Monkey Baby Shower {Yorba Linda Party Stationery Designer}

Intertwined Events styled and coordinated this adorable monkey themed baby shower with lots of fun details, all captured by APictureLife Photography. Elegant By Design created the beautiful floral arrangements that paired perfectly with the shower.

Guests enjoyed refreshments that included banana slush punch and homemade monkey bread, but the real yummy joy came from an amazing s’mores dessert bar created and designed by Sweets Indeed. Guests were offered custom flavors such as “Chunky Monkey”, “The Loaded Diaper”, and “Up All Night”.

Cherish Paperie designed the lovely paper goods for the event, including a cute postcard for each friend to write a loving message. The mom-to-be will receive one card a month for the first year of the baby’s life. So sweet!

For more pictures of this amazing baby shower head on over to On To Baby where it was featured yesterday!  Or check out much more from this shower in the full gallery.

A special thanks to all involved! It was a pleasure working with you.

Photography: APictureLife Photography
Planning & Design: Intertwined Events
Floral: Elegant By Design
Paper Goods: Cherish Paperie
Desserts: Sweets Indeed

Butterfly Baby Shower {Huntington Beach Stationery Designer}

Adrienne attended a surprise bridal shower this weekend that was beyond adorable. The hostess decorated with super cute butterflies and beautiful flower arrangements. The soft and dark pinks and greens were gorgeous against a cream back drop. And we loved the butterfly confetti strewn about. Definitely a great way to use up those extra scraps of paper!

Robot Baby Shower {Ideas and Inspiration}

How adorable is this baby shower invitation? And the stationery that matches? So cute! I love the robot theme for any party and these little bots are the perfect shower theme for anyone expecting a baby boy. Carissa of JL Designs and Leila of Be Inspired are amazingly talented and really rocked this concept.

To see more of this adorable baby shower head on over to On To Baby. We're so excited to be featured on their blog today!

A special thanks to the following for putting this gorgeous event together:
Host and Planner: Leila from Be Inspired PR
Photography: Carlie from Gabriel Ryan
Floral and Design: JL Designs
Backdrop Design: Jesi Haack Design
Stationery: Cherish Paperie
Desserts: Sweet & Saucy
Linens: La Tavola
Champagne: Nicholas Feuillatte
Party Hats: Joyful Joyful
Totes: Wedding Chicks Shop
Rentals: Signature Party Rentals

Monkey Baby Shower Invitations {Yorba Linda Invitation Designer}

Monkeys and babies just seem to go together. So when we were asked to design a monkey themed baby shower invitation we knew just what to do! How adorable is this invitation? We cannot wait to see more pictures from the shower!

A Seussical Celebration - Dr Seuss Themed Baby Shower {Events and Locations}

A few weeks ago I hosted a baby shower for one of my good friends. Once she found out she was having a boy and shared the news I started thinking themes and Dr. Seuss stood out as an awesome way to celebrate baby #2. Reds, blues and yellows were the perfect boy colors to start with and once I had my theme and colors I started looking for decoration inspiration.

Tessa of Grin & Share It Photography was kind enough to provide the photos in this post. She captured the event perfectly!

Cherish Paperie provided all of the paper goods for the shower decorations. We printed out and framed the menu, which included green egg salad & ham sliders, poodle noodle pasta salad and Cat in the Hat parfaits, as well as the adorable invitation (I will have to find a picture of this and post it!).

We also used various sizes and colors of circle cut outs and placed them around the dessert/beverage table and the food table. We also printed out quote cards where I wrote in various quotes by Dr. Seuss and quotes from his books. They were perfect with the circles to create a uniform yet simple design.

We also printed up a banner sign that I strung up with ribbon to hang over the dessert/beverage table to congratulate the mama-to-be. It drew all of the theme elements together into one cohesive look. Everything turned out so wonderfully. I really enjoyed coming up with the different elements to the party.

Birth Announcements and Baby Showers {New from Envelopments}

I am so in love with the new Baby collection over at Envelopments. And not just because some of the announcements feature my babies as models (featured below)! The new line is just gorgeous and perfect for your little angel. Check out the Envelopments blog posts Baby Love Part 1 and Part 2 for more adorableness.

Photo in Photo courtesy of Grin & Share It Photography

Photo in Photo courtesy of Grin & Share It Photography

Photo in Photo courtesy of Grin & Share It Photography

Photo in Photo courtesy of Grin & Share It Photography

If you are interested in having us use one of these designs for your little one's birth announcement or if you'd like to design a baby shower invitation please contact us and we'll get designing!

