That dusty blue 😍 nothing but love for my dear friend @allyoohoo who is having a baby boy! Thank you for letting me be a part of your sweet shower...designed and styled by the talented @janeevents! Theme was the @target line #hearthandhand by @magnolia. I tried to recreate the original logo to really bring the theme to life-did it work? 😝 The original logo is of course way better-but it was fun to try :)
Last post about Matthew’s 5th Party. And a parting novel to boot. Lol “It is OK to host parties in your tiny apartment.” I had to tell myself this many times over the years. It is OK that all your pictures will have a TV in the background. It is OK. 😂 Because hey, I’m just a mom throwing a party for my kid! This isn’t some magazine photoshoot haha! As a creative though, you always want to give and show your best work but sometimes you just have to work with what you have and that has to be enough-for yourself. It also doesn’t help that creatives have a very high standard of what “looks good” ha. It doesn’t phase me now, but there was a time when I was just waiting to own that nice large house. My husband and I would say—man, when we get a house we are going to throw the coolest parties! As the years rolled by....reality struck--that might not happen! So why wait!? Just host parties in your dinky apartment! So we did. And you know what? It WORKS. And it’s FREE haha. Venues are expensive! The only downside is that the guest list always has to be small. For his 5th, I had to keep it at three of his closest friends (plus siblings/parents). But what I will say is that the benefits to hosting parties in your home (big or small) definitely outweigh the one negative-for me at least. I love being able to set up the night before-or even slowly throughout the week. I love that guests can feel at home-because it’s a home! I love it when guests stay and we can hangout long after the party is over. I love being able to transform a space your kids see everyday into something different and magical. And I LOVE the look on their face as they jump out of bed and run into the living room to see everything—almost like Christmas morning! There’s a lot more to this list but this is getting way too long-and a bit all over the place but you get what I’m saying right? (But side note-we pray everyday God gives us a house-lol!)
Here are some snaps of the cake/dessert table for my sweet boy’s fifth birthday back in September! But when I say dessert-really just animal crackers and lollipops haha! The hero was the cake here! @sweetleemade is seriously the best! Thank you again!! As for the backdrop-it was pretty much the invitation design but blown up super big-everything was lasercut from black acrylic. Also shout out to @pillowfortbytarget for the most perfect shelf. Saw it I think a few days before his party and got two without hesitation. I love and hate that my brain works best right before the event date. #idontprocrastinate #itsjusthowmybrainiswired #😝😜
Ah. Program fans. Labor of love. Non-rectangular program fans. Double the love haha. Check out my stories for a time lapse of these being put together! A little behind the scenes if you will :) these will make their appearance in hawaiiiiiiiiiii~ sigh.
My husband is a huuuuuge photo lover. Soooo I try to add some sort of photo element at every party I throw for the kids. I don’t think he really cares for the other aspects of decor but if I put up some sort of photo display he’ll stare at it for a long time and tell me how awesome it is lol. (My love language: words of affirmation-to a T) anyhoo, I’m a people pleaser at heart so I did this “5” photo collage this year.....but I did it the week AFTER his party—FAIL. LOL! I ran out of time 😭 sigh but I still did it—and that’s what matters.....right? Sorry I know I said I would post pics earlier haha-more to come!
Finally sorting through Matthews fifth birthday photos haha. I’ll be posting some of my favorite highlights from his party this week—I hope🤞🏻But here are some snaps of the invites!! Animal prints have been growing on me lately. Also-is it me or did everyone throw a “safari” themed birthday in September!? I feel like even on the same weekend I saw multiple safari parties! I soooo love that every single one was very different though :)
Gender reveal! For my dear friend’s baby. A much awaited little one-truly a gift from God. It’s going to be a girl ya’ll ;) You really can’t go wrong with white+green+black :) especially if you want a gender neutral look. Quite literally pulled this together the night before (pretty much how I do everything if you’ve noticed)-and with Trader Joe’s not having any flowers the night I went-had to redesign what I originally intended to do lol! Also, Albertsons messed up on the cake-go figure-but it all worked out and no one would know all that happened! Isn’t it crazy how much happens behind the scenes? But when it’s all said and done, and everyone is happy and laughing-no one cares about how pretty the decor was-it’s all about good company. #surroundedbylove
My first time writing on agate slices!! #bucketlist for sure! Honestly....it’s actually one of the easier surfaces I’ve written on :) I was pleasantly surprised! Definitely doing more of these in the future....for my own parties. 😜 Agate slices from @etsy @thehollowgeode
Remember the hot pink wedding Invitation suite? I’ll be sharing two more posts from the same wedding-pictures I actually had time to take before sending everything off. Sadly I don’t have any of the letterpress of the day of because they were shipped directly to the clients from the printers (due to time) 😭 but here are some snaps of the programs! 260 count-8 page program...stapled and hand tied all by hand...labor of love lol.
