ROAR with Modern Bebe!

What a fun project!! This was one of my first birthday packages that included a photo session, design of invitation and custom party items! Thank you Jen for allowing me to create for your two precious little ones over the years! You out did yourself on this party and everyone had a
ROARING
great time!





The birthday boy took a few tastes of icing then popped the paci back in, quite a site. wink. wink.



My boys loved their dino puzzles and the idea that 'they' got to open a gift too! great idea!!



We can't seem to have a party these days without custom drink wrappers and a chance to display little Jaxon once more!



precious photo banner is not just for 1st birthday's and having to include 12 months worth of photos, customize this product to any needs and show off those cute snapshots of your precious one!



Had to capture Big Sis anxiously waiting for a piece of cake with her 'wubby' she's had all of these years!



A bedtime ROAR from the birthday boy!




Contact Kim at Modern Bebe's Etsy shop for your custom party needs!

Fast Forward a Bit...

Over the holidays I dove into some studying of photography and decided this would be a great avenue to pursue being I love to be completely involved in the designs I create! My mom herself is an amazing photographer so I've had the pleasure of learning from her as she's taken me under her wing to show me the ropes. Big hopes for this year that this will be an additional service to offer Newborn to Toddler Clients for photo + design packages!

Here's a start of a new adventure.

Thank you to these beautiful families whom allowed me to share these special moments with them!

I Need to Rock!

Coming from a musically talented family, the Rock Star theme has always been a personal favorite. It's the first party I created as a fully custom package and it's been so fun reinventing it along the way! I just can't resist... we will be having another party in this theme for my youngest son who sings sweet songs throughout the day, has a killer beat on the drums and his favorite color is punk rock pink! Truly getting excited for this event... we are still a few months out but this this little project for a custom Rocker Party for Mr. Austin gets my head spinning with ideas!

Look WHO has a NEW Dr. Seuss Inspired Party!

As so many of us strive to better ourselves in the New Year, it is top on my list to start blogging more and keeping those of you who follow or may be new to Modern Bebe in the loop with so many exciting projects on a daily basis, I am just thrilled to create in 2012 and still feeling so very blessed to be pursuing my passion in design! Thank you to many lovely clients and returning clients - you inspire me and keep me smiling in the late hours. Also, my K Cup is back!! I went three weeks without it and not quite sure how any work got done but all is well and that 20 second brew is just magical to me!

A few months back I was approached to create a whole new twist on a Dr. Seuss themed party, something completely unique, girly, lots of glitter and total sweetness for a little one year old! Kendra has been an absolute dream to work with and was gracious enough to give me full reign to let the creative juices flow! I am so very excited to show a sneak peek of 2012's Dr. Seuss inspired party, we added more yellow into the theme and mixed a fun whimsical font in with the traditional Seuss font. It was so hard for me to part with these designs yesterday as they were sent on their way to Kendra and I truly hope she enjoys every detail for her little Kynleigh's 1st of many incredible celebrations. The party is centered around the famous Seuss quote,

"Why fit in when you were BORN to STAND OUT!" - Dr. Seuss

((seriously... if I ever have a girl - this is the first birthday party she will have ))

Each of the 40 little guests will be receiving a personalized placemat/craftmat -- so fun to decorate the party with and a cavity-free favor that all parents will appreciate! An over-sized banner created is sure to be a standout at the party as well as the little birthday girl!

Items will soon be on my Etsy shop at www.modernbebedesigns.etsy.com as a Do-It-Yourself Custom Package and also for assembled products to get this look for your event! You can always email me sooner for a custom order!

my new obsession

As if I needed another reason to keep me up late at night... my office remodel turned out to be fantasic way for me to creae even more and has me looking at light in ways I never had before. I'm beyond exicted about a new year and new projects. As Robert Emmitt from Community Bible would say...to stay curious as God intends you to! Completely intrigued by natural light and the results that come with it!

I love that this photo in the middle captures my youngest son's uneven beautiful curls ♥

Modern Bebe's favorite local nursery boutiques!

