astrid's 1st birthday

Brooke turned me on to this beautiful home-y feeling first birthday party from Bird & Banner. Lovely!

dino dig party

This 'dino dig' party is nothing short of brilliant! Activities included fossil making, volcano erupting, digging for 'dinosaur bones', and assembling the skeletons, among other things. All of the guests were given a safari hat and satchel filled with fossil books, dinosaur trading cards and other little goodies. All the details on how to host your own dino dig right here, from Gala Goose.

tweet, tweet

A friend mentioned she's looking for bird inspiration for a charity event table...and given that it is one of my all-time favorite 'themes', I couldn't resist. Some favorite birds above.

images from: Snippet & Ink; martha stewart; tam mabley; nathalie at imprintables

a favorite flickr baker

I've located yet another flickr baker who creates divine cookies and cupcakes. Officially obsessed with: Oh, Sugar!

told ya!

As I said last week, I knew Kristen and Angie would come up with some visual goodies when they launched their blog. Little did I know Angie would shortly put together a bee-inspired party for her daughter, Bea, that I simply couldn't resist. She even gives explicit instructions for her letter 'B' cake right here! (There's no doubt they were former Martha Stewart employees, is there?)