{life} Cain's Baby Shower

So after months of planning, Cain's baby shower is finally over! I had so much fun planning it & had such an amazing time! Everything turned out better than I expected. Some fun photos until I get the energy to do a full post...

{polaroid fun!}

{mimosas + crafting ladies}

{adorable onsies!}

{desserts!}

xoxo.

Christina.

{Party Time!} Favors + Cute Toppers

For one of the shower favors for Cain's shower, I wanted to do little sugar cookies in the shape of clouds, umbrellas & rain drops, but I wanted to package them super cute. I browsed around Etsy for hours trying to find a bag topper I was oogly eyes over, but I found nothing. {bummer} But then I was like, I can totally do it with my Silhouette machine! I am in love with my Silhouette SD machine, by the way & I'm sure anyone who owns one is too & I'm actually waiting for it to break so I can invest my money in the newer model. {please break, please break} So, I decided I would make my own little bag toppers. I was a little hesitant at first because I have never done anything really from "scratch" with the Silhouette Studio so I was a little intimidated, but once I figured out how to work everything, it was so simple to do! I'll post a step-by-step eventually on how to make this little toppers. {promise!}

Here's how the favor turned out! {adorable!}

I ordered the sugar cookies on Etsy from:

Stephanie J's Creations

These cookies are delicious by the way & she charges $5 a dozen & she will customize them to whatever your little heart desires.

I ordered the 4x5 cello bags on eBay it was like a $3 for 100 sealable baggies.
For roughly $1.30 each, not too shabby. {smiles}

xoxo.

Christina.

{happiness challenge} Day 16

Happiest moment(s) of yesterday:

having a nice blackball IPA {man I was pretty darn happy after 2 of these} from karl's strauss with my brother & having an awesome social experience with some random people at the bar.

+ finishing some things for Cain's shower. :) {I swear I should become an event planner one day}

xoxo.

Christina.

{happiness challenge} day 13.

Happiest moment of today:

Having my silhouette back + getting more projects finished for carolcakes baby shower!

Finished project today:

Goodie bags!

xoxo.

Christina.

{life} weekend recap!

What a lovely weekend it was! & I'm glad to finally just get to lay in bed, watch keeping up with the kardashians {guilty pleasure} & recap my weekend.

So, I started the weekend off with this lovely message from Carolyn.

It seriously made my day & warms my heart to have someone notice the things you do & to have them appreciate it. I would do anything for her. 

I love weddings! & Saturday I had to attend two & boy it was kind of exhausting. Maybe one day soon I will be able to marry the man of my dreams & start planning my own wedding. {hah, I have a long way to go still} I swear I have had in planned in my head since I was 10 years old since I have grown up being around weddings & seeing how beautiful it really is. {sigh, one day!}

Sunday Funday! & nothing beats spending the day with my favorite boys. {love} Someone special made me some play-doh "ice cream with sprinkles" {precious really} I remember when I was maybe two or three & I would eat play-doh & it's pretty salty & disgusting. {ew}

But, while he was making me my ice cream I was working on a little project! The baby sex reveal! Wednesday is the day Carolyn & Canh find out the sex of their baby! {Eeks! so exciting} But, she wants to capture their reaction to the sex of the baby on photos. So, I started a little project today. Here is a sneak peek on what I am working on right now. 

Stay tuned for Wednesday for more pictures of on the final product! {ahhh} I'm so excited because now I can really start planning their baby shower for real & not just have it be a board on pinterest!

xoxo. 

Christina.