Rock a Bye Baby Invitation

I've wanted to hold out as long as possible but I'm so excited about my besties upcoming baby shower, that I must share. I'm going to be working on the decor for the shower and invitations as well. She's not a cutesy baby type of gal, so with her approval, I'm going for something a bit more edgy, with a baby twist. Here's a look at the invitation I made for her "Rock a Bye Baby" shower! What do you think?

Thinking of adding it to my Etsy shop later on!?

The SHOP: Printable Invitations

As I continue to brainstorm over the items I would like in my Etsy shop, I seem to go back to printable invitations. They're just so easy and inexpensive, how can I not be drawn to them. I'm sure there are tons of mamas out there that feel the same way. So I've been working on a few and added them to my shop. I'm also working on more items for each theme, so stayed tuned for those!

Carnival/Circus Invitation

Safari Theme Invite

Pink Girl Monkey Invitation

Rocket/Space theme Invitation

New Year. New Stuff.

I hope everyone enjoyed their NYE! I spent it with my little big family, in Arizona with my in-laws. T'was a good time, I must say. I do have to admit that I was more than relieved that the year had ended, more so, the HOLIDAYS. I had a case of the "holiday blues'..... BIG TIME. I'm not sure why but it was NOT fun.
Anyways. It's all over and now comes the fun part.... parties! Heh. I have a couple of parties in the works right now and I'm also working on new designs for my shop. I've received request for custom orders and they are truly the funnest to work on, especially when people give me creative control (insert evil laugh). While my new designs/collections are going to take some time, I do want to share that they include carnivals, dinos and pirates. Fun right? In the mean time let me share with you the custom order I recently did for a Lady Gaga birthday party. This was pretty cool! Check it out and remember, if you have a custom idea, visit my Etsy shop and send me a convo or email direct to jatyourservice@yahoo.com
Happy New Year!!

Printable invitation

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Cupcake toppers

Sunglasses cupcake toppers. I thought these would be fun toppers!

Table sign

Party Planning: Library Card Invitations

2 weeks away from Tahlia's little birthday party and I JUST sent out invitations. BAD mama! LOL. In my defense, I had to wait for school to start before we could even finalize the guest list and that was last week. Hey, I got them done, so we are good to go! I wanted to share with you the super easy way I was able put these together. Searching for a printable library card, I came across Creatures Comfort blog, offering FREE printable cards, along with a free printable template to create the card pockets. Of course I jumped on that! I did the editing on my own, added a lil bling and BAM...... library card invitations! Check em out!

Thomas the Train-esque: Favor Labels & Invitations

As I posted last week, I was still in the works on this Train themed party. Happy to say I finally worked up something that was perfect for the birthday boy! By the way......If you don't know by now, the number ONE mistake in planning a party is to plan without the child in mind. BIG no no! As mothers, that may be something we lose sight on, especially since we're so controlling. I always try to keep my childrens parties to what they want, whether it looks photo ready or not. It can be tough, especially when you're a planner and your head runs wild with ideas. Suddenly the Minnie Mouse theme your child wanted, turns into a "vintage chic french style mouse"! LOL. Sadly, I almost made that same mistake with this client. Fortunately she's a friend and she totally let me work it out and fix my mistake. Never. Happening. Again.

After realizing that this did NOT need to be vintage or blah blah blah, I stuck with what the boy loves.....Thomas the Train! Which is why this theme was chosen. The boy owns like every train in the TTT collection. Seriously. He does. So after working up a few things and the mama's approval, we now have a fun train party in the works. Here are the favor labels and invites that I made up for her, uuhh..... I mean HIM :)

Invitations with a Splash

Ok, here's a confession..... I've never made invitations before! Ack! Honestly, I always go with a quick easy printable invite. I know it's the first impression that people will get of your party before they even attend but at the same time, I know people toss them out soon after they receive them. I actually don't do that. It's true. I've been known to keep an invite I receive on my fridge for a YEAR. LOL. My fridge is the collector of all important dates and pictures that my kids draw. I actually have Tahlia's first picture she drew in preschool (it was of daddy) on there, that was almost 4 yrs ago! Sorry. Started to ramble. Anyways, that is why I never put too much importance on them.

Last week I got a request for invitations and I was hesitant but I thought I would give it try. Luckily for me, this was for a 13 yr old boy who wanted nothing fancy and his mama wanted to keep things simple. They're having a dunk tank and is the main attraction for the party, so they needed invites with a Splash...... check em' out!