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The Loud Library – 8th Birthday Party

Michele — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 22:02:22 +0000

My son’s birthday party theme had been in development for about a year and a half and we were finally able to see it through for Jack’s 8th birthday. (applause!) My husband convinced me to keep the food, styling and length of the party to a minimum considering how busy things have been this year…

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Tour of Italy – 7th Birthday Party

Michele — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:01:28 +0000

I recently realized that I had delayed posting about my son’s 7th birthday party for so long that I completely forgot about it! I had a lot of fun working through the party details and wanted to share! Every year we choose Jack’s birthday theme based on his primary interest throughout that year. 2014 was…

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Baby Shower Gift Tag and Game for Melissa

Michele — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:20:24 +0000

I’m so excited to join several amazing ladies (see below for links) in this SURPRISE virtual baby shower for my friend Melissa of Melissa Creates! Melissa and I became friends after meeting at a Florida Bloggers hangout that she organized back in 2011. We’ve had some fun times together including a trip to NYC for…

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First Birthday Party – Rockets!

Michele — Sat, 31 May 2014 16:15:00 +0000

A few weeks ago my nephew celebrated his first birthday with a “Shooting up like a Rocket” themed party. He’s such a cutie with his adorable smile and little laugh. As guests arrived they were greeted with a buffet of fruit and veggie snacks and chips while lunch was being prepared. My sister served Rocket…

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My Sister’s Wedding :: Small Budget, Big DIYs (Part 2)

Michele — Tue, 20 May 2014 01:09:00 +0000

As promised, I’m sharing photos and the story of my sister’s wedding reception! Missed the first post? Click here. As I mentioned previously, we had a very small budget and an even smaller time frame for this DIY wedding. If you find yourself in a similar circumstance, I hope you’ll be able to glean a…

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My Sister’s Wedding :: Small Budget, Big DIYs (Part 1)

Michele — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 01:30:00 +0000

I’m so excited about this post. I started it SO long ago, I have tweaked this many times and have finally hit the publish button. Of course you know there are so many photos taken at a wedding and I wanted to share them all. It was really hard to narrow them down, so many…

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Ciao Bambino Baby Shower

Michele — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:21:00 +0000

Well, considering my nephew is almost 7 months old, I would say this post is just a bit overdue though I’m still very excited to share it. My family heritage is Italian and we love it. My dad was born in Sicily and my mom’s family is from southern Italy. We’ve visited our family there…

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Detective Explorer 6th Birthday Party

Michele — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:54:00 +0000

About a month ago we held our son’s 6th – yep, SIXTH birthday! It might seem like a small number but every day I’m so grateful we’re the ones who get to raise this little boy. He’s so energetic, fun, hilarious, opinionated and caring. I love throwing parties for him and this one was the…

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What’s been happening!

Michele — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:50:00 +0000

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. For once it was simple and quiet over here, celebrating with my parents at their home. We decided that since it was just the few of us (“4 and a half” as my dad said, who referenced my son as the half,) to grill fish instead of bake…

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Thanksgiving Table Inspiration

Michele — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:37:00 +0000

Thanksgiving… only a few days away. Wow. I remember last year when I set our homemade table outside to make it comfortable for the whole family to sit together. I love how it all turned out and the little cookie/candy turkeys are always fun! (see last year’s post here) This year a lot of our…

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Music Party “Jammin’ with Jack”

Michele — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:34:00 +0000

I’m just now recuperating from my son’s 4th birthday party this past Saturday. It was a blast but it was also a lot of work for this DIY mom. (So worth it though!) Below are the photos I captured along with some of the party details. About 2 months ago we had to finally make…

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BARbecue Party Photos + Printables

Michele — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:44:00 +0000

I’m finally posting about the “Bar”becue we celebrated here last week. My husband’s brother and his wife had birthdays on either side of Memorial day this year. The family decided it would work out well to celebrate them both with a birthday/holiday get-together. My mind started thinking “party” and of course I wanted to come…

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Mothers’ Day memories

Michele — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:07:00 +0000

Beginning in 2002, for 6 years (before becoming a mom) I hosted a Ladies Brunch on the Saturday before Mothers’ day, for friends and some of the women of my church. It was so much fun coming up with the menu and decor though it was hard scaling things back to be manageable! I really…

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Holiday 2010

Michele — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:36:00 +0000

As I’m sure it was for you, this past week was a full one! Thankfully everything on the must-do list was checked off. All the cookies deliveries were made (hundreds of cookies), shopping and gift wrapping, and food was prepared for the Christmas day big family dinner. Whew! The weekend couldn’t have been more wonderful.…

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Thankful Thanksgiving

Michele — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:42:00 +0000

This year’s Thanksgiving was extra special. My in-laws moved (far) away earlier this year. They were able to fly down and we’ve enjoyed their company all week. On Thanksgiving day my parents also joined us and we had a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner! I did the turkey and started with brining it the day before. That…

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because we’re Family

Michele — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:50:00 +0000

As usual, my mind started going many miles a minute when it was decided we would have family over for dinner and dessert last night. I thought – what a great opportunity to try out some new desserts and maybe even put together a dessert table! Well, I designed little table cards that said “because…

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Pumpkin Tartlettes

Michele — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:23:00 +0000

I had a hankerin’ for some pumpkin pie! I had my parents over for dinner tonight and decided tonight was the night for pumpkin pie – but why not make it a bit more interesting? Soooo, I had these little brioche type tartlette tins and thought they might jazz things up and voila! They did!…

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New Party Design – Happy 25th Sarah!

Michele — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:54:00 +0000

A couple of weeks ago my sister-in-law celebrated her 25th birthday. Of course I really wanted to do something special and created a small dessert table and graphic design theme just for her. The food wasn’t too shabby either. It was just family and as usual we had a great time together, though with a…

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Guest Room Tent Cards

Michele — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:19:00 +0000

It’s always nice to have a little personal touch when guests come for a visit. Whether it’s just a corner with a sleeping area, or a full fledged guest wing, little notes are always appreciated and seem to always encourage a smile. This past weekend I created some for my in-laws’ visit and I got…

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Impromptu Brunch

Michele — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:15:00 +0000

My sister and sister-in-law came over for some girl time and I wanted to get some snapshots of a sweets table, so we made it a cute little brunch get-together. Hey, though it was just for three of us, we were worth the pretty setup. It was interesting trying to take pictures and still talk…

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