Party // airplane party invitations

May 16, 2011

back in april, we threw my little ezra an airplane party for his fourth birthday.

before you think i’m nuts for throwing a party when my newborn wasn’t even quite two weeks old, i actually had this party in mind for a year now. so i had slowly been buying things and making things for the party for a while.  that really made it nice to put it all together the day of the party.  ezra had been asking me when his party was for the last six months, so i knew i had to pull through despite just having thomas.  and, it was a success!  the little man had a blast!

i make these “boarding passes” in photoshop after these cute invitations i saw over at hip hip hooray, via little frills.  i also ordered some airmail envelopes from amazon to put the invites in, i thought it was a cute way to incorporate the airplane theme.

it was fun to put the party details on the boarding pass invites, including the departure date of the party, arrival time, destination, food service, etc.

i’ll be sharing more from the party soon, so stay tuned.

{see more of the airplane party here.}

{all photos by me}

blankets for mr. thomas …

May 15, 2011

can you believe how tiny my little thomas is still?  he has the cutest little chicken legs, if i do say so.
anyhow, i wanted to share a few blankets i sewed for the little guy.

this first quilt is my absolute favorite.  i love all the colors and the stripes!  the other side is a soft white minky fabric.  my friend jessica made a darling one for her little girl after she was inspired by a cute bib from modern thread.  one of these days i’ll have to make jess post a tutorial when she’s not so busy, because they really are cute and not too hard to make.

this yellow, black and white blanket i started originally for my little norah, i even bought the cutest pleated ruffle yellow trim for it.  well, it goes to show you how great i am at finishing sewing projects.  so, i finished it for mr. thomas.  it is also yellow on the other side.

it’s also nice for taking pictures of the little peanut.

this last one i used an amy butler fabric i had lying around forever.  i made it small on purpose, it’s the perfect size for car seats.  it’s a soft off white minky fabric on the other side.

wow! i proud of myself for actually finishing a few sewing projects around here.  you’d seriously die if you saw my list of things i need to sew that i just haven’t gotten around to doing… it’s pretty sad.

lime ricki swim wear: review and giveaway …

May 13, 2011

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wow! can you believe it’s already swim suit season?!
well, i’m not quite ready for it just having a baby 6 weeks ago and all; but i am ready to be outside enjoying the nice weather, that is for sure!

the nice people over at lime ricki sent me a swim suit to review.  i had a hard time choosing from all the cute suits, but i ended up choosing the auburn tankini top (pictured above top right), with the yellow bottoms.  i also loved the one-piece suits, especially the ruffle swim dress ones, but i love that you can mis-match any top and bottom with the tankini tops.

overall, i was very impressed with the quality of the suit.  you can tell they are made well, and will hold up for quite some time.  they seem to run very true to size, and they also have a sizing chart on their website to help you pick the right size.

they also have the most darling little girls swim suits (ages 2-12) i love that you can mis-match any tops with the bottoms.  and it is also really nice to have the rash guards as an option.  i’d love one for my little norah!

so, are you ready for the best part?  lime ricki is giving away a swimsuit of your choice to one of you lucky readers!

and, for the rest of you, lime ricki is offering all of my readers 10% off your entire order, just type in the code Armelle10 at checkout (good until may 26th)

giveaway rules:
-visit their site, and in your comment tell me which suit you would choose
-only one comment per entry please.
-anonymous comments must leave an email address
-giveaway ends wednesday may 18th at midnight!
-winner will be announced thursday may 19th.

good luck!

lime ricki sent me a swim suit to review, all thoughts and opinions are my own, if you are a business and would like to send me your product for a review, please email me at: carolinearmelle @ gmail.com.