Tis the month to celebrate birthdays and graduations.  Little touches of handmade goodies or fresh flowers always do the trick when decorating a party.  For inspiration- I've found myself leaning more towards peonies, especially white ones.  When crafting for two parties this month, I've been pairing the real flowers with the crafted filter ones that come out lovely and perfect!



It only took two simple things: small coffee filters and tape (washi or double sided).  I added about 3-4 filters in one flower.  The ways to arrange these florals were endless.  I'm really surprised I haven't crafted with coffee filters before.  I'll be sharing soon the parties I decorated/put together with these beauties.

Oh! and I hope you all had a great long weekend!
Back to the hustle..

I can finally say that the birthday celebrating has officially ended.  I'm now crafting up for a birthday/graduation party this weekend for D.  Our actual birthday was April 28th and that weekend I took M to vegas.  M mentioned to me last summer, that he wanted to go to Las Vegas for his birthday and have a relaxing weekend- which is what we exactly did.  Everyone asked what we did in on our relaxing weekend but I made sure to mention what we didn't do.. we didn't gamble nor' go to any night/day clubs that weekend.  So what did we do you asked?


We stayed at Cosmopolitan for the weekend.  I had booked us the Terrace Suite as I wanted M to have a sunset to enjoy every night.  Unfortunately that Saturday afternoon was pouring so we headed to Lush at Miracle Mile and splurged on Bath Melts and Bath Bombs to use in our Suite.  It was relaxing and well worth it!

my gifts for him:
Since we didn't go to any clubs or did any gambling.  I got us tickets to see the Beatles Love show which was incredibly amazing!  The following day I requested us to have our own pod at The High Roller during sunset.  Also during our shopping I bought him a few outfits and new sunglasses to wear this summer.

his gifts for me:
A few days before my birthday M surprised me with a big box which had this cannon pro camera i've been longing for.  With the camera, came with different lenses, tripods, cleaning material, case, etc it was the ultimate starter kit!  When doing a little shopping in Vegas he gave me a watch and a handbag all shown above. Lastly, he joined me for afternoon tea and treated me with a view fit for a queen.  Which i'll be sharing this week!

It's fortunate to share the same birthday with my love, and I'm seriously excited to see what's in store for the years ahead!

Every year for my birthday tea, is always held at a different tea room.  Last year's birthday celebration took place in a lovely little town called Montrose.  My cousin actually took me here prior and I fell in love with the outdoor area of the tea room.  I instantly made reservations months in advance and crossed my fingers that the rain wouldn't arrive that day.  Along with the little gifts to take home, we had sandwiches, scones, dessert, and not to mention endless glasses of Peach Champagne.  Bubbly at a tea room is never a bad thing!



My girlfriends surprised me with a fresh red rose crown to wear, which matched perfectly with my dress. Along with the little gifts I provided little white and gold fans just in case if it gets too warm out in the patio of the tea room.  For my cake, I usually request for a frosted cake vs. fondant.  I chose a flavor very similar to tiramisu, which was a hit!  After tea, we went to my cousins house and lounged poolside it was such a perfect day.  I can't wait to share with you this year's tea that I threw a few weeks ago. Cheers!

Years ago, when I turned 21 I decided to host a tea party for myself every birthday until I no longer can.  It's been a success every year.  Each year recently it's been the same group of ladies and I cannot ask for anything more.  When planning this birthday tea, it becomes a little production as I have to schedule it on a day that everyone is available.  My birthday is the last week of April, and the following week is usually Mothers Day.  As of lately, my birthday tea has had it's own name: Merry unbirthday tea!  Every year I always decorate the table, add place cards, and a little gift on the side for my gals to take home.  I wanted to share with you last year's goodies before sharing this years-


Last year's gifts to the gals was a little something from my work.  I decided to do the FINLEY soap dishes since they are clean, modern, and can be used for multiple things.  Instead of of it being a soap dish I gifted it as a little tray, to put trinkets, keys, or jewelry in.  Along with the little tray, I made gift tags and topped it off with freshly made peanut butter salted caramel cookies to munch on, that my talented cousin baked.

Everyone loved their gifts.  Not to mention, I always get to take home all the extra baked goodies.  I guess it's always a good thing to bake in bulk or batches! ;)

Happy Friday Darlings!

Every year when hosting my un(birthday)tea, I try to make a point and send out invitations.  Luckily I succeeded last year and sent some out!  Since this year was my Golden Birrthday* I wanted to incorporate Gold in this years invitations.  As I planned more and more for the tea party I decided the color theme to be Gold, Pink, and White.  I'm not one who is big on Pink, but for some reason this year I've been obsessing over it!


A few months ago Shutterfly was having a promo where you can choose a free gift and just pay for shipping (which they do a few times a month).  This time around this free promo was for a stationary set.  I decided to custom make a set and use it for my invitations.  I picked out a photo from afternoon tea and came upon this one from earlier this year (Shown Above).

What made it even perfect is that it had the option for you to choose your own envelope.  Of course, I decided to go with the gold envelopes.  For a set of cards and envelopes I only paid $5.50.  When it came to mailing out the invitations I wanted to use the forever floral stamps (my go-to).  With sealing the invitations I used a pastel pink and gold washi tape, and a glittery gold seal that I got on sale at Target!  It came out perfect and I'm pretty sure most of my gals received the invitations already.  It's always so nice to receive something via USPS vs. email don't you think?

Get ready to have your pinkies up ladies!