Valentine Gumdrop Necklaces by One Charming Party

Love this new take on the candy necklace.  

My daughter loves to make jewelry anyway, so I'm sure she will flip when I show her this photo. 

I mean seriously, what is more fun than gumballs and jewelry? 

Put them together= sweet girl JOY!

I have adored so many parties that the two lovely ladies from One Charming Party, 

Sara and Brittany, have organized. Their creativity is above and beyond.

I loved getting to know them at Alt Summit and was so impressed with their 

crazy darling set up that they had for us to practice our photography skills. 

Isn't this just a perfect set-up for a circus party?  Wow!

photos taken by Nicole Hill Gerulat

Kate Spade: Things We Love

This photo makes me happy!

Stripes & Color= Happy.  

This could belong to none other than Kate Spade.

This is just one of the fabulous photos in a little clutch-sized book 

of inspirations designed and published by Kate Spade New York.  

During the Kate Spade party at Alt Summit, we were given one of these 

limited edition books that shares what inspires the creative 

team at Kate Spade New York. 

{I love this idea and totally want  to copy it and create one of my own...

even one for our family.  That would make a fun family tradition 

to make a book of faves and have each member have a 

chapter, page, or whatever... 

huh. I'm gonna have to chew on that idea.} 

Back to the original point of this post...

Dying over these vivacious pages.

 

Marvelous. Simply marvelous. 

You said it so well Kate and team, 

with beautiful colors, photos, & shinny excellence. 

What a fun gift to receive. Thanks!

Altitude Design Summit 2011

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Do you ever just FREEZE when you get overwhelmed? 
Lately, I have been doing this excessively... 
I just get so overwhelmed with things I should be doing, or want to be doing, and then these little insecurities sneak in too and it's like this triple paralyzing threat to me. Shouldn't I be able to handle life's stresses better as I age, instead of FREEZING?
I've been wanting to write about Alt Summit, but frankly, I don't think that I'm very good at putting my thoughts into words to express what I really would like to convey.  Regardless, I need to write about this just so I can remind myself why I enjoyed two days with some *crazy* amazing people. 

First off, aren't these retro lunch boxes just fantastic? The goodies that were found inside were so fun too! My kids were trying to take over my "treasure box."

 So, Alt Summit is basically a two day conference where there are keynote speakers, blogging classes, panels, DIY workshops, parties, and a lot of socializing with new & old friends!  I loved re-acquainting with those I met last year, and getting to know many new ladies. I am excited to apply my new-found inspiration and motivation to both my blog, a pina colada, and shop, Modern Palm. 

To complete the festivities, a series of mini parties were hosted at the hotel by the sponsors. The Kate Spade party was off the hook fun! Aren't the decorations fantastic? The black and white striped base with the fun, bright colors are P*E*R*F*E*C*T! Loved the black glasses, thanks to the Girls with Glasses who helped host the event. And the Kate Spade goody bag, filled with some lovely treats, was a great way to top off the event.

The keynote lunch on Thursday featured Mondo and Seth Aaron from project runway, and the keynote on Friday was DJ Spooky. They were all very interesting, entertaining and informative! So fun meeting them all too.

I was excited hear from the lovely Tina Roth Eisenberg of Swiss Miss. I really enjoyed her humor and honesty during the closing keynote speech. 

photo via Armelle
{Caitlin of Caitlin Creer Interiors, 
Kirsten of 6th Street Design School, 

Amanda of Recycled Consign and Design, 
Armelle of Armelle Jewelry,& me}

 

It was great meeting the lovely ladies pictured above.

They are all very talented, wonderful, and fun! 

Here are a few of the lovely ladies and friends I was able get to know better: Rachel of Black*Eiffel,Stephanie of StephModo, Suann Song of Simplesong, Jane of See Jane Blog,Courtney of BeauCourt,Alma of Alma Loveland Designs, Kirsten of Simply Grove, Melissa of IS•LY, Dandee of Dandee Designs, Stephanie of Nie Nie Dialogues, Janie of We Heart Paper, Trina of La La Lovely, Madeline of Uber Chic for Cheap,Erin & Rachael of Today's Mama!  WOW! I could go on and on, and I think I just might, in another post...coming soon. :)I'm so grateful for all the new 
knowledge, motivation,and friends I gained from such a great conference.  I'm already looking forward to next year!  

All images courtesy of ALT Design Summit 2011 and 

photo booth images by angela and ithyle