!!!


One of UU's super soft receiving blankets!!



Ipood from Ros! :)



Set of 3 burp clothes, super fluffy and soft!!



Cute ones with bib from Shell (if it's a girl)



Sweet book for Baby and a new baby book for Emma.



Sweet upcycled sweatshirt bags - Snail for me and owl for Emma! From Sandi


Custom Pendant from Bead - with Baby details! :)


I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE everything thank you all so very much!!!!!!! Pin It Now!

The island of misfit designs.....

As I was sorting my photos the other day, I came across many photos of things I made but never got a chance to list for sale in my Etsy shop.  I really loved some of the items and really need to sit down and make some to photograph or fine tune the design so that it can be mass produced. Anyway....I thought I'd share some of my favorites here and perhaps you'll see these in the future as a regular store item. Of course, if you love something just contact me and I'd be happy to make it for you.

The above two invitations were designs for a butterfly themed baby shower. The theme was Butterflies and the color was peach. Love these! 

Baby Shower - Baseball Theme

A client contacted me and wanted wedding invitations with a Tiger Lily design. Her colors were orange and brown. It never worked out but I would have loved to fine tune these designs.

The above to designs were for a Baby Shower Luau! 

A sushi and sake party! 3-D Sushi!! 

Baby Jungle Animal Theme dolled up! 

I am sure I can find more if I dig around, it's amazing how many things go through the design phase but never make it to production. Many of the above items, were produced for the customer who requested the custom item and I just haven't had a moment to list the design for sale in my shop! 

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