Sunday, August 21, 2011

Aye yi yi!!-Fiesta Invitations

Hola!!
So Lily turns 2 in just over two weeks.  Last week I realized this bit of information...oops!  I've been so focused on getting Natalie ready (and us!) for kindergarten.  So I had to come up with something quickly otherwise it would be a party of four :)  Well Lily LOVES Dora and Caillou...blurgh.  Not exactly inspiring.  I really didn't want a Caillou party, although his head would make a great pinata ;)  Seriously, have you seen his head?! So that left Dora.  I didn't want to do a commercial birthday entirely so I thought we could have a mexican fiesta with some Dora sprinkled in! Technically Dora is South American but we are overlooking this little detail in favor of sangria and taquitos!!!

I couldn't find any pre-made invites that I liked so I decided to mess around in Picnik and made my own.  I was inspired by this invite I saw on Pinterest:

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Here's mine:


Using basic shapes and colors I "made" my pinata and bunting.  I LOVE how it turned out!!

I have a lot of work to do in the next two weeks!  Pinterest has been a great source of inspiration for the decorations.

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I can't wait for this party!  It's going to be so much fun!  Sombreros, taquitos, pinatas, SANGRIA, pin the tail on the burro?....and lots more!  Have you guys done thrown any parties recently that you were really excited about?  Do you love Mexican food as much as me? :D




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10 comments:

  1. Cassie BustamanteAugust 21, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    well of course you know we will be there, but i just had to add that dora has a nice head for a pinata, too. :)
    i am wearing my tight rolled denim shorts... cha cha cha!

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  2. ChristineAugust 21, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    LOL! I'm mean...but I too think the idea of Caillou's head as a pinata would be excellent, for more reasons than just the shape of his head. Sorry.

    I love your invitation--it came out amazing--nice work! Yummm...sangria...

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  3. Lisa @ Turning TablesAugust 21, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    I LOVE Mexican food! Make-your-own-taco is my fav, and SANGRIA, oh how I love thee! Yummy! And what a fun idea for a party! She is one lucky little girl. :)

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  4. Ali RichardsonAugust 21, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    LOVE that invitation SO much! LOVE!! So sad to miss the par-tay!
    Eat some extra taquitos for me :)

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  5. Ali RichardsonAugust 21, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Oh, and I always thought it was "aye-aye-aye." No?

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  6. JamieAugust 21, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    that invite rocks!!!! i have to learn about this picnic you speak of

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  7. MeriAugust 22, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    Yea! what a fun party idea and I love the invite. I just finally signed up for premium picnik TODAY, and had fun playing around in it- haven't even gotten near the invites yet!

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  8. Jenny @ An Apple for the CrafterAugust 22, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Great job!

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  9. Kyra @ RACKS and MoobyAugust 22, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    Your invite came out great! Can't wait to see the finished product!

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  10. Serendipity Chic DesignAugust 23, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    Oh so fun and LOVE the colors!

    Take care,
    Lisa

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