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03Oct 2014

Mini Fashionista – Halloween Edition

by Nicole ⋅ 1 Comment

Candy corn season has arrived! Usually, I eat more candy corn after Halloween then before. I love to buy the candy once it’s gone on sale … they have to make room for all the Christmas decorations starting November 1st so it makes sense to capitalize on that, right?! While the husband and I are yet to make a decision on what Jellybean will dress up as for her first Halloween; I’ve been in full blown holiday purchasing mode for the past couple of weeks.

And honestly, this surprises me. As an adult, I have never been a huge lover of Halloween. I always dressed up for parties and what not, but never really put much effort behind it. My favorite costume was by far Rainbow Brite — hello, clearly a child born in the 80’s. :)

For whatever reason having a child of my own has renewed the love I had for Halloween as a little girl … though I think it is manifesting itself in a different way. I want to style both my home and my child for the upcoming ‘kick off’ to the holiday season! {Don’t you think Halloween is the start to Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and New Years???}

For the condo I am currently crushing on this Tick or Treat banner and these Bat Candles, though I will admit I’m thinking of buying them only if they go on sale. Jellybean’s wardrobe has certainly grown over the past few weeks with a couple of my favorite ‘Mini Fashionista’ Halloween finds … AND I was able to buy all but one item on sale … online shopping for the win!

Wickedly Cute Shirt / Pink Skeleton PJ Set / Cat Onsie and Pant Set
Cat Hat / Black Skeleton PJ Set / Halloween Witch Tee / Halloween Stretch Leggings
Halloween Bat Tee / Socks / Mommy’s Little Monster / Fleece Skeleton Hoodie
After I finished the blog I found this adorable candy corn headband on Etsy. I might just have to buy it … it would look so cute on Jellybean! “Hi, my name is Nicole and I am a borderline shopaholic” LOL.

Now that Jellybean is appropriately Halloween theme styled for the daytime, I really do need to get on making a decision about her costume for the big day. The husband wants to dress her up as a vampire due to the two little fangs she is currently sporting — this mom isn’t 100% sold, yet. My sister and brother in-law will be in-town visiting so JB better get her game face on for multiple cameras going off all at the same time!!!! I CAN.NOT.WAIT! :)

Oh and ummmm who else is super excited for Hocus Pocus to be shown on TV?! Seriously, I still really like … okay love that movie!

What are your favorite fashion finds for Halloween? What did you dress your kiddo up as for their first Halloween?

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25Oct 2013

{Free Printable} Boy oh Boy Favor Tag

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It’s Freebie Friday! I know, I know, usually it’s Photo Friday. Honestly, I just couldn’t find a photo I was excited about this week. Figured it was better to switch it up than share a picture that was just meh. Back in February I shared all the details from my friend’s Little Man / Mustache baby shower. One of my favorite details was the chocolate mustache party favor tags:

The tags were one of the DIY projects I did for the shower:

The chocolate mustache party favors were displayed during the party and added an extra bit of decoration! Double duty items are never a bad thing, right?

Get the FREE printable here.

Happy Friday! Have a fabulous weekend.

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03Sep 2013

Cribs – Splurge vs. Save

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I’ve been trying to get started on the decor for the baby’s room and despite pinning a lot of cute nursery’s on Pinterest I really haven’t made much progress. In the past when decorating I have picked the big pieces and then the small details/accents seem to fall into place and the room comes together nicely. The problem with the nursery is the hubby and I just can’t seem to decide on any single piece of furniture so far.

About the only decisions we’ve made is to paint the walls gray (shocker I know!) and for the crib to be white. You can probably see why we haven’t pulled the trigger on anything yet. :) It wasn’t long after I started researching cribs that “sticker shock” set in. While it would be nice to pretend there is no budget when it comes to our little one … I know there is. To get us started I compiled a short list of cribs that fell on the splurge list and then found similar crib designs that would save us some moolah.

