A new year and already we are celebrating special occasions and birthdays! I wanted to quickly share with you today something I posted on Instagram last year that I STILL get messages about. Let me share some simple and sparkly birthday decor with you!

My dear friend and neighbor, Ally, was having a birthday. We all went out to dinner, as a group of girlfriends, to celebrate. But instead of having whatever the restaurant was serving for dessert and just singing Happy Birthday there, I invited everyone back to my home, since it wasn’t too far at all from the restaurant, and had something special here. We sang Happy Birthday and opened gifts and had her favorite cupcakes in a more intimate setting and then relaxed at my home and talked for hours. It was PERFECT! I highly recommend doing it!

All I did to make it sparkly and special AND elegant was add a few glittery touches and some white roses. I love this glitter WISH banner I had found at a local boutique. I found it HERE on Etsy for you, for now, but I will hopefully be carrying it very soon in my online shoppe and will update you when they arrive.  Make sure you subscribe to my emails at the top of the page to get all of my latest updates, arrivals of new inventory, and weekly blog posts.

Currently, in my online shoppe, I also carry a glitter banners as well that you could use and would be so pretty.  Here is the Glitter Letter Banner….

I used two matching cake stands of different heights this time.  The ones I have were found at Taipan Trading Co. in Utah but here are some similar options that would look great!

Normally, I like to use my usual chandelier prisms cake stand, which is soooo gorgeous and you can certainly use one!

I found the CUTEST glitter bow cupcake toppers and knew I had to have them on these cupcakes for Ally!  Aren’t they just so pretty and girly?!  She just died when she saw them! It was so fun!  They were made by Olive Our Love Handmade on Etsy BUT they are taking a break.  So you can find lots of other pretty options below:

Add a lovely vase and some fresh white roses, or any floral of your choice, and you are set!  It’s simple but it’s elegant and special and I’m SURE it will be unforgettable!

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May all of your parties be sparkly and successful!  Muah!

xoxo,

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I’ve had my Valentine’s decor up for a week now! I just loooove LOVE and although I really like neutral color schemes in my home, even during most holidays, Valentine’s is where I feel my love for red just burst all over anything and everything!  Red and pink…all over.

Here’s what and I’ve found and where I found it:

I spotted these cute hand towels this year at Home Goods (my 2nd home…Hobby Lobby would be my 3rd and where I picked up those cute gold glitter cherubs).  The darling red chair backers for the kids are from PB Kids and although they no longer carry that style any longer, you can still find them on eBay or find new cute styles here.  And stay tuned for more on that because starting February 1st I do what’s called the “14 Days of Valentine’s” for my kids and that is so fun!  I love the cute treats and cookies they have at Trader Joe’s this time of year and then there are the beloved bulk candy bins at WinCo just FULL of pretty and yummy Valentine’s candy that look so cute in apothecary jars.  And on that note…my kids know that we do NOT under any circumstance touch the candy in the clear jars because those are for looks (or guests) ha ha but they can have the candy in the other set of cute black apothecary jars (see easy and inexpensive tutorial here) because that candy is less expensive and easier to refill Anyone else this crazy?  I found a darling  printable here that I framed.  The red berry wreath was from Taipan years ago (found in Utah and SoCal…what a FUN store!) and they also added some online shopping now too so check them out.  Target has one here too if you’re in the market for one.  And they always have cute knick-knacks like ceramic birds and wall decor etc.
The fun Valentine’s Tic-Tac-Toe game is something I found for 25 cents at a garage sale a few years back and my kids LOVE it!  We keep it at the table and they’ll play sometimes while they’re eating or watching a movie or just talking to me while I’m making dinner.  I made the banners and wish sticks myself (tutorial coming soon), as well as the cute burlap and linen gift sacks (use acrylic paint to paint red heart and then sprinkle red glitter…easy). While I pride myself on a homemade banner, because they are usually the cutest and most unique, Target did have a couple that were okay and so I bought the $5 one pictured above (not sold online).

If you don’t have many Valentine’s decorations but you feel inspired to start…don’t get overwhelmed!  You don’t need to fill up your house or go overboard….at first, anyway  Collect things you love and that you can afford each year.  And head on over to Pinterest and find crafts and other things that catch your eye but also don’t feel overwhelming.  Plus, your kids will enjoy it! xoxo…

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