Side note: I REALLY love white crates. So much prettier than delivering in brown boxes. Special delivery today to someone at work! #coworkersbday also love my @hm boots...even though they’re super loud on the wood floors at work and people can hear me coming a mile away 😅😂 #randompost #fakeflorist #specialdelivery
A pretty twist on fall colors? Lol. I’ve already expressed my dislike for traditional fall colors (orange, brown, red) so trying something more feminine but still keeping the orange.....? Looks more spring though haha! :) #fakeflorist #happybirthday
Gold foiling done at home is so hard 😩 so inconsistent. At least I was able to get these to come on pretty decent. 😅 also-I’m reallllly liking dark blue and gold these days....
Letterpress 😍😍 you have my heart. Definitely had a lot of fun designing this suite. A special thank you to @czarpress for doing an amazing job with all the letterpress and foiling—sorry I asked for such ridiculous turnaround times!! #yourock
Sharing a past bday I helped with! This was the first event I used my big camera lol so don’t judge haha! This birthday was a mermaid theme-but I kept it a bit more subtle but still wanted to keep it super girly :) because I don’t specialize in event design-nor offer it as a service (I won’t ever)—I only do it for fun for my close friends—which I love because there’s noooo pressure haha! Especially with this one-parents are amazing and super chill-they pretty much let me do whatever I wanted haha-and katelyn (birthday girl) is like my second daughter. They’re family :) designing birthdays are fun when it’s for family ❤️❤️
Last weekend my dear friend asked if I could write “thank you Joni” on a poster board so people could sign it (like a makeshift big card). Sooooo....I made this haha! I was coming off a week where I finished 4 events and I was on an adrenaline high-my brain had so many ideas on how to go about this “card” but with the time I had this was what I came up with. This was also super economical. You can do this at home! Did you know @dollartree sells foam board??? And those gold lines? Washi take from @target! Also, gold acrylic is so pretty but suuuuper smelly when it’s cutting. The smelliest of all acrylics haha. (Random I know haha) Anyhoo I enjoyed racking my brain on how to turn an ordinary poster board card into something more fun for the receiver ;) hope she liked it! #itsthelittlethings #ilovemyjob
It’s been a month since I last posted right? 😂😂🙈 haha. Thanks guys for sticking with me even though I post few and far between lol. Here are some pretty shots of a wedding I did awhile back. Sweetest bride-and I loved the vision she had for her special day. Simple design yet so much thought and detail in every aspect of the wedding. Awesome job @tritiahanchoi and congratulations!! Don’t you love the escort cards hung on tiny bud vases? 😍 Photography: @elainechangphotography Florals: @cityflowerla Coordination: @sageeventplanning Paper goods: @paperhavenink Tap for all vendors!
I’m so bad at keeping up with IG. I will have a week of consistent posting then I’ll be MIA for a month! I have a box full of paper goods that I’ll probably never get around to photographing haha! And this month has been quite insane-more days than not, I’ve been running on roughly 2 hours of sleep. I really don’t know how I’m alive 😂 Sigh. But, when I do get in the mood to post or update live stories it’s definitely fun sharing life with you all. The IG community is sooo very encouraging and I’ve met some amazing friends through his platform. Side note: flowers are always easy to photograph haha-so sorry this post has nothing to do with the actual image-but hope it adds some greens to your feed today! #fakeflorist #traderjoesflowers
Still need to share this suite with you guys!!! :) I will soon haha~ another sneak peak if you will. So bright, so fun! Happy Wednesday everyone! Halfway there!
Contrary to popular belief, taking notes like this helps me focus BETTER on the message :) as I’m lettering, my ears are constantly listening to every word listening for the next golden nugget to write down. Try it :) #sermonnotes
You guuuuuys, thank you so much for all your sweet encouraging comments!! Ya’ll know how to make a mama happy :) and thank you for those that entered the giveaway!! Yayyyy!! According to my google random number generator....the winners are @jenny_june7 for the one and @oktraceok for the two topper! Please DM me your addresses!! 😘😘😘