Summer Banner Printable

Today I am excited to share a fun Summer banner printable that Diana has come up with! This would be really cute at a summer BBQ or party. 

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Summer seems to go so fast each year.  It seems like I am always putting up my Christmas decorations right back up again and no decor for the Summer time except for July 4th.  I wanted to make something that I could hang up all Summer long and not feel like I need to take it right back down! I made this easy to make printable banner that you could make to hang in your home or office.  I cut out each letter using a 3 inch scalloped punch, but you can resize these and make them bigger or smaller.  You also can just use scissors.  I then attached it to some colorful streamer paper to add another pop of color.  This hangs in my front entryway which gives my year-round decor an extra fun twist!  

If you'd like to download this Summer Printable, click here and here!

Diana is a graphic designer running her own shop called Livy Love Designs.  She loves using fresh color schemes and bright patterns.  She enjoys drawing, sewing, and learning new recipes.  She is married and has two little kids who she attributes where most of her inspiration comes from.  Aside from her shop, she has recently started working with Modern Yardage and is a fabric designer for them, which has been a dream of hers ever since she started graphic design.  You can follow along with her blog at Livy Love.

An Easy Bridal Shower

photo by Lindsey Orton Photography 

My beautiful and amazing sister Sarah is getting married in a couple of weeks and I am ecstatic! I'm the oldest child and I got married when I was 20 so I feel like I've been waiting forever for my siblings to join me in the world of marrieds. I wanted to throw her a fun bridal shower but life with two kids has made party planning harder than it used to be. I had seen Minted's party kits in action at Alt this year and I thought I would order one for the shower. 

My sister's colors are peach and coral so I thought the Matthiola theme would work best. Using this kit made party planning a dream! You can pick and choose every last detail that you would need for your party. 

I also ordered the coordinating invitations. 

We threw the shower at my grandma's house so it was also nice that I could pack up everything in a box and just throw it together in less than an hour. 

I used frozen strawberries and fresh lemons to make flavored water. 

I bought a pack of plastic glasses at the dollar store and used Minted's decor to liven up the glasses. 

Their wishing tree was used to hang pictures of the happy couple.

The favor was store bought carmel popcorn packaged in cellophane bags. 

I bought some sheets of glitter paper at Hobby Lobby to create this easy garland. I just cut and then stapled the paper to string.  

To create this runner I just used kraft paper and painted dots. Minted's table confetti was the perfect touch to add color and pattern to the basic runner. 

I bought this white spinning condiment holder from Target and then used tiny mason jars to convert it to a utensil holder. 

I have the best sisters in the world and I love celebrating their special moments as they grow up. 

Do you have a blog and are thinking about throwing a party? Minted would love to work with you! 

Go here to learn how you can become a Minted Party Ambassador! 

Spring Handmade Gift Exchange

This week my friends and I got together and had another fanatic Handmade Gift Exchange. You may remember when I blogged about our exchange during the Holidays. This time it was all about Spring gifts. I was overwhelmed with happiness to see all the creative crafts my friends came up with. Here is a little tour of my loot! 

My friend Ashlynne made some adorable spool magnets. Check out this tutorial to make some magnets of your own! 

My cute friend Lisa hand painted a watercolor quote for each of us. Love it! 

You can't go wrong with a succulent! I love them. My friend Erin planted us each our own in these cute bowls. 

Katie made us each a honey body scrub and filled a notebook with her favorite quotes. 

Kim created a really cute paper spring banner. 

Trisha made custom fabric bunting banners for each of us!  

Shyla created a fun anchor using her silhouette machine and washi tape similar to this method. 

Kathleen made us each our own bath soaks using essential oils. 

Camilla made each of us our own Moss Monogram Door Sign. You can get instructions on making your own here. 

So here is how the handmade exchange works:

There are 10 of us in the group so we each make 10 of the same gift. Then we get together and exchange so we go home with 10 different gifts! The exchange is a blast. We each talk about what we made, how we made it and why we made it and then pass it around. There is always good food and lots of laughter!

I'll be posting what I brought to the exchange next week so stay tuned! 

Wild Animal Birthday Party

Last week Jett was invited to attend a Wild Animal Birthday Party thrown by my friend Erin for her little boy. It was so cute and the best part is that she barely spent any money! 

She printed off some of these Free Caravan Signature Party Hats for all the kids to wear. 

The centerpiece of the table were animal figurines that she already had. 

The paper straws are from Zurchers. The plates and napkins are from Target. She created a Tissue Paper Fringe banner using a tutorial she found on Pinterest. 

She made a simple cake that fit the party color scheme but didnt' take too long to make. 

The most expensive part of the party was The Wild Wonders animal show that she hired to bring real life animals to the party. But even that was very reasonably priced. 

The animal show was a HUGE hit with the kids. 

The food was kept simple. Pizza and strawberries and the kids loved it! 

The goodie bags are from Zurchers. 

The Foam Animal Masksare from Amazon as well as the Zoo Animal Tattoos. 

The party was a blast! It's great when you can throw a fun party without too much work or having to spend too much money!