A terrible twos themed 2nd birthday party is pretty brilliant, isn’t it? Why not lean into it, ya know? For Cruz’ 1st birthday last year, Jacquelyn of Beijos Events went with a jungle themed party, but this time around it was all about keeping things simple with his fave color, orange. And so the orange terrible two monster theme was born! Check out all the photos from Alison Bernier below…

Gotta have monster desserts! These rice krispies from Sweet & Saucy Shop sure are cute.

A boy and his birthday treats in his very fave color. Happiness!

Rad piñata design.

Love this crew dressing the part.

This monster cake would make a fun treat at a kiddo Halloween party too, huh?

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Happy #2, Cruz!

Photography: Alison Bernier / Design & Planning: Jacquelyn Kazas of Beijos Events / Invite, Signage, & Place Cards: Meghann Miniello / Drink Stirrers & Cupcake Toppers: Poppy Jack Shop / Pom Pom Drink Stirrers: Shop Leo / Desserts: Sweet & Saucy Shop / Balloons: Wild Child Party / Tabletop: Daydream Society & Meri Meri / Cruz’s T-shirt & Shorts: Of One Sea & Seaesta Surf

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Can we all just agree that costume birthday parties are the best birthday parties? This What Does The Fox Say themed 6^th birthday (yes, based off of the former Youtube sensation, as personally requested by the birthday boy himself) comes to us from mama Harmony, behind Harmony Lynn Photography and Styled For Two:

And as all good birthday parties start, the design for the party began with the invites. They’re the first thing guests see and allow you to carry a theme through each and every detail that comes up.

With the birthday boy being a major breakfast lover, all the desserts were AM related.

Harmony says, This was a really simple table design starting with a paper backdrop, I added black sharpie triangles freehand to mimic the look of wallpaper.  A modern white table and chairs topped with deep rimmed white plates, black flatware, striped napkins, and personalized escort card style menus.  The table runner is a set of 4 placemats simply overlapping each other to create one long runner to perfectly custom fit the smaller table.

From the song: “Hatee” Hotcakes, “Blub” Berries, “Wa-Pow” Waffles, “Dingeringeding” Ding Dongs, and finally the cake is “Tchoffo” Chocolate Cake.

So fun! Find more “what does the fox say” party ideas in our inspiration gallery:

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HBD, Domenic!

Photography: Harmony Lynn Photography / Styling, Design, & Decor: Styled For Two / Cookies: Pink Apron Confections / Cake Topper & Tail: Z Create Designs

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So, did our DIY costume ideas last week get the inspo flowin’ for your kiddos’ Halloween costumes this year? Let’s just say, if you’re planning something as cute as this Madeline in Paris ensemble you are pretty much REQUIRED to coordinate a full-on photo shoot of your little one. (We don’t make the rules, K?) A zillion bonus points if you’re actually in France, like Juliane Berry, an American photog in Paris with her little dolly Emily.

Little E and her mama love reading the Madeline books. She also happens to be super into dress up. And so this series was born. We mean… Is there anything cuter?

Oh, BTW, you can even shop this Madeline exact dress and cape on Etsy, by Cat & Mouse Boutique. Here’s the direct link.

They shot all over Paris, including the Eiffel Tower, Luxembourg Gardens, and Notre Dame.

They even found a charming cobblestone street with colorful storefronts that perfectly matched her costume.

Best of all, Juliane captured everything on film, including a vintage Rolleiflex (the original of which debuted just around the first Madeline story was published, FYI!).

So perfectly executed, J. Mamas, grab the sources for the Madeline outfit below…

Photography: Juliane Berry Photography / Dress & Cape: Cat and Mouse Clothing Boutique / Hat: Van Nus Co / Black Bow (on hat): Mina Loves Bows / Socks: Little Stocking Co. / Umbrella: Vilac / Boat: Tirot / Photo Labs: Canadian Film Lab & Carmencita Film Lab

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Now that October is *almost* here, are you all sooo ready to get crafting your kiddos’ Halloween costumes? Yeah, right! We’ve shared a lot of fun kids costume ideas in the past, but working with cardboard, scissors, and maybe some paint has gotta be pretty do-able as far as DIY costumes go, eh? Especially for those of you on the hunt for costumes of the no-sew variety! Snag the deets for this silly costume, complete with a cardboard bird house and colorful wings, here, and scroll on through the rest below!

Cardbord dragon and giraffe costumes via aticgrafic. Pretty artistic use of cardboard, we’d say.

Sometimes all you need is a fun mask, like these from Handmade Charlotte. Cutest shark face ever! See all ten Halloween mask ideas here.

Seriously darling DIY cardboard swan costume from Mer Mag.

The cutest DIY cardboard ice cream costume from Hello, Wonderful.

This easy shark costume DIY comes from Hello, Wonderful.

They also have this sweet DIY kids rainbow costume.

And an easy octopus costume. Genius!

It would be super fun to do a mommy and me version of this DIY bird cardboard costume from Paper & Stitch.

Or these Copenhagen row houses from The House That Lars Built. Eeeeek, so creative!!!

Okay, on to alllll you can do with cardboard…

…And you don’t even need paint, if that’s not your thing!

You can actually snag templates for all those last costume ideas over at Zygote Brown Designs. So fun!

Whatcha got up your sleeves for Halloween this year? Don’t forget to use #cakeletcostumes on Insta, it’s soooooo so cute.

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Morning, all! Who here is celebrating Dia de los Muertos this year? Our gal Marisa Vitale sent over this traditional Day of the Dead brunch Gardenia of Lola y Tula put on with her daughter Alejandra (mommy and me Frida Kahlo costumes to come, just you wait!), using all items she’s collected or features in her sweet shop. Lots of ideas for honoring your loved ones here, and teaching a thing or two about this Mexican holiday to your littles, too.

Um, yes! So perfect, Gardenia.

Gardenia explains, In our household, for Dia de los Muertos, we veer towards more of an old school feel for décor. So when I decided to throw a Day of the Dead brunch, I wanted to make sure we kept things traditional. We began with the altar, the most important element of the celebration. We were honoring both of my grandmothers, Nana Lola and Nana Tula. Altars in Mexico are usually adorned with pictures, saints candles, marigolds and some of their favorite things. We threw together items reminding us of these fearless ladies: tortillas, beer, fresh flowers, tequila and coins for the slot machines (Nana Tula’s favorite pastime!) A yellow hand painted, wooden altar holds the black and white photos of my Abuelitas along with a picture of ‘La Virgen de Guadalupe,’ The Virgin Mary, Mexico’s patron saint. 

The Otomi table runners and other colorful linens are all available over at Lola y Tula.

Placemats and custom napkins were also done in the hand embroidery made famous from the state of Puebla, Mexico. On each plate napkins in the style of textiles from San Andres, done in multi-color, geo patterns were folded, then tied to the cutlery by thin jute string for a rustic and casual feel. Each setting had Mexican hand blown glassware, for Palomas or just a sipper of tequila to toast to those we were remembering.

And yep, you can find these handpainted ceramic skulls in her shop as well.

I came across these absolutely stunning outfits on my last trip to Oaxaca, folded in an old trunk inside one of the many amazing stores I walked into. I had to have them. I envisioned Alejandra and I sitting in front of an altar, taking pictures just like we’ve seen in black and white. Now Alejandra will know a little more of what it means to be from such a special place.

Such a great way to honor Lola y Tula, Gardenia!

Photography: Marisa Viltale Photography / Design + Decor: Lola y Tula

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