Who Needs an Invitation!

With all the electronic invitations available to us today I question whether or not we still need paper invitation, stamps and calligraphy!  Just Kidding!!!  I absolutely love opening the mail to find an adorable invitation to a child's party or baby shower, an elegant invite to a wedding or milestone anniversary celebration and I especially enjoy receiving a whimsical, flashy or unique invite to a birthday party.

Receiving an invite by mail is extremely personable.  It tells you your presence is being requested directly from the host to be in attendance at that particular celebration! It also shows that you've been kept up with!  The sender actually has your full name and mailing address!  It's a personal invitation for your eyes only and not a list to someones entire database or massive call to all who can attend! So when someone sends you a note via mail they've gone beyond the social call of duty!  You're special!  If you can't attend there is usually a request for a regrets via return note or phone call. 

Traditional invites show thought, expectation and gives you an indication of the feel of the event! There are so many varieties of the personal invitation.  Usually made out of some type of specialty paper or card stock but can be made of bottles, plexi-glass, wood, and other objects.  Whatever you imagine can be created!  An invitation is also the first indication of the type of event you've been invited to.  Is it casual or formal?  Is this going to be a creative gathering or a traditional fete!

Now don't get me wrong, I love the convenience of evite, punchbowl and pingg, just to name a few.  An electronic invite does not carry the same personal touch that a traditional invite does and should not be used for a formal event.  Informal gathering at the house...evite!  Game time....evite!  Small party with cake....evite!  Wedding invitations require a stamp.

Take a look at these invites below and see that they relay so much more info than an electronic message!

Mail the puzzle pieces and let the guests put it together!  So fun! 

Baby Shower Invite.  So Cute!

Sweet Potato Paper has really nice multicultural invites for all occassions!

This record serves notice of the party!

This unique invite tell me it's a Vintage Affair!

Until next time,
Jennifer

dbO Creates Dishes with Style!

I stumbled upon dbO Home while enjoying my morning dose of Daily Candy.   Being that I love to entertain dishes are so important to an event.  Now, they don't have to be matchy, matchy, but be creative and spend a little time planning out your food display, buffet table or the dinnerware you want to use for each guest.  I guarantee if you put together an unexpected but thoughtful display you will generate some good table talk amongst your visitors that won't be forced or fake. :-)

Look at these one of kind unique platters, spoons and hot chocolate cup cheers me up!  What really caught my eye while perusing the dbO site was the unique design of their dishes.  Everything is made by hand, thought out and perfected.  That's such a joy being that most items are produced in such mass quantities these days.

What a perfect gift these original items would make! What you see below is only a sample of what's available.  They have so many different designs and pieces you'll have a time trying to figure out what to get!

Platter set.

Hot chocolate cup.  Burr!



These spoons are so adorable!  Look at the bowl!



Until next time,

Jennifer!

Cupcakes and Pinterest!

Today's post is inspired by my love of Cupcakes and the creative finds on Pinterest!  Even though cupcakes have been around since the 19th Century there's not much recorded history on the little personal pastries.  The new wave of cupcake creations that took place a few years ago, when cupcakes began to make their way into weddings replacing the cake and into adult parties and corporate events was a fad that I thought would not be around for long...boy was I wrong!

Today still holding their own, cupcakes are still showing up at all types of events and with original decorations, designs and displays!  Not to mention in all kind of wonderful flavors!  Today I saw a blueberry, blackberry cupcake topped with blueberry cream icing!  I drooled as my taste buds imagined how delicious and decadent a bite would be!!!

As I searched Pinterest this morning, one of my favorite pass times that inspire creativity, I found some lovely, fun and creative cupcakes.  Take a look at these fun unique themed cupcakes.  Don't they look tasty!

Hamburger Cupcakes!  Too Cute!

I love the sharks floating around the buoy!  Creative!

A salute to all things medical!

Who doesn't love the zoo?

I hope you enjoyed this fun creative blog of cute cupcakes!

Until next time,

Jennifer