red, white, and blue party

June 30, 2012

The Fourth of July has always been one of my favorite holidays. My Dad's birthday falls the day before, so we always celebrated the two together. I think this time of year reminds me of being a kid in the summer and having family over for a party and summer cook out. Sadly, we all now live in different parts of the country and it doesn't happen very often anymore. When it does though, I'll definitely be using these red, white, and blue party ideas for inspiration.

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china

October 20, 2011

Charlie and I didn't register for china, mostly because we figured that we'd never use it, but also because it all looked so granny-ish. I've reconsidered though, after finding this casual china from Kate Spade and Jonathan Adler . It's casual enough for every day, but also nice enough for company. We totally love our dishes from Crate&Barrel, but I'm thinking it would also be nice to have a fun option. One of these sets is going on my Christmas wishlist!

Love the layered look of the Kate Spade "Wickford" Sea Cliff collection

Jonathan Adler Greek Key Collection

fiesta!

October 15, 2011

I forgot to write about the fiesta themed shower that I threw a couple of weeks ago. We had it at a local tex-mex restaurant and it was a success! I created these mad-lib style cards for couples to fill out before dinner while everyone was mingling and trickling in. During dinner Angie and I picked the best two to read out loud and the winning couples received a prize!

Here are the invites (e-mail blurred, obvs) that I created after I wasn't able to find a fiesta-themed invitation that wasn't incredibly corny and cheap looking. We kept the papel picado theme and used them to decorate the room (I forgot to take pics!).