{Feature Friday} Green and Orange 2nd Birthday

January 28, 2011

When it comes to parties, really the sky is the limit. You can create a party around a theme, a character, a color or in this Friday's Feature, a word. Christi of P is For Party created her son's 2nd Birthday around a word that best describes him, "Silly". This green and orange "Sillybration" was first featured on the extraordinary Kate Landers Events and definitely kept us there for a while with all of the details that Christi so perfectly polished!

And how is this for an invitation? Christi worked with her designer friend Haley Hardcastle to create a kid friendly as well as fun invitation. Each guest received a colorful invite that was placed inside a mailing tube along with a sweet surprise, confetti and a blower!! Talk about creative!!


One of our favorite party trends right now are these 36" Round balloons.
These balloon make a BIG statement and come in lots of fun colors!

In keeping with the "Sillybration" Christi set out a "Let's Get Silly" station for the kids. Christi's friend Haley also designed the sign which she placed in an IKEA frame. This activity station was made up of an orange tub from Target that was also filled with the coordinating party colors; jumbo glasses, maracas, toy microphones, and white feather boas. This is a relatively inexpensive idea which I am sure had the biggest impact when it came to two year olds!!! Most of these items can be found at your local Dollar Tree.


The colors of the party were perfectly carried out on to the dessert table. Since dessert tables have become the big "Ta-Da!" of parties, Christi simply used a 4X6 board and covered it with fun fabric as her backdrop. She then placed 2 boxwood topiaries on each side of the table giving it balance and that POP! of green.

The cake, which was the centerpiece of the dessert table was perfectly silly!

The boxwood topiary balls placed in white ceramic pots also from IKEA were carried out on to the guests tables. These were a perfect kid-friendly centerpiece idea and can be re-used again and again! There were also centerpiece sticks created by Kelly Lyden of The Party Dress that were placed in the same white ceramic pots filled with white crinkle paper.

We also loved the traditional Party Hats that each kiddo got to take home! Celebrate Today and Posh Party Pretties had a hand in creating these fun hats!

One of our signature touches to our Play Parties are Placemats. We just loved this party detail. Each place setting had a custom placemat that added color and fun to the tables!

We may sound like a broken record but this was probably our favorite part of the whole party!!! For food, Christi treated the parents and kids to a Gourmet Grilled Cheese Station.....doesn't get any better than that!!! A great idea for food for those cold Winter Birthday's!! She also had peanut butter and banana sandwiches, as well as chips and fruit.



A warm touch to the party were these green and orange throws from IKEA that were placed out for the guests to cuddle up with.

{Photography by Melanie Pereira}
We just loved how Christi pulled this "Sillybration" off with so many SAVVY touches! For more inspiration and well if you just want to sit and stare some more, head over to Kate Landers Events to view more photos from this amazing day! Make sure you also check out more of Christi's party inspirations over at P is For Party.

Thank You Christi for sharing your creativity, you are an inspiration!

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

Have you Missed Us?

January 19, 2010

We have missed you.

You may have noticed we have been a little quiet lately.

That's because we have been busy with some BIG changes.

Changes to this Savvy Site that we are hoping you will LOVE.

We are going to......

Images from the love shop

To be honest.

We are a little Scared.

Overwhelmed.

But Super excited.

Thank You friends for choosing to follow us.

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

Conversation Heart Microphone......Makes our Heart Sing!

January 13, 2011

This project really makes 'Our Heart Sing'.

Every Rocker needs a Microphone, Right?

Of course, but just any Mic would not do for our Savvy Singers.

So we decided to create one that would be a real Conversation Piece!

You will need a thick Dowel, Styrofoam Ball, Conversation Hearts and Glitter.

All of which we purchased at our local Dollar Store.

Hot Glue your Conversation Hearts to the Styrofoam Ball.

Then Glitter your Dowel.
We Prefer to use Martha Stewart glitter because it is so fine and covers nicely.


Now insert your glittered Dowel into your Heart covered Ball.
We recommend Hot Gluing the dowel into the ball, but that is optional

And your ready to sing!!!

And sing we did at our 'Rock of Love' Play Party.
Stay tuned.......

Smiles~
Amy & Bri

Project 365 Savvy Style

Do you ever feel like time is slipping away.

The Days, Weeks, Months and Years go by faster than EVER BEFORE.

Like you just can't capture all of the Amazing and Wonderful Events of your life.

That your kids are growing much too fast and you are just trying to etch every detail about them into your memory (which is gone now that you are a parent)?

Well that is how I feel.

So I decided to join the Project 365 Bandwagon.

But in a Savvy Unsophisticated kind of way (since I am just that).

For the Next Year Everyday I will take a picture, or 100 to be clear, that represents something special about that day.

Don't worry I will not share them all with you, but some I may and will.

Our year started with our annual New Years Dirt Bike Trip with friends who are family.

A tradition that I hope will continue for years to come.

And for years to come I am certain that this little boy will give his mama a heart attack because he has no fear, he is 100% boy, he is his fathers son, he is abnormally good at any and all physical activities and again he has no fear.

My least favorite part about vacation is the Laundry. This 6 day trip equaled 12 loads of laundry. And since we are on septic I can only do 4 loads a day so this loathed task will continue for 3 days.

Trying out the New Skates Santa brought was on the top of the to-do list.

The year has started with a New Book for my Bible Study. Oh how excited I am to read this. I need to read this for my kids sake. Sometimes I don't want to Shepherd their hearts, especially when they have crushed mine.

Anyway, there it is the first 5 days of 2011. I am anxious and excited about this project.

I look forward to watching my photography skills improve, well at least I hope they will. They better since Santa brought me a MacBook for Christmas because all I talked about for a year was iphoto. If they don't he might put me on the naughty list.

