Butterfly Birthday {The Party}

It rained the day of Adalyn's butterfly birthday party. So, all of my plans for sun filled, happy photos were "drenched." Instead the crowd moved inside and we celebrated in tight quarters under low light. The birthday girl on the other hand was GLOWING. See how excited she was to show off her butterfly cake?! That's what matters, right?

I filled vintage butterfly tea cups with "Flower straws" and labeled the drinks "nectar." (My mom's clever idea.) The Butterfly shaped chalk boards were at Michaels.

 The centerpiece was two butterfly catchers and magnetic butterflies in a simple vase. The bowl of caterpillars (gummy worms) were a big hit.

 The girls and I had a blast making these candy filled butterflies. Inspired by this post. Adalyn was SCARED of the googly eyes when they were in the package but were okay with them once we had them on the butterfly bodies. Too funny. The kiddos loved them and they were simple to make. Clothes pins covered in colored paper. Black pipe cleaner for the antennas. Googly eyes and candy bags filled with Skittles (Adalyn's favorite candy).

 The cake was inspired by her butterfly feet birthday party invitation. The wings were heart shaped and it was delicious!

 She had a blast opening gifts and was so sweet to everyone. I could listen to her say "tank too" over and over. Oh, and can you believe that she actually wore that adorable butterfly wing head band all evening?!

Happy birthday, sweet Adalyn. We love you!

Metamorphosis {aka The Very Hungry Caterpillar}

Just so you know, my mom is really cool.

She makes finding caterpillars and putting them in containers for her granddaughters a priority. End result? They L.O.V.E "Ganny." Here are photos of Granny and the girls on May 8. Hello new caterpillar friend that we will check on daily with great anticipation of metamorphosis.

For the last 16 days this little fella was given prominent placement on their dresser and checked with diligence each day for progress. Today May 24, 2012, was a BIG deal because their caterpillar became "a beautiful butterfly." (Excuse the hair, ahem. We were playing in the sprinkler just before the release.)

The object of our affection was a gulf fritillary butterfly. Here is a great video on its life cycle.

Thank you, again Granny.

Butterfly Birthday Feet {The Invitation}

We celebrated Adalyn's second birthday on Tuesday with a butterfly theme birthday party. I was inspired by butterfly feet artwork that I found on Pinterest. I tracked down the party and it's a sweet story. I loved that the size of Adalyn's feet would be captured at a time where a baby becomes a toddler so the footprints that make the butterfly are her actual footprint at 100%.

The girls had a BLAST making the butterflies. By the end of our project the bottoms of their feet were an awful color. I found that ink pads worked much better than paint. To make the invitation above I made prints of Adalyns feet in black ink, scanned in the prints and changed the colors using Photoshop. However, the girls enjoyed making many butterflies of various colors with just the ink pads. Here is a sampling:

Senior Pictures {My Nephew Zack}

Well, it's official. I'm old. I have a nephew who has graduated from High School. I had the pleasure of taking his senior pics and designing this announcement. What a handsome, polite, kind and talented young man. An asset to the world and the family around him. Congratulations Zachary!

Peacock Lingerie Shower Invitation

Invitation design for a PeaCOCK themed lingerie shower. An appropriate "theme," for such a colorful event don't you think? Or, maybe inappropriate?

Wedding Shower Invitation {Grey & Lavender}

Designed a matching wedding shower invitation for these Grey and Lavender Wedding Invitations.

Custom Wedding Invitations {Grey and Lavender}

My best friends' little sister is getting married next month. I was excited to help with her wedding invitation design. Very simple, grey and lavender design featuring the couples photo and shabby, but chic spiral ornaments.

Fonts used in the design were from DaFont.com. Mortised Ornaments and Jellyka Delicious Cake