birthday party for mr. roundy

I threw mr. roundy a little birthday party at a local pizza joint. The theme was black & white photography.  There were lots of photos of him through the years, in black & white of course, and a few old school party treats to make this party a success!

mason jar photo frames

carrot cake {cupcakes} with cream cheese frosting

old school pinwheels and party blowers

the happy birthday boy

Stay tuned, tutorials on the following party details to come:

- photo party hats
- carrot cake {cupcakes} with cream cheese frosting

bouddhanath stupa cake

This is Bouddhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The mr. and I visited this buddhist stupa on our honeymoon.

This is the cake I had made for the mr.'s birthday.

I mean how cool is that cake?!  Thank you Cecelia (to the right of mr. roundy) for such amazing work and agreeing to my crazy concept.  In case you were wondering it tastes delicious.

children of nepal

While camping in a village in Nepal we were fortunate to meet the local children.  The girls were very friendly and came up to me and another female camper.  They were very interested in 1. any books we had with pictures 2. our cameras and the pictures on them 3. they loved to pose for pictures and perform for us.  Funny thing was as soon as a male would approach our circle they would dash.

looking at photos in a book

looking at photos on a camera

Here's the boys on the other side of camp wanting nothing to do with the girls!

p.s. Thank you for your patience with the videos. I'm still a beginner blogger and hope to make better videos one day!

poladroid

I discovered this really cool app that helped me create the look-a-like polaroid photos you see below.

It's cleverly called the poladroid, and the best part is its free!

We started by scanning our childhood photos, used the poladroid image making program, printed the result on cardstock paper, cut them to size and hung them on the string for a nice decorative touch to the window.

Supplies:

Poladriod

Removable clips to hold sting - Command Decorating Clips

Hemp twine

Mini clothespins - Woodsies Clothespins from Michaels

{wedding photos by Heidi O Photo}