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The Land of Nod Holiday Party + Discount Code

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of co-hosting  The Land of Nod holiday event in the San Francisco Bay Area. Michaela, my fab intern last summer and blogger, co-hosted with me, and along with The Makery Los Altos and The Land of Nod, we had the best time! Over 100 guests enjoyed a special night of crafting, conversation, and shopping. 

Michaela and I designed a fun holiday vignette using lots of bright & colorful The Land of Nod products – a fabulous shopping destination for baby & children’s furniture, decor, accessories, toys and more. As a nod (no pun intended!) to being at The Markey, we featured a kids’ craft area with the play table, adorable zig zag stockings, and a Christmas tree decked with the cutest pom pom garland and ornaments. To ground the space, we created a chandelier out of brightly hued ornaments. We were thrilled with the way it turned out!

Land of Nod Holiday Partychandelier made of holiday ornaments
white Christmas tree - Land of Nod Holiday Party #NodEvents

Land of Nod gave us an adorable Cottage Dollhouse to decorate for the event. I had so much fun decorating it that I even created valences with left over fabric samples.

Land of Nod Dollhouse by Simplified Bee #NodEvents

It’s now the home of my kids’ “Little Bunny and Blue Bunny” and they are very pleased with the new digs. Always nice to have happy clients! 

The Land of Nod Cottage DollhouseMichaela decorated the outside with  flowers in the window boxes, wreaths and garland. So cute!

The Land of Nod Cottage Dollhouse - Christmas Decor

The Makery hosted our event and if you haven’t heard of their shop and live in the San Francisco Bay Area, get your bootie down there ASAP! It’s a crafters dream 🙂 Full of every craft essential you could imagine, the Makery hosts amazing parties, workshops and has unique supplies and decor for custom parties. Everyone who came to our event had a ball making little adornments for their Elf on the Shelf characters. Each guest left with one, which I thought was the cutest thing ever! 

craft suppliesvintage elf-on-a-shelf decorating - Land of Nod Holiday Party
Holiday cocktail with red straw
Happy Holidays - chalkboard sign

In addition, there were eight other The Land of Nod parties across the whole United States last Thursday…

Atlanta
Joni Lay of Lay Baby Lay
Boise
Kirsten Grove of Simply Grove
Charleston
D.C.
Rebecca + Suzanne of A Feteful Life
Kansas City
Carrie + Morgan of Ampersand Design Studios
Los Angeles
Kelly Lanza of Studio DIY
Nashville 
Salt Lake City / Provo
Kirsten Krason of 6th Street Design School
And to give you a head start on your holiday shopping, The Land of Nod would also like to extend a 15% discount on all of their products using discount code: BEEBLOG

Happy shopping!

Cristin

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Read full story By on November 25, 2013 in baby and children, Christmas, color, discounts, Entertaining, Holiday, Uncategorized

Your Invited :: Land of Nod Holiday Party San Francisco

Land of Nod Events - Holiday Party 2013 #nodeventsLand of Nod Holiday Party San Francisco Invite #nodevents

For all of you in the San Francisco area, I’d love for you to join me and Michaela as we get in the holiday spirit with Land of Nod at The Makery (fabulous studio & craft store!). There are limited spots available so be sure to RSVP now!

Hope to see you there!

Cristin

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Read full story By on November 13, 2013 in baby and children, Christmas, discounts, Entertaining, Holiday

Halloween Decorating Ideas :: Witch Theme

witches hat cupcakes - cupcakelady

Last year it was spiders, but I think this year’s Halloween theme will be those wicked old witches! I’ve found a ton spellbound ideas and I’ve been pinning them all to the Simplified Bee Pinterest Halloween board. Here are just a few I wanted to share with you…

witch decor ideas for Halloween

witch popcorn treats // sucker brooms // sign // cauldron drinks

witches broom shop - chalkboard - Halloween ideas

create your own witch’s broom shop with a large chalkboard or craft paper!


witches cauldron treat pot - Halloween

hand out treats from a witch’s cauldron!

double double toil and trouble - witches songwicked witch cupcake - Halloween ideas

ding, dong – the witch is dead cupcakes! super easy to do with straws and black cardstock.

witches hats - string lights #halloween

hang witch hat string lights along the porch or trees to light up an entry and greet trick-or-treaters! 

witch decorating ideas for Halloween

witch stuck up the chimney? fun way to incorporate the witch theme in your home!

witches ball invite - Halloween

love this witches ball graphic – cute for drink labels, candy jars or party invites! The image can be downloaded here

And if you are looking for a fun craft for the kid, Parents Magazine created a darling no-carve witch pumpkin and how to video:

Hope you found some wickedly fun witch decor ideas for! Don’t forget to drop by the Simplified Bee Halloween Pinterest board for more Halloween decorating ideas!

Cristin

*all images via Pinterest

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Read full story By on September 17, 2013 in baby and children, Entertaining, Halloween, Holiday, Parties

It’s Here! :: West Elm Palo Alto

It’s no big secret that I’m a huge West Elm fan. I’ve selected their affordable designs which feature a mix of clean lines, natural textures and global accents for numerous client projects. So I was thrilled to hear that West Elm was opening a new retail store at the corner of University and Emerson in Palo Alto. Each West Elm store has it’s own regional look & feel and the Palo Alto store is no different. It’s earthy accents and trees take center stage. Twinkling holiday trees line the front window, while stacked logs as if ready for a winter’s fire are placed behind the register. In addition, the new store features collections of decorative accessories and art made by local Etsy artists (love).

The Palo Alto store’s door swung open to the public on October 8th and showcased the brand’s early Holiday assortment including vibrant textiles inspired by hues of nature and new furniture and tabletop for holiday entertaining. I had the opportunity to tour the beautiful store the day before the grand opening and wanted to share some pictures I took of the festive and inspirational displays…

West Elm Palo Alto Holiday DisplayWest Elm Palo Alto StoreWest Elm Holiday VignetteSilver and Gold Holiday Tabletop by West ElmChristmas Trees West ElmWest Elm Confetti Tree Ornaments

I love that West Elm collaborates with outside designers and artists. It brings a freshness to the brand that keeps folks coming back season after season. For Holiday, these colorful geometric glass ornaments by ConfettiSystem has caught my eye.

Throw Pillows by Alison Fox for West Elm

Texas-based designer, Alyson Fox’s geometric pillows (above) and Italian designer, Allegra Hick’s hand-block quilt and bedding collection (below) were also standouts.

Allegra Hicks Bedding for West ElmWhite and Silver Paper Flowers

And how beautiful (& easy) are these paper flowers by British designer Sarah Campbell?

If you are in the Palo Alto area, you’ll have to drop by and see the beautiful new store for yourself!

– Cristin

*photo credit: Cristin Priest // Simplified Bee

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Read full story By on October 24, 2012 in bedrooms, beds, etsy, furniture, Holiday, holiday decor, home accessories, tables, Thanksgiving, throw pillows, Uncategorized