A Homemade Hat for an Afternoon Tea Party
I’m going to an afternoon tea party today with a bunch of my mama friends, and the lovely ladies who are hosting it requested we arrive in hat and gloves (with whimsy encouraged). I have a few sun hats but they aren’t especially whimsical…
The Ultimate Birthday Song Playlist
Ever since my daughter’s first birthday I’ve made a custom playlist for her party, and later for each of her little brother’s parties as well. I try to fit in as many birthday songs as possible and then fill in between the songs with…
Pachamanca Party!
We’ve started the tradition of having a pachamanca party at our house each summer. This year was the second year we’ve done it, and it turned out really great – I can only imagine what next year might be like. The basic premise is…
Cleaning and Decorating All Day
I didn’t stop for more than a few minutes today and didn’t have a chance to take any photos of the decorating I’ve been doing for the party tomorrow – I’ll try and take a moment before things get crazy to take some pictures…
Red Pom Poms
I’ve been decorating all day trying to get ready for our big bash Saturday – today I’m making pompoms to hang off the patio umbrella to spice it up a bit.
Working on Odds and Ends
Today was spent working towards the weekend, finishing the playlist, straightening up, pondering what to do for decorations (stay tuned for that). Nothing much to look at however – maybe tomorrow night once I’ve hung some bunting and lanterns.
Party Music!
I’m working on the playlist for our weekend party. It will be heavily latin with a few other genres thrown in. Here’s some of the bands that will be in the rotation: Novalima Ojos de Brujo sie7e Peru Negro Rodrigo y Gabriela Susanna Baca…
New Blooms in the Garden
I spent some time today potting up some new flowers for the patio. We have a big party coming up this weekend and I’m trying to get the yard and patio looking nice beforehand. I didn’t use anything fancy, just some mums that I…
Mapping My Mind
Working on a ‘mindmap’ today to help outline a writing project I’ve got buzzing around up there in said mind. Also, take a look at the bunny we made for a rousing game of ‘Pin the Tail on the Bunny’: Its hard to tell…
Happy Birthday Baby Girl!
Today my baby girl turns five, and we made this cake for her party with her family tonight: Its surely a candidate for Cake Wrecks (although that’s professional cakes) but we had a lot of fun decorating it. Princesses courtesy of Vivi (FYI the…
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