Dr. Mommy miss diagnose {plus a SUPER cute party to share}

WARNING: This post contains an image that may or may not gross you out. I can not be held responsible for any loss of Special K this morning.

So for the past week Bean has been clingy, whining, and over all just a little pill. He had a slight fever last Monday and Tuesday {nothing warranting running off to the Dr. office}. He has been eating normally and playing. But at night he turns into a MONSTER. Waking up every hour and wanting to nurse. So as Mommy MD, I diagnosed him as teething. Sounds good right?

When we woke up this morning and noticed this thick green glop coming from his ear, I started second guessing my "professional" diagnoses.

After leaving the REAL Dr. with a script in hand for the ear infection. It broke my heart. I know I should not feel bad, but honestly I have a serious case of Mommy guilt {self diagnosed, and I do not need a second opinion on that!}

Sorry Bean, Mommy LOVES you.

Happy side note:

I received a message this morning that made me SMILE big time. About a month ago I received a request to make a crown for a little girl who was turning 3. Her Mommy had asked if I could make a fire truck crown but GIRLIE. I was not sure what I could come up with. But after she sent over the UBER cute invite, I got really excited!

I just love how a Mommy listened to what her daughter wanted and made it work.

Please go check out the adorable pics and let Laura know what a FAB job she did!

Modern Frills Giveaway {May 10th - May 16th}

This week I over the moon to be able to bring you a giveaway from Modern Frills! Kristina is creating some of the cutest shirts for little ones out there. Her use of fabric combos and little details {love how she adds a little something to the back of the shirts} are eye catching to say the least.

{this was the shirt she created for Kim over at The TomKat Studio, so cute!}

{Look at this one for boys, it has a star on the back super cool!}

{And all her cake stand shirts are crazy cute, LOVE LOVE LOVE!}

{Here is Buggie in her Modern Frills tank, ridiculously cute.}

Kristina is giveaway one lucky winner a shirt of their choice from her store!

Here is how to enter {please make sure to leave a SEPARATE comment per entry}:

- You must be a follower of my blog.

Extra entries:

- Become a follower of Modern Frills blog.

- Become a fan of Modern Frills on FB and or Twitter

- Make a purchase from Modern Frills {extra 5 entries}

Giveaway open until Midnight Eastern time May 16. A winner will be chosen via random.org on May 17th.

Oh now hop on over to Parties By Hardie for a giveaway I am hosting with them!

Questions answered.

I thought I could just do one post to answer some recent questions on Buggie's Rainbow Party.

Ok first here is a list of all the shops I used:

- As you probably know all the labels and tags came from The TomKat Studio's Rainbow collection.

- Her party dress came from Vintage Lucy's

- I purchased the rainbow ring crayons from Lil Boo & Co.

- The buckets I used for the cake stand and holders, came from Ikea {in the outdoor section .99 and they came in all different sizes}. I have a tutorial for these coming soon.

- Clothes pin cake topper came from Wee Cute Treasures {unfortunately she is currently not open}

- Lastly the coloring sheet was created by my uncle. He is a graphic artist {who does animation} so it was quick and easy for him. I might see if he would be open to creating these on the side, you never know!

- Oops almost forgot crown, True Love Found, hehe.

The most asked first, the Oreos.

I just used Wilton's melting candy. Bought it in the colors I needed, dunked them and then sprinkled the tops with matching colored sprinkles. Decadent, yes. Over the top, yes. Heaven in you mouth, YES!

As far as the pom poms I used the standard tissue paper from Party City, not sure on the measurements, but there is 8 sheets per bag. And they take a bit to work on to get the desired fluffiness out of them.

I think that covers it. But if I forgot one please just leave a comment and I will update this post.

Oh and thanks to all of you who went through my family photos! I have BIG decision to make and appreciate all your input, it truly helped. And for those of you who asked the song is You & Me by Frances England. Let's just say I ran to itunes and bought the whole album. My favorite right now is Sleepy Head Mommy, classic!

UPDATE:

- Forgot the rainbow sugar cookies. They came from Lori's Place. Worked out for me

that she was local and I was able to pick up these YUMMO cookies!

ANOTHER UPDATE:

-Rainbow ballon sculptor came from the face painter I had. She asked me if she could make

a pre made sculptor for the party and she showed up with this. She said it

was the first one she made, so darn cute!

