A giveaway to celebrate 700 Sales!!

Yippee! My shop hit 700 sales this week! Keeping with tradition it's time for another giveaway...this time up for grabs are 3 packages of our striped straws. New to the shop, they've been quite popular. And I can see why, they are just darling!

The lucky winner gets to pick 3 packages in the color(s) of their choice. Winner will be announced on Friday, May 13th.

TO ENTER -

1. Simply leave a comment after this posting, either include your email address to be contacted if you win, or be sure to check back on Friday, May 13th for the results.

2. Want an extra entry? Become a Pretty Smitten fan on Facebook and leave a comment telling me you've done so.

Thanks, good luck and HAPPY FRIDAY!

6 months old!

These adorable little feet turned 6 months old yesterday.

So did the rest of her. Happy 6 month birthday to my sweet Amelia. Seems like just yesterday she was born.

Something else is growing too...sales in our shop have hit 700! Stay tuned, to celebrate we'll have a giveaway starting this week.

Ahead of myself...

I guess I'm seriously wishing it was Friday today...because I posted my Friday find a day early! OOOPS! Oh well, everyone gets it a day in advance...one more day to check out these lovely handbags.

Happy THURSDAY everyone!

{Friday Find} Opelle Handbags

You just have to love Etsy. Yesterday I stumbled across Opelle...a shop dedicated to handmade leather bags. I'm in love! Here are my favorites...

The Ballet Bag in black

A larger version

Loving the tassle accent and the gold hardware!

Want something lighter for summer? Available in bisque too

They also have other styles like this clutch, perfect for a night out!

Enjoy and Happy Friday!

{PS Party Theme} You are my sunshine...

Pretty Smitten's You Are My Sunshine print has been one of the most popular items in the shop since I created it a couple years ago. I started singing the song to Owen shortly after he was born. It became a nighttime ritual...one I now share with both Owen and baby Amelia. But I'm not the only one who has an emotional connection to the song...more often then not customer's tell me why they love it, who they sing it to, or who sings it to them....and I absolutely adore these stories!

So why not create a party around it? A few sunshine parties have popped up around the web...check out a couple here and here. But what would a Pretty Smitten sunshine party be? Well of course we have to start with the print...

I see it in kelly green and yellow. Just like the grass and the sun, perfect for an outdoor party. And for the invitations? How about the medallion pattern, stick with our color scheme of kelly green and yellow and throw in a monogram.

And then add in some...

fresh flowers in Mason jars

HWTM

pretty paper lanterns, hanging from trees

Sara's Party Perfect

lemonade

getty images

Sara's Party Perfect

Pretty Smitten striped straws

and sweet treats

Sara's Party Perfect

Sara's Party Perfect

And you've got yourself a sweet party for your little sunshine. So, who wants to be my first client to throw a Pretty Smitten sunshine party?

Royal Fun

Will you be watching the Royal Wedding this Friday? I'm not sure I'll be able to resist the fairytale! And if you're really getting in the spirit and planning a wedding watching party, well then you'll have to check this out...

Mini Boden, home to some seriously adorable children's clothing, is getting in on the festivities with free printable party downloads. Invitations, decorations, party games and more, find them all here.

Invitation

Decorations

Bingo game

Recipe

Cute right?

Happy Monday!

Bisquits with my baby

Happy Saturday morning everyone! Owen and I decided to make buttermilk bisquits this morning. He loves to cook with me and Saturday morning is always a good time to bake.

We used a recipe from Southern Living. So easy with just three ingredients....self rising flour (4 cups), shortening (1 cup) and buttermilk (1 3/4 cup). I've never actually used shortening before! California raised I guess. But it was quick and easy to make these little bisquits. Owen's favorite part? Cutting them out. He was quite good at it!

And here they are all lined up. We actually only baked three this morning, and the rest are headed into the freezer to be baked for Easter morning tomorrow.

My official taste tester. He approved.

And they got even better with a little blueberry jam and cup of coffee in my favorite mug.

And here's a little bit of real life...

There was flour EVERYWHERE! But we sure had fun, and thankfully Daddy helped with the clean up!

Enjoy your Saturday!