One Year With A Little Love

Cute Baby made by Mr. & Mrs. Love, Cute Letters made by PArtyhauser,
& Cute Photo shot by Hudson Photography

Allow me to introduce you to one of the sweetest little ladies on the planet. 

Little Leighton Love. 

The daughter of one of my dearest friends & her fantastic husband. 

Along with having one of the cutest babies ever, they have the coolest last name. 

Love. 

A couple weeks after Mrs. Love became a mother, she was scrambling to think of a fun way to document her little Love's monthly growth. I had just the thing in mind. Knowing Mrs. Love's classic style, & the arrival of a sweet baby girl, I knew she needed something girly & delicate but classy all the same. I got to work & a couple weeks later, little Love was celebrating her first month of life with her little number 1. 

Then, our little Love did that thing babies do, she started growing. 

And growing...

And GROWING!!!

She started crawling.

And chatting.

And practicing her Blue Steel.

She celebrated her first Christmas.

And her first New Year. 

And before we knew it, our little Love was one.

Photo by Hudson Photography

Which called for a party.

And a party hat.

Lovely Party Hats coming soon to PArtyhauser!

And cupcakes & sprinkles. And little Love loved it.

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

We used Leighton's monthly numbers to decorate the mantle.

We hung Leighton's monthly photos underneath each handmade number. 

I had the privilege of planning the party with Mrs. Love. We decided on a Sprinkled With Love theme. So naturally, I made little Love a birthday banner sprinkled with sprinkles. 

I also made her this uber cute confetti wreath. 

The party was a blast, a real cute blast. 

As little Love was growing, Mrs. Love used her monthly numbers to decorate the nursery. 

The really cute nursery! Don't you just love those walls, stenciled by Mrs. Love herself!?! 

And now, little Love loves playing with her numbers!

Little does little Love know that she'll be photographed with these numbers for years to come. 

Mrs. Love plans to use each number for yearly photos of her sweet girl :)

I feel so honored to help the Love's find ways to cherish these sweet moments & I am excited to share more of them with all of you. More posts will be coming your way with details of the party along with tutorials for the banners, invites, etc. Lovely Party Hats & Lovely Numbers & Letters will be available soon in the shop. Until then, if you would like to have anything seen in this post custom made for you, or any party styling done, feel free to contact me. 

P.S. Did you notice the cute photo at the beginning of this post by Hudson Photography? Check them out on Facebook and/or the web. 

P.P.S. I used this awesome tutorial from A Subtle Revelry to make the Confetti Wreath. 

Ice Ice… BABY!

Ice, Ice ...

This being the hottest summer ever in the States, it is no wonder the Internet has been a buzz with a flavored ice trend. And you guessed it; I am a fan. There’s Strawberry Ice, Orange Ice, Lemon Ice, Any Type of Fruit Ice, Mint Ice, Iced Tea Ice, Coffee Ice…You Name It Ice.

I’ve dabbled in Strawberry:

Orange:

And Coffee:

As far as instructions go, this may be stating the obvious but I’ll say it anyhow.

Fruit Ice

Chop fresh fruit of choice, place in ice tray, add water and freeze.

OR

Go an even easier route - buy and use frozen fruit!

*I’ve done fresh so far because I was using up fresh fruit that was on its way to going bad.

Add lemonade, sprite, tea, etc. with or without the spirit of your choice. 

Coffee Ice

Freeze the leftovers from your morning pot.

Add coffee with cream or coffee flavored vodka and Kahlua.

*Seriously, this is so good! Coffee shops should start doing this to keep iced coffees from getting so watered down. They should also start putting booze in their coffee to make people even nicer at work ;)

So, flavored ice... do it. It’s a great way to stop wasting your fruit and coffee and as you can see, it’s a freeze ;)

... BABY!

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage.

A very dear friend is entering the wild and magical adventure that is motherhood. She is one heck of a nester so I couldn’t help but ask her if I could spotlight her darling nursery on my blog. Kami and her husband are drop. dead. cute. They chose to have maternity pictures taken at home, in Max’s nursery tokened “Baby Land” by the creative mother to be. The nursery is perfect! A blend of tradition, teddy bears, soft hues and vintage toys. After having Laura Murray capture amazing moments in their engagement photos and wedding photos it was a no brainer to hire Laura Murray Photography for the job.

Entering Baby Land you’ll first see an ultrasound photo frame gifted from Kami’s sister-in-law. 

*Note to self - that is an awesome gift for moms to be!

Next you’ll see this darling crib and a mural painted by Momma to be; complete with shooting stars, two-toned garland and of course a teddy.

Next to the classic white crib is an extra large stuffed teddy & vintage suitcase full of colorful furry friends.

In the crib are extra special furry friends. The monkey blanket and baby bear are gifts from Max’s Aunties; while the vintage bears were Ryan & Kami’s favorites from their own childhoods.

 Watching over the crib are proud parents and the lovable Coops. I love the chair! The color is perfect and it looks so soft!

Other details include classic books, nods to Max’s incredible name at the changing table and Love coming in with some natural Colorado light.

 

Have you noticed yet this uber cute belt that Kami has on?

She’s a très chic mommy to be.

And a funny one too, being sure to grab a photo to embarrass Max with in his high school years ;)

But honestly, I don’t think he’ll ever be embarrassed by these beautiful moments caught in the lives of his parents. And if he’s anything like them, he’ll have a huge heart and a huge love for love.

Want to see more of Kami’s creativity?

Check out her blog here.

Or her wedding featured here on MSN and here on Style Me Pretty.

Want to see more of Laura’s work? Check out her website here.