Yeeeha! It's Friday!

I'm finally getting around to show you part of an amazing shoot we did of inspirational party tables last Saturday with talented Ayumi from You and MeWorld Photography! Ayumi is one of those people that engulfs you with smiles and makes her job look so easy. Well there's no doubt she loves doing what she does best -  beautiful photography! I'm really excited to show you my new western cowgirl line of paper goods that I'll be featuring on my etsy shop hopefully next week!  For now my shop is being worked on by etsy support staff and should be going back up real soon.

A flying week!

No time for a breather! This week has been super intense filled with tons of "to do" lists and I can't even begin to tell you how little I've slept and how many things I'm working on all at once!! Regardless I'm really excited about everything that's happening - we've been remodeling our master bedroom for a couple of weeks now. Jorge has been working so hard on the attic clearing all the mess to make room for a new light fixture box for our bedroom. I've had this dream of hanging a chandelier because I think lamps are so boring!! Jorge has been amazing...he removed that nasty popcorn off our ceiling, opened a whole where our chandelier will hang from, ran wire from the attic to the light switch and installed a dimmer switch (he knows I'm crazy for mood lighting) and the list goes on and on!!! I've only assisted on all of these projects but it feels so good working by his side and making our dreams come true. We might be only half way there but we're excited to tackle DIY projects together. This all translates to living with half my clothes in boxes and having our bed in the living room and not finding my shoes in the morning!! BUT I know it's all worth it. I will share some pictures of our remodeling soon. For now I'm drooling over these chandeliers in modern spaces and a girl can keep dreaming right?!

Winner of Giveaway!!

The winner of the 405 Carmageddon party package goes to Tala!!!

Tala said...


sorry i just reread the post. I will be having a carmageddon bbq with your awesome decorations and YOU ARE INVITED :D

I live in Calabasas ... :)



July 12, 2011 12:07 PM


Please contact me asap at emtsweeetie@gmail.com with your mailing address so it gets there on time!!

Thanks for all of you that supported me on this nutty idea and who shared your comments with me!!

405 FWY Carmageddon GIVEAWAY

So if you live in California you know that next weekend is expected to be chaos in the West Side and hopefully not 30 miles and beyond! Well officials are advising people to stay home and avoid the streets all together. I say...have a nice mellow party!! I already ordered my NetFlix movies and got our UNO cards and Monopoly out and we're planning to relax and enjoy not going out for a change! I commute on the 405 at least 1.5 hours a day so it's really carmageddon on a daily basis if you ask me. Hopefully LA commuters really take the time to just take it easy for at least one weekend out of the year and see this 405 closure as a chance to enjoy our homes with our families.

I made some time to create a party kit to give away to one lucky Californian! It includes a fun "405 Carmageddon Party" banner, a set of 10 cupcake toppers of different types of automobiles, 4 small 405 interstate freeway signs to decorate your glasses and 2 decorative highways!! Just leave me a comment telling me what you plan on doing this coming weekend to avoid Carmageddon! I will pick a winner at random on Wednesday night! You must live in California to win!!

New line of Pirate Party Decor

As I had mentioned to you before I've been working on a few new items to feature this summer and some of them are finally done! I just love 3D shaped items for party decor and I think this pirate ship would look so awesome surrounded by delicious treats, gold coins and skulls! With that idea in mind I picked up a few delicious cupcakes and dressed them up with wrappers and toppers! It's been so hot out and somewhat humid so I envision a pirate party by the pool or the beach! - Just another reason to go out and celebrate outdoors!!

Kristie & Damien - A real Wedding plus WellWed - the Hamptons Magazine

It's such a great pleasure to share with you a glimpse of Kristie and Damien's amazing wedding day that occurred earlier this month. Their special day happened to fall on my birthday :) Kristie contacted me to create her wedding stationary thru etsy but we quickly started exchanging emails and we built a friendship. Both of us having super hectic work schedules and living in different time zones as she lives in Lindenhurst, NY and me being here in LA, we often missed eachother's phone calls but we always somehow managed to get the details right. Kristie knew exactly what she wanted but at the same time gave me the freedom to be creative. Her colors were yellow and grey as she is definitely a modern bride! lots of contemporary details but keeping the traditional wedding etiquette at all times. Aside from their wedding invitations I created matching menus, table card numbers, a seating chart, and all of her labels for the amazing candy bar she created! I couldn't have been happier when she contacted me right after her honeymoon to tell me how amazing their wedding day was along with beautiful pictures! Her photographs by Basia are so gorgeous they caught the eye of WellWed Magazine team and featured Kristie & Damien's wedding day on their blog!! It really captures what a truly beautiful and fun couple they are and I was really privileged to have worked with both. Here are only a few pictures of this amazing day!

Little Red Wagon

I tried a couple of new things this week! I've been wanting to try the Trader Joe's yellow cake mix and white frosting for a 9" cake pan I bought at Joann's about a month ago - finally I baked it on Sunday! The frosting was super easy to make and I pulled out my recent creations and snapped a few pics before we gave the cake a try! My husband refuses to think that I need to purchase a baker's spatula to spread the frosting around. Instead he picked up a venetian plaster spatula from Home Depot and I have to admit...it did the job!! I'm not a baker by nature and all I really wanted was to easily spread the delicious frosting on my cake - thanks sweetie for the handy idea! So among new things I'm trying to create more decorations for boys. I just love the little red wagon theme I've been seeing on vintage shops. So now available is my take on the adorable boy red wagon cake topper available on my etsy shop. I look forward to creating more boy theme party decor so if you have any suggestions for me - let me know! Not too far out from my comfort zone I created a mermaid cake topper with lots of little details that include an aqua pearl! I used pearlized cardstock for the little mermaid as well as the age number...I think I like it!

Weekend at the Hollywood Bowl

So far a sweet 10 year tradition with my sweetie is the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. It was Saturday June 16th 2001- our official first date! We showed up with a 6" Subway sub and 2 bottles of water for an entire 9 hour jazz show under the sun! There was jazz, laughter, hand holding and at the end of a fabulous day - a kiss. We had no idea the Hollywood bowl would become so dear to our hearts year after year. It's an event we prepare for weeks - from the time we camp outside of the bowl after midnight (this year we showed up at 10pm!) to purchase our tickets to the weekend it's happening! It's grown to a full blown caravan of coolers, picnic basket, wine totes, and so much fun. This year I decided to use my Hollywood Bowl picnic under the stars cook book for a cold salmon and dill/cucumber sauce recipe that is super tasty! I paired it with a fresh butter lettuce, shrimp and caramelized walnut salad - it was amazing! Jorge chose a Traminer from Mosby winery straight out of our cellar that brought out the flavors of the salmon so well! The weekend was a blast, we met lots of nice people that were there to party and enjoy the day just like us.