birthday party invitations

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Basic Invite. All opinions expressed are my own.  Photo credits: guitar print | balloons | records Every beautiful event starts with an invitation. It sets the mood and tone for the upcoming celebration. That is why I was so very excited to work with  Basic Invite  on my Nashville Baby Shower invitations. They had TONS of options to chose from and every single invitation offered color options. The inspirations photos above helped me to pick this gorgeous, elegant, and simple invitation for our shower. The pink and soft gray colors also match the colors that the parents-to-be chose to decorate their nursery, so the color scheme stays consistent throughout.  I chose the  Garden Wreath Baby Shower Invite  and added this darling pink pattern print on the back.  For my envelope, I added a dark gray envelope liner announcing the baby's arrival in such a fun way! Baby Bella Arriving April 2017 Baby Shower Tip: We had ou...

After seeing every Jurassic Park movie, my friend's son declared his 8th birthday was going to be full of DINOSAURS! His mom, photographer Alli Duda of A Joy Photography and I worked together to create the most unbelievable birthday party thanks to the fabulous selection of dinosaur party products found at Shindigz.  We started with a few large standees to set the Jurassic mood with the  Tyrannosaurus Rex Large Dinosaur Standee , wild safari grass standees ,  safari jeep , and these inflatable dinosaur friends .  Layering the table was the next step. We began with a burlap table cover , then added the standees, grass baskets (nabbed from my bathroom closet!), grass mats , tropical leaves , and kraft paper vines  to give the table a lush, tropical feel. The Jurassic banner hanging on the front of the table was the final party decoration needed to complete the look.  Pith helmets were a huge hit with the kids!  We just added dinosaur stickers on the f...