guest blogger - melanie from you are my fav:

May 5, 2010

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okay, so first i must mention who is guest posting with us today. the lovely melanie of you are my fav!! second, i must say that her guest post came to me in email saying to simply copy and paste the entire html code she sent over and it would appear in my blogger editor, like a surprise! how absolutely and utterly CHARMING! hehe. it totally put a huge smile on my face ;) and it was a delightful surprise when i entered her guest post and 'previewed' and it revealed all her amazing images. melanie offers the best polaroid subscriptions. stop by her flickr for lots of inspiration and find her at p is for party and you are my fav jr! i am loving all these monthly banners (and her cute belt too!) melanie says she is not the most crafty but i totally disagree, she's amazing! thanks for all the inspiration melanie!
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We all know that Danni is the queen of pretty packages. I can not even come close to her wrapping style. I'm one of those people who doesn't cut enough paper so I cover the gaping hole of paper with an extra wide piece of tape and maybe my "card" is a little piece of folded wrapping paper. Although my wrapping isn't up to par, I try to make up for it by putting together fun packages. My sister is one of the most festive people I know (she even goes all out for things like the summer solstice) so for her birthday this year I decided to make her garlands for every month of the year. Did I mention that garlands are my all time fave? So maybe this present was a little bit for me too.

January
january

February
february

March
march

April
april

May
(sorry, it got a little windy)
May

June
(there's a happy that goes along with this)
birthday

July
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August
august

September
september

October
october

November
november

December
(these are actual silhouettes of all the family members)
december

I kept on changing my mind about which one was my favorite. In the end I think the striped ribbon and personal factor of December made it the winner. And now I kind of feel like I'm talking about a calendar of shirtless firemen.

I also should mention that I'm not the most crafty of persons so all of these are extremely doable, probably about a third grader level. Like I said, I'm not Danni. I hope you enjoy.

41 hello's:

  1. This is adorable!!! I love the idea, I think I'm gonna invent something similar. Thank you for the inspiration, Melanie!

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  2. This is brilliant! I AM SLIGHTLY OBSESSED with all things bunting/garlands etc. so this is like the perfect thing for me to print and use as a calendar - blogging about this NOW at youareingoodcompany.blogspot.com. THANKS SO MUCH!

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  3. How wonderful! I have been following Mel's blog for a while but I never realised she had such a regular output of garlands! I would love to do this for my sister but I think her fiance would object. Instead, I make them for myself.

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  4. ohhh! i love the pinwheel one! garland per month is a fantastic idea, i bet your sister loved it :D

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  5. I'm a big fan of Melanie's blog. Melanie this is so cute and creative. I don't know what you're talking about, because by the looks of these banners, you look pretty creative to me. Very cool.

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  6. Love love love! I'm already obsessed with garland/banners/bunting but now I want to make all of these :)

    Great guest post!

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  7. You did an excellent job! I'm with you on the favorite, I love the December one too!

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  8. This is such a fabulous idea! My fave is the December one too. Although since it's Cinco de Mayo today, that papel de picado is catching my eye :)

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  9. melanie- you are one talented lady! love, love these and it's such a sweet gift idea. they can be used over and over. awesome.

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  10. Love the cupcake case idea!! Very original. Grace x

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  11. I just had to tell you that your belt is to cute.

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  12. This is such a sweet and absolutely genius idea. Very tempted to try it for myself - but so hard to pick just one fav.

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  13. i absolutely adore this post! i haven't made a garland before but i think i must try these now! i LOVE LOVE LOVE the flower and pinwheel ones!!! this is such a great present!!!

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  14. These are great! They make me want to throw a party!

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  15. I kind of like November's message and simplicity. Great job!

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  16. What a very whimsy, inexpensive decoratory idea!!! I am totally in love with these. I have been thinking about doing the cupcake garlands and doily garlands for some time now. I want to use them in my apartment next year!!!
    Thanks for sharing!!! :)

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  17. haha, such a cute idea! i love november. :]

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  20. oh my goodness!!! these are darling! i especially love april and august. how fun! thanks for sharing! what a great guest post!!!
    xoxo
    tod @ http://bibliochicshop.blogspot.com/

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  21. this is such a great idea and i love the emphasis on how simple it is! i think my fav is december for the personal-ness of it and september because i am crazy for pinwheels at the moment!

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  22. omg i love love love july. thats my birthday too!! and november is so gosh darn cute. you're amazing at those crafts. keep up the good work!!

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  23. Love her! :) She IS crafty and I love her blog!

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  24. wow, so beautiful! i love all of the garlands!!

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  25. i adore these. and i think august is my favorite!

    xo.

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  26. cute idea! August is my fave :-)

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  27. I love August, are they cupcake holders?

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  28. These are amazing! The cupcake holders are such a simple and beautiful idea- who would've guessed?? So many great styles and options. Thanks for sharing!

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  29. august is my fav also! :)

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  30. HEY I want that belt! where can i get it???

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  31. I actually like July's the best. Those lanterns are fabulous!

    msred5@yahoo.com
    recy.etsy.com

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  32. ooh i love it!
    so pretty and cute!
    and so very sweet what she did for you danni!

    <3
    Mila.

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  33. How fantastic is September? That brought me back - we used to make those pinwheels on rainy days at school when I was a kid. lovely.

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  34. The belt is from Old Navy a few years back. Sorry that it's not more current.

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  35. ADORABLE.

    Especially the september, january, may, april.... basically. everything.

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  36. brilliant brilliant brilliant! thanks for putting all garlands / bunting family together...

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  37. Ah. Pinwheels! I love them. They should be some first class art.

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