popsicle party

these are going up in the shop today. it's the perfect way to say good bye to summer and hello school year! Plus you'll be a pretty cool and you kids will have a blast jumping out of the car to deliver these fun little popsicle invites!

I'll customize it for you... so head on over to the shop and grab one. I'll have a printable version for you to use at home with in a matter of hours!!!!

So go get ready... summer's almost done. Get a date and get started!

CHARLIE LOU DESIGNS

A little Sample...

I've been busy making some fun stuff to go up in my shop. I get the itch to be crafty every once in a while, and this week has been one of those weeks. I absolutely love everything that Martha Stewart makes, so i decided to do my take on one of the cakes that graced the covers of her magazine. It was really easy. I just used plain white baking cups to make the flowers and then attached them with pipe cleaners to floral foam. It did take a while, but I think it was worth it. I think it would look great in all sorts of colors!

So these pictures are for a Garden party theme Bridal Shower. This is just the beginning. Imagine Brightly colored flowers all over the table, LOTS and LOTS of good food... Some yummy punch.... it would be quite the shower.

I even made the pom poms. Those were very easy too, and a great project for bride's maids to do for the shower or even for a DIY wedding project. You could even just do the cupcake liner cakes for center pieces for the tables... I think it would look fabulous.

All of these things are available in my shop. They are all files that I will customize with your bride's or bride and groom's names and all the details of the shower or wedding on the invitation, name cards, cupcake wrappers, treat bag toppers, thank you cards, etc. They're sold individually or as a bundle. So stop on by the sop and make your next party look amazing! I send you the files and you can print them from home of at kinkos for an affordable and FABULOUS looking party. They are as cheap as $8... not too bad!

And there's lots of options in the shop. From Baby shower theme's to ice cream shop themes, to monster or robot themes... and if you'd rather have something in boy colors for some of the gender neutral themes just send me a note and i'd be happy to do that! And everything in all of my parties can be sold individually... so don't worry, if you don't want the whole package, only parts, you can do that too... just convo me through the shop and i'll put a special order button up just for you!

Charlie Lou Designs

little nugget

this little nugget is already three months and getting sweeter by the day! Every time he comes over Charlie is in heaven... she's just started to LOVE babies.... which is kinda scary... seeing how we're about to be bringing another one home.... Bust she heard him crying one day and went and got him one of her diapers and her wipes... such a sweet little mama! I can't wait to see what we have. I hope it's a sister so she can play house and be mommies together some day.

my mother and father-in-law are currently living in California. They've been serving on a mission for 18 months and are about to come home, so they've never meet this sweet guy yet, they've only seen his pictures and skype of course... but she went to her local wallgreens there and had some prints of him made, went back a little while later to get some more made and happened to see a familiar face, her little grandson up on their wall!!! And of course it just so happened to be my picture... so funny. She asked them about it and said, "um..... what is my grandson doing up on your wall?" Haha!

Christmas in July!

What? Christmas? Seriously?.... yes. We're half way there. Before we know it school will be starting and summer will come to a sad end. But it's never too early to get started on making all the little details of that special time of the year! With the new baby coming so close to christmas I decided to start early this year. Since strawberries and raspberries are all on sale and really good and fresh right now I bought a bunch to make some good 'ole freezer jam! To me there's nothing better than a home made gift. They're just thoughtful and meaningful. I love them. Freezer jam is SO EASY TO MAKE. You just follow the directions in the box of pectin. It took me about 20 minutes. 4 cups of fresh strawberries will get you about 5 cups of jam. I bought cute little Ziplock plastic jars with a red lid so I could freeze them and they'll stay good in your freezer for a year. So if someone has a baby, bust out a jam of freezer jar to go along with your meal. If someone is sick, bring them over some nice yummy soup and a jar of your freezer jam! (I actually just typed a jam of your freezer jar! haha) It's the perfect gift!

So for christmas gifts I made these cute little tags to attach to any gift or jar of jam, or homemade salsa, or cookies in a jar... anything! And the best part?

THey're 50% off in my shop right now through the end of the month of july! So go over to the shop and grab your gift tags for this christmas for only $5 right now!!!! I recommend getting a 2" scalloped punch from Michael's or Hobby Lobby! It makes it that much more pretty!

Charlie Lou Design SHop!