Belva June: February 2011

Coming Soon...

I just finished the most ADORABLE hot pink & zebra party collection for baby Brooklyn. I worked together with Brooklyn's mom to create every baby diva's dream party. No details spared!

Keep an eye out because it's coming to the shop very soon!

Until then, enjoy the eye candy!

Goodie Goodie Gum Drops!

I have been quite a busy-bee lately with two new collections!

This Bubble Gum collection was inspired by my good friend's "Bubbly" soon-to-be 5 year old!

I can't wait to share it with the rest of you!

Visit the shop for all the details!

Extreme Makeover: Blog Edition!

My friend Kristin over at Simply Whimsy Designs just finished giving my blog a much needed face lift and I couldn't be happier with it! I don't mean to boast, but I think it's A-MAZING! Technically, I can brag because I didn't do any of it! I just gave her a rough idea of what I had in mind and she matched my vision exactly! It was really hard for me to let go of the reins, but after looking through her portfolio I knew I had nothing to worry about.

One of the things I love about her is that she offers items ala carte. I originally ordered just a header and button but after seeing them I had to have it ALL! It was so much fun Skype-chatting with her as she designed. We worked together to get it just right!

Soooo, what do you think???

Kristin - Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for sharing your talent! I can't wait to show off my new blog!

Happy Valentine's Day from us!

I couldn't resist the urge to exploit my adorable children just a little! I knew that I wanted to make their valentines this year and that sent me into a tail-spin. Now I needed updated pictures, and they will need new outfits for their pictures, and the girls needed bows to match.... I needed something cute for the backdrop... And their outfits had to all tie together somehow... OH MY!!! This was a week of crafting and creating, dolling up and ironing down - literally! I have never been one to turn down a craft anyway so seeing it all tie together for their spring pictures made it all

OH SO WORTH IT!!!

(And at the end of the day, doesn't it feel good to know that you did it all yourself!)

Like I said, I did do everything myself, but that doesn't mean I didn't do my "inspiration-homework!"

1) Banner - My friend Hillary had the most ADORABLE Valentine's Day banner hung in her home and she was sweet enough to show me how it's done! I am BEGGING her to open an etsy shop because her work is TOO CUTE! I will keep you posted!

2) Shirts - It's amazing what you can do with a little fabric and glue! That's right - NO SEWING! I just hit up beverly's for some adorable fabrics, cut out the shapes I wanted and fabric glued them down!

3) Headbands - I used the fabric scraps from the shirts (and a few others I had laying around) to make rosette flowers then hot glued them to heabands. My bloggy pals at Little Birdie Secrets did a great tutorial HERE!

4) Hailey's Petty Skirt - ok, so I didn't make this myself but I can't resist sharing how I got it for $0.48 !!! I have been checking them out online for a while now but it just wasn't how I wanted to spend $70+ dollars so imagine how excited I was to find them at Doodlebugs Children's Boutique down the street for $19.99. I was sold right then and there but then the girl at the store told me they also do consignment and offer cash or store credit for gently used clothes. Perfect timing because I just cleaned out my kids' closets! I brought the clothes back and my credit came to $24.00 and some change. I got Hailey's skirt and a brand new pair of sandals (tags still attached) and only owed $0.48 cents difference! I think Doodlebugs is my new favorite place!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL!!!

New in the Shop: Ice Cream Parlor Collection

Who doesn't love ice cream!?

I always knew this collection would come someday! We are a house full of ice cream lovers... But now we can be a house full of fancy ice cream lovers! There is something about having your ice cream in a fancy ice cream dish that just makes it taste better! And for some reason it also sort of makes me want to watch Grease.

This is my largest collection yet with added items such as the banner and a large Ice Cream Parlor cut-out.

Visit the shop for all the tasty details!

Blast from the past

This week a friend asked me to post pictures of our daughter's 5th birthday party for a little inspiration. We went with black and white with pink accents. We kept things pretty simple with having a new baby and 3 May birthdays to plan. Yikes! But how cute would the black and white "Damask & Dots" collection be with this party! Be sure to grab the freebie Valentine printables before it's too late! And who knows, they just may pop up in the shop one of these days as a customizable collection! Wink wink!

TOOT - TOOT!!!

(That's me tooting my own horn.)

This was my very first fondant cake ever!

Can you guess which little Diva is mine?

Thanks Jody, for joining me on a trip down memory lane...

Freebie:: Sharing the Love

I had high hopes of getting an adorable Valentines Day collection done but who knew February would sneek up so fast! So plan "B" is to share some love!

I made these 2 inch party circles and 2 x 3 inch food labels below for an upcoming Valentine Party that I am co-hosting with some of my favorite party gals. Feel free to grab them for yourself and get your party on!

Tip:: The party circles are sized to fit a 2" circle or scalloped punch!

Use them as cupcake toppers or goodie bag tags.

Happy Valentine's Day from me to you!

If you do download these, please leave me a comment and let me know how you plan to use them! I love getting pictures too. Send adorable pictures to bloomeventsbysm@yahoo.com

New in the Shop:: Pink & Green collection

I am so excited about this collection because it came to me as a request from my own little party girls! With 4 spring / summer birthdays fast approaching I wanted to create something I would be sure to use myself!

To view full details of this collection visit my etsy shop: HERE