{1} Isabelle Iron Crib from Pottery Barn | {2} DaVinci Jenny Lind from Amazon
{3} Emelia Sleigh Crib from RH Baby | {4} Stork Craft Vittoria from Amazon
{5} ducduc Oslo Crib from Land of Nod | {6}Babyletto Madison from Target
{7} Juliette Crib from Pottery Barn Kids | {8} Million Dollar Baby Ashbury from OverstockWhile we still have plenty of time to decorate the nursery I am getting nervous we will never make a decision … or maybe it’s more I’m worried we will start going in one direction and then realize we should have gone another.

I can’t decide if we should splurge for the “perfect” crib or save on one we like. I mean the baby is only in this thing for a couple years, right? It’s not like a tween bedroom set that might last them through high school if chosen correctly. Help please!! Did you save or splurge on the crib? Any recommendations on where to find the perfect crib?

Happy Decorating!

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22Mar 2013

Photo Friday – Tiny Little Foot

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Babies are just all around adorable … not to mention they some how manage to capture your heart without even trying. Can you tell I’ve been spending time around an infant??! My friend recently gave birth to her beautiful baby boy (remember the “Little Man” baby shower?) and needless to say I’ve been visiting her and the little man quite often. :) Last week we did a little photo shoot and I adore this shot of his itty bitty foot. It is crazy to me how teeny tiny baby feet are!!!

Happy Friday and have a fabulous weekend!!

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13Feb 2013

“Little Man” Baby Shower Brunch

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After getting the DIY baby shower invites out the next thing to tackle was the menu and the decorations. The mom-to-be and I have always joked that she is never lacking black and white outfits. I figured a black and white color scheme would be perfect and wouldn’t you know it my friend wore a black and white outfit to her shower without even knowing the color scheme!!! I guess I know my friend pretty well. =)

The brunch menu came together quickly. Although there was definitely too many sweets in the end with a good amount of left over, but who doesn’t like left over Oreo truffles?!?! I was pretty pleased with the variety of options for the brunch. Everyone came hungry so there wasn’t a crazy amount of left overs.

Little Man Brunch menu included:

Egg Soufflé
Pumpkin Bread
Fruit Platter
Cheese Plate
French Toast Casserole
Turkey Meatballs in red sauce
Oreo Truffles
Cigars (aka chocolate covered pretzels)
Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

We kept the party decorations pretty simple. A bunch of black and white balloons, two flower vases, onesies and then a few little mustache details to bring everything together.

Unless otherwise noted all pictures were taken by Sara from Photos from the Harty.

Initially I bought some 3-6 month onsies and quickly realized they are SO tiny the iron-ons wouldn’t look so great on them. I used one 3-6 month onsie for the bow tie (middle) the other two are 12 month onsies.

To supplement the balloons, onsies and mustache details there were two hydrangea flower arrangements. I feel like I somehow involuntarily collect vases so it was easy to find two that were pretty much the same. Put some white and black decorative stones in the bottom, add water and the flowers … voila a “DIY” center pieces!

The paper straws and mustache cups were a big hit. These were probably my favorite detail. I’ve become slightly obsessed with the paper straws. There were purple barbershop straws at our wedding and yellow ones for the husband’s 30th birthday party. The truth is I might never throw another party without them hahaha. Seriously all parties will have barbershop straws!

We played two shower games. The first was “How big is mommy’s tummy?”. I look awfully serious measuring how many toilet paper squares Rebecca’s belly is. I love the picture to the right as she counts the square … all smiles!!!

Next up was the poppy diaper game. I was surprised at how stumped everyone was trying to figure out what type of candy bars were in the diapers. The hardest one was the dark chocolate milky way … apparently the dark chocolate really threw everyone off. And let me just say that the butterfinger game me a run for my money. That candy bar was HARD to melt!

Thanks to all the beautiful ladies who came to shower the mom-to-be and her little man!

I put the party favors (with the DIY tags) on a platter and placed them by the front door. I had to remind people to take them as I didn’t want 14 lollipops for myself! I think they were a big hit and displaying them during the party added to the decorations.