Cards of the Week :: Easter is coming!

 {BUNNY HAT - Easter bunny hat - READY to Ship - baby bunny hat - bunny ears hat -3-6 month size by Luci Walker of CrochetedCuddles} ***

In a little over a week, Easter will be here. Where is 2012 going?? I saw some things on Etsy I wanted to share...

Cupcake Toppers galore - a party at the Urban Meadow

{My oldest niece, Margaux, getting ready for her 4th birthday party at the Urban Meadow in Brooklyn, NY}

Last week my niece turned 4. I can hardly believe it. She seems so grown up already!! My sister-in-law asked me to create cupcake toppers & a birthday banner to coordinate with the favors she ordered on Etsy. "No problem." I said! I am becoming old hat at these birthday party items. :)

Here are some pics from the fete...

{A Happy Birthday Margaux banner greeted guests over the refreshment table}

{The aforementioned cupcake toppers. Cupcakes are from One Girl Cookie...yum!}

{Libby, my SIL, had a FABULOUS face painter, Sharon, come. The kids kept her busy all afternoon & the results were magnificent.}

M had a great time, as did her friends, as did her friends. We had the sprinklers on, bugs for the kids to find (some real, but mostly plastic ones). I'm flattered that Libby asked to be create these pieces for the party. They seem to be taking off! Now, how to include them in my Etsy shop...

Happy Friday!

Party with the Deadly Eye

{Image courtesy of Veer}

Is the title of this post giving you the willies?? I promise you have nothing to fear. This Deadly Eye is the creation of the twin daughter of one of my clients, Ruby, & her girl friends. It's not scary, or creepy or related to anything in the horror category either. It's just the creation of a few 6-turning-7 year olds & this year it plays front & center at Ruby & her twin brother Jackson's birthday party.

I am really excited that I got the chance to turn the Deadly Eye into a party decoration. Ruby did a sketch for me to start from & I turned it into an vector illustration. This just a fancy way for me to say that I made a Ruby's piece of art into something I could resize. Ta Da!


Then we put it on the decor pieces. Here's what we came out with:

{A birthday banner, on white 80lb card stock, hung with a black satin ribbon that says: Happy Brithday Ruby & Jackson. Deadly Eyes separate the words}

{2 inch labels for the guests goodie bags}

{1 inch cupcake toppers - Happy Birthday on one side, Deadly Eye on the other}

I am not sure when, but it is likely that similar party items will become listings in my Etsy shop. Minus Ruby's original art, obviously. Already, other requests for similar items have already been made (which I will show off next week!). I just need to work out the pricing a bit more. Stay tuned!!

Cupcake Toppers Too Cool for School

{We Heart Pabst Cupcake Toppers}

How cool are these? And don't they look like they know how cool they are???

I'm working on a project right now - custom party decor for a set of 9 year old twins birthday party. Cupcake toppers are on the brain! The project does not require anything as sophisticated as these, but I wanted to share them. How ironic are they?! Hipster cupcake toppers! Ha!!!

They are by Mates Rubbish on Etsy. They have a fun shop full of illustrated characters & other party pieces. Check out their other cool (and non-ironic) toppers here.