Gold Goodness Going to Greece! A Fabulous And Elegant Christening Party!

All things gold and damask with "bling" and a great mustache theme! This great enthusiastic mom from Greece was ready to make a bold statement for her extravagant Christening party for her son! She went all out with all her custom My Lady Dye stationery details, which included wardrobe tags or coat tags, valet parking key rings, food tent cards, prints, and a signature drink menu sign. Her colors are brown, gold, silver, and an olive-grey. Her accents of "bling" are reflected in all the clear rhinestones that were used everywhere! Her large up-scale party, for close friends and family, will be thrown in a downtown location in an amazing multi-level building! Hence, the need for her 1 1/2" round scalloped key rings which are for the valet parking services. Seems like she might as well roll out the Red Carpet! They are a double-sided prints on gold metallic cover with individual numbers on one side and a damask print on the back-side. She will attach a metal key ring to each tag.

As guests arrive in style, they are welcomed to a coat hanging service where guests are given these fantastic wardrobe tags. Each guest to place their own tag into their pockets until they are ready to exit the party. The wardrobe tags are approximately 2" square with one clear rhinestone centered on mustache graphic and are accommodated with a chocolate brown satin ribbon tie. The tag is a single-sided print on gold metallic cover with each individual number, damask graphics, border, and mustache graphic on front side.

Then off to the next fabulous item, the tented food cards! These tent cards are sized 4" x 5 1/4" and printed on gold metallic cover. Damask graphics on both sides with front side layered with ivory metallic print with 4 large clear rhinestones (2 on each side). Her menu is soooooo fabulous that it literally made my mouth drool! Her dinner menu has great food items and desserts which included:

Red Velvet And Gingerbread Spice Mustache Pops
Mustache Pops
Gingerbread Spice Surprise
Stripped Brownies
Dotted Brownies
Vanilla Cinnamon Little Man Cupcakes
Pistachio Macarons
Chocolate Macarons
Millefeuille
Éclair
Brownie Pops
Lemon Pies
Crispy Duck rolls with plum sauce
Asian Prawn Rolls with sweet and sour sauce
Crab Rangoon with sweet chili sauce
Sticks with jamon and chili scented pineapple
Red Winter Salad with red wine vinaigrette
Arugula Salad with dried figs, walnuts, and parmesan shavings
Penne with smoked salmon and bric
Beef Strips with ginger, pomegranate, honey, and prunes
Citrus Scented Chicken Drumsticks with rosemary
Sticks with BBQ pancetta
Oven Roasted New Potatoes
Rosemary Scented Pilaf
Sweet Potato Mash with caramelized apples



Not only did she go all out on her food menu but she topped it off with an outstanding signature drink menu! This was the cherry on top of the sundae for sure! A fun drink menu title of "HandleBAR Mustache" (which is actually the name of the type of mustache we used on all her items), fun cocktail categories (of "In Fashion", "Sexy", and "Special"), smaller mustache graphics sprinkled throughout, and rhinestone embellishments was the perfect solution for her elegant sign! Her fabulous drink menu included:

POMEGRANATE CHAMPAGNE
BLUSHING GEISHA (SAKE)
NEW YORK APPLE MARTINI (VODKA)
GINGER MOJITO (RUM)
CUCUMBER MARTINI(GIN)
RUM SOUR
CAIPIROSKA PASSION FRUIT (VODKA)
GINGER MARTINI (VODKA)
VALENTINO (RASPBERRY VODKA)
BARDOT MARTINI (CHAMPAGNE)
BETWEEN THE SHEETS (RUM)
SWEDISH KISS (CHAMPAGNE)
SEX AND THE CITY (VODKA CITRUS)
PINK MOJITO
ROSE @PEPPER (RUM VX)
TOMMY’S MARGUERITA (TEQUILA)
MOJITO ROYAL SPICY MANGO (MASTIHA)
BREAKFAST MARTINI (GIN)
VERY MOSCOW MULE (VODKA)
William Cole, Sauvignon Blanc, Chile (Wine)
Tarapaca, Cabernet Frank, Syrah, Chile (Wine)


The signature drink menu sign is a tented sign sized 8 1/2" x 11" vertical, printed on gold metallic cover, and layered with a metallic ivory print. Tent feature is a thick black foam board material which makes for a durable, long lasting, and elegant item! The 6 extra large clear rhinestones topped it off in style and bling!



The custom prints she ordered are going to be used to gift wrap stacked Styrofoam pieces or blocks for the dessert pops and such. The damask graphics were printed on 8 1/2" x 11" gold metallic paper which she will cut and shape to fit her "boxes" for a matching themed dessert display.



