Catherine Young

Handmade Parties: Tea Party Time

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Do you remember sunny days playing tea parties out on the lawn, a summer breeze, whilst pouring pretend tea to your Teddy Bears? Bring back this magic for the whole family with these delightful Tea Party themed finds.

1. Whimsical Friends for Tea range of Prints, Party Invitations, Cards, Gift Tags, Buttons & Magnets from Bumpkin www.bumpkin.etsy.com Even Bunnies are welcome to Tea Parties, just watch out they don’t eat all the Cupcakes!

2. Have your very own monogrammed felt tea set from Oh Nelly

3.Who could resist these chocolate & strawberry felt goodies from The Fakery Bakery?

4. Feeling creative? Look no further than this adorable pdf embroidery pattern of Hedgehog in a Teacup from Follow The White Bunny

5. Charming Alice in Wonderland labels for your real cupcakes from pinkcherrymama

6.Decorate your garden for a Tea Party with this Personalised British Cream Tea Bunting from Little Kitten Homemade

7.Dress up your little ones in their Tea Party Best with hand painted Vintage Tea Party Shoes from Erasistible

8. Pinafore dress from the ever adorable Belle and Boo

Catherine Young brings to life the enchanting world of Bumpkin Bears & Friends through her Illustrations and Collectors Bears. Their adventures are portrayed in Wall Art and Paper Goods designed in a gentle nostalgic style for the Child in all of us.

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Handmade Finds: How does your Garden Grow

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

by Catherine Young of Bumpkin Bears & Friends

As a child I practically lived out in the garden. I remember the delight in seeing plants grow from seeds, pulling up fresh carrots, and picking flowers. Share these magical moments and inspire your little ones’ green fingers with these wonderful finds.

Give them their own little corner of the garden to decorate and grow what they like, and see how proud they will be.

1. Vintage Silverware Garden Marker Set – Veggies, $16 at Wooden Hive

2. Moulin Roty Wooden Weather Vane, £20 at Cottontails

3. Personalised Sign, $32.50 at Metal Garden Art

Dressing up for the Garden

4. Let your Garden Grow Hoodie, $67 at Handfull

5. Gardener Pants, $35 at Kaja Design

6. Gardening Fun Basket for Boys, $20 at Blue Bird Baskets

Inspire a Love of Wildlife

7. Felicie Hen & Sunflower Seeds Kit, £14 at Cottontails

8. Bird Feeder, $35 at A Country Way

9. Yellow Feather Bed Inn Gourd Birdhouse from Gourdsadored

10. Row Markers, $9 each or 4 for $25 at The Rows Garden

Bring the joy of gardening into your home through precious art…

11. Favourite Spring Moment print, $19 at Bumpkin Bears

12. My Herborarium print, $25 at The Nebulous Kingdom

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Woodland-themed Baby Shower

Thursday, April 15, 2010

by Catherine Young of Bumpkin Bears & Friends

I was so delighted when I was recently asked to design some invitations and gift tags based on my Time for an Adventure print for a woodland-themed baby shower.

So much thought went into all the details for this evening baby shower. The entire room was turned into an enchanting wonderland. Branches were adorned with fairy lights and sparkling crystal tear drops. Fir cones were turned into Garlands strung across the ceiling along with these felt ball garlands from Made Mary.

Deb’s Cookies provided mushroom-shaped cookies and little heart shaped cookies which were placed in gift bags adorned with Bumpkin Tags, kept company by a curious deer and framed print. Glass domes were filled with moss and little figurines. Owls sat wisely on chairs, with cheeky rabbits and squirrels next to porcelain acorns and collected logs.

A beautiful antique pram escorting a very special family teddy bear took pride of place! Hanging from the pram was this adorable Bird Mobile from Laika Handknits and Crochet.

Walls were decorated with these beautiful fabric wall stickers from Love Mae Store. The great thing about many of these items is that after the shower they were used to decorate the baby boy’s nursery.

As if this wasn’t enough, the food was just delightful. The Something Sweet Cake Studio did a magical job creating cupcakes with butterflies floating atop them and an outstanding cake, almost too beautiful to eat!

Alongside the cake were Owl shaped cookies from Sugar Cookie Couture, extraordinarily realistic mushroom meringues from Pastry Pixie, and delicious Garden Wave Gourmet Brownies from The Cats Meow Favors.

If you’re looking to create a magical baby shower or birthday party, suitable for both boys and girls, try looking to nature for some fun inspiration! And tomorrow Meg from olliegraphic will be sharing a free download so you can print your own invitations for a woodland-themed party.