21st Birthday Party - Peacock Theme

For Emily's 21st Birthday we wanted to throw a fun, classy, (cheap), party.  We were able to host the party at our friend's beach house.  The party theme was peacock.  We decided that this would be a classy (not trashy) 21st birthday, so we kept the decorations simple and the food classic. Here is how we threw this party!  

For the main decorations, we used the colors hot pink, teal, and black.  Not your usual peacock inspired colors, but it went so cute together. I went to Hobby Lobby for most of the party decorations. I used their coupon code online to buy a lot of the items for a discounted price.  Hobby Lobby is the place to go for cheap crafts.  They always have a coupon online and they rotate their sales in store weekly.  

I got peacock feathers and two daisy flowers, making a little bouquet in a mason jar (is there any other way to make a flower arrangement??) I wrapped a little bit of lace around the jar and tied it with a teal ribbon.  

To really make the decorations cute, but affordable, I made a banner.  It reads, "Happy 21st Birthday Emily."  For the flag banner, I cut triangles out of black paper.  Then I used a peacock design paper to cut out the letters.  I also drew a couple of peacock feathers to jazz it up a bit.  To attach the flags to the twine, I used a hole puncher and strung the flags through the twine.  Helpful hint: tape the flags to the twine so they don't move around in transport or when they are hanging!  

For the food, we had a veggie platter and spinach dip with sourdough bread. The bread was from Boudin's which is Emily's favorite place for bread! People ate it up!





Lastly, the CAKE!  You cannot have a birthday party without the cake.  Kelsey, our dear friend, had this idea and was in charge of the cake.  It is called a Trashed Barbie Cake.  They are all over Pinterest.  But basically you take a barbie/doll and destroy her clothes/hair/makeup and place her on the cake.  It is perfect for a 21st Birthday Party!  

I would like to take this time to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!  I hope you enjoyed your party!  It was classic Emily: sophisticated, flirty, and fabulous!  Please share if you have any good 21st birthday party ideas!  

Emily's Bathroom Makeover

So Emily decided to update her bathroom!  We were shopping at Target, for a a baby shower present, so naturally we went home with stuff for a bathroom remodel.  She got the most adorable towels.  They were a little bit on the pricier side, for target, but they were just too cute to pass up!  They are mint hand towels, and gray shower towels with a little white geometric pattern.  Leave it to Emily to find math in her towels.  So here are the before pictures of her bathroom.  

We went to Hobby Lobby and got the cutest metal pictures.  They were 50% off!  What a steal! To give them a little bit extra flare we added some ribbon to hang them.  Look for that tutorial in our Mod Podge page.  Anyways, we hung the pictures and the towels with a matching rug.  I must say the bathroom is coming along.  Here is the updated picture.  

I know, super cute right?  Next up, we decided to tackle her metal shelf.  To give it a cheap update, we bought some light blue spray paint from Home Depot for $3.97.  Also one of the plugs for the top of the metal pole was missing.  We had no idea what to do with this.  So we flirted our way into getting a free plug/screw thingy.  We were pretty proud of that.  To see the detailed steps for this project, please visit our Mod Podge page once again.  Emily updated her baskets with some nice wicker baskets from target, only $13.49 a basket!  I love it.  Hopefully, you do too!

Last thing.  We needed something to put over the toilet.  We thought this was going to be an impossible feat, but luckily TARGET CAME TO THE RESCUE!  We were walking around and found the perfect metal accent!  The best part it was only $11.97' it was originally $39.99.  It was an amazing deal.  Emily is very happy.  Here it is.

In conclusion, we updated Emily's bathroom by getting new towels, a new bathroom mat, painted her old, rusty shelf to a beautiful baby blue, and added some metal paintings.  This is what Emily's gorgeous bathroom now looks like.  Sophisticated and feminine.  Just what we like.  What do you think?