Pretty Little Links: weekly roundup and link lovelies

These types of posts I adore, they always seem to happen on Fridays and are a concoction of loveliness that has been found around the web or links to things that posted during the week. I must succumb to the temptation and share with you some of the loveliness that I have found.  There was just too much wonderfulness this week, and I am guessing it will only get better with the holidays quickly approaching.  SO...for the holiday season I am giving you the gift of things that caught my eye...cause I will bet money they catch your eye, too.  I would love it if you shared some others (of your favorite links) in the comment section!

First to begin the series, my favorite Link Loves that I read religiously every weekend:

MAGNOLIA ROUGE
OH HAPPY DAY! (she writes the links for BABBLE.COM but I read them on her blog)

Of course there are more, I will share some with you every week.  Now...for the good stuff. My faves of the week...

simple embroidered napkins diy on design*sponge
fondant bow topper tutorial on the sweets bar
black and white party to die for on a fabulous fete
the gorgeousness and wonderfulness that is elegant decay starts here wth valley & co on bubblerock
a recipe for pretty peppermint goodies that immediately went on my to do list on sweetapolita
paper pretties i just like looking at on ritzy bee
a gingerbread house party of adorableness on garnish
diy canvas placemats that are getting made this weekend on frenchie and flea

Enjoy and happy weekend!!

Hunter's Monsters Printables are UP!

Hello again! Just wanted to let you know I got the monster printies up! I hid them towards the bottom of this morning's post.  I made this guy to match "Monster"  aren't they cute together? Enjoy!

Hunter's Monsters - Yellow Monster Birthday Party

Hello Lovelies! So this weekend we had a teeny party for my littlest, Hunter, who turned 3.  By teeny, I mean, H + H, my brother, the hubby, and me.  Uber teeny.   I just want to let you know...a teeny party is no reason to not have decorations.  This was very the first time I strung garland across the entire living room.  It looked great! It instantly felt festive.

The decor was based on Hunter's favorite color - YELLOW and his favorite thing - MONSTERS.
So I made him a little monster.  Who Hunter appropriately named...wait for it..."Monster."

I made him in a few hours, from fabrics I had around the house, and I can post a pattern if you would like. 

Details from the party:

Vintage yellow invitations were sent out to our teeny extended family found at moxie thrift on Etsy
Yummy Delicious Cookies ordered in shades of yellow to match the party
Handmade Monster Cake – recipe for “Best Birthday Cake” from Smitten Kitchen (if there is only one cake you ever make…OH HEAVEN! this is it) with Jell-O brand vanilla pudding filling and cream cheese icing – Ina Garten via Food Network
The eyes stuck on with toothpicks were leftovers from my zombie party. Don’t worry we did NOT eat them.
The cake pennant was made and embroidered by me (see DIY here on Canvas and Canopy)
Little monster cake bells (adapted from Bakerella's Cake Balls) with candy sugar eyes (Bake It Pretty) and gummy worm horns (couldn't find Runts anywhere, I wanted to use the bananas)
All garlands made by yours truly…didn’t see that one coming did ‘ya?

I also made little monster activity sheets and coloring pages for the party.  I will post those soon (right on this post) - I promise.     Free for personal use and you know I always LOVE links back here!

  

Download these little printies HERE.  This is the VERY first time I've done this...enjoy!

 and please let me know any helpful hints with downloads.

SOURCES:

WHITE PLATTER (w/vanilla shortbread tarts + monster bells) – MARTHA STEWART FOR MACY’S
WHITE PLATTER (w/cookies on it) – TARGET (PAST SEASON)
VINTAGE CLEAR CAKESTAND - ETSY
GUMMY WORMS, YELLOW WRAPPING PAPER - TARGET
PARTY BLOWERS & PARTY PICKS – PIER ONE
YELLOW CANDLES – BAKE IT PRETTY
YELLOW STRIPED TREAT BAGS – FORT AND FIELD
YELLOW BALLOONS (small - garland and 3 foot - not shown) – BALLOONSNMORE via YOU ARE MY FAVE
ZINC “H” - ANTHROPOLOGIE

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY - love the day

This is a special treat. This should be a Wonderful Week of WOW-inducing eyecandy. But today for Wonderful Wednesday I am pleased to bring you Lindi of love the day. I love Lindi, and by the end of this post, you will, too.

Love the day is an incredible design shop on Etsy. She is amazingly talented. Her ready-made designs are fantastic. Her choices of colors, impeccable. “Print, cut, party.” 

 Easy Peasy.

How cute are these little hats??