This project was sooo much fun! I can not wait until the next project with her! Hope this project inspires you all again! Let me know what party you are planning to throw! Choa!

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*Fun Vintage Modern Carnival Themed Wedding Stationery Set*

Premiering "The Caroline Collection", a new custom designed stationery set! FUN FUN FUN! Last night, I designed this fun Vintage Modern Carnival themed stationery set for a new bride! Her festive beach wedding will be in mid-December of 2010 in fabulous M e x i c o !  Loving the "Shabby Chic" design and starfish beach tag, she knew she wanted both!  So, I took the two and ran with it, creating this fun new festive design!  It was just what she ordered, and as she stated, "Perfect for my wedding!"  The scroll work, circle shapes, and stripes add a lot of dimension and contrast to the design, as well as reflects that FUN carnival theme.  It's whimsical yet bold and modern!

Her colors being yellow and pewter grey (a dark grey), with white.  Her set included escort cards, table tent cards, favor tags, and signage prints. 

 The favor tags will be used for gifts and attached to maracas, so guests can "Shake at the KISS!".  What a fun idea! The signage will be elegantly placed into picture frames at the reception.  These prints are even more eye catching when enlarged as a poster for display or even modified into a matching guest seating chart!  Signage is very important at any event, especially at a wedding.  They are both functional and decorative.  What's more fun than having all your wedding elements handcrafted and custom!  There are so many ways to add personal touches to your wedding!

I want this new design to catch the eyes of and to inspire other brides-to-be, event planners, moms, and everyone else who just wants to throw a party!  All my designs are fully customizable (colors, text, fonts) and they can even be used to inspire YOUR new custom design! Contact me to custom create!

My Lady Dye Is A Sponsor For "My Dream Sample Box" - Featuring A Winter Wonderland Themed Favor Bag

Recently contacted by Cindy Soto, the owner of My Dream Sample Box and My Dream Party, I was introduced with a proposal to become a sponsor for her new business, My Dream Sample Box.  She has 11 years of experience in the Party/Event Planning business and has recently decided to branch out and share her "findings" and "sponsors" to other industry professionals, such as event planners, party planners, and wedding planners, as well as all those who just love to throw a great party or festivity, like your mom!  With this new concept she started her new business, My Dream Sample Box. It's a great concept that totally makes sense and is a great opportunity for all who are involved!  All her sponsors create samples on a monthly basis, each month with a different theme. We ship them to her and then she packages them all into a "My Dream Sample Box" and ships them to all those who ordered one! It goes on sale the 1st of every month and anyone can buy one! It's fun for both the sponsor as well as the buyer! It's like getting a box full of surprise gifts! You never know what you're gonna get and they're all great samples!  My Dream Sample Box is filled with handmade items such as candles, bath, tarts, gourmet food, candy, jewelry, stationery, party favors, and so much more!

I'm very excited to be a part of this great concept and business! I hope everyone buys a My Dream Sample Box, so they can experience and share all the great samples! You can guarantee you'll love the My Lady Dye samples! This month I am featuring a Winter Wonderland themed favor bag! I took one of my favorite items and fully customized it in winter white and silver colors, with blue and lavender snowflakes! It's so cute and great for the Christmas holidays coming up! You can use them for birthdays, weddings, showers, parties, and more!  Fill them with candy, popcorn, home-made cookies, gifts, anything!

To read more about Cindy's great new business and to purchase a My Dream Sample Box, go to http://www.mydreamsamplebox.com/  She is also on Facebook and has a blog.  The 1st My Dream Sample Box officially goes on sale on December 1, 2010.

Here's a sneak peak of the My Lady Dye Winter Wonderland themed favor bag!  Go to www.MyLadyDye.com to place your order.  The item is fully customizable with any colors of your choice and the print patterns are all designed be me, so just let me know what you want!

 Favor Bag Details:

Sized 5" wide x 3 1/8" deep x approx. 9 1/2" tall
5/8" wide double-faced satin ribbon tie
1 layered monogram detail (monogram, initials, message, guest name, or other)
1 decorative print or solid colored cardstock "flap"
Scalloped edge treatment at top of bag
*Larger bag sizes available only for orders of 100 or more. Message me for pricing. Colors may be limited pending on bag size.

Paper is available in matte or metallic finishes (colors may limited). Paper bags available in black, white, ivory, red, pink, yellow, orange, aqua blue, navy blue, lime green, forest green, teal, mauve (light purple), kraft brown, magenta/deep pink, and purple. Ribbon is available in any colors of your choice.

Enjoy and shop away! The holidays are right around the corner!