VIA Milly's birthday is next week, and for the first time I haven't had a party planned out for months. In the past we've had her celebration with her cousin, who is 2 days older, the strawberry party here and here, and the swan party and I spent a ... READ MORE
A Little Girls' Swan Party
Milly and her cousin Lainey turned three the end of June, and we always love the chance to celebrate their big days together. My sister-in-law and I like to divide and conquer: I do what I love decor while she does what she enjoys food. ... READ MORE
Two Years
It seems hard to believe, but I realized the other day that I've been posting to this little blog for two years this month. I remember starting The Makerista and thinking 'how in the world will I have something to talk about every week? ... READ MORE
Post Party Flowers
We celebrated Milly and her cousin turning three on Saturday, and while I'm saving the party pictures for a bit later, I thought I could share a sneak of the before and after with you. It's kind of interesting how much time one really spends ... READ MORE
Swan Lake: Invites and Inspiration
I mentioned last week that Milly's birthday is about a month away, and putting that out there helped motivate me to get started on some of the actual work for the party. Oh, I can brainstorm and look for inspiration all day...it's the work that ... READ MORE
Anniversary Pictures and Birthday Karaoke
After a whirlwind week of Xander's party and my birthday and blog trip to NYC, I came home on Friday to one last hurrah from my husband and his parents. Along with my 30th on Wednesday, Micah and I celebrated our 6th wedding ... READ MORE
Lainey + Milly’s Strawberry Birthday Part II
In case you missed part one of the girls' birthday, you can find that here. I'll just let the pictures do most of the talking. Turning 2 can be so terrible, can't it? Did it take forever to make? ... READ MORE
Lainey + Milly’s Strawberry Birthday Part I
Last Saturday we got together with some family to celebrate my daughter and niece's second birthdays. Being just 2 days apart, these cousins have quite the special relationship and my sister-in-law and I were excited to celebrate it. I talked about ... READ MORE
The Makings of a Party: Xander’s Woodland, Frightfully-Fun, Friday the 13th Bash
I've been anxiously awaiting the day that I could share Xander's birthday with you. A few weeks prior to his party I was approached by a former coworker who edits a local parent magazine and she was hoping I could help her put together a Halloween ... READ MORE