Frogs, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails!!

I had the honor of co-hosting a baby shower for my very good friend Ally!  It was so fun coming up with the shower theme and making all the decorations and invitations to pull everything together!

Ally threw me my baby shower - it seems like such a long time ago.  She made a very cute diaper wreath in a nautical theme for the door.  I decided to reuse the wreath, however, I changed out some of the ribbon and added the painted characters and initial to go along with the theme.  I think that it turned out so cute!

We used pastels in blue, green and yellow.  Using a color scheme along with the theme really helps to pull everything together and makes it look cohesive.  

The table was set with a blue and white chevron table runner that I made on top of a simple white table clothe. The food was displayed in white and silver serving dishes.  The plates, napkins, and cups are from Party City in the Robin's Egg Blue color.  

A "It's a Boy!" banner is a great way to accent an area for a baby shower.  I made this banner with fabric, heat and bond for the letters and ribbon. The flags are sewn together and the letters are appliquéd to each flag.  This did take some time to make, but I think that it turned out great! 

All in all, I believe that it was a very successful shower and that Ally had a great time being showered by all her friends and co-workers!  I can't wait to meet your lil man!!

until next time, 

Amelia

Shop the Shops for Walk the Walk Foundation

This coming Sunday I will be set up at the Bay Area Community Church selling wreaths, banners and chalk boards.  There are several other vendors signed up, so come out to help support the Walk the Walk Foundation and do a little holiday shopping!

Visit www.wtwf.org to see what the foundation is all about!

Cheers to 30 Years, Nicole!

My good friend Nicole turned 30 recently!  Her sweet hubby asked me to help design and decorate a special birthday party for her.  With a summer birthday, Nicole always felt that her birthday parties weren't as fun due to everyone taking summer vacations.  I wanted to help make this her best birthday party yet!  I believe that she felt special and enjoyed her special day!

 Here are a few photos of the decorations and food.

Cheers to Thirty Years!!

Happy Birthday my sweet friend!

WooOOoooOOoo Owen's TWO!

My little man turned 2 earlier this year and I was so excited to decorate and design a great party for him!  He loves firetrucks, firemen, sirens - the whole bit!

Enjoy the photos and let me know what you think!

New bedding for O's new bed!

So, I guess it's time...time to take down the crib and put O's in a BIG BOY BED! I honestly can't believe how well/fast he adjusted to the new bed.

We included lil man in the mattress search, as well as, some of the bed construction. Once we completed the bed he hopped up in it with the biggest smile! He was so proud of his new bed! 

I'm in the process of picking out the duvet. I love Pottery Barn Kids, and they have waaaay too many cute options. His room has a nautical feel and I don't want to stray too far from that. 

Here are a few options that I've been thinking about:

I'm in love with this car duvet, but it's not very nautical. But, its sooo cute!!

I love these options! Good thing he doesn't need a big blanket, yet - this Momma is a little indecisive!

Let me know what you think! 

I'll post pics of us building the bed soon! 

xoxo

Amelia

Lil O's Room

I've been meaning to post pics of Lil O's room for quite some time. I even had a post typed out, however, it didn't save! 

I wanted his room to transition easily from baby - toddler- and up. To me, that means nothing too cartoonish. Also, we wanted a nautical theme - sail boats, anchors, buoys, and fish.  

Here is a room that Sarah Richardson from HGTV did that I fell in love with. My most favorite part of the room is the wallpapered ceiling. I LOVE the way it looks. I haven't papered the ceiling yet, but I haven't ruled it out. 

My MIL painted the room a soft blue and then the hubby and I painted horizontal stripes on one wall for a fun accent. 

I found "pinspiration" of alphabet art that I loved on Pinterest. It's such a neat idea, and you can really make it to suite your color scheme and/or theme. Most of the work will come from finding letters in different fonts. Some of the letters I painted; others I found scrapbook paper, tissue paper and fabric to Mod Podge to to the letters.

 

The southern girl in me wanted a monogram, but wanted to make it fun and not so obvious. Here is what I came up with for his initials OWS. 

Octopus for O,

an anchor for the W

and, a rope in the shape of an S. 

These are done on canvas drop cloth. I sketched out the designs and used paints that I had on hand. The frames are from Ikea with an opening that is about 12"x12". 

Also from Ikea, we bought a dresser to act as double duty for a changing station and storage. We picked the grayish brown because it reminded us of drift wood - sticking to the nautical theme. 

HomeGoods and Marshall's are great places to find treasures for decorating. 

This was my MIL's find from HomeGoods. It helps to keep the toys rounded up! 

I loved the pattern on this lamp shade I found from HomeGoods. It goes great with the overall scheme. 

This piece I found at Marshall's. Yes it has a sail boat on it, but I just love the quote. 

This sail boat we found in a cute shop called, The Preppy Redneck, in St. Michael's, MD.  It is handmade from driftwood.  Fabric was used for the sails. I thought it was a great piece and loved supporting a local artist. 

My MIL gave us some buoys that she had used in my brother-in-law's childhood bedroom. I freshened them up with some paint, and they were ready to be hung up. Just another little nautical element. 

A sweet friend of mine found this at a shop in Charlotte, NC called Shower Me  with Love. This store has the sweetest baby things!  I love the patterns, colors, and of course the nautical theme. 

Lil O's room is probably my favorite room in our home. It feels complete and finished. We will be transitioning him soon to a big boy bed and we will be attempting to make his bed, so once that project is started I will post pics and maybe tutorials. 

Until then...

xoxo 

Amelia