mavora art and design

       Please plan ahead my lovely brides! For more info go here. 

need great ideas?

Are you following my Great Wedding Ideas Board? Cuz it has some seriously awesome things on it. 

I would If I were you! :)

13.1 down, 26.2 to go

My running partners and I all made PRs (personal records) last weekend for our 13.1 race. Now we're on to training for the full marathon in October! Can a person be super excited and want to run away screaming at the same time....because that's how I feel. 

beautiful weddings - amanda and bart

I stumbled upon a great photographer who shot the wedding for one of my favorite clients! I designed their custom tags and an invite they screen printed on family hankies. I also printed paper inserts and we put it all in a cute square envelope. Serious style happening here! Check out the photographer and beautiful wedding by clicking the picture.

summer time

It is heating up fast around here! I survived two runs in the desert heat but I'm not liking the thought of having to wake up early to beat the temps. However the grass is getting greener and the winds are low so I am excited that outdoor volleyball is here! I'm sharing a nice summer treasury by Love and Cherish that is very appropriate for the day! 

Hope you have a great warm week where you are.

the winner is...

By a random number generator Shanda K has been picked as the winner of the Zelou flower hair piece! Shanda, please click the "E-mail Me" link on the right hand side on the page and send your shipping address for your prize.

Thanks so much to all the brides that entered. That was really fun!! 

I know Kathyleen has a few different flowers in stock. They aren't up yet in her Etsy store yet but convo her or check back into her store next week: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ZelouDesigns

 

I am booked out 3 weeks now! Sorry for the delay, please buy early!!

Happy Friday! 

zelou bridal flower giveaway

Do you know how much I love you?! I do! I caught you a delicious bass I bought you an awesome hair piece from my friend at Zelou Designs. The girl has skills! This item was selling at Swoon Bridal Boutique for $45.00 but I REALLY wanted one of you to have it. It's a delicate ivory flower with pearls and comb back. Perfect for pictures, showers, receptions, and/or the big day. I'll pick a winner April 20th! Thanks for following my blog, buying my handmade products, and inspiring me to create new things! XOXO.

1 entry = leave a comment on this post with your wedding date.

1 entry = click the "like" button to share on your facebook page and comment here that you did.

1 entry = follow me on Pinterest and comment here that you did it for this entry.

 Be sure to comment below for each entry. I will number the entries and randomly select a number for the winner.

lemon bouquets

I cannot TAKE how beautiful this is! I don't know if I could do it like they did it but the idea is fabulous! 

Found on Pinterest and I linked the picture to the photographers site - Brittany Janelle.

I have 470 tags to make this week plus the In-laws are coming! Right back to work I go!!!!

focus

This is what my running partner and I are focusing on right now. I made it up, but I think it goes with how Jesus would like me to live. Maybe you're a woman like me that needs the reminder, when you feel like you're the only one out there being a good friend or down on yourself because you're not as popular as you want to be. Have a good week!

swoon bridal salon

I work from home....like for reals...like if I make it to Starbucks twice a month I'm doing well. But I was out with a friend at a great local shop and we popped into Swoon next door. It was such a cute place with very friendly people. I'm now totally recommending it! I know most of you aren't in the Reno area but some of you are. It's at Plumgate near Papermoon and PlumGood. 

And remember when you're planning your wedding (as I reminded a client of mine this week) : A good relationship/marriage doesn't not have problems, it just works through them!

free party game printables

Today I have a special post for my party throwers out there!

My favorite baby shower game to date is Baby Bingo. Have you played it? You get to write in any gifts you think the guest of honor will open that day (finish filling your card before the gift opening starts). As the momma opens more packages you get more engaged, checking off the items you've written down. 5 in a row wins a prize! It's not embarrassing, lightly sociable, and feeds my competitive side, knowing it's not just chance...I could win this thing! My best seller so far is my circus elephant design in my baby stationery store so I've made a girl and a boy printable sheet for your game in this design. Even if it's not your exact theme it makes a cute game. It's free - because I love ya - just click and print! 

Download Baby Bingo Boy - Mavora Printable

Download Baby Bingo Girl - Mavora Printable

And why couldn't you use this for a bridal shower game? Don't forget to write down crotchless underwear! So I made one up for you brides too.

Download Bridal Bingo - Mavora Printable

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This weekend is your last chance to buy anything in my cards and baby store at 30% off. Just use Coupon Code: OHBABY. It was a great first month! I was so busy in my wedding store that I took in about all the orders I could handle on the baby side and now when my friends ask me for shower invites it's so easy to send them to my store to shop! Babies are still popping up everywhere in my circle of friends. Yay!

Party on women, party on.

party day

Yesterday was my baby's birthday! She is 2 now....do I have to stop calling her my baby yet? 

Tim did the cupcake spinning as I squeezed the frosting bag. You'd be surprised how dizzy you can get staring at the top of a spinning cupcake!

on the green table

There's a lot going on this week! I would go back to working on the weekends but I have been filling my schedule with volleyball and running before I get there so, I can't. :) There's a lot of baby stuff on the green table this week...and I don't just mean Calli's toys!

And you still have until the end of March to get 30% off anything in my new stationery and baby store with coupon code  "OHBABY" .

And check out this sweet treasury by NicolesCadeaux

Super sweet products! I love Etsy!

plan ahead! closed july 16th to august 16th

I think I've said it before, but if you don't know, I work to send my husband to school. (That really makes him sound like a free loader but he's not!) He finishes his extra sciences in May and was accepted last week into Pharmacy school!!!! Only 1 in 100 students get in so I am very proud of him! But this means we need to move states for the fall semester. I will be taking one month off to pack, move, and set up shop again. There's no need to panic but y'all DO need to plan ahead when thinking about your matching invites, programs, thank you cards, escort cards, etc. Thanks for understanding!

artistic therapy

I have a new idea: artistic therapy. We all love the inspiring and funny prints with quotes on them but to think through your beliefs, emotions, and life situations and write something, or even create something, that is powerful and freeing. Tonight I actually had time to be mad. But I didn't like it. I didn't want to waste the time being mad. So I thought through my feelings and I created something that frees me. I'm sharing to solidify the therapy. Keep me accountable to this. Share it with your own soul if need be. The low road is SOO appetizing, but it is not a road that pays off like it promises, both now and later. (ooh maybe that's my next therapy session)

Jesus loves you! And He had GRACE loooong before I ever thought to try it.

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project 365 - feb 22

Tim and I are in the 6th month of our 365 project. We failed. We did not actually take a pic everyday. BUT we take a lot of pictures and we print them every other week and add them to our album. It's already super fun to look at. This day would be titled, "My Hero". I love me a husband who can fix things!