I've always wanted to host a Favorite Things party, and decided this was the year! I threw it in there with all the other holidays shindigs and Nutcracker performances, just to make my holidays a bit crazier, lol. It was worth it, I think! We all had a blast hanging out with each other and went home with some AWESOME new favorite things! I … [Read more...]
tips for making a millenium falcon cake
I thought this cake deserved a post of it's own. amiright? Plus I have some tips on what to do/what not to do and thought I'd share them for any future millenium falcon cake enthusiasts. So. I decided on making a Millenium Falcon cake because hello?! it's the best spaceship ever. Also Han Solo is my fave character so I had to do his ship justice. … [Read more...]
girly star wars party
This party was a year in the making...my girls usually like to pick their birthday party themes a year ahead of time..I don't mind because it gives me lots of time to plan! I threw out a few ideas last year and Sadie chose Star Wars! Needless to say, I was psyched! I have since been collecting party items and planning my attack. ;) Let's start … [Read more...]
unicorn horn tutorial and free template
You've seen those fun unicorn horns I made for Charlotte's unicorn/rainbow bash, right? Well here is the template and tutorial I promised! These were simple to make and I just chilled out in front of a TV show while gluing and cutting. Sadly that's my idea of a good time. ;) No, really. for these horns you'll need: glitter scrapbook paper … [Read more...]
unicorn and rainbow birthday party
Charlotte is all about the sparkle right now, so a unicorn & rainbow party was right up her alley! I always obsess over designing invites, it's the OCD in me...but I was pretty happy with the way this one turned out from the get-go. :D Also lots of affiliate links in this post :) I went all out with the rainbow theme and created the … [Read more...]
love letters Valentine party
I threw together this simple "love letter" themed Valentines party for the kiddos this past week. It was simple but with some fun details! Like this backdrop! I went with the WOW factor here. as in WOW I'm glad I didn't have to lick all of these closed. (yuck!) Sadie helped me tape up the many many rows of white envelopes,(affiliate link) and … [Read more...]
sweet woodland birthday party
First off, a sweet Happy 2nd Birthday to my little Ava! I've always wanted to do a woodland party theme, and I figured I'd better do it while Ava still has little to no say in her party! (She likes saying puh-ple so I could have done a puh-ple party I guess. but that's just this week)...so...anyways, woodland party it is! I also like how it kinda … [Read more...]
frozen birthday party
Sadie has preeetty much had her 6th birthday party theme picked out since we saw the movie Frozen last December. You may have heard of it...lil Disney hit? popular with kids? totally sing-able songs? ha ha ha. It was a super fun party to plan-but I am glad to have my summer parties out of the way! Her invite! Designed it myself-I love the … [Read more...]
girly jungle birthday bash
Charlotte is FOUR! She (and Sadie) is obsessed with the Katy Perry song, ROAR, so we went with a jungle/safari theme for her birthday party this year, with some added pink of course! She had a blast, and it ended up being a really fun party for me to put together too, after some feet dragging. lol. let's dive in! I designed this little invite … [Read more...]
book baby shower (and free printables!)
If you couldn't tell by now, I kinda love throwing parties. I've hit a good balance lately between minimalism and what I call "I've lost my marbles" party planning. I dangled a baby shower tantalizingly in front of my sister (mostly to get her to come VISIT! haha!) and that took place a few weeks ago. She's worked as an editor for a few years, … [Read more...]