Minnie Mouse inspired birthday party

   
   Hello, friends!  It's me again!  And I have something new to show you.  But first let me tell you a few things that are on my mind...  Last month was a very difficult one.  My kids {9 and 4} returned to school {a new one, and very far from our house, by the way}, not to mention it was the first year for my 4 yr old girl.  Tears, screams, blouse pulling and everything.  New schedule, our car broke down, and the saddest thing...  My husband's brother passed away.  So here we are, trying to adjust to all the new things happening in our family, but in the midst of all this, we never cease to see God's peace in our home.  We can truly see we are privileged to live under God's grace, and count on the love from all our family, which motivates us to keep dreaming and putting our best in everything we do!
   With all that said, I also want to share this: a little more than a year ago a "tiny" gift came to our family: my niece Isabella.   A gorgeous baby girl and a great miracle from God.  The start of her life wasn't easy, but once more, we were able to experience God's love for our family.  And now we are celebrating her first birthday!!!
   And this is how I want to share with you my latest creation...  I planned this for approximately 1 week, and this is what I was able to accomplish.  A little Minnie Mouse inspired birthday party for beautiful Isabella.  I really hope you like it!!!

   Hola, amigos!  Soy yo otra vez!  Y tengo algo nuevo qué mostrarles.  Pero primero déjenme contarles algunas cosas que hay en mi mente...  El mes pasado fue muy difícil.  Mis niños {9 y 4} regresaron a la escuela {una nueva,  y muy lejos de nuestra casa, por cierto}, sin mencionar que fue el primer año para mi chiquita de 4.  Lágrimas, gritos, jalones de blusa y todo.  Nuevo horario, nuestro carro descompuesto, y lo más triste de todo...  El hermano de mi esposo falleció.  Así que, aquí estamos tratando de ajustarnos a todas las cosas nuevas sucediendo en nuestra familia, pero en medio de todo ésto no dejamos de ver la paz de Dios en nuestra casa.  De verdad nos damos cuenta de que somos privilegiados al vivir bajo la gracia de nuestro Dios, y contar con todo el amor de nuestra familia, que nos impulsa a seguir soñando y metiéndole ganas a todo lo que hacemos! 
   Habiéndoles contado todo ésto, les comparto que hace un poquito más de un año llegó un "pequeñito" regalo para nuestra familia: mi sobrina Isabella.  Una hermosísima bebé y un gran milagro de parte de Dios.  El comienzo de su vida fue muy difícil, pero una vez más pudimos experimentar el amor de Dios para nuestra familia.  Y ahora estamos celebrando su primer cumpleaños!!!
   Y así es como quiero compartirles mi última creación...  Planeé ésto por aproximadamente 1 semana, y ésto es lo que pude lograr.  Una pequeña fiestecita inspirada en Minnie Mouse para festejar a la bella Isabella.  De verdad espero que les guste!!!

 

Beautiful ladies, Isabella and her mommy.

Thank you for reading my blog, and I really appreciate your comments!  If you like to see more of my creations, visit my facebook page!
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Gracias por leer mi blog, y realmente aprecio todos sus comentarios!  Si quieren ver un poco más de mis creaciones los invito a que visiten mi página en facebook!
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With love, Nadia Franco.

A little furniture makeover

   Hello, friends!!!  I just want to share with you a little makeover we did to this bookshelf.  Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures to show you the "before" shot {I know, DUHHH! for me}, but would you please close your eyes for a little bit?  ...imagine a plain, boring, dark brown, abandoned in the corner of the office bookshelf, and now, open them and see this:

I covered the back of the bookshelf with fabric.

...and filled it with lots of girly things.

I'm sorry I didn't take pictures before the renovation!  It was a very dark {and boring} piece of furniture.

Now it's bright and fun!

Fabric gives it a totally new look.

I LOOOOOOOOOVE Play Houses, and I'm thinking I'm gonna need more bookshelves soon!

Ok, I know I didn't make this, but just for the record, I love Hello Kitty.

   So, I hope you like my "new" bookshelf, and I would love to read what you think!  Thank you for reading!

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   Until next time, 

Nadia Franco.

