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Red, White and Blue Color Palettes for July 4th Decorating

On July Fourth Americans will be celebrating Independence Day with favorite customs like fireworks, parades and backyard barbecues. To show our patriotism we decorate by waving American flags, hanging stars and stripes banners and draping red, white and blue garland proudly. 
As I started to look around at incorporating a little red,white and blue in my own celebration, I noticed the varied palettes that are available. Here are a few examples.


The bunk room above by Arkansas’ Bear & Hill Interiors {love the red accent ceiling and fan} and the cupcake toppers by The Tomkat Studio pulls together a classic patriot look.

Turquoise is the Pantone 2010 color of the year and not typically what you associate with “red, white and blue.” But I love the fresh, airy feel it provides. This charming little girl’s room in “Tiffany Blue” and watermelon accents  by San Francisco interior design firm, Massucco Warner Miller is one of my favorites. Amy Atlas‘ ribbon candy and Etsy’s Sparkle Power‘s La La Love You poster also use this soft, retro color scheme.
Benjamin Moore’s Ryan Red, Cloud White and Watertown offer a more subdue July 4th color palette. Here Thibaut’s Lighthouse wallpaper from their Boat House Collection is paired Martha Stewart’s Fourth of July clip-art streamer – here’s the how to.
All paint samples displayed above are from Benjamin Moore via Color Check.
Wishing you a safe and enjoyable July 4th!
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Read full story By on July 2, 2010 in bedrooms, boy's bedroom, Entertaining, Fourth of July, holiday decor

Eco-friendly Woodland Birthday Party Supplies & Acme Discount

 
There is something so special and innocent about this delightful woodland themed birthday party by Acme Party Box Company. Perhaps it’s because there are no mass marketed cartoon characters? {sorry Mickey!} When I found out it was eco-friendly too, I loved it even more.
Based here in the San Francisco Bay Area, Acme Party Box Company was born out of the desire to create unique parties for loved ones while while honoring both guests and the environment. 
Acme Party Box comes with custom designed letterpress invitations are printed with soy based ink on 100 recycled paper and include coordinating envelopes made from post consumer recycled paper.

Designed to be used again and again, the party kit also includes washable 100 cotton fabric table linens and decorations designed and manufactured in San Francisco. The biodegradable tableware and beeswax candles are made from renewable materials with sustainable practices.

 

The kids’ collections of heirloom quality toy centerpieces are made in Germany from sustainably managed forests and toxin free water based paints. They are intended to be played with and passed down to the next generation.

No child’s birthday would be complete without a little goodie bag for guest. Acme’s is filled with responsibly manufactured gifts including a puppet, pencils and tin filled with organic seeds. Bravo!
Visit Acme’s website to see more darling themes for parties including circus and kingdom.
And in celebration of the launch of their new website, Acme Party Box is providing all Simplified Bee readers a 10 discount off all orders now through July 12, 2010. Simply use the code ACMEPB-SIMPBEE at checkout. Enjoy!
*photography by nicole hill gerulat
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Read full story By on June 30, 2010 in baby and children, birthday party, discounts, Entertaining, healthy home

Nesting Newbies – My Favorites

If you haven’t checked out Nesting Newbies yet, its worth a visit. The new online platform blends a traditional magazine format with online videos and blogs. It features content for those who are new to nesting and need help when it comes to cooking, entertaining and decorating. They also offer plenty of inspiration. Here are some images from my favorite articles in the Winter Issue:

Loved the “drab to fab” DIY lampshade makeover. And it looks so easy to do!

Happy reading, happy day!

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Read full story By on April 21, 2010 in Entertaining, interior design

Friday Find: Pretty Smitten Personalized Paper Goods & Giveaway

Love this Friday Find! Pretty Smitten specializes in personalized paper goods. Their signature mini Swarovski crystals adorn invitations, note cards and party items. Love the little bling!

Each item is custom as you get to pick the motif, border, color scheme and font.
Love these geometric prints! Maze, polka dots or Greek key – which one do you like best?

My favorite {at the moment} are the chic Thank You notes in the maze pattern. It also looks great in the fresh poppy & pool color palette as featured above.

The elephant bookplates are darling too.

Pretty Smitten also has a great selection of announcements and party invitations. This darling birthday invite with pirate motif caught my eye.

They also make personalized cupcake toppers to coordinate with your invitation, gift tags and thank you notes!

A big thank you to Project Nursery for sharing this find.

Also, today is the last day to enter to win a chic office-on-the-go Tote – go here to enter the giveaway.

Many thanks for reading and wishing you a wonderful weekend!

*this is not a paid advertisement

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Read full story By on March 5, 2010 in baby and children, Entertaining, friday find