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Mickey Mouse Invitation

By Heather Rizzo on May 16, 2013 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Custom Invitations / 6 Comments

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E … MICKEY MOUSE! Seriously, who doesn’t love that big eared, red pant wearing Mouse? As far as mice come, I know he’s MY favorite!! You know who else is a huge fan? My Haddy Cakes! She is going through this Mickey Mouse phase. She doesn’t discriminate though, she loves ‘em all… Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto… even Pete! The whole Disney gang! Her favorite show at the moment is Disney Junior’s, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She could watch it all day! SOOO, since she’s a Mickey Mouse freak right now, I thought I’d be an awesome Mom and throw my little Mouse lover a Mickey Mouse Birthday! Okay, it’s not JUST a Mickey Mouse Birthday… It HAD to be a Mickey Mouse CLUBHOUSE party! By now, you should know that I wasn’t just going to Party City to purchase Mickey Mouse invitations. I needed something special. Something handmade. Something that was going to excite

Rockstar Birthday Party Invitation

By Heather Rizzo on May 14, 2013 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Custom Invitations / 6 Comments

Are you throwing a Rockin’ party and looking for an invitation idea? Well you’ve come to the right place!! For a rockstar birthday party the invitations must be super cool! You want your guests to feel the rockin’ vibe as soon as they open them. This will get them excited to attend and ready to rock-out with the guest of honor! Check out THESE custom invitations made specifically for Sophia’s 3rd Birthday Party. Sophie is a total Rockstar so a Rockstar Birthday Bash is the perfect theme for her. Her guests will feel like VIPs with this invitation designed to look like an All Access Backstage Pass. Anyone lucky enough to receive this lanyard invitation can wear it to the party to show off their VIP status!! I love how the information is laid out and the language used. Terms like “show starts @ 3″, for the time of the event, and “venue” for location, really aids

Destination Wedding Invitations

By Heather Rizzo on May 9, 2013 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Custom Invitations / Comments Off

Are you having a destination wedding? Marrying in some gorgeous tropical location? Perhaps on a beautiful white sandy beach? Well if you ARE, let me say… you are lucky… AND I’m jealous! Destination weddings are so romantic. I’m already married, but if I could do it again, I’d love a tropical wedding somewhere fabulous like Jamaica, Aruba, ooh, or maybe the Bahamas! AHHH… so dreamy! Weddings abroad are so unique. They are special and absolutely unforgettable!! So if YOU are having one… CONGRATULATIONS! Not only on your upcoming nuptials but for having a wedding some can only dream about! (me for example ) SOooo for your amazing destination wedding you’re looking for some fabulous wedding invitations, right?! Well, I have the perfect idea for you… passport wedding invitations. They fit the travel theme, you can personalize them to match your wedding destination, and they are just plain AWESOME! If you are planning to travel with your family and

Speakeasy Wedding | Save the Date

By Heather Rizzo on May 7, 2013 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Custom Invitations, Wedding / 1 Comment

Back in November two of our dearest friends, Bobby & Keely, got married. They wanted to celebrate their wedding in style. Speakeasy style! Tiff collaborated with the bride and designed these custom Speakeasy Save the Dates. I love the peacock feather detail and the fact that they were post cards. As soon as I received mine in the mail I ran to mark my calendar. I knew this speakeasy wedding was one I wasn’t missing. A Roaring 1920′s event? UH… AWESOME! Speakeasy attire? OH-KAY! No need to twist MY arm. I could not wait to play dress up! This Save the Date got me psyched! I was really looking forward to see how the creative couple would pull off their Mad Men Wedding Theme. Their Save the Dates set the tone and the rest of the details matched perfectly! Don’t worry, I’m not just going to show you the awesome Save the Date… I’ll show you

Invitation Design | Appletini Design

By Tiffany on April 30, 2013 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Custom Cards, Custom Invitations / Comments Off

Last week I was an invitation shootin fool We needed new product shots for some marketing and promotions that we’re busy working on so we had a much overdue photo shoot for the invitations that I have designed over the past 2 years. It was so fun to look back at all of the invitations that I’ve designed and style them to convey the concept of the event. One thing is clear, I have an absolute passion for invitation design. It is amazing to see an invitation go from concept to fruition and each piece in my box is a little piece of heart, sweat and tears {{happy tears of course}}. Here are some of my favorites from the shoot. You will be seeing more of these images shortly on the design page and in our upcoming promotions. Know someone who is planning an event and needs an AMAZING

Save the Date & Invitation | Vintage Garden Wedding

By Heather Rizzo on April 25, 2013 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Custom Invitations, Wedding / Comments Off

Our darling Melissa got married , GOSH, almost a year ago. I can’t believe it has been that long! She and Tom had a very nice GORGEOUS Vintage Garden Wedding. It was absolutely beautiful and started with her stunning Save the Dates, designed by none other than the very talented Appletini Designs! Tiffany did an awesome job! Just look at these lovely Save the Dates… Melissa knew from the start that she wanted to create vintage handkerchiefs save the dates. She diligently collected and a few trips to the flea market later she found over 125. Melissa created this tree of life drawing and Tiff worked it into design and added the details. She stamped each handkerchief save the dates with a personalized wedding stamp then wrapped each handkerchief around her elegant garden themed Save the Dates cards. It was an unexpected touch that made her already awesome Save the Dates even more fabulous. The wedding hankies were great too because most of the guests

60th Birthday Party Invitation

By Tiffany on October 9, 2012 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Custom Cards, Party Planning / Comments Off

Someone turned 60! My Momma in fact! She turned 60 while we were in Ireland and we celebrated in Galway. We had a fantastic dinner at The Malt House and some drinks at The House. As the Irish would say, “It was lovely”. Really, it was! My Mom and Dad have date night every week (awwww) at Bertucci’s with some of their friends so the Friday after we returned from our trip we threw her a surprize party. Great times, great drinks, great conversation, great friends! That pretty much sums it up! Happy Birthday Momma. To get the party started, I designed a fabulous invitation. Momma likes wine so I created a wine themed 60th birthday party invitation. I loved the results. Cheers! **still editing those Ireland photos…or shall I say re-editing, but they are coming soon!**

50′s sock hop dessert

By Tiffany on October 8, 2012 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Cooking Photography, DIY Projects, My Life, Party Planning / 1 Comment

This past weekend my bestie Heather threw her Mom a rockin’ sock hop for her 60th birthday. I was on cake duty and it was my honor. Hummmm sock hop dessert…what to do…what to do? After a little Pinterest surfing, how about a checker board cake and fountain soda cupcakes? check and check! They sure were delish! Found this checker board cake pan at Michael’s and I was a little nervous about it but it worked like a charm! The results were pretty awesome! My check board was not as straight as the picture on the box but I think with time I might be in high demand for checker boards! Up next…fountian soda cupcakes What a sock hop without root beer floats and my girl got me diet root beer? I was in heaven! Thanks again pal!