Vintage School Themed Baby Shower

You all know by now that I am on the hunt for adorable school themed parties, since my daughter will be starting school in September. I want to have a few ideas in my inspiration files for when we have occasions to celebrate; like first days of school, good report cards, last days of school, awards, and other milestones etc.

I fell in love with this sweet vintage school themed baby shower planned by

Sara Westbrook and featured on One Charming Party.

Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom - there are some FREE DIY Printables!!

Alphabet cookies is a darling touch...

I love the darling old~fashioned flash cards and giant letters...

A chalkboard is always perfect for displaying a warm welcome, or a menu..

Thank you to One Charming Party for sharing these FREE Printable Downloads that

can be used as cupcake toppers, to embellish invitations, or any other party decor!

Click HERE to download these "g is for girl" PDF file....

Click HERE to download "b is for B" PDF file...

Click HERE for these simply adorable children's books PDF file...

As always, please check my original source on One Charming Party for a list and credit to all the talented vendors who contributed to this party!

Vintage, Shabby~Chic Wedding Shoot

I am just *drooling* over this vintage, shabby~chic wedding shoot featured on Style Me Pretty. This look is an eclectic blend of basement goodies, old furniture, salvaged home parts, and leftover printed fabric.

There are so many hundreds of amazing touches and creative elements to this shoot, I could just sit and look at it for hours and hours. It's just pure perfection!

Styled by Gloria Wong and Photographed by Lisa Lefkowitz

I love that the welcome table was constructed using an aqua~colored salvage door that

was placed on top of a table and used as a tabletop for the sign~in display.

Large DIY poms hung above the table. Pure eye~candy!

Gloria used a fun, playful candy~colored palette of turquoise aqua blue, mustard yellow, moss green, and hot pink. I love that in lieu of a paper program for each guest, a trio of cloths were screen printed with ceremony program information, then the pieces of cloth were hung with patterned clothespins. Such a personal touch!

The pinwheels were created with the same printed patterns as the clothespins and flower cutouts from the invitation set, then affixed to fig branches.

Another touch that I love, is that old mason jars where filled with bubble making fluid, decorated with a fabric flower, baker's twine and a vintage key. A separate vintage key was used to blow bubbles.

As always, please see the original post on Style Me Pretty to see a list and links to all the contributing vendors on this shoot.

Pancake Breakfast at Sunset Theme

This beautiful inspired Breakfast at Sunset theme photo shoot featured on

Green Wedding Shoes was based around the theme of the bride & groom's first date...

which was over a meal of pancakes.

Jen with Green Wedding Shoes, along with Lauryl and Esther of My Bride Story, styled the perfect setting for this photo shoot. Surrounded by vintage details, this shoot was created on the rooftop of a penthouse overlooking LA!

I think my favorite element to this shoot is the pancake bar. Monogrammed pancakes were stacked, and different types of syrup for drizzling, along with fresh fruit toppings, were lined up for the guests to embellish their pancakes.

There are so many creative and personalized details, and a lot more pictures to enjoy from this shoot - so be sure to head over to Green Wedding Shoes to see the entire story unfold.

Photography credit: Sarah Yates Photography

As always, please see my original source, and the entire post on Green Wedding Shoes to see a list and links to all the talented designers and contributors that participated in the shoot.

FREE DIY Printable Reserved Signs by Blush Printables

A big thank you to Blush Printables for these FREE Reserved Sign printable downloads!

To use: print and cut this 5x7 template on card stock. The background is left blank so

you can print on patterned or colored paper. Using another sheet of cardstock that is

slightly larger than your sign, glue a ribbon in the center of the paper. Glue your reserved

sign on top of the paper + ribbon, and let dry.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous finds on Blush Printables!

Click HERE for your Reserved PDF

Click HERE for the Bride PDF

Click HERE for the Groom PDF

Inspired by Cherries

My friend Tori at Thoughtfully Simple truly designs some of the most amazing theme parties, she is so creative and always so inspiring ~ and this cherry themed party does not disappoint!

To create the red & aqua tablescape, she paired vintage inspired cherry invitations,

cherry tea towels to use as decor and/or a hostess gift, cherry mojitos, red dot luncheon napkins and pale blue 10" plates.

With cherries as the main inspiration for the menu, look for salad recipes that

incorporated cherries (like this cherry-arugula salad). For the dessert try chocolate

cherry mouse shots, mini cherry pies, cherry vanilla cupcakes and chocolate cherry cakes.

You can also pick some coordinate fabric (like this aqua dot) and make simple runners for

your dessert table, drink areas and even the main table.

For refreshments, try cherry lemonade to keep guests cool. For favors, send guests home

with a bag of fresh cherries that they can enjoy later; and tie the bags closed with these adorable cherry tags. And the cherry on top?? The darling cherry thank you cards!

Be sure to check out Thoughtfully Simple's blog to get all the recipes to the cherry inspired

food listed above, and links to where to get a hold of the darling cherry decor!

Vintage Jeweled Brooch Bouquets

Amanda Heer with Fantasy Floral Designs is the designer and creator behind these unique and gorgeous brooch bouquets. She found her hidden creative talent when she raided her grandmother's treasured collection of vintage costume jewelry. How beautiful would these be for a vintage wedding! Also, it's a great way to incorporate a family heirloom or include your something old, something new, something borrowed or something blue into your wedding.

But don't limit these timeless jewels for just weddings...fill your tablescape with these charming bouquets for a lovely brunch, mother's day, a birthday party or baby shower. The best part is that they can be recycled for different parties since they are not real flowers.

They would make a great gift to present to the guest of honor at the end of the celebration;

and what a great tradition to pass down from generation to generation.

Beautiful job Amanda!

Photography, article and post adapted from Amy Atlas' blog and Brooch Bouquets