the burrow: a christmas update

Here's how The Burrow is shaping up this Christmas season in a few pictures...some decorations, some just of the house coming together.

stay tuned for a gifts post

BFF Christmas Eve baking

pictures on the wall! we live here!

the office

my husband is handy.

PLEASE NOTE: The Santa Clause on the TV

our piano is back!

new chalkboard

first attempt at chalkboard art...almost respectable

Merry Christmas!

audra's baby shower

We had an excellent turnout for Audra's shower.  Unfortunately, I didn't snap a ton of pictures (combination of the extremely hot weather and holding babies and helping with the party).

We did a few things that worked very well:

-only mini-games (mad libs, etc) laying around the party for guests to do at their leisure (no large group games)
-clotheslines double as decorations and gifts
-simple theme: light green/aqua and white

Here are a few shots I managed to get...

First, the prep work (more can be seen here):

gift + doily + twine

DIY clipboards + homemade mad libs

water, lemonade, raspberry lemonade

cups, plates, utensils from shopsweetlulu

lemonade cucpakes from Just Because Bakery

"Advice for Mark + Audra" // "Wishes for Baby"

table set up // vase + burlap

clotheslines everywhere: decorations that double as gifts!

 Now, the party...

cousin love

babes (born a week apart!)

sleepy Joey with mama

pretty Maira enjoying the festivities

All the Mrs. Bs!

 

 

guest of honor with her mama

Then, at the after-party, these cuties had some cupcake fun:

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clothespins + food stands: easy diy

This past week, Luke helped me personalize some of the decorations for Audra's baby shower this weekend.  Our decorating theme is light (minty, aqua) green and white (it's a boy!).  Our invitations looked like this:

 

So I did two super simply DIYs: striped clothespins (to hang baby clothes as a decoration/gift), and food stands (more food can fit on the table!).  First, the clothespins were super simple:

One: I spray painted them all white.
Two: I added painter tape.
Three: I spray painted green (flipped over, repeated one-three)
Four: Done!


The food stands took a bit more effort (and a bit more help from Luke.  Here's the simple how-to:

Step One: Put on overalls.**

Step Two: Gather materials.

Step Three: Find the center of each circular board and drill a hole.

Step Four: Spray paint both sides of the circular boards (I used light green and white).

Step Five: (if desired) Lay doily on circular board and spray paint again in a different color.

Step Six: Secure circular boards to candle stands using a screw and screwdriver. Done!

I'm getting excited for the shower and even more excited for the new baby.  Life is good.

**Step One is very important. Do not skip.