Author Archives: thesidestuff

A wedding spectacular cirque-style

Posted on June 29, 2012

Thinking big time outside of the box, all the way to the big top itself, friends Collie and Justin came up with one of the most glam wedding themes: Cirque du Soleil meets Southern formality. Although I was so sad … Continue reading →

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My book, your book, our book

Posted on June 26, 2012

Now that we’ve got two(!) little girlies in the house, and the little one already has a closet full of hand-me-downs, I realize we’re in for a lifetime of trying to keep things fair between the two and making sure … Continue reading →

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Beach bachelorette party invitation

Posted on June 23, 2012

A sweet summer bachelorette party at the beach! Who wouldn’t want to go? When a friend asked me to help with an invite for this weekend of frolicking in the sun, vintage postcards immediately came to mind, as did summer … Continue reading →

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All the numbers

Posted on June 22, 2012

You may have noticed things have been a bit slow on The Side Stuff the past couple weeks. Things have been busy around here with the new baby girl’s arrival on 6/12/12 – kind of a cool birthday, huh? I … Continue reading →

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Old school skateboard-inspired Father’s Day Fun…over at Cupcakes & Cutlery

Posted on June 11, 2012

When Sharon over at Cupcakes & Cutlery asked me to help with a Father’s Day design, I couldn’t wait to put pen to paper. She throws such fun parties and has a really unique twist on everything she does. For … Continue reading →

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Pre-baby organization challenge #5: All the other little things

Posted on June 10, 2012

Project #1: Paint can clean-up, Project #2: Lining up the table linens, Project #3: Marking up the craft boxes, Project #4: Framing moments Linen closet labels…since it seems to be too difficult for my hubby to figure out where to … Continue reading →

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Wrap it up

Posted on June 8, 2012

With the baby countdown underway, and doctor’s orders to lay low,  there’s not a whole lot I can do this week. How to keep myself entertained? Present wrapping. Since I know I’ll be in a baby fog and not the … Continue reading →

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Summer bbq essentials

Posted on June 6, 2012

I love a good bbq, especially because it means less cooking and easy clean-up. Last year at the end of the season I stocked up on outdoor eating goodies and loved pulling them all out last weekend for a great … Continue reading →

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Eat, drink and celebrate

Posted on June 4, 2012

Since we made it one more weekend without baby #2′s arrival, we hosted friends for the last couple of times before we will be heading into hibernation for a little while. We had a lot to celebrate with a couple … Continue reading →

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Pre-baby organization challenge #4: Framing moments

Posted on June 1, 2012

Project #1: Paint can clean-up, Project #2: Lining up the table linens, Project #3: Marking up the craft boxes From this…                                                             to this… Now that a new baby is almost here, I’ve been wanting to turn the big girl’s room … Continue reading →

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