My daughter begged for a Christmas party this year—lucky for her it doesn’t take much excuse for me to start designing an event! It was a fun experience planning this party; Maddie was there every step giving her input on what games to play, what food we should eat and what we should drink and…
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Tissue Pom Garland Tutorial and How-To
When I started thinking about fluffy mounds of whipped cream, I kept coming back to fluffy white clouds…out of which my angel first birthday party theme was born. Nothing like getting inspiration from a can of Reddi-wip! The next step was to figure out how to create that airy cloud feeling. There was a picture…
Puppy Dog Cupcakes
Puppy dogs and puppy themed treats we everywhere at our puppy play date party, even in the cupcakes! Since this is a quick and easy to put together party, we needed some quick and easy to up together cupcakes. Using strode-bought and ready made ingredients made putting together our cute little puppies a snap, so…
20 Easy Ideas for a Puppy Party on a Budget
I see you’re sifting through ideas to create a fantastic Puppy Party. Your child is probably one of the following: Head over heels for man’s best friend Loves the Pound Puppies Is a Paw Patrol fanatic! All are excellent reasons to throw a puppy party. It’s so much fun to see the kids enjoy themselves…
Patriotic Birthday Party {Real Party}
Red white and blue, patriotic, and an impending presidency. Sounds about right for a birthday being thrown for this adorable and ostentatious little man. Every year, Natalie at Southern Belle’s Charm creates a birthday masterpiece of her son’s choosing, and this year, it was as cool a theme as it was unique….
Star Light, Star Bright: A Star Gazing Party
Starlight, starbright, first star I see tonight… We probably all knew this memorable little poem by heart from about the time we are old enough to have a sense of whimsy about us. Which makes it the perfect thing to inspire a party for little ones! Wishing on a star while laid out on a blanket…
Fairy Tale Mash-Up Feathers and Arrows Boy’s Birthday Party {Real Party}
We were so excited to have Elissa of One Stone Events contribute to the summer issue of Festivities Magazine. Her fairy tale mash-up party is definitely a new favorite of mine! I worked with her to develop some new, unique printables for her event, and Nicole of Tikkido.com helped with darling Peter Pan inspired bunting…
Mustache Bash Baby Shower {Real Party}
My friend Richelle is just one of those people that is a ray of sunshine wherever she goes and lights up the lives of those around her. I’m guessing it’s all the sun and water she got growing up in the Florida Keys. The minute she let us know she was expecting another little one,…
Motorcycle Birthday Party – A Boy’s Birthday Biker Rally!
My son’s birthday party is my favorite one that I throw all year. Boy parties are challenging. No pink, no fluff, just down and dirty wholesome boy goodness. That can be fun if you let it! After some gentle steering from his father, our kiddo was quite enthusiastic about paying homage to motorcycles. For weeks…
Superhero Party {Real Party}
Superhero parties are always so fun to flip through. They’re colorful, highly graphic and the kids always look so darn cute running around in their masks and superhero capes. So when my dear client Cecelia wanted a superhero party for her son, I was pretty excited to help her out! (She is so super creative,…
Touchdown Burger Slider Bar
There is a big football game coming this weekend, one for which I always seem to have the driving need to make lots of game day food. As luck would have it, about the time I started thinking about the big game, CampbellsKitchen.com sent me a few coupons and asked me to make something from…
Balloons! A High-Flying Birthday Party
Nothing beats a balloon at a party, so what could be better than making it the overall theme of your next celebration? It’s another sure-fire party delight for guests young and ah…not-so-old. Nicole at Tikkido.com created this spectacular event for the first issue of Festivities Magazine. There is nothing tricky to creating a banner and…
{Real Party} Superhero Birthday – Aston’s Amazing Day
Last year, Lili from Swanky :: Chic :: Fete created an amazing soccer birthday party for her little man Aston’s 4th birthday. I was more than excited to be able to be a part of her creative process to mark the occasion for Aston turning 5! This year, Aston is into super powers. There wasn’t…
{Real Party} Farm Fresh Milk and Cookies Birthday
Milk and cookie parties are one of those big party trends you see around–and around. It takes a fair amount of creativity and talent to make something that’s been “done” totally unique. Part of the reason this Farm Fresh Milk and Cookies party by my sweet client Diana is so totally fabulous is that is…
{Real Party} SHARKS!
