Nightmares in busy season

At the moment I have a lot on my plate for spring planning, a baby shower for my friend Jess on May 17th, my purse party on May 31st, and now a graduation party for Jimmy on June 5th.  Each of these are at my parents house, and as I told my mom she could start charging me for renting out her place like a hall :).  So to the nightmare part, I had a dream the other night that it was the day before (or the day of, you know how dreams go) and I realized that I hadn't planned ANYTHING for the party!  I then spent time scrambling around trying to make it a nice shower on such short notice.  It gave me anxiety the next day because I want everyone to have a great time when I have a party.  Well it was great to the realize that I have plenty of time to plan this shower, plus my purse party, plus Jimmy's graduation party.  

Well as a preview of Jess' baby shower here are some photos (Jess if you are reading this you are cheating!  And it will ruin your party so look away:)

For the baby shower invitations I kept it simple.  I used the petal envelope because I thought it was very soft and girly.  It's hard to read but it reads 'First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby with the baby carriage'.  I like to tie in a theme from a popular rhyme or song or saying to open up the invitation.

As a cute way to close it up I used a sticker and then stamped a baby's footprint.

For Jess' party we are decorating onsies, so I decided to decorate one early.  The print you are seeing in the background is actually a flannel receiving blanket that I am also giving to Jess at her shower, so I cut out so

me of the shapes from the fabric and sewed it onto the onsie so it all ties in together.  To also prepare for the party I am 'pre-decorating' some onsies with buttons or ribbon so people can create around it it they would like to.  I am also printing out some iron on sayings and pictures so no matter how creative the guests are they will be able to decorate a beautiful onsie.

As another gift for Jess I made her a diaper bag in her favorite color, red!

This bag has a ton of pockets to hold all of the diapers, pacifiers, baby wipes and extra clothes that they could possibly need.  I hope she loves it, she had mentioned that she was having a hard time finding a diaper bag that she really liked.  We will see come May 17th!

Once the shower is over I will make sure to post photos about how it went, and what people come up with for their onsies!

Pursapalooza Spring Edition!

I have a date for my spring purse party!  Sunday May 31st 1pm - 4pm.  I am looking forward to showing some new designs and new fabrics.  Some new items include, skirt samples, baby blankets, diaper bags, more beach bags, computer laptop bags, clutches and more.  Contact me if you would like to come, I will give you the location and my contact information.  I can't wait, and I hope you can come!

Check out my facebook page for more information, pictures and RSVP:

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Pursapalooza Spring Edition

Did I mention I love organization?

This weekend was a fun, organizational fest weekend.  I conned Jimmy into going with me to Ikea and a quick stop over at MOA.  Both places were a total zoo, I'm a little surprised Jimmy survived.  I was disappointed because they didn't have the dresser I wanted in stock.  But what we did get was a great new 2 section hamper, cute new fabric and these great shelves to go above my fabric dresser in the living room.  

My dad is very sweet and came over on Sunday to install them.  Looking back I probably could have installed them myself but it is so much easier to watch him do it, and plus then they come out even!  So after I then cleaned the entire apartment I decorated my new shelves with some of the bags I have finished.  It's great because they give me more storage and they make a great display for my stuff.  It's almost like my own little shop in my living room!

New Recipes

Taking inspiration from my good friends Allison, Jess and Katie I am trying new recipes that I find.  In Family Circle I found recipes for hostess cupcakes and twinkies and things like that so I tried my hand at the cream filled cupcakes and I have to say they turned out pretty well.

Jimmy clearly liked them as he tried the first one.

While I was making cupcakes, Jimmy was trying out a different recipe of spinach pasta.  He modified it in his own special way, we added chicken for some good protein. It was great as usual when Jimmy cooks, he was proud of his dish so I took a picture.

It was a great light dish and I would definitely make it again.