Party [Little Blue Baby Shower]

Last Saturday my girlfriends and I hosted a baby shower for our other friend. We've been planning this shower for a few months and it came together beautifully. I really love how we combined our talents to make this gorgeous shower. And now all about the details:

Make it Monday [Little Blue Candy Chips]

Good Morning and Happy Monday! Today I'm sharing with you how to make Little Blue Candy Chips with Wilton's Candy Melts. I've been planing a baby shower for my friend and I wanted to match most of the colors to the Tiffany Blue. With some of the decoration its almost impossible but with the candy melts I knew I could achieve the right color.

Here's the formula I came up with:

DIY Tuesday [Tissue Paper Tassel Garland]

When I first saw this idea on pinterest I thought it was super easy and super cute. I knew I was going to try it for a party as soon as I could.

After spending some time making these guys I'm in love! Tissue Paper Tassel Garland is easy and cheap to make! Parties can get pricey so I like to keep costs down where ever I can; there will be a lot of Tissue Paper Tassel Garland at my parties.
Update: These were used in the Little Blue Baby Shower

DIY Tuesday [Washi Tape Paper Fans]

Next month I'll share with you a baby shower that I've been working on; but today you get a sneak peek of some decorations I've made [and love]. Update: Here's the finished party Little Blue Baby Shower

They are super festive and easy to make: Washi Tape Paper Fans!

I work on a budget [who doesn't these days?] and these are very budget friendly. All you do is dress up plain paper with a little Washi Tape and you've got adorable party decor.

Here's what you'll need:

Freebie Friday [Super Mario Brothers Party Printables]

Happy Friday Everyone!!!

Today I'm sharing with you the party graphics I made for the Super Mario Brothers 30th Birthday.

This printable kit includes the Happy Birthday Banner, Coin Template & Food Labels.

DIY Tuesday [Piranha Plants]

Today I'm sharing how to make these super fun Piranha Plants from the Super Mario Brothers video game. They were a great addition to the surprise 30th birthday I worked on. They turned out super cute and they don't require a lot of effort. 

Here's what you'll need:

Inspiration Round Up [Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss]

Dr. Seuss' Birthday is March 9th, its a great excuse to play with the kids and have a fun filled day!

My kids are a little to young this year to appreciate anything fun and cute I do to celebrate it. Instead I've searched the internet and pinterest for super cute ideas for next year.

I've got 9 great ideas for next year and I'm sharing them with you.

Party [Thing 1, Thing 2 Baby Shower]

Today I'd like to share with you the baby shower I had for my twins. The theme was Thing 1/ Thing 2, perfect for twins. We had so much fun planning this party and even more fun there!

Everything from the invitations, to the food & even a game were Dr. Seuss themed.

DIY Tuesday [Photo-booth]

I love photo-booths, they seriously make parties fun! I've painted two backdrops for photobooths and I thought today I'd share how I made them and tips I've learned from it.

The first photobooth was for my twins' first birthday, it is still my most visited post. I guess everyone LOVES Sesame street.

What you'll need...

Mardi Gras Party [6 Recipes & Free Printable]

Mardi Gras [or Fat Tuesday] is tomorrow! To honor of this fun celebration I'd thought I'd share with you some recipes and a free printable. Fat Tuesday refers to the practice of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season; which begins on Ash Wednesday....And with any holiday there's always the fun of drinking [if thats your thing].

Party [Super Bowl 47]

Football always has and will always be big in our house. We both love to watch a good game, even if our teams don't make it to the end. This year we decided to host the big game and naturally I went into party planning mode, driving my husband crazy. :)

Party [Father's Day Mustache Bash]

This Father's Day was my darling husband's first.  It only happens once... So we hosted a brunch for family.

My goal: Create a theme that was appropriate for dads... then I got to thinking... My dad has a mustache, Joe's dad has a mustache, Joe's brother (who's a dad) has a mustache/beard... and Joe hadn't shaved in a while so he had a mustache... put that together with some ideas I've seen on Pinterest.. and BOOM

MUSTACHE BASH for 

Father's Day

I'm a relatively new pinner... but I love to browse and I've seen tons of things that have inspired me. I will do my best to give credit where credit is due and I apologize if its not the original creator... but I think I've gotten it all correct

All of the graphic's I made myself... the theme was inspired by the following: KPI, & APTG

The Party Spread

Just the banner

Detailed view of banner... I used scrapbook paper for the background and my design on top. I loved the woodgrain paper! Totally manly!

The gifts: 3. 2. 1. cake inspired by TMB.. I made a sample first and fell in LOVE!! This is a very awesome gift idea. Especially for those with a sweet tooth! I printed the instructions on the back of these handmade ties. 

Cinnamon Cookies, purchased.. honestly because they matched my color scheme... :)

They were yummy too!

And the cupcakes! The recipe can be found here VG. After baking a test cupcake with frosting...

My husband decided we should add  cayenne to the frosting for that extra

some... I have to say it was a very tasty addition!

Cupcake stand was made by me (by hand) thanks to a wonderful tutorial from: AE

Mustache Straws!!! Great detail inspired by WBS

These were the thank you's, mustache shaped coco rice krispie treats. I made a normal batch of treats

then carved out each mustache. Wrapped them up in a ziploc baggie and glued a label that said

 "Have a Fan-stache-tic Father's Day"

They were a hit

And last but not least mustache props... these I've seen all over the internet so its honestly hard to pin point one person to credit... so I think I'll just credit google.. :)