t.p.

so inspiring!

i love it when someone creates 

something beautiful

from something that we

all throw away every day.

found here

lego party

the invitations... 

i got a cricut for christmas, and this was the

 first project i made using it.

i couldn't believe how fun and easy it was to use!

the back of the invitation has all of the 

nitty-gritty details of the party.

i wanted to keep the front simple.

the party favor was a little tin, 

filled with black, grey and 

yellow legos,(bought on e-bay) 

and some gum.

with a little personalized tag 

tied on with some grey 

and white grosgrain ribbon.

i tried to take some pictures of a few 

details before the party, because i knew the

lighting at the party place was going to be bad.

the fruit and veggie plates...

and some bowls filled with m + m's.

i bought the plates at walmart, and the 

bamboo forks were ordered online.

they came plain, but i stamped the "eat" on them. 

i used the cricut to cut the 

"6" out of grey vinyl

and attached it to the smaller plate.

i love the way these turned out.

i used a martha stewart stamp kit to personalize them.

yes, the lighting was really bad for taking pictures,

but the party was a blast!

the cricut made everything so easy! 

i should have bought one

a long time ago!

the cake and cookies were ordered from a local bakery.

i gave them a sample of the yellow paper i used on the 

invitations and they matched it.

the little cones were made from a houndstooth 

wrapping paper 

that i bought at hobby lobby. 

i used spray-mount to adhere two sheets

together, and then cut them out 

using a template downloaded off the internet.

candy dipped pretzels.

the cake is just a plain, half-sheet cake from a bakery.

(they matched a color sample i gave them)

i cut a 2" diameter dowel into 4" chunks,

painted them the same yellow, and stuck them into the cake.

here's close-up of the painted dowel pieces.

the little metal rings holding the banners together are

from a dollar store snowflake garland that i took apart.

i bought a few yards of the 

yellow dotted fabric, 

ripped i in half, 

tucked the ends under, 

and used it as runners on both tables.

i bought the square vases at michaels for $1.25. 

they were originally gold,

but i spray painted them black.

i put a piece of foam in each one of them, 

stuck in the sign i made,

and covered the top with yellow shredded paper.

the final touch--

a juice box disguised as a lego.

aww shucks...

ok.

so, i am totally new to all of this blog stuff.

for real.

in the "blog-world",

i'm pretty sure i am the equivalent

of a kindergartener.

or maybe even a drooling infant.

so when candace and nicole of

crafty sisters

nominated me, for a

"kreativ blogger award/button"

i had no idea what to do.

but here goes...

(baby-steps, right?)

 thank you candace and nicole!

 and here are 7 things you probably didn't know about me :

1. i love the lord of the rings movie. totally love them...

like i watch them with the commentary on, and have watched

all of the appendices and the extended versions of all

movies at least 5 times. nerdy, i know.

2. i grew up with 3 brothers, and, as a result, played way too

many hours of "dungeons and dragons" and "dark tower".

hence, my frightening love for all fantasy and sci-fi movies.
(for evidence, of this, see #1)

3. i love to sleep.

4. i am always on time. and if i am EVER late,

it is usually due to some crazy mis-hap.

5. i was voted "class-clown" in high school.

6. my high school mascot was a shamrock. guess that's

what happens when you live in a town called "dublin".

7. i was born in athens, georgia.

i am about to post pictures to the lego party

i threw for my little man. 

 i am going to nominate the first 7 people who comment.

The rules:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award

2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog
3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people may not know.
5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.
6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.
7. Leave a comment on each.

lovely links

wow.
i want one.

really bad.

this loveliness was

dreamed up by evi style, a german company.

window shopping

some pretty things 

that caught my eye

at horchow:

basketweave pendant

crocodile embossed side table

welded iron cocktail table

cherry red chest

edmond pendant light

venetian mirror

tufted chair + pillow

button-back settee

granite top side table

suzette metallic chair

party prep

my little man is having a birthday this week!

i can't believe he will be 6.

if you can't tell, he loooooves legos,

so that is the theme of his party.

i'll post pictures of the details

later in the week.