easy thanksgiving decorations

Thanksgiving is almost here!

I thought I'd share some cute Thanksgiving decorations from last year. 

I love it when my friends let me decorate at their houses! 

When I'm bringing the table setting and decorations to someone's house

I try to keep everything simple while being super cute. 

I used wrapping paper from Target over a white tablecloth (also from Target).
My friend Sara (the host) and I used a mix match of our dinnerware.
Then I made simple place cards with card stock and embellished with glitter and feathers. 

For the center pieces I purchased flowers and placed them in mason jars and 

wrapped them with the same card stock and twine. 

And I added glitter to mini pumpkins. 

 Lastly I made a banner and feather garland. 

All set and ready for a feast! 

Sara printed these cute cards where people could write what they are thankful for. 

Sara's house has a huge chalkboard wall which was a fun way to write and
draw things we're thankful for. 

The year before this I made fun chalkboard signs and we wrote what 

we were thankful for. You can check them out here. 

Happy early Thanksgiving! 

garden birthday party

Let's just skip the part where I mention that this blog post is a couple years old... oops.

But in honor of Crystal's birthday yesterday, I thought I'd finally post it!

We had a lovely Garden Party at my sweet friends Linda's house 

(same place we had Kari's baby shower a few weeks back).  

We had so much fun chatting, eating, and picking veggies & fruits in Linda's garden. 

As usual table settings were my fave. 

I stamped the napkins with different flower names. 

And Linda made little bread loafs. 

Flowers from Linda's garden. 

My other favorite detail was the Muddle Your Own Lemonade bar. Yep. 

I got this wonderful idea from Cupcakes & Cutlery.

Grab a cup and put in your desired fruits and herbs. 

Then muddle them! 

And add some lemonade. 

Cheers! 

Yummy food. 

Desserts. 

Crystal and her daughter Izzi. I love them so. 

And then off to the garden! 

Linda explaining what is where. 

Lovely evening with lovely friends. 

Happy Birthday Crystal!!! 

You are a true joy to know and I can't wait to see what God has in-store for you this year. 

Love you! 

Thank you Izzi for all the pictures!

children's book themed baby shower

I feel like it's been a while since I planned a baby shower!

My sweet friend Kari is due with her first baby in a few weeks and Jennie and I had the honor & joy of throwing her a baby shower.We asked our friend Linda if we could have the party at her house because...well the pictures speak for themselves....

These are all iPhone photos and are all random sizes, ha!

One of these days I'll splurge for a "real" camera. 

We wanted to have each food to match a children's book. 

The dinglehoppers made me laugh out loud when I thought of it.

Pizza Port anyone?! 

Mad Hatters tea party sandwiches. 

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. 

Table settings are always my FAVORITE. 

I made a simple table runner from old books that I purchased at the thrift store

and were falling apart (so I didn't feel too bad cutting them apart). ok... I felt I little bad. 

I texted Jennie and told her I was a book murderer, but it's so cute!!!!

For the centerpieces Linda made flower arrangements from her garden and 

her wonderful daughter Debbie's garden. Then I just placed more books on the tables.

At each setting there was a handmade bookmark from Jennie, 

a chocolate chip cookie (thank you Martha Stewart for the recipe) with a straw and a 

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie tag attached. 

Also, there was a card with a letter on it (found via Design Sponge) that each lady wrote 

a piece of wisdom or encouragement to Kari on. 

We will turn it into a book soon. 

Pretty presents. 

Desserts. 

My friend Chelsea made a yummy apple crustada and 

Jessy of Arrowleaf Baking made chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting. 

Sheesh, I love this girl. 

Kari has been working with me for almost 3 years and I am so incredibly thankful for her! 

Now that she's going to be a stay at home mommy, she's leaving me (insert crying face). 

She's going to be a wonderful mom, I just know it. 

I love you Kari and can't wait to meet your precious daughter!!!