Welcome Babee

I'm really excited to show you my new line of party decor for a bee theme baby shower that we shot a few weeks ago with awesome photographer Ayumi from YouandMeWorld! Among the many plans I had this summer was to come up with a series of new themes for my etsy shop and I have to admit this Bee theme just makes me smile and sigh with joy.

I'm a huge lover of black and white damask print and for this line I got inspired by our ongoing bedroom renovation where damask print plays a major role! I'm really loving the bright yellow accent and of course the adorable bee as the star for this collection. I was so static when Ayumi sent over the pictures!! I love how she captured each detail I put so much time and effort in creating like the cupcake toppers, the drink flags, and the "B" is for Baby invitation! I spent weeks planning how I wanted this table to look like. I dragged my husband to Downtown Disney late the night before to get their delicious Kettle Korn and I even baked lemon bars the same night! I felt like I was truly having an Amy Atlas moment - setting up the backdrop, making the treats look yummy and lining up my paper goods just the right angle! It was definitely intense but SO much fun and I couldn't be happier with the results!

Staches of fun - featured on Style Me Pretty!

So you guys already know my love for weddings and how I'm always amazed at the talent and inspiration that goes on over at Style Me Pretty...well today was a sweet surprise for me!! Ian and Natalie - a local LA couple purchased my staches of fun to be used at their big day and their gorgeous wedding was featured at SMP today!! It's so amazing to see their attention to detail captured by talented photography by Megan Thiele Studios - you must check out the complete post at SMP - it's simply beautiful!

Only 2 weeks before "Back to School"

Yup that's right my summer is coming to an end soon! I still have so many plans this August it's insane! Every Wednesday for this month will be Jazz nights at the Hollywood Bowl! I can't wait to see Herbie Hancock, Keb Mo, Marcus Miller and Buena Vista Social club which will be on the 24th and oh what a super fun night it's going to be - (it's my sweetie's b-day) and I'll be throwing him a "Havana Nights" celebration! I have lots of ideas and I'm already working on his invite I'll share with you soon! We are also going to the Laguna Sawdust Festival  on Saturday the 13th for a full day of arts, picnic and music - Poncho Sanchez will be performing too and I cannot wait! My schedule is going to be super hectic with school and I will have to scale back from my crafts and condo remodel which saddens me but I have to stick to my goals and make it work. Along with books and such I always look forward to back to school shopping!!  Whether it's a new pair of shoes, jeans or just fun/cool pens and pencils! Here are some items that definitely made it to my back to school shopping list!

1) Jonathan Adler Chevron Ink pen 2) Ikea Lamp 

3) Lucky Emmie Ballet flats 4) Anthropologie Sweet Briar Notebooks

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!