Party Time Tuesday!

I really enjoy seeing the creative ideas my customers incorporate into their children's birthday celebrations so I decided to showcase one party each week. I am hoping this can help inspire others when planning their children's parties.


This weeks party is an adorable animal themed bash for little Nicholas (who is also my Godson). Back when his mom was awaiting his arrival we worked together to create animal themed wall art designs to match her nursery bedding. She decided to incorporate the same patterns and graphics in Nicholas' party, and if I do say so the result was adorable!


First we worked together on a custom double sided invitation..

Next my friend incorporated the graphics into this adorable banner and decorations






Finally the cake (that was to die for by the way)...
It was a great party and everything came together wonderfully! There is nothing better than celebrating a babies first year of life.


I hope you enjoyed these fun ideas! If you would like your own party pictures and invitation showcased on posh parties and products please e-mail me your photos at meredith@addiekate.com . Happy celebrating!

Introducing Fresh Fridays!

What better way to end the work work week than by showcasing our newest work! Custom design is a huge part of Addie Kate Creations and one of my favorite things to do. I love creating new photo card designs as well as t-shirt designs for our cafe press shop. I can't wait to share what's new with you every week!



This week's feature is our new giraffe big brother/sister shirts . I have been obsessed with giraffes lately as evidenced by the theme of my baby girls birthday party and all the giraffe designs I have been creating for AddieKate.com . That obsession naturally lead to new t-shirt designs.


Both the big brother/ big sister and little brother/ little sister shirts can also be customized with your child's name. Just send me an e-mail with the name at meredith@addiekate.com and I will add it to the shop. Have any design ideas you would like to see added to our shop? Let me know in the comments below!

My baby girl's sweet safari party!

It has been a wild year with our newest addition Emilia so I thought a safari themed party was a fitting way to celebrate.

I wanted the party to be fun, girly and modern so I decided on a hot pink and lime green color scheme. With that in mind I created this double sided photo invitation

I love the versatility of a double sided invitation as you can make a statement with one large photo on the front but also include more photos on the back.

Once the tone was set with the invitation I set to work on the decorations. My favorite (and most time consuming project was creating these party hats.

I love how they looked on the cake table. We all know that pretty scene didn't last long though, once the little ones started to arrive.

I made the hats out of scrap book paper and curling ribbon. I also added a sticker I designed for the final touch. I was actually really surprised how many of the kids kept the hats on for the party. Here is my oldest modeling hers.

Another decoration that I loved making was the banner I created using the photos I took of my daughter each month. It was very simple to make.

I also designed a sign for the door so that our guests would know they were at the right house.

No party would be complete without goody bags, so I enlisted the help of my older daughter and put together these brightly colored bags for our littlest guests. We included sunglasses, Slinky's, bubbles, a kazoo and safari stickers. I again used the stickers I had designed to seal the bags.

We had a blast celebrating Emilia's birthday. It was wonderful having all our friends and family together in honor of our sweet girl turning one. I'll end this post with a couple of pictures of the guest of honor. Happy birthday baby girl!

Recent Etsy Banner and Avatar Design

I recently was asked by a friend and fellow work at home mom to design some graphics for her Etsy shop. Her business name is Heartfully Handmade so naturally she wanted to incorporate hearts into her design. First I started with her Etsy banner. This is what we settled on. I love how it turned out so girly and cute.

We also created this business card. We wanted to be able to showcase her work as well as convey the vital information about her business and I think we accomplished that with this card.

Finally we created a few avatars for her Etsy shop.

I really had fun with this project and am hoping to do more similar work soon. Designing without photos is always a fun way for me to leave my comfort zone.

I am hoping to add some logo and business identity packages to Sweet Rosie Studios in the very near future. In the meantime if you are interested in a business identity package feel free to contact me through my etsy shop or through my online store Addie Kate Creations.

Sweet Rosie Studios

Over the past year I have been asked by a few friends to create unique wall art for their children's rooms. I have really enjoyed these projects and have decided to dapple in this area a bit more. I recently opened an Etsy shop called Sweet Rosie Studios.

Sweet Rosie studios is named after my second daughter and is currently featuring unique wall art prints for children. Custom prints and personalization is also available.

The shop is a work in progress but I am hoping to have more designs stocked soon.

Check Sweet Rosie Studios out and let me know what you think!

Back to blogging

One of my business goals this year was to get back to blogging on a regular basis. Well here we are, in the second half of March and I have yet to publish a new post. As of today I am hoping to change that.

The last few months I have been busy creating new custom designed photo cards for Addie Kate Creations. I can't wait to show them off along with the fun birthday party themes they were inspired by. I have also done several other design projects this year such as logos, business identity packages and even some nursery wall art. In the next months I plan on posting a few times a week and sharing these ideas with you. I also am planning on posting some work at home tips that I hope other small business owners can find helpful.

So stay tuned for a new and improved version of Posh Parties and Products!

New Halloween and Holiday Photo Cards are here!

It is no secret that I start thinking of the holidays early. In fact it is not uncommon for me to be found on a Saturday afternoon in July drinking hot chocolate, listening to Christmas music and dreaming up new designs for our holiday photo card galleries. I love all facets of running a home based business but designing new photo cards is hands down my favorite part.

This year I really enjoyed creating new Halloween photo cards. I was inspired by purples, blacks and greens, as you can see when you visit our Halloween card gallery. I hope you like the new modern, fun designs.

Our holiday card gallery this year is comprised of both modern and funky designs and classic sophisticated layouts. Most of my focus for our holiday photo cards was on designs that included several pictures. In the past three years I have found most of my customers love the flexibility of using multiple photos on their Christmas cards. Who can blame them? I know I can never just pick one photo of my family to showcase.

Visit Addie Kate Creations soon to view our newest work. Make sure to become a fan on facebook as well, to keep up to date on new designs and special promotions!