Little Miss Ave Spotted On HWTM...

Well, I'm back from my mini vacay to my parents house. I got those pics taken of all the fab new clothes my girls and I have put together to match my partyware (492 pics to be exact...HUGE thank you to my friend Darcie for taking the pics and Adam for all his help) and can't WAIT to get them back and share them with you!

The best part about coming home was that Jenn from Hostess With The Mostess had an email waiting for me that said the post about Avery's birthday party that I had sent in a while ago was going to be up today!

Photo Courtesty of Hostess With The Mostess

If you are a long-time reader, you've already seen these pics, but she does such a great job of putting them together and making them look fab. Thanks, Jenn! Even if you've seen them, go on over and check it out!

{Happy Customers} : The Triplets

Today will be my last post for the week...off to a mini vacay for Easter at my parents' house.

You will go nuts over how put together these three little {happy customers} are! These are the triplets I talked about a while back. When they were born they were each assigned a color to help tell them apart. (Jacob...blue, Benjamin...yellow, and Zachary...green--and please keep them in that order, right Jamie?!)

Jamie decided to carry the colors right through their party...and I mean down to their shoes and socks. Check out their entry on {happy customers} to see these pics bigger plus 9 more pics!

Have a happy Easter. I'll be back Monday!

{Happy Customers} : Jack and Carter

Day two this week brings some more PD&P cuties. This is the client who found me through Etsy but ended up being best college friends with a neighbor friend of mine! I LOVED how this twist on the normal circus theme and colors turned out. Mom Christy is a floral designer with great taste and a sharp eye, so I needed to deliver on this one! We had to make it fun enough for Carter, turning one, but sophisticated enough for Jack, turning 4.

See the original post for design inspiration and {happy customers} for a closer look and to read Christy's kind words about PD&P!

{Happy Customers} : Carson

It is going to be a {happy customers} week over here! I have a bunch to do to get ready to leave on Wednesday for a long weekend at my parents house for Easter, including making all the product for my Made To Match photo shoot on Thursday. So I got all my posts for the week (will be a short week, just Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) and decided to make them all {happy customers}. I have a ton of them and they're so darn cute. This week I have 3 of my favorite projects I've ever worked on.

I love this project for two reasons...1)it was the biggest order I had done to date and 2) I made it during the Olympics, which I loved watching! Carson's Mom Amanda really knows how to throw a shindig...and you should SEE her parent's backyard where she threw the party. It is to die for. Lots of space, a swimming pool, etc. A couple of her siblings got married there.

The theme was "what little boys are made of..snips & snails & puppy dog tails" and featured a little boy silhouette. This party was complete with 2 banners, centerpieces, favors, cupcake toppers, hats: you name it, Amanda thought of it! If you want to see closer details of the actual items, check out my previous blog post (has pics of that fab backyard I was talking about, too!)

Head on over and check it out!

Made To Match : THE CIRCUS COLLECTION

I was chatting with a former client this afternoon who asked if my Etsy girls and I were designing clothing to match the circus theme...to which I answered "of COURSE we are!" It is just that I was going to wait until after next week to put any pics of it on here since we are having a photo shoot for all our items. Truth be told, I don't even have the tutu done (the stuff is all sitting here staring at me...on my to-do list for this weekend) so I was going to wait. But since she asked, I might as well give you a sneak peek of what we've got so far!

If you can't wait for the listings to be up in the shops, contact either of these girls (links to their shops are in my sidebar) and they will get you what you need! Lots more photos coming in the next few weeks of ALL 3 PD&P collections...items include tutus, bibs, tees, dresses, bloomers, hair accessories, and leg warmers. Can't wait to show off the products from all these wonderful designers!!

{Happy Customers} : Darrian

I figured that this {happy customers} entry that I've had forever would be appropriate today since it was the inspiration for making THE CIRCUS COLLECTION that made its debut yesterday!

I worked with Michelle, Darrian's mom, last fall to come up with some hats, a crown, and a banner to go with his circus theme. After the party, Michelle submitted her pictures to Hostess With The Mostess and the party was featured there. I started getting requests for the theme a few times a week, so I decided it should just be put into a collection so it was available all the time.

Thank you, Michelle, for all the business you've sent my way and for your kind words! {read them here}

It's {finally} here!

After so many of you asked for this collection after seeing a custom order I had made that appeared on Hostess With The Mostess I started plans to make it into a collection last fall. It took a while, but I think it was worth the wait!

Now Available Exclusively at PD&P:

There are lots more detailed pics in my shop...let me know what you think!