Paper Scraps and Crafts {Party Ideas and Decoration Inspiration}

We always have tons of paper and ribbon scraps leftover from all out jobs, so I have often tried to think of project for getting rid of them in an effort to stay green and recycle or upcycle... here are a few ideas I thought I could share with you!

These potted paper flowers we found at Hostess with the Mostess would make the perfect centerpiece for your next birthday party. I'm actually considering using a similar design for my daughter's baptism reception. They're so eye catching and beautiful. And you can really make the design match any theme or color combination you choose.

I love the idea of homemade wrapping paper. It's just so much more personalized than the stuff you buy at the store. So when I saw these adorable map bows on How About Orange I knew I could try my hand at them with the paper scraps we have laying around as well. Wouldn't this look amazing on top of that perfect gift?

And how gorgeous are these flowers we found at lushlee? They'd be great just laid out on a tablescape like confetti. Or used to accent a napkin ring at a table setting.

These cute hearts also found at lushlee could serve as Valentine's Day decorations or you could use them at another event celebrating love.

Paper garland is so simple and easy to make. And there are so many different variations (as shown on Oh Baby!'s blog). These would be great for a bridal or baby shower. You could even use them for a children or adult's birthday party. They'd work well for themed parties such as Cinco De Mayo festivities and St. Patrick's Day celebrations. You just match the colors to the theme and start stapling, taping or gluing away!

DIY ribbon pomanders are a fabulous idea we found at Project Wedding for the DIY bride. They're a great alternative to flower pomanders for your flower girls to carry down the aisle. They'd also make great aisle or pew decorations as well and you would be able to make them ahead of time.

We found inspiration in paper flowers from Pepper Design Blog. Paper flowers are always a great alternative to real flowers and bridal and baby showers. And they're great for more than one reason. You don't have to buy them within a certain time frame since they keep forever and you don't have to water them! You can find DIY instructions on how to make your own flowers here on the Martha Stewart website.

If you're interested in more paper flower ideas check out these whimsical paper flowers by Emmaline Bride. They are all so very cute and really inspire us to think outside the box the next time we see those bits of scraps left over from our next project. What are your favorite ways to reuse scraps?

Tea Time {Party Planning Ideas}

Going to tea is coming back in style. Over the past five years there has been an increase in tea shops opening all over the US. Utilizing these shops for your next shower or party is a fabulous way to show that special someone that you care about them and also allows you to host a fabulous party without any worry. No prep, no decorations to worry about and no clean up. The tea shop does everything for you!

Now I've been to quite a few bridal parties at tea shops over the years. It has been great every time I go. And Adrienne has even started going regularly to meet her friend for tea each month. The food is fabulous, the tea is flavorful and never lacking in choices and the service has never been less than stellar.

And bridal showers aren't the only thing you can celebrate at a tea shop. Baby showers are also a great event to host at one. And if you have a little girl in your life who you want to take out and celebrate you should do it over tea. I don't know many girls who would turn down tea. Especially if they get to dress up for the event as well. I know one of our local tea places has a hat rack and a plethora of boas to choose from should you decide to dress for the occasion but forgot your hat and boa at home. My mother in law treated me to lunch here when I was pregnant with my first child "just because." It was perfect.

I have found two websites that can help you find that perfect tea shop for your next event. Both Tea Guide and Tea Map have suggestions on locations in your area complete with reviews. You can also always do a quick Google search to find the nearest one.

And, of course, no tea party is complete without an adorable invitation! We have this tea bag invite ready to use for your next event! Just contact us or head on over to our website to order yours today.

Babies and Grads!

Spring seems to be the time for baby showers - I have been to 3 just in the past month! And with May just around the corner it is time to start thinking about Graduation announcements too. Our Personalized Expressions line of invitations is a great way to get an elegant, polished look without the hassles of hand writing or printing your own invitations.

Great for baby shower invitations, birth announcements, confirmation and first communion annoucnements as well as graduation annoucements - or just a party to celebrate spring! This fabulous line of invitations also has matching notecards, pads and stickers!








Check out the full line here: http://www.custom-programs.com/personalizedexpressions.htm

We are still working out the kinks of online ordering for these - but you can fax your order in - a PDF is availble on this page for download and mention code PESPRG to get 10% off and free shipping if you place an order for these before June 1, 2008.