NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Party supplies to the extreme (from 1st Wishes)

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When it comes to parties, I love a solid party theme. And I love using personalized details and photos. For Henry’s party, I hit the jackpot when I found all the goodies from 1st Wishes. PICTURES AND PERSONALIZATION EVERYWHERE.       My very favorite part – the personalized photo plates. Because I don’t believe there […]

The non-baker’s dirt cake recipe

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There are some things I’m good at. Baking is not one of them. I believe much of my issue comes from baking taking a little bit of attention to detail. I don’t really like to measure. I don’t really like to wait. There are times I can’t find my measuring spoon so I just “eyeball” it. I often walk away […]

Tractor photo invitations from Tiny Prints

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Henry’s birthday party was on Saturday, and it was a raging success, in my humble opinion. I am still working on a massive party overview post for tomorrow, but I never had a chance to share the invites we went with so I thought I’d pop in and share those today. I’ve been thinking about a […]

“The Kitchen is the Heart of the Home” shower invites and thank-you notes

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If you know me, you know I love to celebrate. I love to entertain. And I loooooooove showers. So when our family friend (who’s like a little sister to me) got engaged, my mom and I immediately got planning. (Or, more accurately, my mom said “we should throw a shower” and then I started planning in […]

You-musts

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You must: Build these beautiful industrial pipe built-ins from Primitive and Proper. Paint an awesome dog DIY artwork like The Windle Family. Bake these knock-off Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits from Damn Delicious. They are seriously better than the restaurant version.   Choose your favorite of the beautiful artwork  available from my friend Kristen at Popcorn on the Stove. […]

Scanned memories with Flip-Pal and a giveaway

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Disclosure: I was provided with a Flip-Pal mobile scanner to review. But all opinions, as always, are my own. There are some things that put life into perspective. If you follow us on Facebook or Instagram, you know that we lost Ryan’s grandmother last week. She would have been 90 years old in February. (You […]