TOP POSTS :: Best of August

   

  

Hello there and welcome to September & the long awaited start of all things F-A-L-L!!!!! YAY - Fall is my favorite time of year as there are so many fun things to do, amazing goodies to eat and drink and we can wear hoodies and boots again!

I have lots of fun projects I am working on that I get to share with you this month and hopefully (fingers and toes crossed) my new line of ________!!!
Sorry, I couldn't help myself but just know this . . . you will get to enjoy my hand lettered designs in a whole NEW way that I have never offered before! 
 
But before we start talking all things fall and new goodies, let's see take a peek back at what was happening in August shall we?!  

Let's check out what ideas you were loving on this month and you can catch up and check in on them now, if you missed them the first time around! ;)

So let's see what the top 3 were for last month, shall we . . .  

:: TOP POSTS for AUGUST 2016 ::

FREEBIE :: Summer Digital Cell Phone Wallpaper

IKEA :: New Catalog Release Blogger Party 

 

ART PRINT :: Rock n Roll All Night

 

This month was definitely full of FUN. . . creating a FREE cell phone background, attending an event at one of my fave stores and a lil rock n' roll never hurt anyone! ;)

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you are enjoying the 'unofficial' start to the fall season!

 
So now you are all caught up on some of the most read posts here on my blog. Hopefully you will take a moment to comment below to tell me what YOUR favorite was this month?

 
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IKEA :: New Catalog Release Blogger Party

     

Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you an amazing event that I was honored to be invited to and yup . . . it just so happened to be by one of fave stores: IKEA!!! As you may remember I was invited by them to an event last fall and had an incredible time attending that one, so when I got the invite to this party, I was all in!

This one was different this time around as it was a blogger event so I was super excited to meet other area bloggers around where I live. The whole event was set up to celebrate IKEA's launch of their brand new catalog and we got sneak peeks of some of what they have to offer from it. Plus we were treated to an amazing spread of different types of food, sips and desserts to sample. They surely spoiled us but hey, someone has to do it! ;)

 
TABLESCAPES.
Inspire individuality. 
 
Whether you are having the whole family over for a holiday meal, an every day meal with your family or just a simple dinner for two, they showed us a ton of ideas to recreate for our guests that we invite to our homes.  No matter what your style is, you will be able to find something that fits your vibe for sure!

One of the things that I love about these events, are the ideas that they showcase and all of the various ways to use the items they sell. I really enjoy looking at all of the details that they put into their displays as it can certainly spark some creativeness from within - that is for sure! ;)

This event had several areas that showcased recipes from their amazing food items, which include everything from smoked salmon and salad to their new cinnamon bun rusk and coffees.

Guess what people? Do you even know what they have now at IKEA? Hint: its IN the first pic below! All I have to say is this is a game changer! My local store is one of the first so you may have to wait just a tiny bit longer if you don't have one at your IKEA store. That's right  . . . a REGISTRY! OMG!

 

KIDS.
The kids' table is the place to be.

Seriously? If all kids' tables looked like this growing up, I would have never started to be an adult. lol When you plan your next party for a kid or even one for yourself - check out their party section, art and craft supplies in stock as well as all kinds of fun games, costumes for the kids! 

COOKING.
Creativity gets cooking.

Lots of fabulous storage solutions, cooking supplies, baking and more to be had in their new cooking department. I will be coming back for MY haul soon. ;)

 

NATURE.
Tame the wilderness at home.

We were inspired with how to sprinkle bits of nature throughout our homes using greenery, florals, rocks, framed art, plants and more. This is such a fun element to have represented in your home and it's easier to incorporate than you may think.

When was the last time you headed to IKEA for some ideas on how to decorate? Where do you find YOUR inspiration?

Special thanks to all of the staff at IKEA West Chester for planning this event for us and of course for the invite. I will see you SOON! ;)

Have you checked out the new IKEA catalog? Or seen the new departments in the store? Let me know below as I would love to hear . . .

 

Are you loving the "eye candy" here? 

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Looking forward to seeing you again! :)

 

CRAFT :: Emoji Coasters [IKEA Hack]

Hey there everyone! 
Guess what? I am back with my last EMOJI craft from that epic EMOJI party we had for my daughter's 13th birthday! As you know, I have shared all of the fun from the party including all the details, the party pack collection, decor ideas as well as separate posts about the EMOJI PILLOWS the girls made plus the EMOJI OREO POPS and the POO EMOJI BROWNIE BITES, I made, so make sure to check those out if you somehow missed them. ;)
It was such a great party theme and one that you could do so many creative things with that it was hard to narrow down which to try and craft. In the end, I think I ended up cutting out about three other ideas I wanted to do for her party but you know how it goes . . .so many ideas, not enough hours in the day right? ;) 

Anyway, as you know I have a massive love affair with IKEA and am constantly there so when we saw these coasters, well . . . an idea was born! We love how they turned out and this could totally be a craft idea you could have the kids do during an emoji party if you wanted. We painted them ahead of time though and had it as part of their favor bags to take home.

The great thing about making these coasters is you can choose which of your favorite emoji faces to paint . . . the possibilities are endless! 

So here they are, come see just how easy they are to make:
EMOJI COASTERS!

1. gather all of your supplies . . . you will need:  
the two pack of IKEA coasters, a couple paint brushes and the colors of paint that you will be using - depending on which emoji faces you are painting. 

2. for the emoji faces we chose, we first painted the inside and edges of the coaster with our yellow paint. Let it dry. Side note: they dried super fast!

 

3. we painted all of the black parts of the face next. Let dry.

 

 

 

4. the white details we painted on next and allowed to dry. Some of the designs, this was it and others we did a final step of color.

 

 

  

5. if you have chosen any of the emoji faces with some color, like this laughing face emoji, then you would paint the blue tears last. 

I also painted the heart eyes emoji for the party and the red hearts were painted last too.

 

 

They are so simple but turn out so cute! All of the girls loved them and were using them all night at the party.

 

This is another perfect DIY craft for an emoji party or an emoji sleepover. This particular craft would be great for the younger kids to do as well- they will love making these.

What emoji face would YOU paint on a coaster, given the chance? Please let me know below . . .

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