diy first birthday decor...

if you know one thing about me you should know

i love party planning!

any type really but esp birthdays.

in march the twins turned one which is a big birthday deal.

there mom and dad wanted a low key party because they had so many folks coming.

the first idea i had was this banner i made from brown grocery bags

i taped them on yellow yarn and it was a big hit!

i think this was my favorite idea.

this hung on their front door and greeted the party guests.

i read it like this alexander & sebastain are one!

i posted the pictures on fun craft paper then put all the pieces on a thick ribbon.

this was the most time consuming but i felt a must have.

little yellow and blue ones for the cupcakes.

also i baked all 50 of the cupcakes w/help from the hen man.

this is just one of the eight windows that a clothes line of pictures is on.

i say is because their moma liked it so much she is leaving them up for a while.

yay cute!!

so i did themed windows the one be low is tiny newborn.

there is also a window of sleeping friends.

which has the friends and family members taking naps w/the boys.

as you can see i used clothes pins and yarn for this.

these one onesies turned out way awesome.

they weren't identical the one below is navy blue and orange [war eagle] ;)

the other was brown and baby blue.

these boys will probably wear these babies for a few more months.

[fyi for his party he did wear pants, i know you were worried]

then for their gift i made them silhouettes of each of the boys.

i will do a separate post for those. :)

i love that their mom just let me do whatever and she loved all of it!

the other decor i did was display their bday cards

all over the entertainment center.

i also picked up 12 balloons for the kiddos at the party to take home.

xo

kate

happy resurrection sunday/easter!

the cooper bunny would like to wish you a happy happy easter! :)

during easter i often miss my family.

it is such a big celebration & i just feel it is a time to be with family.

however today was busy & fun

shea preached at the 7am sunrise service & in my opinion did grrreat!

then we had a breakfast at church at 9

then shea did the 11 o'clock service while i read & rested.

then we went to lunch at our friends house with a group of folks.

i will admit in our house we give easter baskets.

i think it is helpful so when we have kids it will be something we've always done.

i think for next easter we will hide eggs around the house for one another.

i miss hunting easter eggs!

when thinking about easter it is amazing the blessing we have as Christians

to be given a gift like Jesus death & resurrection.

so today i am thinking of the other blessings the Lord has given our family.

•having amazing loving family.

•working a job i love for people i love.

•living in a city & being kept safe daily.

•a great group of friends that are always loving.

•down time when shea & i get to just be together.

•the constant challenges in our faith that help us grow.

•the time and ability to create & be creative.

these are just a few of the ways we are blessed but man the Lord has been good to us.

He is Risen! i am so thankful!!

my little goodies...

ok. so here are some of my antiques i have acquired.

this is one of my favs. my hedgehog planter.

i found at an flea market for .50.

random but precious!

this was a killer find.

i got these two cans that are full of circular puzzles.

i found the three of these at a yard sale for $1 a piece.

the lady i bought them from was like these i prob worth something...

you should take them to the antiques road show. [awesome!]

on the left is an andy warhol then a woodstock on the right.

also there is a third can that is a bee hive. i gave it to my baby sister.

i found the middle planter on the side of the road.

i found the candle sticks at a mississippi flea market for $2

my goal is to collect yellow glass as pieces to display all together as set one day.

these awesome books about sewing i found for $1 each at construction junction in the burgh.

the red book doesn't have a date in it but the pictures inside are 50s looking.

then the yellow book is from 1922.

welp ya'll i hope you loved a peek into my collection.

also all photography was done by shea cole.

he had a blast!

xo

flop...

welp the flea market antique sale was a flop and here's why.

the weather was super cold, extremely windy & they were calling for snow.

there was about 15 vendors there when it is usually 50+.

they also starting packing up at 10am after getting there at 8am.

to their credit. they had some unique amazing antiques.

i will go back but not until may.

so due to no newbies to blog about i'll show some of my favs.

one. this amazing lockit that i love.

two. this dress. the shape & style wow.

three. old books. oh geez my new obsession.

four. this arty bright card set.

five. vintage pittsburgh, awesome! go bucs!

i hope this post was fun.

i am planning on getting pictures of some of our other little vintage items soon.

so stay tuned.

also we are headed to hunt some estate sales. fingers crossed for treasures. :)

love.

katie

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