A First Birthday-client

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with this client. 

She is so fun and so full of life. 

We always have a blast together.

(can't wait to show you the progress we are making in her super cute home!)

Her sweet girl recently turned one so we took the opportunity to plan an intimate outdoor soirre for family and friends to celebrate her first year of life.

And the sweet girl herself.

Valentine's Recap

This year we went with a really simple valentines. 

Nothing better than some good ole quality time.

 

We obviously put our pinterest mailboxes to good use.

(ac had a blast finding some goodies in her little box)

Since a 3 yr old was dining I decided to do an elegant kid friendly set up. (i am laughing at typing that really... basically a gold charger can make you, as an adult, feel as if you are indulging in a fine meal. haha)

This was our first holiday having lil bit eat on her new plate. she was Overly excited about this.

 

And what pink holiday is complete without some lilly and of course a Pinkaliscious book, namely Pinkadoodles. I am just as excited as lil bit is!!

 

My very sweet husband did something unconventional when the baby was born. Since my favorite florist was closing on Saturday right as we were headed into the hospital he decided to sign me up for the flower of the month club with Holidays flowers. Basically you get a small bouquet of flowers every month for 12 months. He got my first bouquet yesterday and I am in love!! 

And the best part is a fraction of the cost to having a monthly bouquet of fresh flowers every month!!

I can't wait!!!

Hope you all had a lovely evening with the ones you love!

Project Princess Fluff

We are embarking on the two week countdown so I will be sharing several more inspiration pics/ plan of action for lil bit's 3rd birthday. 

I have said it at almost every age, and minus the "why" stage this is absolutely by far my favorite.

She has developed quite a personality and I am so thankful to be able to hear every sweet thing she says!

Now, onto party. 

Here are a few pictures of what we are thinking

look how fun this cotton candy is??

I really liked this girl's party if you cant tell.

We have rented one of these:

Source: bing.com via .Jenny Beth on Pinterest

If I have time I plan on ruffling our crepe paper we found.

Source: dana-made-it.com via .Jenny Beth on Pinterest

We plan on reading one of her favorite stories at the party in a party tent like this one:

Source: hostessblog.com via .Jenny Beth on Pinterest

And my mom just happens to have a crown like this so this will be the table's centerpiece.

Source: None via .Jenny Beth on Pinterest

And if I have enough time we are going to borrow a friends tent and do something like this for the food.

Source: Uploaded by user via .Jenny Beth on Pinterest

Did I mention I now feel obligated to write pinterest a note?? It would go a little something like this,

Dear Pinterest,

You have sucked up my days and filled my head with dilussional thoughts I can create anything I desire.

You have made me believe these fairytale photos are oh so achievable.

Now lets just see if I can accomplish even 1/4 of this stuff for my little princess's 3rd birthday.

If so, my obsession may grow even stronger which scares me.

However, thank you for changing my life and enabling me to show my friends what I hope to recreate.

Love JBR

Lilly Pulitzer Birthday Party

When I think Lilly I think of the way it was when the line originally debuted.

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Sophisticated

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Bright Colors

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And Oh so Palm Beach

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This picture so perfectly represents what inspired me to have a Lilly Pulitzer party for my sweet baby girl.

On November 12th my little girl turned 2 yrs old.

I can not believe how fast time flies!!

{tad bit of background information, I have ALWAYS been in love with Lilly! At a young age i started to collect anything i could get my hands on. I have napkins, the old curtains to the fitting room at my local lilly store, an apron, print adds, cups, you name it and I probably have it! I even did a marketing project in highschool around a Lilly franchise store and used the Lilly line as inspiration for one of my clothing collections in college... I am a dork. i know..}

So without further adeau.....

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The Party!!!

Did you know the original four colors in Lilly's collection were pink, orange, yellow, and green??

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And it all started around a lemonade stand??

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Here is the link to the Lilly site explaining how the company came to be.

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I think you will really like the story!!

Recently, Barnum Animal Crackers partnered with Lilly designers to create a limited edition box for the crackers.

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Nothing says 2 yr. old party like animal crackers!

All the "party accessories" you see were designed by me.

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Inspiration was gathered from all over and I used Lilly as my launching point to create  continuity.

The Camera I am using is having some lighting issues, sorry for the brightness.

Here is the tag for the party favor.

And a sweet friend of mine designed all the cookies to look like a vintage Lilly dress.

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She did an AHMAZING job!!!!!

We used some postcards of vintage images from a Lilly ad to decorate as a banner.

And what party is complete without a lemonade stand??

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My daughter had a blast with this and it was sooooo easy to make.

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She has requested it permenantly stays in her playroom!!

And here she is.

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To follow within the theme of the party lil' bit is wearing a vintage lilly dress herself.

{dress adored with lemons and limes}

opening one of her favorite gifts.

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This family LOVES blabla dolls!!

Making an elephant noise!!

{so cute}

And after the party the lemonade stand made it's way into lil' bit's room for some real playtime!!

un.. oh...made a small spill!!

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I had such a blast getting everyting for this party together.

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The original plan was to have everything outside.

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Subsequently the weather dropped to low 50's and was cold and rainy.

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Not ideal for a outdoor party.

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So 4 hours before the party we improvised and made it work inside.

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guess i will have to save all the other items we made for a future party.

Items used:

found out about the straws from my friend Kellie @ thisblessednest.

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you can purchase the straws HERE. CKane59

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tablecloth purchased a long long time ago from our local Lilly store.

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all other accessories purchased at local party supply stores

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And yes.... we did break the theme of the party slightly...

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we served barbque...

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but hey, we live in memphis so its only fitting to feed this to out-of-town guests!

Baby Shower

A good friend of mine is having a baby. 

Well I can think of any excuse to throw a party!!

Here I am with the beautiful mommy to be!

My favorite punch in the whole world. 

The Jellybean/Mint pacifies I tweeted about!

Cupcakes !!

Dining Room Decor

Centerpiece

Pram cookie Favor

And just for my memory... here is a final photo of my 

front entry table all decked out in Halloween decor!!

What to do for two??

In a few short weeks my little baby will be two... I can hardly believe it...

I have been really busy with the Preppie Peonie orders but wanted to show you guys my inspiration for AC's birthday invitation.

Can't wait to show you how they turn out...

With my day off tomorrow I hope to catch up on some blogging, painting the screenporch,

finish out baby's halloween costume, ya know that kinda stuff.

Oh and if you have a free moment... say a prayer for my husband. 

At 8 am he goes to sit for the first portion of the CPA exam.

I am praying he is able to have clarity, and focus, and take each question one at a time.

Hope each of you have a great start to your week!!

Is it bad

If I am wanting an excuse so I can make a set of these beautiful program fans??

Maybe inspiration for a little someone's 2 years bday party??