August Sponsor Love

Giving a great big shout out to those that support this little artsy-farsty nook in the Blogosphere!

Love Me Knott - Bilton Creations is a gemstone, glass beads and customized jewelry shop on Etsy, run by Amanda Knott. Her creations are absolutely fantastic, whimsical, fun...with a little bit of boho every now and then! She also creates fun children's jewelry, keychains, bracelets and anklets!

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Banners on the Cheap is a great resource for all of your banner needs, and as this posts right now I am using mine for the very first time at Art in the Park! Their high quality vinyl banners are amazing and come with brass grommets in the corners to make hanging from your tent, table or wall a breeze! From order to delivery, every part of the process is easy as pie! And the banners aren't just for businesses...get them for parties, birthday's, schools and weddings too!!

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Talk-To-Me Tuesday: Minnie Mouse Party

Another party that I've had the pleasure working on this year is a Minnie Mouse themed party.

Super cute banner for Miss N. I especially love the orange polka dot ribbon!



Handcut Minnie garlands!

Now, obviously it's super fun for me to make all of the decorations....but what is even more fun is to talk to the Mama's during their party planning process and talk about all of the other elements going on with the party.

Set up
Activities
Food
Loot Bags

It all plays a part in making your party perfect.

In this case, I talked to Miss N's sweet Mama about the food. what goes with Minnie Mouse?

BOWS!

BOW-tie pasta
Polka Dot salad (everything cut in circles)
Pink Lemonade

Cute, right? I absolutely cannot wait to see how the party comes together!

Whimsical Wednesday: Cup of Tea Photo Cards, Guest Post!

Good morning everyone!

Well...my YouTube video for yesterday was going to take 371minutes to upload...and then I had to get all of the supplies, ingredients, boxes and supports for the 3tier cake that I'm creating for this weekend's formal.

Busy busy!

So! Today, I've invited Andrea from Cup of Tea Photo Cards to write a guest column. She has some fabulous new products listed on Etsy, and I would be pleased if you'd check them out (and order!! The invitations are simply spectacular!)

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I have been working hard on creating special custom wedding invitations and have been dreaming an extra special way of highlighting my designs. Wedding invitations are a special hybrid product I've been working on!

I took my digital wedding invitation designs and paired them with handmade pocket fold cards. The pocket fold cards are made out of acid free cardstock, which ensures that the high quality digital prints will be unharmed!

Some of the invites I used a nice shimmer cardstock, and lined it with a coordinating patterned paper for a little flair. Others, I used shiny cardstock and created a pocket fold to perfectly pair with the invitation. Wedding invitations can be made with a ribbon closure, embellishment closure, or both!

Each invitation comes with matching RSVP cards and standard A5 and A7 envelopes.

Use coupon code SPRINGSPECIAL to get 10% off your next purchase on anything from my Etsy shop!

~ Cup of Tea Photo Cards

You can check out the brand spankin' new Cup of Tea Photo Cards blog here, and her Esty shop as well!

Whimsical Wednesday: Banners, Banners, Banners!

Woohoo! Already at midweek and it's been an absolutely whirlwind!


First and foremost, for you Mama's of adorable little girls (or those that know adorable little girls) don't forget to enter in the Lilybugs GIVEAWAY.

I've been incredibly busy this past weekend, working on a ridiculously whimsical and adorable custom order for Jenni from Jenni from the Blog for her daughter's 1st birthday party. I've been sending her little peeks here and there via twitter (maybe you've seen the cuteness over there too!). If you're fortunate enough to be on Martha Stewart Dreamers into Doers, you've seen the full breadth of the project except for the final details of the lovely little teacups.


In amongst creating Jenni's order, I was working on a banner for Jill...the winner of a giveaway that I donated a prize for over on Jenni's blog!

The results, I'm absolutely in love with and am so pleased to share with you.





Featuring the Carter collection embellishment


In fact, I'm over the moon to announce a new product to Sweet Stella's! Happy Birthday Banners, which feature Velcro backed interchangeable embellishments, are now on Etsy! Listed at $41.99, you get a handstamped (in acid free ink, on acid free cardstock) banner, strung on coordinating ribbon, and complete with one set of Velcro backed interchangeable embellishments!





Matthew collection embellishments





Nathan collection embellishments



Embellishment packs are sold in sets of 6, for only $7.99!


Do you know what this means!? Are you excited!?


One banner, with a set of embellishments included, and then all you need for future events are new embellishments!


And what's even sweeter is that the embellishments can be custom made! Right from the Yellow Submarine and periscope to simple shapes and diecuts.


Make your next birthday party sweeter with Sweet Stella's!

Y3W Friday: Customize Your Package

Happy Friday everyone!

I've been busily reviewing everyone's entries to the Whimsical Wednesday Giveaway, and am noticing a theme...

Customization

I have three words for you...

Announcing our new Party Packages! They are fully customizable with our selection of papers and stamps; if you don't see a paper that you like, let me know what you're looking for and I'd be happy to find it for you! As always, paper selections will be sent to you via email for your approval before any project is started.

What does a Party Package include?

1 Beautiful Banner

12 Treat Flags

and your CHOICE of 24 Favour Pouches or 20 Sweet Treat Bags

All of that, for only $65.99!

Now, many of you have wondered about things such as water bottle labels, candy bar wrappers, and other specialty items that I won't give away just yet, like the amazing project that I'm working on for Jenni over at Jenni from the Blog.

To answer you all at once, YES! If you have an idea for the party that you are planning, let me know and I will make a sample, email it to you for your approval, negotiate a price with you, and then get to work on your special project!

I love it when a customer wants to customize their order, and can't wait to update our gallery with a Custom Creations album.

Remember, if you can have an idea...I can create it!

Y3W Friday: New Product Announcement

Happy Friday! Another week of the new year done!

As I mentioned the other day, we will be announcing a new product every Friday for the next few weeks to kick off our new party line. Today is one of those days!

We are now featuring Beautiful Banners!

What makes our banners unique? Each banner is hand stamped in your choice of archival ink, on acid free card stock and strung on beautiful ribbons. And the shape itself is unique as well; our banners are square!

Banners are listed at $35.99, and include up to 20 characters. Additional characters may be purchased for $1.50 each.

Enjoy!