Posts Tagged ‘Decorations’

It all started with a cupcake…

Friday, November 5th, 2010

I have never done too much around the house for Halloween but this year I went all out! I had a vision of a dark chocolate cupcake, with tangerine buttercream topped with pumpkin seed toffee – YUM! So what better excuse to make the little lovelies than to have a Halloween party! Multiple trips to fabric and crafts stores, a few hours flipping thru recipes and a few Martha mags, a major food shop, a few nights of cutting and gluing (I think I used seven different glues and adhesives!) and a few days of baking and a last minute request to my husband for a puppet stage and TA-DA ! the perfect Halloween party for family and friends and their little ones.

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What’s a party without some glitter?! I had to have these silver glitter skulls! And all the little spiders and bats give everything just enough spookiness.

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Love the bats! Each of the kids got to take one home – they were a big hit!

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Awesome (and somewhat death defying!) obstacle course…what kid doesn’t want to jump into a pile of leaves!?

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Some hide and ghost seek to get the little ones all riled up!

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Followed by yummy treats…love the mini caramel apples!

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A silly and a bit surprising puppet show was great entertainment for everyone!

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Hmmm…I wonder what we’ll do next year!

One last look at winter…

Monday, April 5th, 2010

I know Spring is officially here but I can’t help to take one last look at winter! We have a little pond behind the house and this winter we got lucky enough to have perfect ice skating conditions which means ice skating party!  This was also a great opportunity for my good friend and fantastic photographer Geneve Hoffman and I to put our new venture of custom designed and styled family photo sessions to test. The results were precious! I had so much fun enjoying one of the last days of winter with dear friends and family skating as the sun went down and then snacking on warm treats in front of the bon fire.

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Homemade berry muffins wrapped in parchment paper (inspired by Martha Stewart of course!), homemade marshmallows to top of  hot chocolate, popcorn in bags decorated with snowflake stamps (we do get crafty around here!), vintage mason jars packed with snow made perfect candle holders, twinkle lights over the pond and a blazing bon fire were some of the just right special details that made everyone happy. But what truly made this a beautiful day was the gathering of friends and family on one of the last great days of winter!

Special thanks to Geneve for capturing the festivities. If you are interested in a custom family portrait session you can reach Geneve at LuminaLife.com. It would truly be our pleasure to help you and your family create and capture a very special day in your lives.

Holidays…Part 2

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Yes warmer days are here and tomorrow is the first day of spring but I can’t resist posting more photos from the holidays! The lovely and super talented Geneve Hoffman spent a day with my little family back in early December to capture our day of finding just the right Christmas tree and then bringing it home to decorate. Even though there wasn’t snow on the ground it was still the perfect day spent together getting into the holiday spirit!

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Luckily we have a tree farm just down the road from us and after a very thorough search we found the perfect tree.

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We’re big on crafts around here! Groovy paper from Gus & Ruby‘s fantastic Portsmouth shop ready to be made into garlands and Wyatt and Geneve’s daughter Sage are busy making wrapping paper!

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Special snacks and treats are a must! Gorgeous organic carrots, pear, ginger honey and cheddar paninis and hot cocoa of course!

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Decorations ready to be hung on the tree..I definitely have a thing for anything that sparkles around the holidays! And I adore my little silver birds!

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Tree trimming! So much fun especially now that Wyatt is a little older and can participate with out tearing the whole thing down! The garlands are perfect (thank you Whitney at Gus & Ruby for the inspiration!)

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Decorations around the house..more fun with paper from Gus & Ruby to make extra special candle lanterns!

Many thanks to Geneve for capturing so beautifully a very special day!

Seasonal Finds

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

I love this time of year…the leaves constantly changing color, the air a little cooler and visions of gathering friends and family for holiday feasts fill my head. I’ve always wanted a BIG dining table and thankfully I got my wish a few Thanksgivings ago when we fit 13 adults and a baby at each corner around a 10′ long x 40″ wide farm table made of old pine barn boards! Thank goodness my husband is an amazing craftsmen and carpenter! I have a lot of fun decorating it through out the seasons but this fall I am loving some new finds that are perfect for the table…a super cool, old chicken feeder dug up at a funky antique shop a few weeks ago, mini and spiky gourds from farmer’s market and lovely, perfectly shaped small pumpkins from a local farm…add a few oak tree branches with acorn tops from the back yard and my table is looking lovely! I’ll nestle a few votive candles in the mix when we sit for our next family gathering. My husband calls it the most unique horn of plenty he has seen…I’m already thinking about what will take it’s place for Christmas!

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