Pretty.  Easy. Pretty AND easy. (my kind of party)

But there is more.

She does custom…like custom everything. She offers FREE printies around the best spots on the web (which I may or may not stalk…) She styles parties. I die. This one was just released this week. (Disclaimer: yes, my garlands are in it, and she styled them so amazingly I cried…really, but shhh don’t tell anyone or it might ruin my tough gal…er…ok. Nevermind. I cried from the beautiful styling. Out of sheer joy. I love her. But that’s not why she is here.)

Lindi is a wonderful, kind and super sweet lady filled to the brim with many gorgeous talents. This is her daughter’s party. If I had a girl…this is perfect. Heck, I have two boys. It’s still perfect…now to find me a little girl to randomly throw a party for… Hundreds of butterflies. Little lovelies everywhere. Pretty darn perfect.

  

I honestly could write about pages and pages of how amazing this little lady is...Now, for the good stuff...I would love to introduce you to the LOVELY Lindi.

ETSY

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Here are her wonderful answers to my favorite questions.

 

1. As a printable designer, you have a wide range of styles in your portfolio. I love your versatility and ability to pick the perfect “fit” for the event. What 3 things most inspire you?

I find inspiration everywhere, especially from all the other amazingly talented party bloggers! But if I had to choose three things it would be:

funky color palates

unique shapes

and fun patterns

 

2. Not only can you make lovely printies, you are incredible at prop styling. What is your favorite thing to do?

Ahh, thanks Jenny. You are so cute. I am so torn between my love for designing printable party materials and actually styling a party. I love that moment when you find the perfect something to base your party inspiration on. Like the butterflies in the butterfly party. Once I saw those, my mind went crazy with fun ideas! But then again, I love starting with a blank screen and creating a design based on customer needs. I don't know, I love both!

 

3. How/why did you start your shop?

I owe starting my shop to my mom. As a fabric designer, she is always inspiring and encouraging me to take new risk and seek new opportunities. She helped me create Love The Day and is my daily business consultant/manager. I couldn't do it without her!

4. I LOVE your incredible Butterfly Party. It’s so gloriously girly and pretty. What was your inspiration?

It was those butterflies for sure! I found them (500 of them!!) 75% off at a craft store. They were white and just perfect. I knew with a little spray paint, they would look amazing hanging from my daughter's favorite tree. Then pair the butterflies with your ruffle garlands...lovely! I was so excited when I found them.

5. Tell us your FAVORITES…

COLOR? Favorite color! Ahh that's the hardest question so far! I LOVE color and am always inspired by new color combinations. You can ask my mom, I always drove her crazy as a teen because I would come down ready for school in the funkiest colors I could find. Burnt orange defines my High School career. But right now, today.....I'm loving coral.

PARTY GOODIE/DECOR? Why your ruffles of course. I'm not even kidding.

**INSERT ME BLUSHING HERE** See gratuitous garland shot above**

SECRET SOURCE FOR PARTY GOODIES? Don't judge, but I get almost ALL my party goods from the local thrift store. I get this crazy rush from turning something old and not loved into something beautiful and cherished. The butterfly party was 98% thrifted (the linens, china, flowers, etc..).

SOURCES: See more of her party on her blog (and at an increasing number of major blogs on the web)

CAKE – RENE TAKES THE CAKE

RUFFLE GARLAND – HANK AND HUNT

LEMON CURD TARTS, BLUEBERRIE PIES, CUPCAKES, CHOCOLATE MOUSSE, MARSHMALLOWS, DIPPED COOKIES – CITY SWEETS

FAIRY COSTUMES – HALO HEAVEN

FLOWER HEADBANDS – THE LITTLE PEA

PHOTOGRAPHY - JON AND MELISSA SMITH

PRINTABLES AND STYLING - LOVE THE DAY

A big THANK YOU to Lindi for sharing her inspiration and shop with us!

And a GIANT Thank You from me personally for letting me be a part of such a beautiful party.

xo, Jenny

POTTER + BUTLER WINNER!!!

I am pleased to announce the winner of the Potter and Butler giveaway extravaganza... is the Dixon Family.  I used RANDOM.ORG to choose the random number of 10. Email or DM me with your shipping info and your goodies will be on their way!

A huge THANK YOU to Potter and Butler for offering such a lovely giveaway and a delicious peek into their pretty little partywares.  Don't forget to peek in Potter and Butler regularly for new goodies for the holidays!

Pretty Inspiration Board by Marry You Me

Happy Monday!!! So, if you missed me on Friday, I unveiled my new blog decor...and later that day...what to my wandering eyes should appear...but this beautiful inspiration board from Annie, of Marry You Me. 

