Pioneer Party Inspiration

Okay I have been waiting for a year for this party.  Last Year Rebecca's Abby Cadabby Party was so adorable, I just couldn't wait to see what she would come up with this year!  She did not disappoint.  Pioneer Theme?  Really?  How unique and fun is that???  I love it!

Homemade aprons for the female guests and bandanas for the males.  Love the sweet prints she used and the simple tags!

Wagon Trail rides!  AHH!  SO Sweet!

Look at this sweet little birthday girl with her pretty cake.  The bonnet is so cute!  Did you notice the jug with the candy has a "2" on it?  Love it!

Homemade strawberry jam for favors and CD's with the party music.  Great gifts!

Mailee was looking at the photos with me.  This year in school they did a huge unit of Pioneer life and she loved it.  She is all excited about this party theme for her next birthday.  I must agree, it suits her perfectly and I am so inspired after seeing Rebecca's party.  Go HERE to see more!

Lemonade and Sunshine; Why Didn't I Think of That??

I really love this party that I first saw featured over at Bella Grace.  I mean I found myself daydreaming today about this party that Jess from Paper & Pen Flowers created for her two daughters.

 All of my kids have winter and early spring birthdays so I have never gotten to enjoy the thrill of outside sunny parties but I sure can appreciate this adorable theme.

Look at this table!  It's outside and it is so gorgeous!  I love the soft pink and yellow color palette and the fresh lemon theme is so, well, delicious!!

This is quite possibly the cutest use of tin cans I have ever seen!  She even made use of the lids!  And that old window frame...WOW!  I am in love!

Sweet strips of fabric, jars full of lemons...Old cans and milk bottles...little bouquets of summer flowers...it's too much for me to bear!

Isn't this a great touch yet so simple?  I really wish I had thought of it!

More cute tin cans...dying here...and you know how I love sweets...Look at these cute confections.

Oh but it does not stop at cute cuppies, here is the cake!  It's pink lemonade flavor!  How amazing is that?  I love the simplicity of this cake.  It's so classy.

These adorable repurposed mason jars are filled with lemon drops.  A little square of cute fabric and some twine and we are talking cute favors.  These are not the only favors though!  You simply MUST hop over to Pen&paper flowers to see the rest.

I am seriously considering celebrating half birthdays around here just so I can have an adorable backyard party like this.  Thanks for the beautiful pictures and awesome inspiration Jess.  You truly outdid yourself.

No Parties {this month}

I am on a party break right now.  I actually do not even have any themes dreamed up for the fall birthdays in my home.  This is a first!  That's okay, I am keeping busy with a lot of little projects.

We bought buckets the other day and I had to make them better. Plain= boring in my book:)

Have I ever told you about Scribbles?  It is one of my favorite stores in Fresno and has been since I was 9.  Seriously, a store where you can pick your item and they will personalize it with the design of your choice?  How fun is that?  Why aren't there more stores like this???  Now that I live in a Scribbles-free town, I just do the decorating myself.  It's not the same but it is fun and the kids love it.

We made cards for the kids' teachers.  This was for my daughter's male teacher who encourages the kids to read by rewarding them with the privilege of launching one of his own rockets from his collection if they read a certain number of books.  My 9 year old had this idea for the card and I thought she did a great job.  I love that the kids are getting big enough to create amazing things!

This new pile of ribbon is beckoning me from my craft shelf.

The warm sunshine is beckoning us from outside.  Such a toss up, crafts or sun.  You may not hear from me a whole lot this summer:)

Holding On...Just One...More...Week

Hi1  I am still here!  I don't know how other moms can juggle all the activities and craziness of life and still have a post on the blog and dinner on the table but 'round these parts something has had to give.  Sometimes it's dinner, usually it's the vaccuming and lately it's the blog.

School ends this Friday and that day just can not come fast enough.  Please be patient, I will be back!!

In the meantime, Here is a little picture of two of my cuties at the beach...

Caitlyn and Mailee enjoying some sun...

...Oh! Hello!  There's me and my oldest daughter Mikayla getting ready to speed off to her dance performance.  (I do not normally put make up on my 10 year old!!)

Okay, wish me luck this week. See ya here sometime next week!

Princess and The Pea Party Inspiration

Okay, I just have to share this super cute party from The Winding Road.  I love the Princess and The Pea, always have. Check out this adorable party and while you are there, you must browse the large selection of other amazing parties that Sandy has thrown!  Oh my!  She is so talented and so creative!

 I love that she held a photo shoot at her house to capture the party's theme.  I always tell my kids "no" when they ask to have their party at the waterslides, the gymnastics place, the arcade...perhaps I wouldn't care so much about holding a party at one of those locations if I decided to just take fab photos at home! Great idea!

You know I love cakes, yes?  This one is simple and adorable.  I love it!  I also love (in a big way) the adorable fabric and fun fabric flowers.  So creative, such fun details!

 Eeps!  Dying here!  How cute is this??  Not sure if you know this about me or not but I am kind of a detail girl and everything about this little detail just makes me happy!

I love this party because she took a classic theme and dreamed up a gorgeous party using unexpected colors and amazing little touches.  You must go to Sandy's blog and check out the rest of the photos!!

Baby Sleeping Sign

Catching up on recently finished projects...

This is a little plaque for my best friend's front door to keep that UPS guy from ringing the doorbell at nap time!

This was so easy to make and I just love how it turned out.

Ingredients:
-wooden plaque from Michael's
-paint
-1 1/2 yards ribbon
-rhinestones
-hot glue
-scrapbook paper, tissue paper, wrapping paper..
-school glue
-spray coating
-Sharpie

I painted the plaque, used my finger to spread school glue down where I wanted the paper flowers, then spread the glue over the flowers as well.  This is my cheap and easy version of Mod Podge. (That's how my Mom did it back when there was no such thing as Mod Podge:)  You can use the "real stuff" if you feel better about that and have lots of cash to blow.

I hot glued the rhinestones, wrote the message with a Sharpie, and sprayed the whole thing with a matte spray coating.  Then I attached the ribbon to the back with hot glue and the cute little bows went on last as an afterthought that I think just put it over the top in the cute department!

You can make this!  it does not have to be for a sleeping baby, it can be for a big kid's room with their name on it or perhaps a "please knock".  If you make one, please share, I'd love to see your version!!

A Birdy Painting

A few weeks ago Cait and I got to spend a week with our best friends.  You can read more about that fabulous trip here.  I just wanted to share one of the projects that we finished while I was there.  Gretch is due with her second daughter in August.  We both fell in love with a piece of art from Pottery barn kids and I suggested that we make a version of it ourselves.  We were both happy with the results!

So precious!  Won't this look fantastic in a little baby girl room?

There's me...deep in concentration!

 First some paint...

 ...then some paper...

 ...and finally some pearls and beads!

Many times I find diving in is the most difficult part of creating something.  I encourage you to go for it.  Try to make something that inspires you.  Don't think about the "I'm not sure it will turn out" part, just enjoy the process and work at it till you are thrilled with the results!

A Contest!

 

Can you tell your friends about Fig & Ruby Kids?  I have a page on Facebook and I am currently holding a contest.  Suggest my page to your friends and I will enter your name in a draw to win $10 Ruby Cash!  Let me know that you suggested the page by leaving me a comment here or on the wall of the page on Facebook.  If you want to take it further, you can earn 5 contest entries by writing a post about Fig & Ruby Kids on your blog.  Just be sure to let me know you did it so I can add your entries!

I am also adding your name for every photo that you email me of your kiddies in their bows/flowers.  I really love to see my creations in action.  Don't be shy, send as many as you have!

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