Tutorial Tuesday: Paper Lollies

Today we're sharing one of the techniques we used in our Hello! Holidays project at the Meet 'n' Greet last Friday.




We made these 4th of July Lollies inspired by these:

Source: rhonnadesigns.blogspot.com via Hello There! House on Pinterest

Rhonna Farrer shared the video tutorial on her blog last year and I've been making these treasures ever since. They are so charming, don't you think? 

DIY Lollies (as seen at Spark) from Rhonna Farrer on Vimeo.

Make some today! 

Fun at the Urban Picnic Meet 'n' Greet

Here's some photos from our First Meet 'n' Greet Event we had at the fabulous Urban Picnic! It was beyond a blast- thanks for everyone who came out to party with us!

We had a packed house of people listening to Rosemary give in depth info on our classes & showed everyone how to make the 4th of July pinwheels, lollies, banners, & pennants in a Hello! Holidays mini class example

Urban Picnic was as fantastic as ever with the great food! Most of our Meet 'n' Greet attendees were first timers at U.P.- and I know they all left as big fans!

All our fantastic photo booth photos by Eryn will be posted to the Heirloom Photography Client Gallery- go there to download your photos!












We'll be announcing the next Meet 'n' Greet for July this week, so stay tuned for all the details- it's gonna be ah-maze-ing.

Hello! Holidays: Free Printable Pennant

We showed a sneak peak of our Free Printable Pennants at our Meet 'n' Greet, and now everyone is able to download these babies to your desktop and print to your heart's content!

Print on cardstock, book paper, manila folders, magnet paper- whatever you can think of! Cut out the pennant, hot glue to a skewer and tie with some Divine Twine and VOILA! you have a fabulous 4th of July Decoration for your home.

Weekend Pinterest Round Up- Edition #4

Our Meet 'N' Greet was a big hit! We had a great time and have a ton of stuff to share with you all Monday! But for now, let me share some of the pins that inspired the mini event.

Source: 100layercake.com via Rosemary on Pinterest

Source: retrospection.typepad.com via Rosemary on Pinterest

Source: etsy.com via Rosemary on Pinterest

Source: mialinnman.blogspot.com via Rosemary on Pinterest

Source: rhonnadesigns.blogspot.com via Hello There! House on Pinterest

Come back Monday to see how we infused our event with alll this inspiration!

Today's The Day Of Our Urban Picnic Meet 'n' Greet

Yay Yay Yay Yay Yay! The Big Day is today and we're sprinkling our finishing touches on the event to make sure everyone has a blast at our Meet 'n' Greet at Urban Picnic.

We still have a few more tickets available, so if you'd like to join us tonight for some wonderful food, a fun project, fabulous photos, and lots of info and hype about our hello there! house event in October go to our Eventbrite page and grab your ticket while you can!

***ETA*** We've sold out! Thanks everyone, we'll see you all tonight! For those of you that missed out, we'll be having our 2nd Meet 'n' Greet at The Center Bistro in downtown Tempe on July 22nd. We'll be announcing the details next week!

Speaker Feature: Erin Loechner of Design For Mankind

We are ecstatic to announce our first teacher for the event in October: Erin Loechner of Design for Mankind!



Erin comes to us from a pretty little place called Indiana, where she and her husband have completely renovated a home with drool worthy, Scandinavian style and finesse. Teaching our dECOr course on styling and renovating your home with eco-conscious efforts, Erin brings a lot to the table (most likely made out of salvaged Wyoming snow fence) from her experience in tackling her own home.

Above all of the experience, Erin brings with her an exceedingly positive, fun energy. Spontaneous dance parties, stellar fashion sense, and a kindness unmatched makes Erin an exceptional addition to the hello there! house family.

Juggling an active Internet career with writing, speaking and consulting, Erin can be found daily at DesignForMankind.com, her art/design blog that was recently honored as one of the London Time’s top 50 design blogs in the world. She currently hosts a renovation column on HGTV.com where she catalogs her experiences as an impromptu interior designer. Erin’s work has been featured in Glamour, Lucky, Dwell, Readymade, Nylon, Print Magazine, Apartment Therapy, The Huffington Post, and she regularly contributes to Readymade Magazine.

Here is a video of her own home's renovation featured on hgtv.com:



CAN we be any more excited to have Erin? We're DYING with excitement!

Leave a comment offering your warmest welcome to the newest member of the fam and register for the two-day event to learn more about Erin and updating your home using reclaimed, salvaged, and eco-friendly elements. Early bird tickets ($150) are still available but limited. Get yours today!

Event Photographer: Eryn Amos

We'd like to introduce everyone to Eryn Amos: The official photographer of hello there! house.

Eryn will be at our Meet 'n' Greet Friday, snapping photos of the festivities AND doing our photo booth for our guests to have fun at! 

If you are joining us on Friday, all the photos from the photo booth will be loaded onto the Heirloom Photography's client gallery at heirloom.smugmug.com. There you can download each photo for only $1 each to use online or print on your own; or you can order high quality prints directly from the site!

We can't wait to see all your gorgeous faces on Friday! If you haven't purchased your $10 ticket for the Meet 'n' Greet yet, visit the Eventbrite page to join in the fun!