You all know by now how much of a fan I am of Anniegogglyn and Anniegogglyn KIDS, thank you ladies for allowing me to create for you! I'm currently working on the stores yearly private holiday shopping party, which is such a fun event to attend & some stocking stuffers tags to go around the store... give a gift that's fabulous and unique this year... and don't forget the stores are next door to eachother so treat yourself too!!

Knuckleheads clothing line is always a PLUS to for wardrobe select for your holiday card!



... & ...

I did a little happy dance around the house for this one, Modern Bebe was featured on Caden Lane's blog this week!

Just adore Caden Lane, such fun patterns to create around, thank you for the recognition - completely humbled!

Christmas Collection by Modern Bebe

Spaces are limited this year for custom holiday card designs as I am booked through the New Year with custom parties... {{ how exicting }}... the Mr. needs a great gift ♥ his tremendous amount of love and support is what allows me to pursue my passion and the occasional mommy meltdowns in between ..wink..



Contact Modern Bebe to check availability for your custom needs!



Just love this new modern vintage look!
Thank You Zoe Pearn for the amazing papers!

Case of the Mondays FREEBIE

It's not often that we have a day full of drizzle in our small Texas town which left me and my two cabin feverish toddler boys not quite ready for the Monday ahead. We are well into the holiday rush here and rushing along with you!

:: a few exciting updates ::

Modern Bebe's Dr. Seuss inspired party was linked on the Facebook of Project Nursery last week as well as our latest party display of a Big Top Carnival as one of the top three in the running for top project of the month on ProjectNursery.com... I wish I had a moment to keep up as this all became news to me much later than when the events took place, thank goodness for good friends to keep me straight!


Today, as I needed a little more of a boost than my K-cup could offer, I received some fantastic news that just made me float. One of our summer projects is mentioned on Caden Lane's blog! The shower was completely inspired by Katy' Mamari's Boutique Bedding collection, the beautiful design was such fun to work with and I am just in awe to be any part of being recognized by her. I have admired the owner of Caden Lane bedding and local Nursery Couture Boutique for quite sometime, being a stay at home mom initially I would search deals to get as many items from her shop as I could to design around my little strapping boys! I will never forget the moment that Katy was in Nursery Couture... as I made my weekly prego visit... she had brought in the start of her creation of one of her child's birthday invitations... it was to be packaged in a clear plastic box with candy inside, many around were teasing her of this idea.... to me, it was the first time my mind did it's first.... CLICK.... Many of those close to me love to say my mind is always turning... I just can't resist a moment to stop and appreciate great design!

If you haven't had a chance to read the success story of Katy - you definitely need to, such an inspiration!

To celebrate the moment I am in the midst of remodeling my office and left my favorite touches for last.. the custom wallart, here is a freebie of a 4x6 inch from my place to create to yours!

ENJOY!!




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Falling in ♥ this season...

It's been an absolute JOY to work with such beautiful babies and great photography as I've had the honor to create as these first time parents announce their little ones to the world!

::: meet mr. london knox & little miss vivian lane :::





I'm super excited to have had the pleasure to create my first

photo shoot & design!!!

I am by no means a professional behind the camera but put the setting on automatic and open up some window lighting and we were pretty proud of the ending results! It was amazing to be a full part of creating these sweet memories for such a sweet family!

congratulations sam + justin... here is a sneak peek!

Be the UNIQUE Kid on the Block

I am just loving how our latest Sesame Street inspired party turned out for one of Modern Bebe's favorite clients, Ginny and little Ms. Brooklynn!

The fun mix of pink makes me have that urge for a little girl ♥






OH... and the personalized placemats!! Perfect for any theme as easy decor and favors! These 9x11 inch heavy card stock/laminated mats are hand wash friendly and store perfectly in your kitchen drawer to use as a placemat or display in the playroom, as each design has a back side with the child's name in trace the dot font!


Speaking of little ones... I have a handful of new birth announcements that I can't wait to post once I give the new mama's a chance to send them out in mail. AND I am happy to say I am in the midst of doing my first PHOTOSHOOT and design!

All of this and more creations coming soon!

Wednesday sure feels like Monday!

