Mother's Day Inspiration

Here are some of the pretty things I am crushing on for Mother's Day:

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Hope your day is going great!

xo,

Rachel



Teacher Appreciation Week

Hello!

One of the many things I have been doing this week is trying to find a cute idea for Teacher's Appreciation Week. There's a lot of cute ideas out there in the blogosphere and Pinterest, but I think I want to try to think of something a little more original.

Here are some of the great ideas I have been eyeing:

You can find all the pictures and sources on my Pinterest board.

A lot of cute ideas, right? I think I have an idea of what we are going to do. Hint: it's totally inspired by one of the above pictures! Can you guess which one???

Make sure you come back on Friday--it's going to be our Freebie :)

xo,

Rachel



Cinco de Mayo :: Party Inspiration

Hello!

Thanks to everyone who commented on the blowouts yesterday {here and on Facebook}! I think we have decided to go with option #4.

I don't know about you, but I have been loving all of the beautiful things I have been seeing for Cinco de Mayo. Although we really haven't celebrated the holiday since we have had kids, I have to say, the beautiful colors of this day sure have inspired me to want to throw a party! Although, it usually doesn't take much :)

Here is an inspiration board I put together with some of the wonderful things I have come across lately:

You can find all the pictures and sources on my my Pinterest Board.

Fabulous, right??

Hope you having a colorful day as well :)

xo

Rachel

Monster Truck Blowouts

Good morning!

Last night I started on one of about a gazillion projects I have to complete for our Monster Truck party: custom blowouts.

You see, last week I found some Monster Truck blowouts on CLEARANCE at a party store, by chance. Problem? They only had one bag. Plus, I wasn't sold on the picture (our main truck is the GraveDigger, and this one featured a different one). Buying fancy favors from a "theme" are over priced if you want my opinion, and it dawned on me that it would be super easy to make my own personalized version. Plus, when I add this party to my Etsy store, other people will be able to make their own custom ones too, and I just love that idea :)

Here is a picture of the ones I saw in the store:

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Ehh, right? Plus, at full price an 8 pack is almost $5.  (we are talking about a $15 purchase for some cheapy favors for our party amount). So, I went to our dollar store and picked up some blowouts that had the colors we wanted (the actual blowout part; I didn't care what the picture was because I knew I would be taking that off).

So, I started last night on creating a cover last night. This was my first one:

Option 1

Although not fully in love with it, I like that it has our truck (I am going to do 3 different trucks in all...another perk of doing it myself!) and has his name and the mud tracks match the envelopes I did (more on that later this week!). Ignore that the truck is actually backwards...I just placed the one I had as a test to see if I liked the placement in this direction better...I did :)

I asked Jason's opinion, since as the expert of Monster Trucks in this family, I knew I would need his final approval. He was concerned it was too dark and not enough color.

Hmmmm. I thought he might have a really good point, since I base a lot of my ideas around our color palet.

So, I switched it up a little and did this one:

Option 2

I like the color splash and like knowing that each monster truck will have a different color back. So, I was feeling a little better about this one.

And then Jason said he actually liked the other one better now, because this one looked a little cheesy, like one you buy at a store.

:::sigh:::

So now we are a little divided.

I came up with a middle ground one (which he has not seen yet):

Option 3

Has good qualities from both...

or this one:

Option 4

This one has some good qualities as well; has that pop of color in the number...

At this point, I can't even think straight :)

So, my question is to ALL OF YOU, which one do you like best??

Comment below and tell me the one you would choose.

I am kinda leaning between two of them, myself :) SO HELP ME OUT!

{pretty please}

Thanks!!

Hope you are having a smashing day :)

xo

Rachel



Monster Truck Party :: The Plan of Action

Good morning!!

I am super excited to share with you my plans for our Monster Truck Party!

The first picture is the main table; the "dessert table". We are not allowed to hang anything on the walls, so the plan is to have everything put together and assembled beforehand, so that once we are there, all we will have to do is just put everything on the table... easy-peasy, right? :) Wish me luck!

As I have mentioned before, I always draw out out a plan (in this case, it was easier for me to do it on the computer), because it allows me to see what things will look like visually; what will work, what wont. Also, it lets me take inventory on what we need to buy, and what I need to make.

This is my plan for the tables that the kids will be eating at. I tried to come up with ideas that could be assembled at home and just placed on the tables, but still gave a good impact. Again, I do these drawing mostly for my own benifit (as well as allowing clients to visually see my plans), so they are just quick sketches to get my ideas across.

Although I am happy to finally have a plan in place, now that we know for sure where we are hosting the party, it just serves as a reminder of everything I need to get done in ::gasp::: less than three weeks!!

Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday :)

xo

Rachel





Monster Party Inspiration

Hello!

I hope your weekend was a great one! Although I didn't get nearly as much as I wanted to done, I did make a little headway on the Monster Truck party. Only a little bit though-- have you ever had a week where every piece of technology you own is on a plot to make your life as hard as possible?? Well, I am having that kind of week :)

Whenever I start planning for any party I plan, or room I design, I always start with an inspiration board. This is where I begin to gather images that either inspire me or give me ideas.

Of course, these days, Pinterest makes that job a whole lot easier :)

Here are a few pins I have gathered and stumbled upon in my never-ending google searching:

You can see all of the images and their sources on my pinterest board.

Some ideas I will be using; some are things that have inspired me to create something else. Some are just awesome ideas and should be shared :)

I am super excited to share with you my actual plan for the party tomorrow! That is basically all I managed to accomplish this weekend, but it's usually one of my favorite steps!

See you then-

xo

Rachel



Freebie Friday: Vintage Labels

Today's Freebie Friday is a fantastic find I stumbled upon yesterday while looking for labels to cover up some cans I want to use for marker storage (grown up markers this time, not crayola!)

They are vintage inspired Mailing Labels, although I am sure if you have a program to plug them into, you could make them large enough to cover a can.

They can be printed over so you can add your own text/address. You can find them here.

This would be an adorable (and free!) way to dress up something for a little girls' room.

Have a great weekend!

xo,

Rachel