Sneak Peek

As I shared a few week back, this has been an exciting design period for me.  I have been working with some clients on a handful of new party themes and I am in love with the results.  I want to give you a quick peek at two of them: a darling, preppy strawberry themed party and a bright, bold lollipop and lemonade party.

The full line of printables will be available in my Etsy store shortly but I wanted to give you a little inspiration in case you are looking for a great party theme.  If you need the printables sooner, shoot me an email at bloomonline@sbcglobal.net.
XO,
Jenny

What Bloomed This Spring

Please remember to vote for me on the circle of moms best party blog contest. Just click here. No logging in or registering just one thumbs up click. YOU CAN VOTE EACH DAY. I REALLY appreciate it!

Sigh!  I have finally wrapped up all of my spring party projects.  I told you last week that I was as busy as a bee and I wasn't kidding.  The past few months, I have been working on 3 new party themes for birthday's of children whom I absolutely adore (including my not so little Luke).  On two of the projects, I got to work with my dear friends who had incredible vision for the parties they were hosting.   All the party photos have been submitted to a slightly bigger ;) party blog- yes bigger than mine- and I am so happy to say that they will be featured there in the weeks ahead.  I am very excited to share the themes and invites which are now available in my Etsy store.

Strikes and 'Staches Party-
My son, Luke insisted on having an all boy bowling party. What better way to highlight the manliness of the day than incorporating a mustache theme into the party!  The little man theme is one of my favorite boy parties and it works great by itself for a shower or any age birthday which is why the invite is available with or without the bowling twist.

 

Love Bug
This party was AH-mazing- so pretty and proper for the sweetest, most feminine, little girl.  There is an endless amount of garden and bugs ideas that would work for this adorable theme.

Baby Bee-
I have seen lots of bee parties but none quite like this!  Totally stunning.  This party was totally modern and classy without  "bee"ing to cutesy or babyish.  LOVED it!

Finally, a sweet follower requested my apple of our eye invites in red and turquoise blue for a party she is hosting this summer (great all american idea).  I absolutely loved the results, so the entire apple of my eye line is available in red/turquoise or the original green/hot pink.  Thanks Jennifer!

I can't wait for you to see the parties for these themes.  I honestly can't choose a favorite.  Banners, cupcake toppers, labels, thank you tags, juice box cover and more are available for each of these theme in my Etsy store.  Email me if you don't see what you want.

A little break with family and friend this weekend, then on to serious party planning for the summer months.  So excited already- 6 parties ahead.  Have a fabulous holiday weekend, my friends, and I really mean that!  Thanks for voting and your support.  Leave a comment below letting me know your favorite new theme!

XO,

Jenny

Good Vs. Great- Custom Stamps

It has been a long time since I've done a post from this series but I have been working on and receiving a lot on invitations lately.  I "talked" in another post about how important a printed invitation can be for smaller affairs.  It's a little gift, a promise of fun and it can set the mood for the party weeks in advance.  The envelope, shall we say, is like wrapping paper.  It is the first impression of your party- don't let it be an after thought.  Unfortunately, the designs at the post office usually don't fit your party theme.  You can get lucky.  My dear friend Lauren was able to purchase these dog stamps for a puppy "paw"ty she was doing.

When that doesn't happen, I ADORE the use of custom stamps.  They cost more than regular stamps but if you are only sending out less than 20 invitations (the amount of stamps on a custom sheet) you are only spending an extra $10.  For that price, it's worth it.

This little detail makes your party a bit more personal.  

I always make my custom stamps through Zazzle.  They even offer a bunch of premade options like the anchor stamp above.

See ya tomorrow!

XO,

Jenny

Party Planning 101- part 4

I hope this series is helpful! With the colors picked, mood set and plan in place, the next step is invitations. This is the first impression your guest will have of your party. It's your opportunity to create some excitement. It's really the beginning of your party!

Evites work great for many kinds of gatherings. I use them myself for less formal events like girls' night out and book club. However, for more important gathering, nothing is better than a printed invitation. It a little present or keepsake that arrives in your guest mailbox that will hang in their house and continuously remind them about something wonderful ahead.

For Charlotte's party, I was creating my own invitations. Generally, for my parties I prefer simple layouts, graphic shapes and clean lines. Along with picking colors, I needed to pick the patterns and image I wanted to use in the printables. The image was easy- simple, soft apple with a leaf. Gingham was the obvious choice for an apple of my eye party. I really struggled with it though because I did not want the party to become a harvest or to be predictable.  I tried really hard to incorporate it in a fresh way. I tried with several sizes and colors. I had ribbon and fabric that I was coordinating with as well.  Nothing seemed quite right. In fact some of them were horrible.

I wanted something modern almost preppy. I kept thinking of the shorts they have at J. Crew with the embroidered whales on them. That was what I wanted. So I took the apple images and turned it into my background paper. I need one more pattern to go with it.

I LOVED the stripe but I had found a cheap green gingham fabric that I wanted to use for tablecloths, so I went with that! 

This invitation set the exact mood I wanted for my party and was definitely worth the effort.

XO