Well it's an exciting day today, though I feel like I'm dragging like it's a Monday!
My youngest niece was brought into this world, a healthy beautiful baby girl and I just cannot wait to create for her!

ALSO an added +

One of Modern Bebe's parties was featured on the ever-so-lovely ProjectNursery.com!

I stumbled upon this site years ago before I first became a mom and would stare at all of the gorgeous nursery creations and great mommy and baby finds! A close friend suggested I put my first party package on the site that later featured on Project Nursery's blog. This was a pivotal moment, as I was praying about to going back to work full-time as a Special Needs teacher or pursuing my new found passion in Design.. prayers were answered on that very day - God is GOOD! ((though I think I put in way more hours than full-time :wink: )) & now I'm honored to say we have a new feature on Project Nursery's FB! Be sure to 'Like' their page on Facebook.com to get even easier updates of the latest and greatest trends for nurseries, parties and showers, baby finds and fabulous articles written by many of their designers! Our Texas local - Katie, creator of Caden Lane, even blogs for the site from time to time!
((and you can PIN your ideas on Pinterest))

http://projectnursery.com/projects/a-seusstastical-birthday/


Red and turquoise cover my desktop and craft room daily, I have so many new products in stock in this theme so be sure to check them all out at MODERN BEBE on Etsy.

We even have a new GRINCH insipred party for your holiday birthday!



Yes, yes... we are NOW in the holiday season for all of those fall colored lovers, Red and Green will be making it's way into your household soon enough -- be sure to check for FREEBIE PRINTABLES coming soon! I walked into Hobby Lobby the day after Halloween and there was the old faithful Christmas music and decor!

Modern Bebe is ready to hit the ground running with custom parties and orders through the holidays!

Happy Halloween from Modern Bebe

Why is it that this time of year comes around too fast, not to mention Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season just around the corner! I couldn't quite catch my 4 and 2 year old boys in action in their gear but I couldn't resist making a few goodies to go along with their outfits, here's a peek at the accessories for my youngest son's outfit as Justin Bieber
(have I mentioned he has great hair!)
I think I need to have a girl, but I have my fun while I can until the boys are old enough to say NO MOM!
::sniff.sniff::

Fun DIY Projects

I find some of the most joy in my job seeing other mother's inspired to pullout the glue gun and sissors and CREATE!

Here are some fun, easy and affordable ideas!



An easy tie of black ribbon, a trim on the edges and hot glue the eyes and DISPLAY!



DIY Canvas Prints! Such a great idea for your home and gifts for the holidays approaching!




Speaking of the holidays.... for your next event use wrapping paper to cover your tables for instant color and decor, trim the width in half and make a fancy table runner!





All creations by Modern Bebe found at Etsy.com can be sold as DIY printables... let's bring out the CRAFT in you!

Sail Away with Modern Bebe!

AHOY!! A FREE DIY printable cake banner from TomKat Studio!



LOVED these custom wood pins from Etched in Time on Etsy, awesome seller!!



What a busy summer for Modern Bebe! There was excitement in our household this week for the start of Mother's Day Out, this is the first year that both of my boys are attending and they are eager beavers about learning so it is great to be working some normal hours a few days a week.

Modern Bebe had a GREAT summer full of fun new projects from weddings, to new custom birthday party packages to freelance work for local businesses and most recently an opportunity to create for a private shopping party for Julian Gold!

I pretty much hit the ground running from start to finish of a personal party then it's back to work so now that my oldest son's party is days away I have to scrounge up the time to post about my youngest son's birthday celebration a few months back.

I'd have to say the big inspiration of this theme was Coen's great hair! We had to play it up in the theme and a Nautical celebration seemed just perfect!

The starting focal point of the party was a custom felt banner made by Taffy Wishes at Etsy.com! We were loaned a vintage boat to ice the beverages, the bright colors of tangerine and turquoise with a mix of gold (for Coen's love of Goldfish) were inspired by this season's hot trend. New products such as water bottle labels, treat boxes, favor tag stickers and custom signage for centerpieces are now available at my Etsy shop!