Barbie inspired birthday party

   Hi dear friends!!!  Today I'm writing this post to share with you my 4 yr old girl's Birthday Party!
   We began asking her about her wishes for her party about 4 months ago, and she was very very sure she wanted a Barbie Party.  Oh...  I wasn't very excited with the theme she chose; though I really LOVED Barbie when I was a little girl, I thought: "not yet!  She's still a baby!  She's supposed to like tea parties and teddy bears, right???".  Nope.  She wanted her party to be sparkly and fashionable.  Ok, so she was the birthday girl and I had to make her wish come true.
   The day came.  It was beautiful and sunny, but as usual I was running late.  Very very late.  Fortunately so were my guests!  That gave me a little more time to put everything together, but time is never enough!  I couldn't finish my dessert table.  SO SAD!!!!!  I bought a lot of ingredients for lots of sweets that I know everyone would've loved, but since I tried to do everything myself I failed to accomplish what I had in mind.  And with "everything", I mean EVERYTHING: decorations, favor bags {which I didn't take a picture of, duhhh!!!}, desserts, cake, kids activities and games, and even photography!  ...really too many things to be in charge of, and also trying to be a good host?  Not possible.  At least not for me.  Not yet.  But enough complaining.  I'm gonna try to show you now what I did like about the party.  The weather, the centerpieces, the cake, the favor bags {I don't have a picture of these, but I will try to get one!}, loved all the people who came, but what I liked the most It was seeing my little girl enjoy every part of this, since I started making the decorations, shopping, looking for her dress, making the cake and the actual party!  It was all worth it.  And I really thank GOD for making all this possible.  He always blesses us with a home full of people that we love and know they love us back! 
   Now that I made you read all this {you read it, right?}, I'm gonna show you the details!  I hope you like them!!!

"Barbie, a fashion fairytale" inspired birthday party"

Decorations in  progress

Presents starting to arrive

Centerpieces

Kid's Table

I put some snapshots of my girl on the centerpieces...  She's so photogenic!

Barbie!

Beautiful girls at play!

Crafts time!

Watching my little artist

She had so much fun!

"Barbie, a fashion fairytale" inspired party!

The centerpieces

Candy, favors & cake table

Barbie Cake

What girl doesn't love Barbie?

So, this is what we {hubby and I} were able to capture...  I'm not very proud of these pics, but I'm happy we have these memories.

Oh!  And last one:

I LOVE HER.  AND I THANK GOD EVERY DAY FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING HER {AND HER BROTHER'S} MOMMY!!!

I hope you enjoyed these pictures.  Have a great day!   

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A few words to start...

Welcome to my blog!  I am a very happy and loved daughter of God. He has blessed me with a very loving husband and two amazing kids {boy, 9, girl, 3}. And I love making things. All kinds of things. Every time I see something I like, I wonder how easy {or difficult} would it be to make it. My color, my taste, my way. I love art, food {specially desserts}, photography, painting, decorating, sewing, crafts, Mickey Mouse, legos, toys {and all things kids!}, and love clothes and shoes {don't we all girls???}!!! Most of the time it's been very satisfying putting to work the creativity God has given me, and I want to share all that with you. When I was a little girl my dad use to say that my motto was: "I build a bright house and I live in it". This blog is my attempt to explain what this phrase means to me.

Bienvenidos a mi blog!  Soy una feliz y amada hija de Dios.  Él me ha bendecido con un esposo que me ama y dos maravillosos hijos {niño, 9, niña 3}.
Y me encanta hacer cosas.  Todo tipo de cosas.  Cada vez que veo algo que me gusta, me pregunto qué tan fácil {o difícil} será hacerlo.  De mi color, a mi gusto, a mi manera.  Me encanta el arte, la comida {en especial los postres}, la fotografía, pintar, decorar, coser, manualidades, Mickey Mouse, legos, juguetes {y todo lo que sea de niños!}, y me encanta la ropa y los zapatos {qué no nos gustan a todas las mujeres???}!!!  La mayoría de las veces ha sido muy satisfactorio poner a trabajar la creatividad que Dios me ha dado, y quiero compartir con ustedes todo eso.  Cuando yo era chiquita mi papá me decía que mi lema era: "construyo una casa iluminada, y moro en ella".  Este blog es mi intento de explicar lo que esta frase significa para mí.

Meanwhile, I want to share with you a cake I recently made for my son's birthday.
Mientras, les comparto un pastel que hice para el cumpleaños de mi hijo.