Halloween might look a bit different this year, but that is no reason to just cancel the fun! If anything, our current climate with Covid-19 has pushed me to re-center and focus on celebrating holidays at home with our family. It's reminded me how dropping off a "little happy" for neighbors is always met with a smile.
The Christmas in July sale is HERE! For two days only, take 20% off your order with the code: 2020JULY. It's a great time to stock up on stationery, personalized notepads, gift tags, gift wrap and more. You can also order your holiday photo cards now, and send us your photo once you have it.
We always love to partner with talented creatives, and we're thrilled to announce a limited edition collaboration with For Pete's Sake Pottery. Susan's hand-painted door hangers are one of my favorite ways to dress up my boxwood wreath, so we decided to create three inspired by our best summer icons: the ginger jar, the hydrangeas planter, and the lighthouse.
There's nothing I love more than an excuse to set a beautiful table! And 4th of July is exactly that. Although it may look different this year, with less people, and less pomp and circumstance, we can still make it a beautiful family day.
Memorial Day is two weeks away and our Patriotic Collection is now available in the shop! Most people will be celebrating at home this year, and in the coming days, we have you covered with ideas for making the day special for your family.
Happy St. Patty's Day Weekend!! You just found the Pot of Gold, because today - Sunday, it's our annual BOGO sale on foil-stamped cocktail napkins and guest towels!
Here's how it works: Any order placed online between Friday, March 15-Sunday, March 17th for foil-stamped cocktail napkins + guest towels will get automatically doubled. Order 50, get 100! No code necessary.
It's with great excitement that we share with you the 2018 WH Hostess Holiday Lookbook! Showcasing our favorite designs (new + old) for holiday photo cards, gift wrapping ideas including our favorite wrap + ribbon + tag options, personalized gifts, hostess gifts and all of our favorite items for packaging.
It's hard to believe it, but my darling little Patrick turned one in April! There's just something special about a first birthday party - I like to think of it as a celebration for both the baby and also the parents/family surviving that first year with so many life adjustments. And, if I am being honest, it's also a chance for me to throw a party with my aesthetic without having to take my child's opinion at all! :)
Patrick has always loved the song from the Irish Rovers that talks about Noah's Arc and exclaims "there were green alligators and long necked geese, some humpty back camels, and some chimpanzees." I wanted it to have a preppy vacation feel to it - bamboo, palm leaves, seersucker and green alligators just works, am I right?! I designed the invitation to reflect those concepts, and included a few verses of his favorite song on the back.
The party was set for brunch for 30 guests, so I set two long tables with coordinating looks. Big palm leaves, woven placemats, seersucker napkins monogrammed with a big L, and little wooden alligator toys made for a whimsical and festive table. Since it was a first birthday, I incorporated pictures of Patrick's first year on the tables.
I set up a buffet on the kitchen island for easy serving. White serving pieces really made the brightly colored food pop, and instead of traditional food tent cards, I wrote names on artificial palm leaves using a white sharpie marker. Foil-Stamped straw flags and cocktail napkins were another personalized touch. You can see I played around with the lyrics of the song for the napkins - I just love how they turned out!
When it came to Patrick's first taste of cake, I knew he needed his own smash cake. He was very sweet and very interested! The rest of us munched on cupcakes and macarons while watching him get messy!
I just love for my boys to wear on-theme outfits for parties! Patrick wore the sweetest white jon jon with embroidered alligators on it from Janie and Jack, and big brother Daniel wore the perfect alligator belt with his outfit from Brimmer Boys.
It was such a fabulous day celebrating our little man! And I certainly had fun planning and executing this theme. I hope you enjoyed this peek into our party!
With a Spring in our step, we joyfully launched our Summer Capsule for our wholesale stock program today. Nautical in spirit, it's full of perfectly preppy paper goods that are ideal if you spend your summer at the beach or on the lake.
We look forward to Memorial Day weekend here - it's the kick-off to summer, of course! With it rapidly approaching in just a couple weeks, it's time to prep to make sure you are prepared.