Oh man the pressure........

Smiles~

Bri

Savvy Gifts of Homemade Goodness

December 22, 2010

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. ~Pierre Corneille, Le Menteur

So this Holiday Season give your neighbors, friends and family, a Sweet and Savvy gift of homemade goodness.

Warm up a Cold Winters Day with the Gift of Hot Cocoa.

Fill a festive mug with Marshmallows dipped in Chocolate rolled in Crushed Candy Canes, given along side a dressed up Mason Jar of Hot Cocoa.

Finish with Free Festive Hot Cocoa Printables from Party Starters.

For a quick and easy treat, dip Marshmallows in Wiltons Candy Melts and roll in sprinkles. Cover with a cello bag and add a creative tag.

Or buy that special gift that will be loved and cherished.

But personalize it with your kiddos hand prints, footprints or art work.
Add the Date, Seal it (with Varnish or Mod Podge) and Share.

And remember that some of the greatest gifts are free.

A hug is a great gift, one size fits all, and is easy to exchange.

It isn't the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it.

~Eileen Elias Freeman

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

{How Savvy Are They} A Holiday Cookie Decorating Party

December 21, 2010

This Adorable and Savvy Holiday Cookie Decorating party comes from Stephanie, a good friend of ours who wanted to get her daughter and her new school friends together for a fun afternoon of Holiday decorating, giggles and many memories to come. Stephanie did a great job at keeping things Savvy and Stylish.

She created a fun Holiday Winter themed table with all the trimmings! We love how she made the centerpiece of the table using a glass cake stand with coordinating colored cookie cutters and Christmas photo props on sticks in a tinsel filled vase.



Each girl had her own place setting which included scrapbook paper place mats and festive snowman plates that were purchased at Michales craft store. There were also wooden ornaments at each setting that Stephanie purchased at Jo-Anns for .39 each and added the initals herself using her Cricut.


Decorating was made easy for the girls with sandwich bags filled with their own icing and tied with a sweet ribbon for detail.

Our favorite part about this day were the super fun and creative photo props she made for the girls to be silly with! Stephanie simply cut out Santa hats, Santa beards, Antlers and Rudolph noses and glued them on sticks and VIOLA! cuteness on a stick!

Stephanie did such an amazing job at creating such great memories for her daughter and her friends. We loved all the Savvy touches and look forward to seeing more!!! Thank You Stephanie!

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

A Savvy Snow Day

December 19, 2010

Pack your skis and Snowboards and get ready to play,
Come and enjoy our Savvy "Snow Day".

Be sure you dress warm in all your snow gear.

As we celebrate the ending of another year.

In Southern Ca it does not snow.

We wish it did (but just for a day or two).

So for our Annual Christmas Party we decided to throw a CA Snow Day.

In Savvy Style we used things we had around the house.

TomKat's Tweet Holiday Collection was the perfect Printable Collection for the Snow Day. Kim is so Fabulous she even customized the labels for us.

Our buddy Jason recently started a Photography business and captured the Savvy Snow Stylings for us. Thanks J~

The treats were all Snow themed. Kolby Kakes baked a ridiculously delicious and ADORABLE Snow Man cake. Scrapbook paper cones filled with popcorn served as Snow Cones, and Chocolate Mini donuts as tubes.

Pretzels Dipped in White Chocolate with snowflake Sprinkles were our Ski Poles, and Nutter Butters with chocolate tips were our Snow Shoes. No Snow Day is complete without snowflakes, our were individually designed cookies by Kolby Kakes.

Do you know how much Snow Costs?

In CA a lot.......

So we created our own Savvy Style Snow.

50+ balloons and Some Shredded Paper made for a fun time.

All of the kiddos had a blast playing in our Savvy Snow (and they were toastie warm). All you could hear was laughter as they would throw the balloons in air pretending it was snowing. Who knew $4 worth of Balloons could be so much fun.

They were all so cute in their Snow Wear.
What a Memory!

Savvy Snow Smiles......

From the Savvy Moms!!!!

Smiles~
Amy & Bri

{DIY} Holiday Wreaths

December 13, 2010

A wreath can say so much, especially around the holidays. A wreath on your front door can be the first greeting that welcomes your friends and family into your home and really says so much about you. But why stop there? When it comes to decorating around the holidays in my house (Amy) I like to dress up a chandelier and many of the windows in my home with wreaths.

Martha Stewart

You can find a wreath in just about every style these days. And making them can be just as savvy when it comes to being creative with your materials. Here are a few DIY ideas that we found to help inspire even the least savviest person!!! Many of these ideas are made from materials you may have around your home.

Of course Martha Stewart comes to mind when looking for the craftiest, stylish, and savviest inspirational wreaths. Here, Martha has simply glued plain white boxes on top of each other and added some pretty ribbon. The great thing about this one is you can add the ribbon color of your choice to compliment your own decor.


Martha Stewart
How great is this gingerbread man wreath?? So sweet and so simple! Gingerbread cookies, hot glue and some ribbon and viola a creative twist to the traditional favorite.



www.myhomeideas.com
Love this idea too! A wreath that is multi-functional. One that is stylish and fills your home with the sweet smell of cinnamon.


Since we are always looking for ways to keep the kiddos busy, here are couple of great ideas from Sweet Paul to do with your kiddos this season. Grab a bag of popcorn and a bowl or two of candy and create some fun memories that will hang in your home for years to come.

Here is a wreath I created in 10 minutes......

All you need is a paper plate with the center cut out

Some Peppermint candies hot glued to the plate

And some red ribbon to hang the Savvy Seasonal Creation.

Anchored by $2 Walmart wreaths my Easy and Warm Welcome is complete.


Smiles,
Amy & Bri