February 2013 | BellaGrey Designs

 

With Easter around the corner and Dallas hitting 60+ degrees ~ I do not know about you, but I am ready for SPRING! I am ready to hit the patio and spend more time outside. So when the opportunity arose for me to create a cocktail recipe using one of  Lipton Iced Tea new iced tea products {Lipton Diet Green Tea Honey Ginseng and Lipton Half and Half ~ tea and lemonade}, I jumped on it!! 

 

I like to enjoy a tall glass of iced tea. Most of the time it is great just the way it is, but sometimes I like it spiked! I created a Lemon Vodka Iced Tea! It is refreshing and light. 

 

 

The recipe is best with a Absolut Vodka. I also added a touch of vodka to the ice cubes as well as small pieces of lemon. You don't want to over do the lemon since the tea already has lemon in it.

 
 

This would be a great drink for a girls night in! So grab your girlfriends, mix up some Lemon Vodka Iced Tea and play a little Dance Central!

 

Lipton Iced Tea and Dance Central 3 have teamed together to host the ‘Game On’ sweepstakes so you too can take your next girl’s night in to the next level. Enter to win one of four ultimate entertainment room makeovers which include a new Samsung TV, sound system, Xbox 360 Kinect bundle and console, Dance Central 3 and more! Find out how here.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Lipton Iced Tea. The opinions and text are all mine.


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Recipe// Lemon Vodka Iced Tea

 

With Easter around the corner and Dallas hitting 60+ degrees ~ I do not know about you, but I am ready for SPRING! I am ready to hit the patio and spend more time outside. So when the opportunity arose for me to create a cocktail recipe using one of  Lipton Iced Tea new iced tea products {Lipton Diet Green Tea Honey Ginseng and Lipton Half and Half ~ tea and lemonade}, I jumped on it!! 

 

I like to enjoy a tall glass of iced tea. Most of the time it is great just the way it is, but sometimes I like it spiked! I created a Lemon Vodka Iced Tea! It is refreshing and light. 

 

 

The recipe is best with a Absolut Vodka. I also added a touch of vodka to the ice cubes as well as small pieces of lemon. You don't want to over do the lemon since the tea already has lemon in it.

 
 

This would be a great drink for a girls night in! So grab your girlfriends, mix up some Lemon Vodka Iced Tea and play a little Dance Central!

 

Lipton Iced Tea and Dance Central 3 have teamed together to host the ‘Game On’ sweepstakes so you too can take your next girl’s night in to the next level. Enter to win one of four ultimate entertainment room makeovers which include a new Samsung TV, sound system, Xbox 360 Kinect bundle and console, Dance Central 3 and more! Find out how here.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Lipton Iced Tea. The opinions and text are all mine.


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Have you had a gender reveal baby shower or attended one? They are pretty popular and so much fun! Wish I would have thought of this idea when I was preggo!! *wink*

Awhile back we styled this Gender Reveal Baby Shower photo shoot for the on-line magazine Tots to Teens
Spring/Summer 2012 issue {you can view the full photo shoot HERE} and we share the magazine layout here.We want to show you some of the photos and details with you ~ we are very happy how they turned out! 


 You have all seen the cake or cupcake that reveal the gender with the color of cake in the middle. We wanted something a little different so we chose mini tins and filled them to match the baby's gender! 


We used the beautiful colors of grey, white and yellow! And it was a perfect sunny day to have our "baby shower". We used baby clothes as the banner ~ which normally the mom-to-be would take home with her as a gift from the hostess!

  
If you have followed us from the start you would recognize the branches from our Fairy Party {click here to view}.  We thought this was a great statement for the dessert table!


This saying is particularly special to me ~ as it is the first quote I was given when I found out I was pregnant the first time & have loved it ever since!!




Some shots of the table!

Have you guessed what gender we revealed? Hmmmmm.......... anyone? 


The dessert table! 


A BOY!!!! We used York Peppermint Pieces as our "Reveal" candy choice!!


This is the invitation that we used! So fun!! The entire "You Are My Sunshine" gender reveal collection is available in our Shop!

We hope you love our Gender Reveal Baby Shower as much as we do!!


Have a Super Great Day!!!

xoxo,
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Vendors:
Concept/Design/Styling/Custom Printables:: BellaGrey Designs
Paper Flower Pom Poms:: Party Poms
Paper Straws:: Shop Sweet Lulu
Yellow Chevron mini bags:: WhipperBerry


Please be sure to visit us:
Shop: www.BellaGreyDesigns.Etsy.com
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Gender Reveal Baby Shower

Have you had a gender reveal baby shower or attended one? They are pretty popular and so much fun! Wish I would have thought of this idea when I was preggo!! *wink*

Awhile back we styled this Gender Reveal Baby Shower photo shoot for the on-line magazine Tots to Teens
Spring/Summer 2012 issue {you can view the full photo shoot HERE} and we share the magazine layout here.We want to show you some of the photos and details with you ~ we are very happy how they turned out! 


 You have all seen the cake or cupcake that reveal the gender with the color of cake in the middle. We wanted something a little different so we chose mini tins and filled them to match the baby's gender! 


We used the beautiful colors of grey, white and yellow! And it was a perfect sunny day to have our "baby shower". We used baby clothes as the banner ~ which normally the mom-to-be would take home with her as a gift from the hostess!

  
If you have followed us from the start you would recognize the branches from our Fairy Party {click here to view}.  We thought this was a great statement for the dessert table!


This saying is particularly special to me ~ as it is the first quote I was given when I found out I was pregnant the first time & have loved it ever since!!




Some shots of the table!

Have you guessed what gender we revealed? Hmmmmm.......... anyone? 


The dessert table! 


A BOY!!!! We used York Peppermint Pieces as our "Reveal" candy choice!!


This is the invitation that we used! So fun!! The entire "You Are My Sunshine" gender reveal collection is available in our Shop!

We hope you love our Gender Reveal Baby Shower as much as we do!!


Have a Super Great Day!!!

xoxo,
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Vendors:
Concept/Design/Styling/Custom Printables:: BellaGrey Designs
Paper Flower Pom Poms:: Party Poms
Paper Straws:: Shop Sweet Lulu
Yellow Chevron mini bags:: WhipperBerry


Please be sure to visit us:
Shop: www.BellaGreyDesigns.Etsy.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/BellaGreyDesigns
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/BellaGreyDesigns
Instagram: www.Instagram.com/BellaGreyDesigns

Hello all of our fabulous friends!! We styled our Easter photo shoot last week and would love to share a little peek at it!! 









We just Love the colorful Spring colors of the chevron design we used!
 We are anxious to share the rest with you ~ hopefully by next week! So stay tuned to see the rest of the photos of our collection!

xoxo,
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Please be sure to visit us:
Shop: www.BellaGreyDesigns.Etsy.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/BellaGreyDesigns
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/BellaGreyDesigns
Instagram: www.Instagram.com/BellaGreyDesigns

A peek at our Easter photo shoot

Hello all of our fabulous friends!! We styled our Easter photo shoot last week and would love to share a little peek at it!! 









We just Love the colorful Spring colors of the chevron design we used!
 We are anxious to share the rest with you ~ hopefully by next week! So stay tuned to see the rest of the photos of our collection!

xoxo,
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Please be sure to visit us:
Shop: www.BellaGreyDesigns.Etsy.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/BellaGreyDesigns
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/BellaGreyDesigns
Instagram: www.Instagram.com/BellaGreyDesigns

I'm sure by now you have heard of Instagram, are a follower on Instagram or have your own Instagram account! We have become addicted to Instagram, even more so than Facebook! Primarily, because it is so easy to use! Just in case you do not know what Instagram is ~ it is a free app for your phone that allows you to quickly share photos with family and friends. 


Setting up an account takes just a couple of minutes. Simply download the app on your phone. Click on register. Create a user name and password and your done! You can also decide if you would like your account to be public or private.

We would love for you to follow us at @BellaGreyDesigns! Follow us on Instagram to see what is new and what we are up to here at BellaGreyDesigns!



If you are on Instagram leave us a comment with your user name and we will be sure to follow you!!

Just a little tip: tap on the photo you want to "like" and it will "like" it for you, without you having to hit the "like" button!!

Have a Happy Instagram Day!!!

xoxo,
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Instagram

I'm sure by now you have heard of Instagram, are a follower on Instagram or have your own Instagram account! We have become addicted to Instagram, even more so than Facebook! Primarily, because it is so easy to use! Just in case you do not know what Instagram is ~ it is a free app for your phone that allows you to quickly share photos with family and friends. 


Setting up an account takes just a couple of minutes. Simply download the app on your phone. Click on register. Create a user name and password and your done! You can also decide if you would like your account to be public or private.

We would love for you to follow us at @BellaGreyDesigns! Follow us on Instagram to see what is new and what we are up to here at BellaGreyDesigns!



If you are on Instagram leave us a comment with your user name and we will be sure to follow you!!

Just a little tip: tap on the photo you want to "like" and it will "like" it for you, without you having to hit the "like" button!!

Have a Happy Instagram Day!!!

xoxo,
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This isn't our normal party post, but I just have to share!!
 What do these ingredients all have in common? 

Avocados, Jalapeno Jack Cheese. Cucumbers and Banana Peppers


You're right ~ together they make a Fabulous healthy sandwich!!!  I craved these items both times I was pregnant {NO, I'm not pregnant} but I have been making them again the past week or so and have fallen in love all over again!! 
Today, my little guy and I ate lunch together {we do that when he's home with me} and I made my favorite sandwich and he asked to take a bite ~ "yummy, mommy"! He said, then proceeded to ask for all the same ingredients to be placed on his plate! My kids love spicy food and could live on avocados and cucumbers, if I let them! In fact, it is so funny to hear my kids' teachers comments when they see what is in their lunch boxes! Usually there are slices of Jalapeno Jack cheese, cucumbers, and cottage cheese ~ among other items! Yep, my kiddos love those foods!! On the nights I make chicken tacos, both the kiddos eat a full avocado each!! I let them, since it is a "super food". 
Any food items your kiddos eat that are great for them but you get comments about them from others? Please share! 

Have a Super Healthy Day!!

xoxo,
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Love these.....

This isn't our normal party post, but I just have to share!!
 What do these ingredients all have in common? 

Avocados, Jalapeno Jack Cheese. Cucumbers and Banana Peppers


You're right ~ together they make a Fabulous healthy sandwich!!!  I craved these items both times I was pregnant {NO, I'm not pregnant} but I have been making them again the past week or so and have fallen in love all over again!! 
Today, my little guy and I ate lunch together {we do that when he's home with me} and I made my favorite sandwich and he asked to take a bite ~ "yummy, mommy"! He said, then proceeded to ask for all the same ingredients to be placed on his plate! My kids love spicy food and could live on avocados and cucumbers, if I let them! In fact, it is so funny to hear my kids' teachers comments when they see what is in their lunch boxes! Usually there are slices of Jalapeno Jack cheese, cucumbers, and cottage cheese ~ among other items! Yep, my kiddos love those foods!! On the nights I make chicken tacos, both the kiddos eat a full avocado each!! I let them, since it is a "super food". 
Any food items your kiddos eat that are great for them but you get comments about them from others? Please share! 

Have a Super Healthy Day!!

xoxo,
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Happy Tuesday to all of our fabulous friends! We have been absent for a while ~ kiddos had a long weekend, but now they are off to school today!! With that, we are available to all of you and able to work on what needs to be done!

What's up with BellaGrey Designs ~ we just finished styling our photo shoot for Easter {Yes! Easter!} Can you believe it? It will be here before you know it!! There are some super cute finds out there right now for Easter! We haven't forgotten about St. Patrick's Day ~ that is BIG in our house since our last name is Irish!! My hubby and kiddo have been practicing their Irish brogue! So we are gearing up to share all sorts of fun new collections with you! We are also trying to add some new items to our home decor ~ I love shopping for all of that, but my pocketbook is not in good shape! Look what I found for our living room:

 {Pier 1}

I love it!! Can't wait to show the hubby!! They have a matching table lamp too! What do you think? 

In case you forgot what our past Easter and St. Patrick's Day collections look like here is a reminder:


Our "Luck of the Irish" Collection




"Spring is in the Air" Easter Collection



"Vintage Peter Cottontail" Easter Collection



To get any of these collections, click HERE!!

Look for our new collections to make their preview soon!!

And more shopping finds for our house!! 

Have a Great Day!!!

xoxo,
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Hello!!

Happy Tuesday to all of our fabulous friends! We have been absent for a while ~ kiddos had a long weekend, but now they are off to school today!! With that, we are available to all of you and able to work on what needs to be done!

What's up with BellaGrey Designs ~ we just finished styling our photo shoot for Easter {Yes! Easter!} Can you believe it? It will be here before you know it!! There are some super cute finds out there right now for Easter! We haven't forgotten about St. Patrick's Day ~ that is BIG in our house since our last name is Irish!! My hubby and kiddo have been practicing their Irish brogue! So we are gearing up to share all sorts of fun new collections with you! We are also trying to add some new items to our home decor ~ I love shopping for all of that, but my pocketbook is not in good shape! Look what I found for our living room:

 {Pier 1}

I love it!! Can't wait to show the hubby!! They have a matching table lamp too! What do you think? 

In case you forgot what our past Easter and St. Patrick's Day collections look like here is a reminder:


Our "Luck of the Irish" Collection




"Spring is in the Air" Easter Collection



"Vintage Peter Cottontail" Easter Collection



To get any of these collections, click HERE!!

Look for our new collections to make their preview soon!!

And more shopping finds for our house!! 

Have a Great Day!!!

xoxo,
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Hello friends!! Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!! How do you celebrate Valentine's Day or do you? I love to spoil my kiddos and my hubby today!! 


Started the kids day with these:


We don't spend too much for Valentine's Day, just enough for it to be fun for the kids & my hubby!! The red heart foil balloons are on sale at Party City for 79¢ each if you buy 12!! I tied 6 of each of these to the kids breakfast table chairs! They loved them!!

Then they were given this to eat for breakfast:


They LOVED the heart shaped strawberries and mini pancakes!! Even my hubby loved it!! He got to join in the fun before heading out the door for the day!!


Sent my daughter off to school with these for her friends!! 


in the fun little hot pink chevron bags the girls will be getting gumball necklaces!! Isabella was so excited to take these to school this morning!! I can't wait to hear what her friends think!! Greyson took some small conversation hearts to his classmates ~ they do not do much since they are so small. You can purchase the tags in our shop ~ HERE!!

We also took these goodies for the Valentine's Day party:


Chocolate, chocolate chip fudge brownie bites topped with Cherry Jelly hearts!! YUM!!! I so wanted to eat one, but then someone would not have gotten one!! :(

We will top the day off with this:


Papa Murphy's Heart Shaped Pizza!! It is only $8!!! Can't beat that!! The kids are so excited for dinner!!!

And that my friends is how today will be celebrated!!! We did not break the bank and I think the kids will say it was a Great Day!!




Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!

xoxo

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Happy Valentine's Day

Hello friends!! Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!! How do you celebrate Valentine's Day or do you? I love to spoil my kiddos and my hubby today!! 


Started the kids day with these:


We don't spend too much for Valentine's Day, just enough for it to be fun for the kids & my hubby!! The red heart foil balloons are on sale at Party City for 79¢ each if you buy 12!! I tied 6 of each of these to the kids breakfast table chairs! They loved them!!

Then they were given this to eat for breakfast:


They LOVED the heart shaped strawberries and mini pancakes!! Even my hubby loved it!! He got to join in the fun before heading out the door for the day!!


Sent my daughter off to school with these for her friends!! 


in the fun little hot pink chevron bags the girls will be getting gumball necklaces!! Isabella was so excited to take these to school this morning!! I can't wait to hear what her friends think!! Greyson took some small conversation hearts to his classmates ~ they do not do much since they are so small. You can purchase the tags in our shop ~ HERE!!

We also took these goodies for the Valentine's Day party:


Chocolate, chocolate chip fudge brownie bites topped with Cherry Jelly hearts!! YUM!!! I so wanted to eat one, but then someone would not have gotten one!! :(

We will top the day off with this:


Papa Murphy's Heart Shaped Pizza!! It is only $8!!! Can't beat that!! The kids are so excited for dinner!!!

And that my friends is how today will be celebrated!!! We did not break the bank and I think the kids will say it was a Great Day!!




Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!

xoxo

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Can you believe it....Valentine's Day is one week from today!! Have you gotten your Valentine's Day goodies ready to go? Have the kids crafted their friends valentine's yet? We are here to offer some inspiration to help you with this fun holiday! 











OK, now I'm really hungry!! All of these ideas are so fun and look so good! Did you see we sneaked our jumbo marshmallow with the cute little tag on it in ~ follow the link for the how to!!  Then don't forget all of our other Valentine's Day Collections! You can see them here!

Have a Great Day!!

xoxo,
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Valentine's Day is ONE week from today!

Can you believe it....Valentine's Day is one week from today!! Have you gotten your Valentine's Day goodies ready to go? Have the kids crafted their friends valentine's yet? We are here to offer some inspiration to help you with this fun holiday! 











OK, now I'm really hungry!! All of these ideas are so fun and look so good! Did you see we sneaked our jumbo marshmallow with the cute little tag on it in ~ follow the link for the how to!!  Then don't forget all of our other Valentine's Day Collections! You can see them here!

Have a Great Day!!

xoxo,
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You may have seen our new So Sweet Valentine's Day collection floating around on the social medias ~ but today we want to share it all with you! 













The inspiration we received for this collection was from my kiddos! We were talking about Valentine's Day shortly after Christmas {I know, I know, my kiddos aren't really sure what holiday it really is because the house is decorated several different ones at once}! When I told them Valentine's Day was one of my most favorite holiday next to Christmas, they giggled {only how little ones can} and said they liked it because of all the yummy treats! My daughter said, "It's just such a sweet day" and my son added, "It has lots of red and white candy that is very yummy!"

My kiddos love cupcakes, fudge and Jell-O gigglers, so those were key elements to the party menu. They helped me make all of the treats for the kid-friendly sweets table. We designed it just for them with their friends in mind!

Who doesn't like milk with their cupcakes? We prefer to serve milk instead of juice or another sugary drink and the moms appreciate it too! The kids enjoyed themselves and loved the gumball pipettes to take home! 

You can purchase our Valentine’s Day “So Sweet” Collection for your own party. This collection is offered in two options ~ printable or custom-made! Visit our Etsy shop for more details and inspiration!

Have a Super Sweet Day!!

xoxo,
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{New} So Sweet Valentine's Day Collection

You may have seen our new So Sweet Valentine's Day collection floating around on the social medias ~ but today we want to share it all with you! 













The inspiration we received for this collection was from my kiddos! We were talking about Valentine's Day shortly after Christmas {I know, I know, my kiddos aren't really sure what holiday it really is because the house is decorated several different ones at once}! When I told them Valentine's Day was one of my most favorite holiday next to Christmas, they giggled {only how little ones can} and said they liked it because of all the yummy treats! My daughter said, "It's just such a sweet day" and my son added, "It has lots of red and white candy that is very yummy!"

My kiddos love cupcakes, fudge and Jell-O gigglers, so those were key elements to the party menu. They helped me make all of the treats for the kid-friendly sweets table. We designed it just for them with their friends in mind!

Who doesn't like milk with their cupcakes? We prefer to serve milk instead of juice or another sugary drink and the moms appreciate it too! The kids enjoyed themselves and loved the gumball pipettes to take home! 

You can purchase our Valentine’s Day “So Sweet” Collection for your own party. This collection is offered in two options ~ printable or custom-made! Visit our Etsy shop for more details and inspiration!

Have a Super Sweet Day!!

xoxo,
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