Invitations and Cupcakes!

I am excited to be co-hosting a baby shower in a couple of weeks.  So, when my friend Laura made these shower invitations I thought I could make mine too.  Any excuse to take a trip to Hobby Lobby, right?

 

 

The baby's rooms is going to be a mix of black and white zebra print and lime green and white giraffe print.  So, I picked up some black and white cardstock, zebra print scrapbook paper and ribbon.  Sounds simple right?  Ummmm, no!  Easier said than done.  I spent WAAAAY too long in that store trying to decide between all of the different types of paper and ribbon.  Let's just say I got some cardio in because I walked laps around that store.

 

 

First, I lined the envelopes with the zebra print scrapbook paper.  I used a template to cut the paper to size and then adhered it to the inside of the envelope using glue dots (good for scrapbooking, safe for photos). 

 

 

 

 

Next, I cut my cardstock to size (8.5" x 6.5" for the black, 8" x 6" for the white) and printed the wording onto the white cardstock.  I left about a 2" blank space on the invitation for the ribbon.  To attach the ribbon, I poked two holes (about an inch apart) in the center of that blank space.  (I used scissors to do this.)  I cut a 15" strip of ribbon, pulled one end of each strip through each whole from the underside to the front side and tied a knot in the center.  I trimmed each end so they wouldn't overlap the edges of the cardstock and used glue dots to adhere the ribbon ends to the front of the invitation.  This way I was sure they would lay flat and not cover up any of the text.

 

 

Last, I used glue dots again to attach the white cardstock to the center of the black cardstock, with the back of the ribbon sandwiched in between.

 

 

The shower is actually a diaper shower.  So, for an added little touch, I fastened a safety pin to the center of each ribbon.

 

 

The knot in the ribbon made the envelopes a little bulky and kind of expensive to mail.  I actually had to put the invitation in the envelope face down (instead of face up) to get the envelopes sealed.  Nevertheless, I think they are cute and the shower is going to be great!

 

 

And now for cupcakes!!

My birthday was Monday and these delicious goodies from Gigi's were all mine!  YUM :)  This fat kid LOVES cake!!

My favorite is wedding cake!  What is your favorite?

Lisa

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Anthropologie Birthday Miracle

The new Anthropologie store opened today at Lexington Green.  I have been anxiously awaiting its arrival and it did not disappoint!  It was like an early birthday present.

The style of the store itself is AMAZING!!  Take a look......

Courtesy of The Lexington Herald-Leader

Trust me when I say the fashion and decor they have to offer is just as fabulous.  I have had my eye on this quilt for a while as part of my master bedroom makeover.  It is a beautiful cream/ivory and cuddly soft with just enough weight to it.

Rivulets Quilt

I almost bought it back in the fall, but chickened out at the last minute.  It is all part of that problem I have with pulling the trigger.  So, it was on my list of things to look for today.   Well, imagine my surprise when I found out that they did not have the cream color in the store (they only had the mint). 

 

Strike one.

 We always want what we can't have right?  Well, I wanted that quilt and asked if they could order it and have it shipped to my house.  Sure they could, if they had it.  It was so back ordered that they weren't even taking orders for it.  Just my luck!  The sales associates didn't stop there though.  First, they did a computer check at perimeter stores to see if anyone had it in-stock.  No one had it. 

 

Strike two. 

Then one sales associate offered to call his home store to see if they had it.  He said their store was in an old Sears building with a large basement and they sometimes had random things.  Guess what......they had it!  And they are shipping it all the way from Kansas City, Missouri to my house for free!!  (Online shipping would have been like $30.)

 

It was a birthday miracle!!!

 

A HUGE thanks to Lisa, Brittany and Robert for all of their help today hunting down this quilt.  Great customer service!

I didn't leave empty handed though.  Here are the other things I picked up......

These cute Calendar Year Dishtowels were on sale.

These Gleam Theory Knobs for the woMan Cave.

 

And a Natural Bone Frame (similar to these) that was on sale too.

 

 

The best part of all was I got 15% off everything using my Anthro rewards card for my birthday.

 

Are you going to Anthropologie this weekend?  What is on your list?

 

Lisa

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