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Jun 16 2020

BIrthday, Decor, DIY, Entertaining, Food, Littles, Stationery, Styled shoots

Summer Farmer’s Market Birthday Party

What’s a more perfect way to welcome summer than to throw an outdoor bash? I wanted to put together a festive BBQ, inspired by the amazing farmer’s markets that are so well known to California summers. This was a very DIY heavy party, as I needed it to stay low-budge, as always. :)

Some of my favorite details from this party are the paper goods and the cartons. Finding real, true vintage cans is not-so-easy. So I decided instead to create my own. All of the can labels I found online, printed and glued on myself. I’ve been saving large, extra large, medium and small cans for months. :) The vintage egg cartons and the turquoise berry baskets I found online from Bake it Pretty, and I couldn’t imagine the party without them. And you can’t have a party without paper straws, so the striped red and blue straws I found online from Can do Chefs.

I went to my local Joann’s fabric store and bought a yard of tiny red and white gingham fabric, which I cut into squares and folded into napkins. I also bought several yards of burlap and a large scale red and white checked fabric to use as tablecloths, much cheaper than buying a finished tablecloth. The loose cut of the fabric added to the rustic feel, so I didn’t mind the edges being unfinished.

All the wire baskets and galvanized tubs were a slow collection from thrift and garage sale shopping. The flowers are wild flowers from friends gardens. No time to bake a cake from scratch this time around, but funfetti mini cupcakes fit the theme, lol. Overall the party was a wonderful summer gathering to celebrate our little one’s first birthday. We were overjoyed to share to occasion with all of our close friends and family :)

For a behind the scenes look at some of the DIY projects, go here.

Credits:
Party planning + decor: eyeheartprettythings
Flower arrangements: eyeheartprettythings
Photography: C.M.Elle Studios
Paper goods + Invitations: eyeheartprettythings
Craft supplies: Joann’s Fabrics and Michael’s
Extra Large Balloons: Bargain Balloons
Food + Cupcakes: eyeheartprettythings + Pillsbury :)

Tagged baby, bbq, birthday, farmers market, kiiraturnbow, rustic, summer

Aug 20 2013

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Baby Shower, Decor, DIY, Entertaining, Styled shoots

DIY Baby Shower String Monogram

I first saw this idea over at Green Wedding Shoes and I fell in love with it. I stored it away in the back of my mind for the future and this baby shower was the perfect place for it.

This DIY is so easy and super affordable. My friend Amy and I knocked it out in about 30 minutes. Each ball of yarn was under $3, and the wood was only $7. I think in total we spent under $20 to make it.

Supplies:
– Piece of wood (you could use reclaimed wood or brand new from the hardware store)
– Paper to trace letters
– Ruler
– Xacto blade (or scissors)
– Nails (we used medium sized nails)
– Yarn

We found the wood at a hardware store and they cut it to size for us. I used plain white paper to trace out the letters, cut them out and hammer the nails around the border of the paper to create our outlines.

Once you’ve got your outlines, take your yarn and begin wrapping around the nails, in whatever pattern you like. You could do horizontal lines, vertical lines, or geometric shapes like we did. Keep wrapping your yarn until you’ve filled the space between the board and the head of the nail. This gives you a deep dimensional look and makes the colors really pop off the board.

I had some leftover wood and yarn so I created a heart shaped one as an extra accent piece.

There is so much possibility with this DIY. You could create any shape you can think of (as long as you can make it with nails!) Perfect for hanging in a nursery, living room, kitchen or even to give as a gift. Nothing beats a thoughtful hand crafted gift. I’ll be making many more of these in the future! :)

Happy crafting!
XO
Kiira

Credits:
Photography: Amy Stone
Wood & Nails: Home Depot
Colored yarn: JoAnn’s Fabrics

Tagged baby shower, craft, decor, diy, gift, pretty

Aug 14 2013

Simple, affordable DIY Succulent centerpieces

I wanted a simple and affordable solution for filling extra table space at a baby shower I was styling with my good friend and photographer Amy Stone. The colors were peach and turquoise, with hints of gold metallic. I had tons of old canned vegetable cans stored up, so I sprayed them metallic gold and planted miniature succulents in them as centerpieces. Super easy & super affordable. The spray paint was under $5 and the cans were leftover from my pantry food. The succulents were free since I clipped them from plants in my garden and re-planted them into dirt in the cans, but you could always head to your local nursery to pick some up or even Ikea sells mini succulents for $2.99!

Enjoy and happy planting!! :)
XO
Kiira

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Tagged baby shower, cans, centerpieces, craft, diy, plants, spray paint, styled shoot, succulent

Jul 23 2013

Featured by Hostess with the Mostess!

I’m super excited that Judah’s 1st birthday party is being featured today by Hostess with the Mostess! Check it out here, and check my blog for some of the affordable DIY decorations I created to make this party extra special :)

XO
Kiira

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Tagged bbq, birthday, feature, htwm, party, summer

Mar 06 2013

Spring Mini Sessions this weekend!

Remember those cute bow-ties I was sewing last week? Well there’s a reason I made so many. :) I’m super excited to announce that Amy Stone I are teaming up to offer a Spring styled photo session for you and your family this weekend! Saturday March 9th and Sunday March 10th in Burbank, California.

Your kids + adorable Easter details + bright fun bow-ties, all at a wonderful outdoor location! Just show up with your kids dressed in something colorful and cute and have some amazing moments captured for you.

Sessions will be 20 minutes long, and 3 final edited photos will be delivered digitally. If you’d like additional images, ordering will be available.

Email amystonephotography@gmail.com to get on the schedule. We can also offer a few weekday slots if the weekend is too busy for you, just email Amy soon to book your session :)