this past weekend we celebrated my friend nicole’s birthday with a surprise ladies brunch at root down. in honor of her amazing party-making skills, i put together these succulent table favors for each of the ladies. i know there’s no way she would leave a table bare so i wanted to do as best i could to return the favor.
INSTRUCTIONS: the succulents are from paulino gardens. i wrapped the small plastic pots with fancy paper i’d gotten from paper source (cut out a square of paper that’s just big enough to fold up and cover each side. moving in one direction fold and double-side tapes each side like you fold the ends of gift-wrapped packages). twine was wrapped around the pots and tied with a bow. then taking bbq skewers (they’re long so i only needed a quarter of a stick) i folded washi tape evenly over one end (so the sticky sides meet) and cut a V out of the end to make a flag. on each flag i wrote silly exclamations (yowza! rock on! party! woohoo! hooray!).
voila. table favors.
CARE: place in bright but not direct sunlight. in warmer weather, water at least once a week after you have ensured there is good drainage. in colder weather, allow soil to dry out between waterings.
each year, jp and i send out valentine’s cards to our close friends and family. i wanted to post this for all of you to give an official HAPPY belated VALENTINE’S DAY! (it’s one of my favorite holidays).
i couldn’t do these valentine’s each year and make them look so good without the help of my very talented friends. i am not a photographer and i have no clue how to do anything on illustrator. but i do know people that do. thank you, luca and brandon.
also, here is a link to a PDF of a simple heart card that brandon created for us, which we used to enclose our valentine photo in. hearts are appropriate all year long so please feel free to print it out, cut it in half, fold it, write in it and send to your loved ones (please credit me if you post it on your blog and please do NOT use it for commercial purposes). it’s printable, downloadable, and free!
jp and i don’t have much planned for valentine’s day. we got each other goats (see post below) and that took a lot of time, energy, and moola. so we decided to lay low this year. the only thing we have planned is a nice-ish bottle of wine paired with some biscuits and gravy. we roll really fancy sometimes, as you can see.
but i do love having something little to give him. so today, while the kids were sleeping, i completed this handmade stitched valentine’s card from dandee designs. now all i have to do is write a sappy, romantic note in it telling him how much i love him and how amazing he is.
DIY stitched valentine from dandee design
visit this post at dandee designs for a how-to and a free downloadable and printable pdf.
photo via josh mcneilly at grey paper photography
by now you’ve most likely heard a little bit about crema coffee house. last year, jp partnered with noah (the original owner) to build out a kitchen and create a food menu for this already highly-reputable coffee shop. it’s been a labor of love and a dream come true for jp (and me) to be involved in this amazing food/drink brand and entrepreneurial community. additionally, it’s extremely satisfying and inspiring to see my husband–who works so hard– finally in a supportive business partnership and have the opportunity to be his own boss and have a ton of creative control, while also getting to collaborate with some of the most brilliant and artistic minds around denver.
so, to celebrate jp and crema and the new year and the new blog (phew! lots going on!) and to thank you all for reading and–even if silently–cheering on our little family and our going-ons, i’m giving one reader a $20 gift certificate to crema (employees not eligible, sorry guys).
simply leave a comment below telling me two things:
- what’s your coffee drink of choice?
- what food item sounds most delicious to you at crema? (hint: menu is on crema’s blog)
giveaway is open to anyone not employed by crema coffeehouse, anywhere (everyone eventually makes it to denver) until 9:00 PM mountain time, thursday, january 5. i’ll announce the winner the next day.
spread the word. spread the love.
- pleather leggings to ring in new years.
- red lipstick also.
- my family and not-so happy daughter.
- my dashing husband.
- yeti brownies from hi-rise.
- party nails.
and if you stick around to the 30 second mark, you get to hear ramonita squeal. adorbs.
hope you all had a festive, joyous, and thoughtful new years eve and new years day. hip hip hooray for 2012!
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