Monday, June 8, 2015

First fiesta!

This past weekend we had so much fun celebrating Charlie's first birthday with friends and family!
It was a really fun party to plan and I used this blog post that I found through Pinterest as inspiration.

Below is our invitation for the party:


I took the pictures (you can read how I added the mustache here) and my sister designed the invitation for me (Jamie, you need to start your own Etsy shop yesterday).



There was a point in time last summer that I almost sold this bar that Chris made (and that I posted about before here). 
I'm so happy I didn't! It's so functional for entertaining.


A few people at the party were so surprised to learn that I made these UNO letters.
They were either thinking, "wow that's impressive" or "wow you have a lot of time on your hands"!
Well, it's definitely not the latter but these letters were not as time consuming to make as they might look.


I don't have my own step-by-step DIY tutorial to show you (sorry!) but I more or less followed this blog post
Instead of using double-sided tape, I used glue and I cut several layers of the tissue paper at once to save time.  


Did you notice how my "O" is a little bit smaller than the "U" and "N"? 
Yeah I didn't notice until we hung it up.
Oops!











I had too much fun getting this "Pin the tail mustache" together!
I had the poster made and ordered through Staples for less than $30.



Then, I picked up a blindfold (no, I didn't make it) and a bunch of peel-and-stick mustaches from a party goods store.



Too much fun!




The birthday boy enjoying handfuls of icing and sugar!




Thank you to my mom who made these cactus cookies for the party!







 






A thank you to everyone that made Charlie's first fiesta extra special and to all of those that helped make this party a success!

- Caitlin

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

A finished look for a friend's kitchen nook!

Back in March, I shared before pictures of my friend Emily's eat-in kitchen nook area that I was working on making over with her.


Well, I'm so excited to share the "after" pictures with you now!

Check it out:













Turned out great, right?

Here's a little source list for you...

chairs - Serena & Lily (want these for my own kitchen...sigh) but similar here (thanks Melissa!) and in different colors here 
blue Thom Filicia dandelion pillow - Etsy
orange confetti pillows - Etsy
roman shades - custom in this Thom Filicia fabric (it also comes in blue...love!) 
blue and white cloth napkins - Tuesday Morning
white pitcher - Home Goods
silver bowl - Pier 1
table - Shabby Chic
light fixture - Shabby Chic but very similar here
paint color - Benjamin Moore Harbor Gray

One more look at the before & after:


A quick shout out to Buzz Feed for featuring my up-cycled oar project!
Thank you!

- Caitlin