{Birthday Party} Pink, Brown, Yellow ... and Giraffe!

Mikaelah recently created fun party decorations to go with little Juliette's first birthday party. And what a cute theme! Pink and brown just look so cute together.

So for Juliette, we started by creating a door sign for her party. It's similar to ones we've made before, but this time we added her name and a cute little giraffe to go with the party theme.

Then comes the name banner, which also could hang in her room after the party is over and she's unwrapped her truckload of presents! (The banner might fit in her room, but good luck to her parents on finding room for all those new toys!)

A ribbon topiary rounded out the party decorations.

Happy first birthday, Miss Juliette!

Anna

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{Handmade Banner} Engagement Congrats

We love making personalized banners these days, and there isn't any occasion that can't be celebrated with one!

A friend recently requested one for her co-worker who had just become engaged. Mikaelah and I love weddings, so we were very happy to help celebrate the start of something special for this bride-to-be.

We selected black and white paper in various patterns for a fun and girlie look.

Best wishes to the happy couple!

Anna

{Crafting for a Cause} Happy Birthday Collection in Silent Auction

Mikaelah and I have created a fabulous "Happy Birthday" package that will be part of a silent auction this weekend at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life for Vanderburgh County (East).

 

We've created something we think is really fun! The set includes a "Happy Birthday" banner, along with 12 gift bags and tags. And it's all handmade and quite unique.

 

The gift bags are white, as pictured below, and are the size of a small lunch bag. Colors of the tags include green, purple, pink, orange, yellow, red and blue.

These are the tags that will be attached to the collection when it is on display for the silent auction.

This really is a great cause for the American Cancer Society, and we are very happy to be part of it.

Here are more details:

Opening Ceremonies: 3 p.m. July 16

Closing Ceremonies: 6 a.m July 17

Location: Washington Square Mall

The silent auction ends at midnight on the 16th. 

 

If anyone would like to bid on this ahead of time, let us know and we'd be happy to mark you down on the list.

Here's to raising money for the American Cancer Society!

Anna

 

 

Flipping for these Flip Flops

We've been feeling a little crafty lately. So we decided to add a little Banana Lala touch to some ordinary flip flops.

This what we started with: A few pairs of flip flops (in bright colors, of course!), that were purchased for anywhere from $1 to $4 each at Old Navy and Hobby Lobby.

 Our supplies included the following:

Fun little decorative felt flowers

Plenty of ribbon =)

Hot glue gun and scissors

And here is the finished product:

 

Fun, huh?! We loved adding a little (or a lot!) of personality to these otherwise standard flip flops.

Happy crafting, everyone.

Anna

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