Love, Julie: holidays

Thursday, May 5, 2011

If I were having the perfect Cinco de Mayo, here is what it would include:

1. Pretty colored Jarritos Bottles
2. Corona Lime Popsicles!
3. Fiesta invitations
4. Mustache cups!
5. Edible Mexican Flags
6. Guacamole and Salsa
7. Bright colored paper flags

Unfortunately, this fantastic party it not in the cards for me tonight because I will be frantically finishing lesson plans, papers, and student write ups since everything is due next week! So until then, no corona lime popsicles for me. But hey, a girl can dream! Plus today I am linking up with Jillian's Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Thursday over at Cornflake Dreams!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

I am not a huge fan of St. Patrick's Day. Not that I have anything directly against it but I just have never had a raging good time on the day and I'm not Irish so I guess I just don't feel all the love. Maybe part of the problem is also the fact that I don't live in a city where they dye their river green.

So this year I decided to hunt for some St. Patrick's Day fun that could get me in the "Kiss Me I'm Irish" spirit. Here are some things I found that are really making me change my tune.

These Design Sponge, DIY, leprechaun spirit bottles make me want to have a party just to have a reason to pass these out. They would also be cute (in a non alcoholic version of course) for a St. Patrick's Day classroom party!)

Aren't these "how lucky" cards so simple and sweet? They are blank on the inside too so you could use them for invitations, thank you notes, or anything else, even if its not St. Patrick's Day!

Irish Coffee with whipped cream, guaranteed good time

This is another cute idea for a St. Patrick's Day party, I love the idea of putting little shamrocks as decoration. There is a delicious Irish Creme flavored version too!

And lastly is this wonderfully done St Patrick's Day wedding. I love the way she used the green and white theme in a very un-tacky way and the little shamrock place holders are so darn cute I can't stand it. See many more pictures here.

I hope everyone is having a great St. Patrick's day! Does anyone do anything fun and exciting for the holiday?