Paper Crush: Paperheart Press Invitations

Every year as my daughter's (and now the twins) birthday approaches, I go into what I like to call "OCD Etsy Mode."  I can spend embarrassing amounts of time browsing all of the adorable birthday invitations and coordinating "party packages".  I then find myself on all my favorite party decorating blogs (TomKat Studio is a fave) and start dreaming about my daughter's perfectly coordinated party.  Of course, by the time the party rolls around, I've picked out a great invite, but have otherwise gotten caught up in Life, and am running to Party City the day before to pick up the standard non-customized birthday party package.  And of course, everyone still has a great time. Yes, I probably should just suck it up and start sending Evites, but that won't happen until I stop finding adorable invites like the ones pictures above, created by the super talented Paper Heart Press, the style I used for Sophie's first birthday (found on Etsy, of course!) .

Keep Calm and...

If I were a yogi, my mantra would be "Keep Calm." Not just because I need to  remind myself to CHILL a few (million) times a day, but more because I am obsessed with those Keep Calm and... posters that seem to be, yes, everywhere.  While the original  Keep Calm and Carry On version is always a good bet, you can find one on Etsy for whatever you fancy. (Keep Calm and Eat a Cupcake, anyone?)  My twins' nursery has the Keep Calm and Rock On print pictured above that I ordered at Nuevo Designs (they will customize colors for you). I stuck mine in a vintage-y white frame from Tar-jay and called it a day, all for  about 30 bucks. It hangs quite appropriately over the changing table because when you've been changing two ten month olds' diapers all day long, it helps to look at something pretty to remind you to just "chillax" (my pre-schooler's new favorite vocabulary word).