Graduation Party- Kids Buffet

Graduation Party-Kids Buffet

My favorite thing at the graduation party was that we had  an area in our yard designated as the kids zone with the kids tables, a teepee, crayons, paper, and a clothes line to hang the pictures they drew and best of all-A KIDS BUFFET!  What little kid would choose to have a pulled pork sandwich over dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets?  The kids buffet also had assorted juice boxes, veggie cups with ranch in the bottom, and of course any kids buffet wouldn't be complete without ketchup.  When decorating the kids buffet table I kept with our retro travel and adventure theme with a small globe, retro toy camera, and tiny wagon.  

Why are kids more likely to eat their veggies when they are displayed in a darling red wagon, in their own little yellow cup, with a spoonful of ranch?  I can't explain it, but it's a fact.

To see what the biggest hit of our graduation party was click on the link below.   Here's a hint...How can you go wrong when your guests can roast their very own marshmallows? 

Graduation Party

Graduation Party

I'm so excited to share the pictures of Queen Bee's graduation party.  It was a wonderful event, filled with people who love her and have been a support and inspiration to her.  It was a time for her dad and me to celebrate the amazing girl she is and all of her accomplishments.  Can you tell we are super proud of her?  The quote pictured above on her graduation announcement was the inspiration for the theme of the party.  Queen Bee has an adventurous spirit and a enormous heart.  She has already traveled quite a bit, including participating in a humanitarian program to build a kindergarten classroom last summer in Fiji.  And she plans on continuing to travel abroad and help those less fortunate while pursuing her college education.  I wanted her party to reflect her and the hopes and dreams she has for the future.  She also has her mother's love for anything vintage and retro, so I wanted to have a playful retro vibe to the decor.  

Here are all the details for where I found the things I used to create the party. For the items I found on Amazon, you can click on the link in the sidebar for more information.  On our buffet tables I used a retro globe from Dot and Bo.  I fell in love with these darling bright retro suitcases I found on Amazon.  I also used some vintage cameras and cake plates from my collections.  The globe and suitcases were the jumping off point for the color scheme of the party so I was thrilled to find  these darling Meri Meri Charms and Stripes Hanging Pinwheels that I mixed with these Meri Meri Toot Sweet Pinwheels, they were the perfect combo of colors. The tiered chip server was from Target and I lined it with gingham printed waxed paper from World Market.  Finally, throughout the party, I used scrabble letters to spell out words related to travel.

For more graduation party details, including the amazing kids buffet, click the link below.

Lucy the Glamper

Lucy the Glamper

It followed me home.  I think I’ll keep her, and call her Lucy. 

Yes, you guessed it.  We bought a vintage camper! I cannot contain my excitement!  Isn’t she cute? If you know my husband and me at all, you know that we are NOT considered campers.  In fact, I pretty much strongly dislike camping.  I am a germaphobe, I’m highly allergic to pretty much everything living outdoors, I have a hard time sleeping in any bed but my own, I could go on and on.  Despite all of the MANY reasons it didn’t make a lot of sense to buy a camper, that we would in fact need to take camping, we did it!  And I couldn’t be more excited! 

I have wanted a vintage camper for a couple of years.  In fact, at times you could say I was obsessed with them.  Everyone who follows me on pinterest can pretty much attest to that. Sorry pinterest followers.  I don’t know what it is about them, it could be my love for retro and vintage décor, or light and bright colors.  Or maybe it is just how I build things up in my mind to be way more special, amazing, and wonderful than they actually in fact are.  Whatever it was, I was determined to have one and at least give glamping (glamorous camping) a try. 

Thanks to my amazing husband for all of the love and support you give me.  For letting me follow my heart and my crazy, sometimes…how can a say this, obsessive passions.  You have made me a very HAPPY CAMPER!

Be sure to stop back by Our Humble Hive. I will be sure to post everything we do to fix her up and bring out her best!  You can be sure there will be a lot of vintage, flowery, bright, happy, décor coming soon!  And maybe some adventurous camping stories-what have we gotten ourselves in to?

Decorating with Meaning-Collections

Decorating with Meaning-Collections

I love collecting things that make me happy!  Collections can be great to display throughout your home as small groupings.  The picture above shows a few of the cake plates from my cake plate collection.  You don't have to display your whole collection at once, I have many more vintage cake plates that I display in my office.  I just choose a few here and there to display together in other places in my home.  I like to change it up and keep things fresh and new.  

Behind the cake plates in this picture is another meaningful piece I have.  The salvaged wood distressed artwork was a gift that my dad made for me based on one sold in Pottery Barn.  It is amazing!

Another collection I have is my vintage Nancy Drew books.  I LOVE Nancy Drew books!  They are so nostalgic to me.  When I was a young girl I was obsessed with Nancy Drew and read most of them.  I didn't really own any when I was younger, I always checked them out at the library.  I recently saw some for sale at a vintage store, and I was hooked!  I know it's a quirky little collection, but I love it and it makes me happy!  Like the cake plates, I don't display them all, just the yellow ones. (Did you know that the really old originals were bound in blue cloth?  Just a little Nancy Drew trivia for you.)  

In front of my glorious Nancy Drew collection I've displayed a vintage LDS sacrament tray.  I love all the little silver cups.  The trays all stack up neatly in a cool silver carrying case.  I find these fascinating.

Collections you love can become such a fun hobby.  I hope this little peek at some of my collections helps spark your interest in displaying collections you love!

Decorating with Meaning

Decorating with Meaning

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My number one piece of home decorating advice is to surround yourself with things you love.  Whether it is the colors you love, things you love to collect, or things that are meaningful and have a history.  There are so many ways to add  pieces throughout your house that make you happy.  If you start by surrounding yourself with things that you love, your home will become a refection of you and you will love being there.

The picture above shows how I've displayed an old handwritten recipe card written by my sweet little grandma.  It makes me happy each time I see it. I love her familiar handwriting and the fact that the recipe is for beet relish.  I wanted to fit the small recipe card in a  5x7 frame I found so I added burlap behind it.  I love that it gives it a little texture and makes it more rustic.  I also felt like the cute red strawberries would pop more with a little extra color so I used washi tape to tape the card to the burlap.  So simple! 

This week I'm focusing on things I love in my home. I have many "obsessions" and collections of things I love, so it's not going to be easy to narrow them down.  Hopefully showing how you how I incorporate things that make me happy into my home will give you inspiration to do the same.  I'd love to see what you are doing in your homes with things that you love!  Share your pictures with this week on instagram at #ohhhomelove (our humble hive home love).