We recently completed our backyard oasis, and it was the perfect time to christen the fab entertainment space with a party! Since I recently became a Thirty-One consultant, I knew this would be the perfect time to kick off my new venture.

Have you ever tried to plan a baby shower for a boy with NO use of the color "baby blue"? I am, and it is proving to be quite the challenge. I am determined to pull through, but it will be tough.

My sister is having a boy in less than two months, and his nursery colors are navy blue and white with a touch of red. It is not nautical-, Americana- or baseball-themed...simply patterns and colors. Very modern and chic for a boy. I am all about consistency and flow, so I am trying to carry over those colors into the shower, but absolutely everywhere I look is that baby blue. Lucky for me, there's this little thing called Pinterest.

If you've been following along for the last couple months, you know I've been planning a vintage-inspired Pinterest party. I have always loved planning events and thinking of ANY excuse to have friends over, and this turned out to be a perfect idea!

From my hand-crafted Save-the-Dates, burlap & lace utensil holders and spruced-up plastic cups to the photo booth props and invites, I had SO much fun preparing for this party. I couldn't wait to bring everything together, take photos and share them with you!

So the whole point of my Pinterest party was to have a few of my favorite people join together and create a crafty project. While one of my favorite parts was making preparations for the party, I also thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship with great friends.

Here is the craft the guests elected to recreate:

Remember this photo booth frame I made? Oh, and these fun props, too? I was actually impressed with how well everything went together.

Oh my gosh. I had seen SO many awesome ideas for this on Pinterest, and I could not wait to make my own. Mimosas are one of my favorite ways to kick off the weekend morning, and I couldn't wait to share one (or two) with friends. :)

If you've ever thrown a party before, you know preparing for it is the most time-consuming part...more specifically, setting up the tables and chairs. The case was no different for me as I put together the table and chair decorations with A LOT of help from my sweet Hubs, sister and brother-in-law (Thanks guys!).

I will be the first to admit I am not a fan of yogurt. But, with the right ingredients, you can flip anyone into a yogurt lover.
 
This is another one of those things where you can quickly become overwhelmed with ideas. If you just stick to the basics--fresh fruit and granola--you should be good. However, I like mine more on the unhealthier side, so I may have added something a little different. :)

The party is exactly 30 days away and the invites are just about ready to be sent out. Yay!

In keeping along with the vintage theme, I had the invites printed by a local printer on simple glossy cardstock paper and added a unique touch to each one. A lot of the burlap and lace trims I used were left over from previous projects (like the Save-the-Dates and plastic cups). Here's how they turned out:

I am SO excited to have a vintage photo booth at my Pinterest Party in a couple of months! Over the weekend, I spent some time making more props for it, and they turned out GREAT!

Thanks to these wonderful---and FREE---print-outs I was able to easily make my own using some durable foam felt boards and dowels from Hobby Lobby. Such an inexpensive project! I love it!

So a few weeks ago, I found these frames from Hobby Lobby for $1.80 each. I had seen this idea on Pinterest and decided to copy it using colors and accents that will match my decor.

I grabbed my can of Krylon Glitter Blast spray paint and went to work. I love the burlap bow...too easy!

What do you think?

These are still a work in progress as of this morning, but I am just so excited to show you how I've taken plastic cups from Dollar Tree and given them new life!

These may be my favorite creations yet simply because of the variety. There are no two the same, and I simply used the same little flowers and buttons as I did on my Save-the-Dates. I also made paper sleeves for a few and used raffia, lace and ribbon to accent them.

So the Save-the-Dates for my Pinterest Party went out last week and I've had quite a few people ask me what it is. It's fun seeing them get almost as excited as I am. JI know September 21 will get here before I know it, so I am slowly but surely hand-crafting different things for it. Last week, Pinterest inspired me to make a DIY photo booth, so I made my first vintage prop for it using things I already had. This past weekend, I ran across these pins which inspired me to make my own utensil holders: