The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
How cute is this 3-year-old yellow birthday party? I love how the little logo was used throughout. You just can’t go wrong with a color theme. See more details at BirdDog Press.
photos by Julie Afflerbaugh
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We are currently living in a dreamy farmhouse in the French countryside. (I have to pinch myself each morning!) I post on the intersection of design and motherhood.
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We've used our base in France to do lots of traveling. It's addictive! Here are some of our adventures:
A trip to Amsterdam.
Canoeing on the Dordogne River.
A Belgian Waffle Tour.
A wintery visit to Cologne.
Three cheers for Barcelona!
The tulip fields in Holland.
We saw the final match of the French Open.
One of our favorite spots is Mont St. Michel.
I wonder where we'll wander next! To see more of our travels, click here.
Here's something fun. Our family was featured in an episode of House Hunters International! Spoiler: we choose the gorgeous French Farmhouse. It's called La Cressonnière and we take pictures of it all the time. If you're curious, try these links:
The Kitchen
Summer at La Cressonnière
The Halfbath
The Stairwell
The Neighbors
Ralph's Bedroom
The Studio
Springtime at La Cressonnière
The Living Room
Maude's Bedroom
The Artists
Oscar & Betty's Bedroom
The Exterior
The Floors
Olive's Bedroom
The Treehouse
The House: La Cressonnière
I hope you enjoy the house tour! Oh. And if you'd like to see the episode, you can find it on Youtube here (it's in four parts).
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I love it! My little guy is also yellow obsessed–last year it was a yellow donkey cake (his request), this year is a yellow firetruck (at least I've seen one of those before).
I'm not much of a party planner, but my daughter is in school now and will be turning 5 in May…I think I could pull off a color themed party. Great idea! Thank you.
The color themed party is definitely a good idea! So many times you'll see its a sports party or something of that nature but the color themed party is something different! I like it!