::sigh::

What wonderful, gorgeous eye candy from one very sweet (and talented) wedding bloggess. The most incredible part is that this board is a. perfect. match. Enjoy...



Annie says, "When I saw the makeover Jenny did here on Hank + Hunt, I got super inspired by her adorable blue and green color scheme (my favorite!) & ribbon theme that I wanted to translate it into an inspiration board for a wedding. The clean, color scheme felt so California to me! So with Big Sur as the ideal "location" for the wedding, I built on a California-cool theme, with succulents and pops of bright blue. And of course, a bunting save-the-date inspired by the fabulous garlands of Hank + Hunt. :)"

SOURCES (Clockwise from top left)
DRINKS WITH RIBBON FLAGS PHOTO - MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS
BLUE SHOE PHOTO - LEO PATRONE PHOTOGRAPHY via ONCE WED
SUCCULENT PLACE CARD BOX PHOTO - STEPHANIE WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY
CUSTOMIZABLE FREE BUNTING SAVE THE DATE - THE WEDDING CHICKS
SUCCULENT VASE PHOTO - JUSTIN LEE PHOTOGRAPHY via ONCE WED
SUCCULENT PLACE SETTING PHOTO - STEPHANIE WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY
BIG SUR PHOTO - GIRL'S GUIDE TO THE WORLD
SUCCULENT CAKE PHOTO - STEPHANIE WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY via 100 LAYER CAKE
GREEN BRIDESMAID'S DRESS PHOTO - MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS

Dear Annie,

Thank you for being amazing and sharing this lovely board!

xo, Jenny

Visions of Loveliness GUEST POST Cupcakes and Cutlery

Good Morning Lovelies! Here is our second edtion of the NEW Monthly Column VISIONS OF LOVELINESS by our favorite lovely herself...Sharon of Cupcakes and Cutlery.  With the holidays quickly approaching, what better way to begin than with Thanksgiving.  Yes...I was already thinking about Christmas...but once I saw this gorgeousness, I knew I could have a pretty holiday table without a rustic turkey or the appearance of a cornacopia.  Sharon has put together a perfect arrangement for a modern get together that I LOVE...and I can use my mom's vintage turquoise goblets and stemware that have been vacationing in the attic since my wedding (many moons ago.) YAY! Thank you Darling!!

Sharon says, "Right out of college, before anyone had kids, we used to get together every year for "Buddy Thanksgiving."  It was the brainchild of one of our male friends.  But what does he know about putting together a party, let alone a Thanksgiving, complete with turkey dinner?  Zip, so of course my sister-in-law (before she was my sister-in-law) took over and enlisted my help.  We helped to organize the potluck and of course, set a nice little table.  This lasted about 3 years and it sort of fizzled out.  I would love to do this again.  This is what I imagine it might look like.  Everyone would help prepare the food and it would be way more casual and less Thanksgiving-y.  There would be great food, good drinks, music, games and of course, children.  The only thing missing is a big enough house to hold it at.  At the time of year when you hear about "togetherness" and "family" it seems to be the hardest time to actually get together.  I think I'll propose Buddy Thanksgiving in February this year.  I'll let you know what happens.  And I adore the stripe table from Scout - Holiday so much that I think it is also the inspiration for my son's upcoming 2nd bday...Thank you Jenny for letting me have a little piece of Hank and Hunt each month.  It really allows me to explore some really cool blogs and beautiful images."

SOURCES:

FEET PHOTO - MAX WANGER

PICNIC PHOTO - JESS LORRAINE

COLORFUL BUTTONS - OH JOY

PUMPKIN PIE - OH SHE GLOWS

SOUP - THINK GARNISH

KRAFT AND YELLOW SOAPS - EXTRA(ORDINARY)

STRIPED TABLE - SCOUT - HOLIDAY

COOKING - SUNDAY SUPPERS

BRIGHT CHAIRS - STYLE HIVE

SANGRIA - ANNA WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY

SWIRLY DESSERT - ANNA WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY

SCRABBLE "OH GOSH" - LOVELY PRETTY CHEERY THINGS

FAMILY - SARA YATES

**Don't forget that today is the LAST DAY to enter to win a super LUXE handbag over on Sharon's blog, Cupcakes and Cutlery.  All you have to do is an inspiration board based on the purse! EASY PEASY, right? YES.  I'm telling you...TRY, you could end up with a new delicious goodie to your accessories.

GO ENTER NOW.