Time Flies: 1st Birthday Party

Well my niece officially turned ONE last week!  I can't believe how quickly the first year went by.  Time really does FLY by! 

The theme for Emersyn's First Birthday Party was TIME FLIES!  With bird accents and decor as the main focus.  My sister did a great job putting this party together very inexpensively with a little creativity using just pieces we already had.  There are so many things to buy when throwing a party, one can really get carried away.  But by keeping the party the same color scheme as Emersyn's nursery, she save A LOT of money on the all of the party decor.  I helped my sister put the party together and by using things I had, with things she had in her home, and things from Emersyn's nursery, we didn't have to purchase anything extra for party decorations.  Only invitations, the cake, some fresh flowers, and the food and beverage supplies were bought for the party.

More about the decor of Emersyn's First Birthday Party:
The ONE banner around Emersyn's high chair was made out of scrapbook paper.  The ONE was written on the paper with a marker and strung together with yarn.  The TIME FLIES banner was also made out of scrapbook paper with construction paper letters cut out and pasted on each pennant.  A banner of photos strung together below that of Emersyn at each of her 12 months.  The fabric streamers were made from scrap fabric left over from Emersyn's nursery when we made a gallery wall of embroidery hoops with fabric.  Strips of fabric were just torn and tied onto a piece of yarn.  I think the smaller scrapbook banner around her newborn keepsake shadow box might actually be a leftover from my wedding shower.  It helps to have a bin of leftover scrapbook paper and fabrics for parties and projects like this.  The large standing ONE were leftover from Christmas.  Yes, Christmas.  I used these to once spell out "NOEL" covered in red scrapbook paper.  My sister just recovered the letters to spell "ONE" and stand amongst the pictures.  All of the other framed pictures, signs, the yarn wrapped "E", and decor mainly came from Emersyn's nursery.  Okay, onto what you are waiting for -- the pictures....

*all photos were taken by me*

Finding Time to Blog in the Midst of Life....

I must apologize, I have been very busy with some new projects and new work this week, that I just haven't had the time to sit down and write!  After all, this blog is supposed to be about the life of an Interior Designer, but if I don't blog about it, how will you know what I am an doing in my life?!?

Well, today is my only neice's 1st Birthday!  Seriously, where does the time go?!?  To sit back and think of everything that can happen in one little year is just amazing! 

She is my little buddy!  And I just love her so much.  After all, she does get her middle name after me!! :)  I am so grateful that I only live a couple of miles away so that I can see her grow everyday!  Of course my sister and I are throwing a fairly small, but amazing 1st Birthday Party for her this weekend!  I will have pictures to show you next week!  My sister's theme for the party is "Time Flies" with pretty pastel colors for Spring!

Similar to the look of this 1st Birthday Party from my Parties Pinterest Board.   I really love the colors here and the vintage, shabby chic. 

via God Bless our Nest

I also made my niece a birthday crown for her party this coming weekend!  It is going to be SO cute!  I can't wait to see it on her.  So, I will be sharing all the deets on that too!


I have a project that I will be wrapping up very soon, in the next couple of weeks. 

Remember this one?!?

I have been working on this everyday -- shopping, ordering materials, making custom artwork and planning, planning, planning.  So this has kept me very busy the last few days.  It is crunch time now! 

My favorite part of a project for my clients, is seeing it all come together, and take those AFTER shots of the space.  So, I can't wait to complete it and show you the reveal!  Very soon...

I'm still here.....just busy with projects!