Sprinkle Party (Part 2)

Today I…wanted to share with you pictures of some of the details from my daughter’s 1st SPRINKLE THEMED birthday party. Just a little background…my husband originally told me that if we had a big baptism party than her first birthday will be small. BUT…I couldn’t do it! He was SO mad! He gave me (somewhat jokingly) a budget of $200 for her 1st birthday party. I was like… $200? !! I can’t even buy food with that. So..nonetheless, I had to be creative! DIY party for sure!

I decided to make it a SPRINKLE party/breakfast theme…it was a little cheaper bc breakfast foods are typically cheaper..and I already had a bunch of colorful paper and such so I could just reuse all of that. It was held in my parents backyard which we cleaned the weekend before. (so much work!) I love it though because it’s spacious and has an amazing view! Thank you mom and dad for allowing us to host her party at the house!

Okay, first the food… since that was the highlight to me!!

We had a waffle/pancake station where guests could “sprinkle” whatever toppings they wanted (berries, bananas, whipped cream, etc.) We also had a scrambled egg station with various toppings such as bacon, sausage, spinach, cheese, etc.

Also, thank you Sylvie for the amazing egg quiches! People actually came up to me asking if there was anymore!

Then…for the diabetics..we had a “SWEETS” table with..well, more sweets than I could even handle!

Special thanks to my cousin Lauren, Risha, Yvette, and Johanna for making all the goodies! (Thank God for the bakers in my life!)

Then, my husband approved a mimosa bar (per a special request from my friend Jenelee). I know..I know.. a mimosa bar at a 1st birthday party!?! Don’t judge! It only costed $6/bottle at Sam’s club so it’s hard to pass up!
Are you tired of all the polka dots yet??

We also threw together a quick “Kids Zone” bc I didn’t want to be in charge of any games so just decided to have some stuff for kids to do. In my opinion, it was a success!

Oh! And I totes almost forgot about the cereal bar we had! Duh! Who doesn’t love cereal!

And..last minute idea..we threw in a Headband making station so the older kids and adults could have something to do! Such a success! So glad we decided to have it. (Thank you Holly for setting this one up..literally at the same time the party was starting!)
And…the cake (Thank you to my cousin Yvette!), party hats, and the goodie bags!

Oh..and by the way..the budget didn’t actually stay within the one my husband gave me! (impossible!) However, I was able to keep a lot of costs down by asking people to make things. Thank goodness for the amazing people in my life!!!

Sparkle Fete Bridal Shower!

Today I.. Attended a bridal shower for my BFF and the theme was “Sparkle Fete!” I was a little hesitant about the theme at first.. But it was so fun!

So this party was so fabulous! First of all, my BFF has a beautiful house in Irvine that looks like something out of Pinterest.. Especially her kitchen! (Swoon!) Anyway.. I think even though the theme was awesome.. It was all about the food!! All individually prepared and home cooked by her friend Jina. She did our wedding shower awhile back. She needs to start a business!
What I realized at that party was that party planning has evolved soo much bc of Pinterest and the Internet and the DIY/Michaels industry. We spend a lot of time ( probably more time than we need to) planning and making things for events and parties (I am guilty of this!)… that we sometimes lose ourselves in all the details. Remember back in the day when it was all about the food.. And MAYBE if you were feeling extra inspired you would go to your local party city and buy the matching utensils, plastics are, some random wall decor or centerpiece and call it a day! Good bye to those days!! But.. I can’t help myself. I love decorations!! They are just so fun and add so much to the party. The important thing is balance though. Hopefully I can keep myself grounded when it comes to planning my daughter’s 1st birthday. Hehe. But if not, don’t judge me! Lol.

Seriously, can’t wait until Italy for this girl’s wedding!!

Personalized Gift Wrapping

I especially love this time of year because I thoroughly enjoy wrapping gifts. I don’t know what it is, but I feel like I have a bunch of blank canvases and every gift is a new art piece. Who’s with me? Although, I know my mom dreads wrapping because it takes so long so I can see both sides I guess.

Here are the materials I used:

Here’s how they turned out:

I went a little crazy with the mini clothespins, but how could I resist?!? They are so DARN cute! I also didn’t want to mess with gift tags this year..for some reason I got sad when everyone just threw them away last year. I know..I’m pathetic. So, I just wrote on Washi Tape and I don’t think I’ll care if it’s thrown away. (At least I hope not!)

What I also liked about the wrapping was that the families got some printed pictures along with their gift! I don’t know if everyone is terrible like me, but I hardly print pictures anymore. So sad! So..I always appreciate when people print pictures for me.

Hipster Babies!!!

Today I…am so in love with these little hipsters. I don’t know why, but I just can’t help but smile at these…

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Aren’t they adorable?1? Anyway, I don’t even know where to begin as far as how to dress my child all cutesie like this, but I did try and sew her a little hipster scarf. You might have seen it on my Instragram awhile back. Have a great weekend! Christmas is almost here!!!

I’ve been really into Aztec prints lately (as you might have noticed via my phone case). I don’t know why, but it makes me feel so..tribal..and I like it! Ha. Pardon my weirdness!

Left Polaroid: Aztec Pillows (From Tyler’s Pin)

Right Polaroid: Aztec prints (From Olivia’s Pin)

Bottom Polaroid: Aztec prints (From Imani’s Pin)

New iPhone case!

Today I..wanted to share with you some sexy photos of my new phone cover!

First, the back story: My husband purchased this case for my birthday about 3 weeks ago and it barely came today in the mail. It was all I wanted for my birthday. I even picked it out specifically and sent him the link..all he had to do was press “Add to Cart” and “Submit.” Lol. Well…something happened and he didn’t confirm his email address during purchasing so it was never shipped. For the past 3 weeks, every time someone knocked on the door my heart would literally skip a beat from excitement that maybe..just maybe..my phone case had arrived! But, no…the packages were never for me. I don’t know why I was even getting so excited over a phone case. So strange! I even actually told my husband that I started to feel a little sad because he never physically gave me anything for my birthday, which I couldn’t help but feel! So pathetic! Anyway…it finally came today..and my, oh my..it is SO SEXY!

Wait…before you look… we must cue the sexy saxophone player so he can play for us in the background. Ha!

*NEWLY UPDATED*

Alright, I’ve been meaning to clean up “shop” around here. I am long overdue! I’m trying out this new theme because I was getting tired of the other one. I’m hoping to insert new graphics and buttons and such in the near future, hopefully sooner than later. But, I did accomplish one thing..I’ve updated all my pages!!! Woohoo! I’m very proud of myself for some reason, maybe it’s because I’ve been up for the past couple hours! Dang, insomnia! Anyway, feel free to check out the new updates by clicking on the buttons to the right!