Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Art-y Party!

 So my shortcake turned SIX in April. (yes, that is MaryLarkin's nickname in case you ever wondered why shortcake stationery!)   Wow! I'm really not sure how that happened.  I think I only blinked once.  She loves to draw and paint--she also happens to be, in my completely unbiased opinion, uber-talented.  What better way to celebrate her spring birthday than with an outdoor, messy, gallery party.  I had so many things I wanted to do with this easy easy theme that it was hard to limit myself (and my poor family) to just a few things, but here is a short post showing the shortcake items and a little bit of how they were incorporated. 
enjoy!

xoxo,
elizabeth




Invite front- glossy 4x8 stock

backside of invite

Thank you note.
I'm not always a fan of the fill in the blank notes, but for a kindergartener who can write it herself, I thought it was appropriate and a good lesson in gratitude for her too. She asked me many times why I gave her such a long name, ha!



These are 2 stickers I did.  The easel one is a 6" glossy circle, the six is a 1.5" circle.  I've included a few shots of how I used them as well.


centerpieces were paint cans, ribbon is held on by a six sticker.  I used balloon sticks to have inspirational art on the tables along with paint chips that had the easel happy birthday stickers on them.  The wind did blow them a few times, but it looked pretty dern cute when upright.



Birthday girl with her apron.  Each kid got one, but hers was a little more elaborate.


six sticker on paint can in background


"paint yourself a drink" bar.  Waters and kool-aid singles. Yummm



the six sticker is stuck on a 2"circle scallop at the top of a wooden dowel.  Used these in centerpieces and all over. 






There is not a great pic of the cake I made, but this shows a bit of it.   I made a huge white sheet cake to look like a paint palette.  The sign that you see the back of here was a paint chip with the happy birthday sticker mounted to it.  The cake is sitting on a big board that also has paint samples all around it.
  I just couldn't resist posting this shot of my girl...utter joy.  What a moment.

I wish I had a shot of the finished art gallery.  We hung a line on the fence and all the paper things were hung between the famous works I had already clipped up and the canvases were lined up on the fence as well.  Good good day.
xoxo

Friday, May 13, 2011

Teacher appreciation!!!

Have you hugged a teacher today?  Can you possibly thank them enough?
At least send her/him a sweet end of year treat. 
Flat notes, folded notes, notepads, stickers....all make excellent teacher gifts! Check a few of these out and call or email me quick if you'd like some in time for the last week of May!
xoxo,
Liz

"A wise teacher make learning a joy."  Proverbs 15:2 
(Yes! this can go on any item too!)


 notepad: spiral floral--50 sheets, (4.21" x 5.47")

folded note spiral floral
flat note spiral floral
flat note purse (available with or without verse)
notepad big orange Caro
flat note big dotty pink (any color/colors you'd like!)
mom notepad  hootie hoot
2x3 oval sticker. glossy or matte 
flat note ribbon green
flat note spiral side margin
and the notepad that I cannot live without!  This one would be good to order a bunch and give to all on your list.  Unique and cute, but not personalized as is.


sweet treat

This is a Valentine-goodie final product that I've been meaning to post.  So cute, so yummy looking!  Brooke baked banana cookies as treats for her son's class valentines.  Shortcake did monkey stickers to go on the outside of the bag as well as recipe cards.  Yuummmmmy, adorable, sweet, and totally customized.

  Check out the Junior League of Chattanooga's new cookbook for the recipe details. I purchased a copy of Seasoned to Taste for my mom for mother's day.  After flipping through, I really want my own!  It is a very beautiful book and so many dishes caught my eye.  Thanks for the pics Brooke.
xo
Liz




Glossy recipe card with personalized message on the backside.

Presentation!