This week, beyond continued experimentation with watercolor painting and a still-on-the-needles baby blanket, I’ve been spending time playing catch-up with a miscellany of little things. You know, just tying up loose bits, putting a finish to small things that have just been sitting around waiting for me to get to them.
One of those things is designing party invitations for an upcoming ice cream-themed birthday party.
The ice cream fabric was picked by the birthday girl herself, specifically for a birthday dress, thus cluing me in to the ice cream theme. (She does love it.) The ice cream cone is a quick watercolor that will be scanned in and added in full color to the invitation once I’ve got the layout right.
I’ll be making these ice cream cone cupcakes with help from my talented cake-decorator cousin. It can’t be that hard, but I’d like my icing to actually look like ice cream, if you please.
Then there’s the soon-to-be-three child herself, the other small thing I’ve been chasing:
This one has been a whirlwind of activity lately, barely finishing one thing before moving on to the next. I feel like I’m running behind a typhoon with a bucket, pleading, “Do try to keep all the water contained, won’t you?” Still, it’s nice to see her so crafty.
(Thank goodness her sibling is content to remain a little slower-motioned during most of these moments. One day I’ll have to show you how nicely and quietly he scribbled all over a step stool and a windowsill while I was distracted with his sister.)
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Love it when people do parties for their own kids – wonderful memories for the whole family. And v impressed to see your daughter is wearing a smock. We don’t seem to have an outfit left without some sort of self decoration, and yet so much art is done in the nude.
written on April 14th, 2010, at 9:42 pmSuper cute cupcakes. I can’t wait to see yours.
written on April 14th, 2010, at 10:09 pmwow! you keep yourself pretty busy :)
written on April 14th, 2010, at 10:24 pmlucky girl being surrounded by ice cream!
a whirlwind of creativity, hmmm, wonder where she gets that from :)
written on April 14th, 2010, at 10:41 pmThat is going to be one fabulous birthday party :) Have fun and happy wishes to the lovely 3 year old! K
written on April 14th, 2010, at 11:04 pmSounds like a lot of fun. Those cupcakes look divine- good luck making them! xo m.
written on April 14th, 2010, at 11:22 pmAll looks lovely – an ice cream themed party sounds delightful. My littlest scribbled all over a chair yesterday when I was in the shower – the other two never did that!
written on April 15th, 2010, at 1:00 amI love party! I like the details on how you painted for the ice cream cone. *Slurps* Ice Cream cone cupcake!! SO beautiful!
written on April 15th, 2010, at 3:15 amIn my experience, (at least around here), it’s the quieter types you have to look out for! Is 39 too old for an ice cream themed birthday?
written on April 15th, 2010, at 3:28 amIt all looks amazing Gretchen – I love your ice cream cone watercolour, it’s lovely :) Good luck with the cupcakes, they look ‘delish’!!
written on April 15th, 2010, at 4:17 am=) Fun theme, watercolors are so addictive and it looks great!
written on April 15th, 2010, at 6:46 amLoving the icecream… what a great idea for a party. Yummy yummy yummy.
written on April 15th, 2010, at 11:40 amthat should be a special party…relish the look of concentration on her face…such a painter
written on April 15th, 2010, at 2:44 pmIcecream, what a perfect idea for a three-yesr-old birthday theme!
written on April 15th, 2010, at 5:04 pmI *love* the idea of an ice-cream themed party. How fun! Good luck with those cupcakes.
written on April 15th, 2010, at 7:44 pmOh my, Gretchen, what an adorable young lass you have — gorgeous hair, gorgeous lashes :). Such concentration on the task at hand, too!
The cone on your watercolor is really cool, and that fabric is sooooo cute.
written on April 16th, 2010, at 12:50 amCute! My friend did an ice-cream sundae buffet for her sisters baby shower recently and it was amazing… Big girls love ice-cream themes too!! Your invites look lovely.
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