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Boho 1st Birthday Inspiration

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Saturday, July 2, 2016 Entertaining, Healthy Baby, Lifestyle, Motherhood 1st birthday, baby, baby birthday, entertaining, inspiration Permalink 0

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Well our little butterbean is 11 months, which means the count down to her first birthday has officially begun!

We’ve been knee-deep in party planning, and I have to say, I think throwing kids’ parties is going to be an unexpected perk of this whole motherhood thing.

The theme we’re going with is sort of a boho floral, which will go perfectly with our party location at a park in the Santa Monica mountains. I’m picturing wildflower crowns, dreamcatchers, a teepee, and a beautiful naked cake (gluten-free and vegan of course) topped with pale pink blossoms.

We’re collaborating with Minted on this lovely little shindig, and I am so beyond in love with all their adorable kids’ party invites and party decorations!

I can’t wait to put the whole thing together and share the photos from the big day!

In case you’re planning your own shindig.. Minted has a sweet 4th of July sale going on that ends today!!

ENJOY 15% OFF MINTED WEDDING AND BABY+KIDS ORDERS. USE CODE: JULY4, EXP 7/5

INSPIRATIONS:

Teepee: Etsy | Invitation and paper goods: Minted | Birthday Balloon: Etsy | Boho Romper: Etsy | Flower Crown (similar): Etsy | Baby Moccasins: Freshly Picked | Dreamcatchers (similar): Etsy

Seasonal Summer Party Recipes

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Thursday, June 18, 2015 Entertaining, Lifestyle, Recipes entertaining, party recipes, Recipes, summer, summer recipes Permalink 0

We threw a lovely little housewarming party a bit ago, to celebrate our beautiful new Santa Monica home and all we love about west coast living. (Check out our Sustainable Summer Soiree Inspiration post for all the serving ware and decorative items we used!)

We used our weekly Out of the Box Collective CSA box of fresh, local, seasonal and organic produce as a jumping off point to create our entertaining menu, and filled in the blanks from Whole Foods and food ol’ trusty Trader’ Joe’s.

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Inspiration: Sustainable Summer Soiree!

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Thursday, June 18, 2015 Entertaining, Healthy Eating, Healthy Home, Lifestyle eco-friendly entertaining, entertaining, inspiration, Organic, seasonal eating Permalink 0

We love a good party. And now that we live in beautiful and sunny Santa Monica, with tons of indoor and outdoor space to entertain, we were itching to throw a little housewarming party to take our space for a test ride.

In typical Organic Beauty style, we focused on elevated entertaining — using sustainable party accessories, fresh local produce, and an affinity for organic style.

Check out my inspiration board for a sustainable summer soiree, then peep some photos and recipes from our housewarming party where we put it into action!