Month: February 2016

Ballet Baby Shoes

Ballet Baby Shoes

When your baby first starts to walk you look for soft sole shoes. We all know about the baby moccasins and if you read our post Baby Shoes Fanatics you know about our favorite baby booties. I want to tell you about one of our newest 

Super Mom/Nana

Super Mom/Nana

When I decided it was time to have a baby, I knew it wouldn’t be easy. I also thought, if my mom did it, I can too. She was a young mom in her early 20’s. I even remember when she went to college while my 

Planning A Cake Smash

Planning A Cake Smash

Izzy is turning 1 on March 2nd so the countdown to her first birthday begins! We planned a cake smash ahead of time so that we could get her pictures on the invite to her party. Here’s what you need to think about when planning a cake smash.

  1. How quickly do you want to send the invites? Do you want these photos on the invite?
  • We wanted to send out the invites around a month out and we wanted the photos for the invite. Because of this we planned according with the photo shoot. We picked a date where the photographer could get the photos to me with enough time that I could create an invite, get it shipped to me and then mail them out. We used Shutterfly to create our invites.

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  1. The Photographer
  • Not all photographers are created equal. Look for a photographer that you enjoy other photos you have seen of his/hers and make sure you get quotes on price and how many photos you will get for that price. Every photographer has their busy times of the year so reach out at least 3 months ahead to get something planned, just in case. Make sure you ask them how long it will take for the photos to get to you as well.
  1. What is the theme and color scheme?
  • We chose pink and gold & stuck with the princess theme, which was also the same theme and color scheme I used for my baby shower. Start planning, crafting or ordering all of your goodies and try to get things you can use again at the party.

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  1. Cakes??? What flavor or decor?
  • Our cake baker used products that wear easier to digest so Izzy would be less likely to get a tummy ache depending how much she decided to eat. We found images of cakes we liked and sent our favorite to the baker. Izzy ended up being pretty polite and hardly ate the cake. She took little pinches of icing and cake. This is not how she normally eats so I was shocked! If you live local you can reach out to Addicted To The Kitchen (our cake baker) and she might be able to bake a cake for you too. Either way you should check out her blog for some fun and easy recipes.

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Here are the details on Izzy’s outfit:

Crown: You can find this crown and many others at YourFairytaleDreams. You can also find them on Instagram:FairytaleDreams

Tutu: You can this tutu in a couple other colors at Sweet Emerson’s Closet

Diaper Cover: We found this Ruffle Butts cover at BuyBuyBaby (click for the direct link to the cover). Keep in mind these run big so you may want to try them on in store.

Cake topper and iron on “One” for the bib: MommyGotTalent is the shop on EtsyI bought a bib from Hobby Lobby ironed on the “One” with the directions from the shop and hot glued the pink tulle to the edge of the bib. The cake topper has toothpicks that easily slide into the cake.

XO Eryka

I received some of the mentioned items in this post in exchange for an honest review. As always all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.

 

Goodbye Nursing Necklace, Hello Teething Fun

Goodbye Nursing Necklace, Hello Teething Fun

We are very connected to the shop Getting Sew Crafty. This Mama works hard to make some adorable nursing and teething jewelry for you and your little. We have been buying from her shop since before Izzy was born. How adorable are these necklaces? When Izzy 

When nursing comes to an end

When nursing comes to an end

Caution nursing photos: If you are uncomfortable please do not continue to scroll down I set a goal for myself, 3 months, then 6, then 12… and I’m just about to 12. It was a hard road for me and you know that if you 

Valentine’s Day Fashions

Valentine’s Day Fashions

As soon as I heard “it’s a girl” I knew that I would be playing dress up with a live baby doll. There are so many ADORABLE shops out there and I want to let you know about them. For some adorable holiday clothing and accessories here are a few we chose from for Valentine’s Day.

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Getting Sew Crafty is and has been one of our favorite shops since before Izzy was born. I wore their fabric and wood bead necklaces as a toy for Izzy while she nursed. As Izzy grew it became a teething necklace. She would grab the necklace and chew it while i was holding her in my arms or in her baby carrier. Now Izzy wears her own teething necklace (under supervision). She has so many styles and colors and is a very sweet shop owner. If you want to give her stuff a try, use code: IZZY2 for 20% off your purchase. Click here for the shop’s Instagram.

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P & THE LION, where do I start? They have adorable mommy and me options and the styles are too die cute! I may or may not have matching shorts. Pictures to come. The shorts and faux fur leg warmers are both from P & THE LION. I have to say, we are pretty excited about the Easter shorts too! This shop makes quality clothing and accessories that are unique and fashion forward. Want to turn heads, buy from this shop! EVERYTHING in the shop is adorable and it will soon be one of your favor places to shop. Click here for the shop’s Instagram .

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Lastly you need to visit Spera Creations! It’s our little shop. We mostly sell local to friends but of course expanding is never a bad thing. We mostly sell headbands that have a loop which allows for hair clips to attach. I love making headbands like that so you can keep using the clips all the way into grade school. All you need is to keep getting a new size headband as their head grows. We also have done custom orders for friends and we also make felt bow clips and bow ties. Click here for the shop’s Instagram.

Happy shopping!

XO Eryka

I received some of the mentioned items in this post in exchange for an honest review. As always all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.

Baby Shoes Fanatics

Baby Shoes Fanatics

I’m kind of a shoe fanatic and shocker.. now Izzy has become one also! She LOVES to carry her shoes around the house and pull them all out of her closet. Izzy’s first pair of shoes were Freshly Picked Moccs which are super cute! They were