Jacque Made: a place to share my creative side.

I threw a baby shower for my sweet friend . It was so fun planning it, as I've never done a Mexican/llama themed party before.  This table runner was what inspired the colors and feel of the shower. Isn't it adorable? Here are the other things I found for the shower. The llama stuffed animal is from one of my favorite stores, Pigment. The plates, cups, napkins, and silverware are from Target. The bowls, llama mug, and cacti are from TJ Maxx, and the llama vase is from Walmart.  I loved these little gums from Trader Joe's and thought they'd make perfect party favors. My twin sis helped me a ton with this party and not only designed the invite, but also this adorable print, the favor tags, and the favor table sign. The favor table:   The food table: (I made the yarn banner myself. It was a little time consuming, but so worth it, I think.) I also made the cute little yarn tassels for the llama. Such a sweet little detail,...

My daughter was beyond thrilled to be the flower girl for our cousin's wedding. She looked forward to it for months on end! As it got closer to the day, I decided I really wanted to make her a floral headband to wear with her pretty white dress. I chose to use wax flowers and greens I found from a local floral shop and Trader Joe's.  I bought this covered wire to use for the base of the headband. I liked that it was dark brown like my daughter's hair, so it wouldn't stick out at all. I've also used this in lighter colors as well which work nicely for blonde hair.  Making a headband is a labor love - takes a bit of time, but is so lovely when it's done. After measuring how much wire I'd need on my daughter's head, I cut it and then used a glue gun to carefully glue the flowers and greens around the headband.  I glued the flowers and greens so they were facing in towards her face on both sides. Then, in the back, I glued a piece of white ribbo...

The week after Thanksgiving I threw a baby shower for my sweet friend, Morgan. My twin sis helped me a ton by giving me all the décor and pumpkins she'd used for a shower she threw a friend a month or so before. These are some of the flowers I got for the shower at Trader Joe's. So pretty, yes? Here's the décor. Not the best light for a photo, but you get the gist. And here's the beginnings of the food table. My sis bought the decorative fans online, and the pumpkins are from Trader Joe's.  The party favors were caramels from Trader Joe's in cute little bags with gold and peach ribbons. My sis gave me these awesome wheat stalks she'd actually picked herself. And I love the little sign she designed for the favor table. I ordered sandwiches and desserts from Kneaders.  It was such a beautiful shower for a beautiful friend.