The TomKat Studio Giveaway {April 28 thru May 4}

To be able to work with Kim at The TomKat Studio is such a pleasure. She has a fresh vision for all things party. Kim's style is clean, classic and yet uniquely hers. The work she did for Buggie's party helped me put all on the finishing touches on her table. Kim's easy to use PDF's give you the flexibility use just the right amount.

Kim has a large assortment of party lines in her shop and with much more to come!

Yum, ice cream!

Ok are you ready for this giveaway?

Kim is offering one lucky reader a $30 store credit!!!!

Here is how to enter:

- You MUST be a follower of my blog.

- Become a follower of The TomKat Studio Blog.

- Become a FB and/or Twitter fan of TomKat Studio.

- Let us know what you would use your store credit on at The TomKat Studio.

Giveaway open until midnight Eastern time on May 4th.

Winner will be choosen via random.org on May 5th.

Its official I am the Mommy of a 4 year old!

This was my very first dessert table. I was very happy with how it turned out. There are a few things I will do different next time, make sure table cloth is ironed, the table is the right size, and location is better for pictures {the back lighting was not good}.

But I have a feeling I will soon have my chance at another table! Oh and 6 months until I get to work on Bean's party. Do you think it is weird I already know what the theme is going to be?! Think paper and lots of it!

{images are courtesy of my Uncle and friend Jenni, thank you both!}

I would like to give a HUGE thank you to Kim from TomKat Studios for coming up with all the labeling for my table {stay tuned for a giveaway from TomKat!}

If you have any questions about my table please ask away.

I would love to share Buggies party. If you would like to blog about it please feel free, I would just ask that you let me know so that I can give you a proper thanks!

*PHEW*

It's been a loooong weekend.

Saturday we had Buggie's party.

Yesterday we drove over to Disney.

Last night went to Epcot for dinner.

Stayed the night at Animal Kingdom Lodge.

This morning got up and went to Magic Kingdom to have breakfast with the princesses

at Cinderella's castle.

We just got home.

I am exhausted and to think her birthday it not even until TOMORROW!

More party pictures to come, we had a blast!

Buggies Birthday Soiree {Favor}

I thought it would be super fun to have a coloring sheet of Buggie for a party favor for her friends.

So I reached out to my UBER talented Uncle {helps he is an illustrator!} to see if he could make her into a coloring sheet. How cute is this!

I will be printing this out on card stock and giving it with the rainbow ring crayons from Lil Boo & Co.!

Buggies Birthday Soiree {Sweet Prints Giveaway}

There has never been anything more satisfying with blogging and running a store on Etsy, then making and cultivate relationships with amazing women across the world.

And for me one of those relationships is with Erica from Sweet Prints. I know when I go to her I am getting top notch work. So I knew I would ask her to create a b-day invite for Buggies b-day. Here is a mocked up sample of it...

Cute right?!

Erica has such a wide array of unique and gorgeous items to choose from. She does it all from, business/Mommy cards, note cards, shower invite and SO MUCH MORE!

Erica would like to give one lucy follower a $25 store credit to Sweet Prints!

Here is how to enter {please leave a separate comment per entry}:

1. Must be a follower of my blog.

2. Hop on over to Sweet Prints and report back here with your fav item.

Giveaway open until midnight est time on April 19th with a winner announced April 20th.

Good luck Sweeties!

Buggies Birthday Soiree {Vintage Lucy's Giveaway}

If you have been following me for awhile you know already about my love for Vintage Lucy's.

The unique vintage flare and attention to detail makes them stand above the rest.

They have a wonderful assortment of vintage birthday scenes that would make any birthday kiddo happy.

I just knew I wanted a dress from Vintage Lucy's for Buggies party dress.

I think the dress came out spectacular...

Tab over at Vintage Lucy is such a pleasure to work with. I just picked the scene I wanted, picked the style shirt, and let her know which fabric to add to the bottom. And she made my vision come to life.

{not a sprinkle was on the dress after our little shoot, prefect condition for the upcoming party!}

Tab is gearing up to open her first store front! And she is wonderful enough during this very busy time to offer a giveaway!

One lucky winner will get a choice of a tank top in either:

OR

Your ways to enter {please leave ONE comment per entry}:

- MUST follow my blog

- Follow Vintage Lucy's blog {already a follower that counts!}

-Become a fan of Vintage Lucy's on FB

- Since Tab is fulfilling a dream with her store front, do you have personal dream you want to accomplish one day? Lets hear it..

Giveaway open until April 11th at midnight Eastern. Winner will be announced on April 12th.