VALENTINE HEART GARDEN DIY

Looking for some Valentine decor inspiration?  Here's an idea that's super simple but delivers with a playful punch of color.  Grab the kids and DIY a Valentine heart garden!

Here's what you'll need: lots of hearts in various sizes and colors (these are from Paper Source but could just as easily be hand cut), glue, skewers.

Cover one side of one heart in glue.

Place the top half of the skewer down the center of the heart.   

Add the second heart on top of the glue and skewer.  Press down and all around to ensure the hearts are aligned and closed.  Repeat, repeat, repeat until you have enough heart flowers to fill your garden.

Plant your heart garden!

ADVENTURE STICKS FROM MODERN QUEEN KIDS

I never knew I would fall in love with an adventure stick, but I have. These MODERN QUEEN kids adventure sticks are so good they make me want to run through the forest spreading fairy dust.

The sparkles, the pom poms, the shimmering feathers, the metallic leather... sigh. 

I love that they're not just for girls: a little "Braveheart" inspiration. 

Krissy Millar Photography

This shot from their launch party shows the color options: pink, seafoam, lavender and grey/ivory (which promptly went onto Mila's Christmas list). You can see more from the brand's launch here. 

Happy adventuring! 

TIGER TAMER HALLOWEEN COSTUME

I love Halloween costumes that come from the closet. And I love pieces that are made from high-quality, natural materials. So for Mila's tiger tamer costume I used two of my favorite brands: Wovenplay and Tutu Du Monde.

The Wovenplay tiger cape is hand-printed cotton moleskin with french wool fringe and a cotton twill tape tie from designer Katherine Edmonds.

The Tutu Du Monde onesie has silver sequin beading and scalloped edging with an underskirt of two tiers of tulle. This onesie has gone strong for a year, from Christmas photos to Halloween costume. Love it! The dove headband has a stunning white feather, with a touch of pink, is anchored by a rose gold beaded center ornament and attached to a white sequined band. You may remember it from our Valentine party earlier this year. 

ICE QUEEN COSTUME

Mila is obsessed with "Frozen" so I set out to put together an ice queen-inspired costume. I love a costume that doesn't require any new purchases, so I pulled together some items from her closet for this getup. There are so many possibilities for what could work here (we went with pink instead of the omnipresent blue). Here's what we used:

Sparkly dress: Le Pink by Little Mass

Feather cape: Tutu Du Monde via Shop Belle

Knit crown: Oeuf 

Teepee: Fire and Creme Kids

We gave Sven a Meri Meri Nutcracker hat and satin ribbon bow, making him fit to serve as the royal attendant. 

MODERN QUEEN KIDS LAUNCH PARTY

PHOTO BY: REBECCA FARMER PHOTOGRAPHY

Photo by: Krissy Millar Photography

Photo by: Rebecca Farmer Photography

If I were to dream up a magical launch party for a kids' line, this would be it. Hilary Rosinkranz and Stacy Rosen, founders of MODERN QUEEN kids, really outdid themselves on this one -- the perfect celebration for their new luxury accessory brand.

PHOTO BY: KRISSY MILLAR PHOTOGRAPHY

The party was a mini queen's fantasy filled with dreamy portraits, glittering makeup, custom hair braids, tattoo jewelry art, cotton candy, macarons, cupcakes, cookies and donuts.

PHOTO BY: REBECCA FARMER PHOTOGRAPHY

Bon Puf spinning fruity flavors that were then topped with edible stars, hearts, flowers and butterflies, atop gold glitter cones.

PHOTO BY: REBECCA FARMER PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTO BY: REBECCA FARMER PHOTOGRAPHY

Queen prep underway. 

PHOTO BY: REBECCA FARMER PHOTOGRAPHY

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PHOTO BY: KRISSY MILLAR PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTO BY: REBECCA FARMER PHOTOGRAPHY

The line includes a stunning collection of fanciful jewelry, sparkling adventure sticks, crowns and warrior bands. 

PHOTO BY: REBECCA FARMER PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTO BY: REBECCA FARMER PHOTOGRAPHY

Launch Party for MODERN QUEEN kids

Venue: Ron Robinson Flagship Store in Santa Monica

MODERN QUEEN Event Portraits: Rebecca Farmer Photography

Event Photography: Rebecca Farmer Photography and Krissy Millar 

Capelets, capes and tutus for MODERN QUEEN portraits: Tutu Du Monde

Macarons: 'Lette Macarons (gold dusted with gold painted stars)

Cotton Candy Cart: Bon Puf

Custom Cookies: Modern Bite

Donuts: Best Donuts

Cupcakes: Sprinkles Cupcakes with custom MODERN QUEEN kids logo toppers, stars and hearts

MODERN QUEEN kids Gold Glittered Signs: Blessed Blondies on Etsy

Gold/Pink Glitter Star Picks: Catch Some Rae's on Etsy

Pink Paper Straws: Kikkerland

Gold Glitter Straw Toppers: Sandy Lynn B Scrapping

Florals for Photo Wall: Floral Art

Balloon Wands and Star Crowns: Party gift to guests from MODERN QUEEN kids