Mother & Daughter Summer Social

May 10

Keep.com Mother & Daughter Summer Social

We’ve been  in the mid­dle of a super fun party cam­paign with Keep.com, the orga­nized and curated way to shop the inter­net.  All of the amaz­ing prod­ucts that we’ve dis­cov­ered on Keep.com came together for an inti­mate party with sev­eral pals and their daughters.

Mother & Daughter Summer Social

Keep.com Mother & Daughter Summer Social

It was the ulti­mate sum­mer soiree! We had a ball with our gals as we nib­bled on organic yum­mies and crafted under the starry night.  All of the details were per­fect, thanks to our read­ers and fel­low keepers.

Keep.com Mother & Daughter Summer Social

Mother & Daughter Summer Social

So, with­out fur­ther adieu… throw on your sequin party frocks and get ready for our list of sum­mer party essentials!

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Friday Favorites

Apr 26

DIY Envelopes - The envelope is the letter, simply fold and send!

DIY Envelopes
I love these sim­ple DIY enve­lope let­ters from min­imega. The let­ter is the enve­lope — sim­ply write your mes­sage, fold it, and send. Sim­ple is always best!

30-Cup Ice Cream Tower of Doom

30-Cup Ice Cream Tower of Doom
Even the sweetest-toothed child would be scared of this mon­strous trib­ute to Häagen-Dazs. Yikes!

DIY Tangerine Snail

DIY Tan­ger­ine Snail
Here’s a healthy alter­na­tive to the ice cream “tower of doom” that’s sim­ple to make & tons of fun. Head over to Lit­tle Cook for details.

DIY Paper Animal Heads

DIY Paper Ani­mal Heads
Do-it-yourself decor for the bed­room walls of your lit­tle out­doors­man. Visit Hello Lidy for the fun & sim­ple tutorial.

Cat Tipis

Cat Tipi
Ditch the carpet-covered card­board tube and pick up a hand­made tipi for the fam­ily cat (avail­able here for $54, via eat drink chic).

Repurpose a fallen tree into the ultimate bike stand!

DIY Fallen Tree Bike Stand
Repur­pose a fallen tree into the ulti­mate bike stand (via Stu­dio Sjoesjoe on Pin­ter­est).

More Instagram Food Art

Apr 17

All You Need Is Love, Instagram Food Art by Hong Yi

If you enjoyed our post on break­fast artist Idafrosk, you’ll love this work by Insta­gram foodie Hong Yi.

Instagram Food Art by Hong Yi

Dur­ing the month of March, she chal­lenged her­self to cre­ate an orig­i­nal illus­tra­tion every day with two con­straints: the image had to be made entirely of food, and the back­drop had to be a white plate. She cre­ated land­scapes, ani­mals, scenes, and homages to pop culture.

Here’s a peek at a few favorites…

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No-Fail Party Planning

Apr 12

Party inspiration with Keep.com

It’s final count­down time for Hand­made Char­lotte and Keep.com’s ulti­mate out­door party! We’ve dis­cov­ered so many incred­i­ble shops and tastemak­ers on Keep.com while putting every­thing together (check out these great invi­ta­tions and sweet treats). There’s just one more week to go until party time!

Last week we called on all of you to share your best party finds. We still need your help! Sim­ply sign up and fol­low us on Keep.com. We’ll fol­low you back so we can pick a keeper to fea­ture in next week’s post. That way, we get to party with all of you—how cool is that?!

Let’s take a peek at some of the last-minute party sup­plies spot­ted by our favorite new Keep.com trendsetters…

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Sweet Treats For The Ultimate Outdoor Party

Apr 04

Keep.com and Handmade Charlotte

For those of you just tun­ing in, Hand­made Char­lotte and Keep.com have teamed up to throw the ulti­mate out­door party. With two weeks to go until the fes­tiv­i­ties begin, we’ve invited all of our read­ers to “keep” along­side us to help get this show on the road.

Tastemak­ers flock to Keep.com to col­lect all of their favorite things from their favorite shops. This means you’ll be shoulder-to-shoulder with all your style heroes as you cre­ate your very own dream bou­tique. Keep.com makes it easy to dis­cover, col­lect, and pur­chase. No more hunt­ing for the buy button!

Last week we shared a col­lec­tion of DIY party invi­ta­tions to pique the curios­ity of your party guests. This week, we’re pair­ing up deli­cious party sweets with dyna­mite serv­ing pieces to deliver the ulti­mate in taste and pre­sen­ta­tion at your next party.

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Let’s Get This Party Started!

Mar 26

Telegram Invitation

Spring is here and we’re throw­ing an epic out­door party with Keep.com! The first thing we did was load up our Keep.com col­lec­tions with invites, sup­plies, party decor and every­thing else to make the soiree a mem­o­rable affair.

What is Keep.com? Keep.com is a visu­ally inspir­ing mar­ket­place. You’re wowed by hand picked fash­ion, food, and craft sup­plies, then you are one click away from the pur­chase. Whether your plan­ning a party or look­ing for your warm weather wardrobe, Keep.com lets you col­lect your finds and then invite friends and fam­ily to check it out. It’s like own­ing your own spe­cialty boutique.

Now let’s talk about this spring bash that i’m try­ing to pull off. I thought it would be cool to ask you guys to help me with the plan­ning by shar­ing with me your fav party sup­plies and web shops that carry them. You’ll need to sign up for Keep.com and basi­cally start keep­ing your super fab finds. You fol­low me on Keep.com and I’ll fol­low you. Let’s start sharing!

A great event starts with a fan­tas­tic invi­ta­tion. We found ten that will get the party goers run­ning to their cal­en­dars to save the date. DIY projects and pre-made cards by indie mak­ers all made the list. Where do you buy your invites? Let us know by Keep­ing them!

Join me as we take a look at some of the best party invi­ta­tions of the season…

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Sweet Easter Treats

Mar 12

Chocolate Covered Carrot Strawberries for Easter

Easter Car­rots Choco­late Cov­ered Straw­ber­ries
Even your lit­tle ones can help make these super cute and easy-to-make Easter treats. The ones pic­tured above are from Harry & David, but you can find a recipe for mak­ing your own here.

Bird's Nest Macaroons for Easter

Bird’s Nest Mac­a­roons
Cre­ate lovely lit­tle speck­led robin’s eggs using a tooth­brush and some blue food col­or­ing, and then make a coconut mac­a­roon nest to hold them. Get the recipe and tuto­r­ial at The Faux­martha.

Glitter & Confetti Filled Easter Eggs

Glit­ter & Con­fetti Filled Easter Eggs
You can’t eat them, but these DIY Easter eggs from Gri­ottes are super sweet all the same. It’s con­sid­ered to be good luck when you break the glit­ter and con­fetti filled eggs–known as cascarones–over someone’s head.

Update: You can also find a tuto­r­ial for this con­fetti egg game–with a fun twist–over at Oh Happy Day.

Rich Chocolate Cake with Truffle-Egg Nest

Rich Choco­late Cake with Truffle-Egg Nest
Truf­fle eggs tinted robin’s egg blue and tucked inside nests of milk choco­late shav­ings atop a gor­geous choco­late cake… need I say more? Visit Martha Stew­art for the recipe.

Baby Carrots Planted in Hummus with Roasted Garlic Recipe

Baby Car­rots Planted in Hum­mus with Roasted Gar­lic
How fun are these baby car­rots with pars­ley leaves dipped in mini planters filled with hum­mus? Head over to La Rec­eta de la Feli­ci­dad for the recipe.