Baby Shower {Under Construction}

I had the pleasure of helping my sister-in-law throw a baby shower for one of our friends last week. Once the theme of {Baby Under Construction} was decided on we started scouring the internet for ideas to get us going. While I did throw in some ideas here and there and helped the day of, Shantay did most of the work and decorating! The mom-to-be loved the shower, and that's always the highlight of the party, seeing how happy she is with it.

*Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest, a nice camera is on my wish list ;)

For the food we decided to stay on the "construction" theme, and had sandwiches, chips, and bottled soda like a construction worker would have. 

Tools were place around the room as part of the decor. I think one of my favorite details were the blueprints under the food.

St. Patrick's Day Ideas

I did this post on AtoZebra Celebrations today, and thought I would share with my readers. 

Now that all the hearts, pink, and red are put away, it's time to bring out the shamrocks and a little bit of luck. I love creative women and I love them even more when they are generous and share their talents with others. Here are a few freebie printable round ups to get you going on St. Patrick's Day decor.

The Hands-On Housewife has some cute subway art full of St. Patrick's Day sayings. She also has a cute "Keep Calm" post, St. Patrick's Day style. 

How Does She? does it again with a darling free printable set, to get you going on a fun St. Patrick's Day party.

Therapeutic Crafting also has a printable that can be turned into a cute decor display, she found the original idea in vinyl on Tatertots and Jello.

I hope that gives you a few ideas to get your green ideas sparked! 

Real Wedding {True Love Meets by the Sea}

My mom is an extraordinary wedding and event designer in St. George, Utah. Every time I see pictures of her events I am blown away by the exquisite attention to detail she has, and the over the top final product. I loved this recent "True Love Meets by the Sea" wedding!

Isn't this wedding simply amazing!! 

Location: The Gardens in St. George, Utah

Coordinating and Planning: Forevermore Events

Design and Decor: Forevermore Events

Food and Catering: Marvellous Catering South (The best food you will ever eat!)

Flowers: Patches of Iris & Violets

Favors and Graphic Design: Bumble Love & Forevermore Events

Cake: Icing Cakes by Design

Real Party {Vintage Birthday Party}

I am finally recovering from a bad flu bug, and am glad to be back to normal! My party feature today is from Kami Buchanan Custom Designs. Kami threw the most darling vintage birthday party for her daughter Emerson's 3rd birthday (LOVE her name by the way!). Take a peak into this over the top party.

The details of this party just blow be away, Kami didn't miss a beat! Be sure to check out her post of the party for many more pictures. 

Real Party: {Baby Gone Wild}

I am featuring a party tomorrow over at AtoZebra Celebrations that totally reminded me of my very first party I threw a couple years ago. One of my dear friends was pregnant with a boy and the theme I decided on was Zebra, blue, and green. I wish I had better pictures but these will have to do! 

I did all the food "mini" size. We had hamburger sliders, kettle cooked chips in mini paper cones, bite size cheesecake bites, and white chocolate mousse with oreos!

{Countdown to Love Day- Day 8}

I have seen these gumball necklaces all over blog land and just couldn't resist sharing myself! Could they seriously get any cuter?? One Charming Party gives you the how to's over on their blog. These would be so fun for a little girl to give to her closest girl friends for Valentine's Day. Heck, I want to give them to my girl friends! 

{Countdown to Love Day- Day 7}

I remember having the book "Love You Forever" in our home while growing up, and love that the Peppermint Plum took the words for it and turned it into a darling subway art.  Head on over to Peppermint Plum for the link to download this for free!

{Countdown to Love Day- Day 6}

I'm a little behind on our countdown to Valentine's Day after taking a little blogging break over the weekend. I love this modern and classy Valentine's Day art by Our Daily Obsessions. All you need is canvas, chipboard letters, and paint. You could even use vinyl for the letters. Oh, and did I mention this only took Amy TWO minuets!! 

{Countdown to Love Day- Day 5}

I love cute, creative, out of the ordinary crafts, and this Tree of Love featured on Tatertots and Jello fits the mold. I love pictures in my home, and the idea of a holiday decor item that features pictures is even better! It would be so fun to have pictures of extended family as well so your kids can see all the people they love hanging on the Tree of Love.

{Countdown to Love Day- Day 4}

Jessica at Pen n' Paper Flowers has done it again! This girl never ceases to amaze me. She took the basic idea of wood letters, and turned it into a one of a kind year round decoration. Head on over to Pen n' Paper Flowers to check out what she has created, she even has a free printable to help you make your own!

{Countdown to Love Day- Day 3}

I love all the fun scrabble tile crafts out in blogland. Melissa at 320 Sycamore has a tutorial for a really cute scrabble letter Valentine's Day art. The simplicity of it makes it that much more likable to me. Every time I go to the thrift store I look for a scrabble game, I can't wait until I find one to be able to make cute things like this!

{Countdown to Love Day- Day 2}

I am a total bargain hunter and love a good deal, especially when it is something exceptionally cute! Living Locurto has one of those deal going on right now, and even better is it's FREE! Head on over to their site for a free Valentine's Day download. In the Party pack you will get:

2″ Circles (3 designs) – Use for cupcakes, tags, labels and more.

4×6 Valentine Card & Mini Tags

Water Bottle Labels

Head on over now, because this special is only going on for a limited time!

{Countdown to Love Day- Day 1}

There are so many cute and creative ideas out there for Valentine's Day that I wanted to share some of my findings with you! I shared a "Keep Calm" sign from Stephanie at The Hands-On Housewife a little while ago, and she also has this darling Valentine's Day subway art. Head on over to her blog for the link to download on of your own!

{A to Zebra Celebrations}

I first heard about A to Zebra Celebrations from Shelley's Sweet Shoppe birthday on How Does She?. Nancy makes over the top birthday banners plus other fun must haves for parties. I have been following her on Facebook and last week when she was looking for a contributing writer I jumped on the opportunity and sent Nancy an email. Lucky for me she has brought me on to write for her blog two days a week! I am so excited to be part of such a fun site and hope you will come on over to see me there as well!

{Promise Me}

Pen n' Paper Flowers has become one of my favorite blogs lately. Jessica always has so many fun posts and ideas, and her new "Promise Me" list is one that I immediately jumped on participating in. One of my goals this year is to be more creative and my Promise Me list is going to help stay on track to do just that! I'm going to finish my list tonight, and can't wait to start on this year long journey tomorrow. I think I may even share some of the things on my list here on the blog so I can be held accountable for them =) 

Head on over to Pen n' Paper Flowers to get your free printable list!

Love Day Count Down

Paige over at Paiges of Style has a fun printable countdown for Valentine's Day. What a fun way to show your husband or significant other what you love about them. It would also be a fun idea to put Valentine's Day activities in each envelope to do with your kids. What will you do with your countdown?

V-Day Decor

Shenna at Life in My Heels made some over the top Valentine's Day decor. She has exquisite taste and style and I'm sure you will be in love with her blog!