Modern Plant-Themed 24th Birthday Party

 Hey guys, today I am sharing an event that I actually did not put together, but was a surprise for my birthday last month my family and relatives kindly did for me. I said surprise --allow me to clarify. I knew there was a 'party' but I did not know they had time to decorate and had gone all out for it, so it was a pleasant surprise. If you know me well, you know I hate many surprises, surprise parties included, but I enjoyed this surprise. 

As the balloons show, I turned 2,424. Man, how time flies. The decades just go by faster every century. They chose a plant-ish theme and simple colors, which is perfect for me. My mother even got fancy, practical notebook favors and my grandparents gave me a lovely pot of live flowers that miraculously are still alive as I type. The four balloon popped, so they got creative and used matching tissue paper on a cardboard four, which looked more unique, so it worked out well. I honestly thought that was intentional, so thumbs up for great improv!

I hope you enjoyed this theme idea as much as I did, and look forward to sharing more events soon!

-Lauryn 

Rose-Themed Birthday Party

Hello! Here is one of the upcoming parties I mentioned in my last post, a Rose-themed birthday party, which I did for my mother in August. I was desperate for theme ideas and had no idea what to do until the week of. Several different things gave me the idea of doing a rose-theme, and I though that they were my mother's favorite flower. As it turned out, I have been wrong about that my whole life. Anyway, I made a graphic-design-style calligraphy poster with both paint and markers, rose Epsom-salt favors, and a bouquet of paper roses. For the paper roses, I used a Pinterest tutorials and they are super easy to make. I used wooden dowels for stems and painted them green. I stuck real vines into the pegboard for a fairy-tale look, and I used both backyard flowers and bouquets from a local store in vases. Here are the photos:

If you find yourself in need of a unique party idea for a lady (or girl), hopefully this helps. I have a lot more posts to share, so visit again soon!

-Lauryn

DIY Gardening Kit

I made this gardening kit for my cousin last Christmas for less than $5, and it is super easy to put together. Below are the steps so that you can make one for a young girl or plant-lover in your life:

Step 1.

Time to gather your supplies. I bought the trowel and shovel at Walmart for $0.50, but you can find them anywhere pretty much. I had the seed packets on hand, but you can find them for $0.10 sometimes. A lot of times they're $0.25. I bought the gloves at Walmart for $0.50-$1.00. I already had potting soil, but it is usually not too bad. I got a pretty big bag for between $2-$5. The glass dish I used for the terranium I also had on hand, but you can find things like that at most thrift stores. I bought mine for $0.50 or so. I made my figures with Polymer clay scraps. If you would rather buy them, they are often sold at thrift stores. I had twine already, but if you want to package everything with it, it is sold at both Walmart and Dollar Tree. 

Step 2. 

Put your soil in a bag. I used a paper bag, but plastic would be fine, too. Tie it with twine and label it. I placed mine inside of the glass terranium dish.

Step 3. (Optional)

Tie your seed packets and gloves with twine.

Step 4. 

Place your figurines/terranium embellishments in a bag (mine was a party favor bag), and tie it with twine. If you want, you can add a tag or label. 

Step 5. 

Place eveything in a cardboard box. Shoe boxes work great. Tape a paper that reads "DIY Gardening Kit" and lists what's included to the inside of the lid. I handwrote my label on regular paper and used Dollar Tree washi tape. 

You're done! I hope you enjoyed creating this simple, fun gift. I have more gift tutorials to share soon!

-Lauryn

5 Botanical Minimalist Interiors

A new year means new designs and remodeling...so here are five botanical minimalist interiors that I found inspiring (and hopefully you will too):


(Sarah Sherman Samuel)


(Apartment 34)


(Roomed)


(The Design Chaser)


(Oak Furniture Land)


-Lauryn