One of my favorite clients from down under, Cecelia, recently had a super fun Shark birthday party for her son Jake. It is such a thrill to work with Cecelia, as she comes up with the greatest little details to add to her birthday parties and has such great presentation! We changed our red and…
Streamer Chandeliers – a DIY Tutorial
I ran across the idea for these streamer chandeliers on Pinterest one day. The original was huge and shrug from the very top of a giant tent for a wedding. Most people i know wouldn’t have a need at their parties for something that big, so i came up with this scaled down version that…
{Real Party} Puff the Magic Dragon
My son, Brennan, was finally old enough to choose his own birthday party theme this year and he dearly wanted it to be all about dragons. Rather than focus on the big scary-type dragons, we looked for inspiration in an old Peter Paul & Mary song my mom used to sing us when we were…
“Plant a Seed” Eco-Friendly Birthday Party
Eco-friendly party for Earth Day or every day! Plant a Seed, and watch a birthday grow in this gardening birthday.
{Real Party} Circus Birthday Party
I have quite a few customers that I’m always thrilled to hear from, and Maggie is always one of them! She wanted to do a vintage-inspired circus party for her son’s 2nd birthday, and we were able to provide her with a few printables to help the party along. The beautiful photos are by Anna Pociask Photography….
Valentines Desserts for Healthy Hearts
Last week, I posted over at Project Nursery about healthy Valentines desserts. There’s an abundance of sweet stuff this time of year, but with this spread, the kids won’t miss the sugar–my two were more excited about hitting this particular dessert table than any I can think of recently. And they see a LOT of…
Garbage Truck Party – I Stink!!
Recently I worked with Natalie at Southern Belle’s Charm to help create what turned out to be an incredibly unique and fun party. The little guest of honor’s favorite book was “I Stink” – a book by Kate McMullan all about GARBAGE. And Natalie had a hay day coming up with all sorts of garbage-related…
{Real Party} Aqua and Orange Chevron Giraffe First Birthday Party
We recently had the pleasure of working with Marie on designing a set in chevron and polka dots for her little girl Lauren’s 1st birthday party. Lauren is a big fan of her Vulli Sophie La Giraffe, so that had to be in there as well! We supplied a few items to her and she…
Little Pumpkin Fall Harvest Party
Having a fall birthday is a perfect reason to celebrate pumpkin style! The fall has it’s own spectrum of wonderful decorations that make a seasonal ‘Little Pumpkin’ party so much more fun. Ellen of Ellen Bessette Events styled this fabulous homage to the pumpkin patch for our little Maddy. There were lots of treats, cider, s’mores, apple…
A Bewitching Halloween Party
Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble…full of candy and sweet treats! We were completely bewitched by our Halloween photoshoot this year with all the beautiful craftsmanship from our contributors and gorgeous sweet work from some very talented bakers. It’s always truly amazing to me when you hand over a concept in…
{Real Parties} Golf Birthday Party x 2!
The golf printable party set designed by Ashley Dickson as a custom design is one of our more popular party sets–it’s done in argyle tiffany blue, apple green and navy and makes a fabulous addition to any age golfer’s party, from 1 to 94! The golf birthday party photos we get from customers are…
{Real Party} Elmo Birthday Party
This spectacular Elmo party for one tiny Elmo love comes from a very fabulous client of mine, Cecelia all the way from down under. She had a vision for her Elmo party, and it was so much fun helping her make it a very unique character party. Cecelia amazingly handcrafted most of what you see…
{Real Party} The Aston Cup Soccer Party
It’s always fun helping someone meet their party vision, and in this case of this soccer party it was a wonderfully sweet party planner, Lili, of Swanky Chic Fete. She had a very clear idea of how she wanted her son Aston’s party to look like, and it was fabulous to help her along and…
{Real Party} Goldilocks and the Three Bears Part V
The bed shaped table and the treat table were the big focal points for the Goldilocks party. Lots going on elsewhere, but these were the parts of the party that really caught your eye! To keep with the “bear” theme, I tried to keep everything bear shaped or related to something a Goldilocks bear would eat….
{Real Party} Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Part IV
At the Goldilocks birthday party, we had 10 toddlers on our hands for two hours. So I planned ahead for them a bit and planned some activities for them to do that were very age appropriate. The first activity was eating – a snack, lunch and cupcakes after. There was a break between all three…
{Real Party} Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Part III
Part of the fun of having lived in a house for almost a year and only having decorated one room is that you have LOTS of wall space to play with when you have a party! I really enjoyed creating some “party art” that might have been seen in the bear house. I started with…
{Real Parties} Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Part II
Brennan’s Goldilocks and the Three Bears birthday party was filled with details – but it made the experience for all our guests “Just Right!” In the beginning planning stages of this party, I did chat with a few of my favorite party girls to help get the juices flowing! There wasn’t much “inspiration” out there…
{Real Party} Goldilocks and the Three Bears ~ Part I
Once upon a time, I founded my business on a fairytale party (the frog prince), and it only seemed fitting that for my son’s second birthday, another fairy tale should be the theme. Goldilocks and the Three Bears was a perfect way to celebrate my baby bear Brennan’s birthday! There are more photos than I…