{style + stories} Butterflies & Birthdays

My daughter’s 4th birthday theme — butterflies — last year was quite fitting for the year ahead. In the past year, she has truly blossomed into this little person, transforming from my baby girl into this kid with big kid vocabulary, incredible reading skills, legs too long for jeans in her usual size, spot-on sarcasm, [...]

My DIY Wedding

Once upon a time, I designed wedding collections. Invitations, save-the-dates, programs, party favors. Beautiful, modern, whimsical, full of love, love, love. It all started with my own wedding, 11 years ago as of this past Saturday. These look so simple to me now, and yet, still perfect for our own wedding. Colors: periwinkle and silver [...]

Snapshots of an Aqua & Red Holiday

Another incredible Christmas is complete! Hope you all had a happy holiday! Here are some snapshots of our PEACE JOY LOVE Aqua & Red Christmas: Line-up of gingerbread cookies: This year’s wreath, with the mini yarn wreath ornaments and spray-painted glitter pinecomes we made. Custom wine labels using our Aqua & Red Holiday Wine Labels [...]

{12 Days of Printable Giveaways} Day 12: January 2012 Calendar

DAY TWELVE: Printable January 2012 Calendar Well, here we are: at the last printable of our 12 Days of Printable Giveaways. As you prepare for the holidays, I also know that you are preparing for the year ahead. Get a jump start on your planning with this limited time, free January 2012 calendar. Fill it [...]

{12 Days of Printable Giveaways} Day 11: Aqua & Red Food Tents

DAY ELEVEN: Aqua & Red Printable Holiday Food Tents With all of the food allergies and sensitivities to certain foods these days, I have found food tents to be life savers — literally! These include a blank white frame in the middle of each design for you to write down each food item. I suggest [...]

{12 Days of Printable Giveaways} Day 10: Aqua & Green or Red & Green Gift Tags

DAY TEN: Aqua & Green or Red & Green Gift Tags More gift tag printables because, let’s face it: you can never have too many gift tags! I keep making more, which may also be a sign that I just need to stop buying more presents… Technically, today’s free printable is really TWO free printables: [...]

{12 Days of Printable Giveaways} Day 9: Aqua & Green Bookmarks

DAY NINE: Aqua & Green Printable Bookmarks As high tech as our little munckins are, they very much love to read and they just LOVE when we make bookmarks or when they get bookmarks as gifts. These could make great stocking stuffers or personalize, then laminate them and include them with gifts of books for [...]

{12 Days of Printable Giveaways} Day 8: Good Cheer Wine Labels

DAY EIGHT: Good Cheer Printable Wine Labels We love to give and receive bottles of wine as hostess gifts. Really, you can’t go wrong with a bottle of wine. Unless your hostess does not drink — then consider using these for a fine bottle of fancy non-alcoholic cocktail juice. This limited time, free printable is [...]

{12 Days of Printable Giveaways} Day 7: Gift Box

DAY SEVEN: Merry + Bright Small Gift Box If you are feeling a little ambitious and really love DIY, this is a fun printable for crafty friends just like you! I use these small gift boxes for small stacks of cookies (depending on the size & depth, these can usually hold about 3-6 round cookies), [...]

{12 Days of Printable Giveaways} Day Six: Merry + Bright Circle Tags/Labels

DAY SIX: Merry + Bright Circle Tags/Labels What I love about circle printables is that you can print them on regular cardstock for tags or onto full sheets of labels for gift labels. I printed mine out onto 8.5″ x 11″ size full sheet labels and then used a 2″ circle hole punch to create [...]