My week has been a little nuts. (How about you?) One of my girls broke her pinkie toe. You know how they say all you can do for a toe break is buddy taping? Not my girl. She actually has to be in a boot for 4-6 weeks. All that is to say, my "alien life" week has not...
This weekend, I was so honored to co-host a baby shower for Brooks, momma-to-be of my great niece, Madelyn. The shower was held at my sister-in-law Kathy's beautiful home. My other sister-in-law, Beverly, was also a co-host, so it was definitely a group effort to...
So many of you are new around here (thank you!) that I thought I'd pull out last year's Fourth of July picnic party to share with you. This is actually the party that started Double the Fun Parties! Kori of Paper & Pigtails featured this party on her...
With summer here, I think of little girls in pretty dresses and tea parties. So I wanted to shine the spotlight on my Vintage Tea Party Plan: a DIY plan to guide you in recreating my tea party! A party classic, my Vintage Tea Party Plan transports your guests to a...
Last week, I shared with you our Flower Fairy Party and today, I want to show you how you can recreate the party with my easy to follow party plan! My 60+ page Flower Fairy Party Plan is available in my shop, so if you want to throw a Flower Fairy party, but don’t...
This is the party that started me on the path to my second job in children's party planning. Last year, for my girls' sixth birthday, they asked for a fairy party. I discovered Cicely Mary Barker's classic fairy illustrations and they became my inspiration. I had this...
My girls have loved The Wizard of Oz for years now, which sounds silly to say when they are only seven, but it’s the truth. So when I tossed out some birthday party ideas to them, a Wizard of Oz birthday party was the clear winner. The only problem was narrowing down...
Just in the nick of time for Easter, I’m sharing some ideas about how to keep the kiddos entertained at your Easter party. Of course, you’ll have an egg hunt, but we can even jazz that up a little. These are the Easter party games from my Shabby Chic Easter Party. 1 –...
Today I wanted to share with you some of the food and treats from our kids' Easter party. You know me — it was all easy and all make-ahead. Here are the recipes and links you so can make my Shabby Chic Easter party food. Easter Party Menu Instead of creating a...
I'm so excited to bring you our wind blown, shabby chic Easter Party! There were moments when I thought I'd have to cancel the entire party — so I'm thrilled that we stuck with it and it all worked out! (Read about the drama here.) Did you know that something will...
This year for St. Patrick’s Day, I thought it would be fun to have a little luncheon for my girls and their little buddy and let them explore some Irish legends. If you're like me, you want to celebrate the holidays, but the holidays also sneak up on you, so you wind...
This past weekend, I had the privilege of helping my friend Elizabeth host a girls rule slumber party for her daughter Andrea's seventh birthday. We had a budget of $200 that we came close to sticking to, and we created a party that Andrea said was her best birthday...
About two weeks ago, my parents had to put down their sweet basset hound, Leta. She suddenly went blind and they discovered she had cancer of the spleen that had spread. (I promise I'm getting to the party!) They were so sad to lose her so suddenly, and realized that...
I had so much fun planning this Valentine's Sweetheart Party! I had this idea that the terrific and sweet Kathy from Tickled Peach Studio made come to life. I just wanted Valentine's cards for school that read, "A SweeTart for My Sweetheart" to which we could attach a...
We are such homebodies that we'd much rather stay home on New Year's Eve and attempt to stay wake until the ball drops. The idea of an at-home, very casual New Year's Eve inspired this budget-friendly New Year's Eve block party. You could have the neighbors stroll...
For years now, I've wanted to host this party. I can't be the only one who secretly finds writing Christmas cards just a wee bit tedious, can I? I'm not a Grinch; I just find the number of cards and personal messages a little daunting during the crunch time between...
Today, we're focused on my Vintage Tea Party activities. (If you missed Part 1, you can see it here.) At our party, we: Made party hats Dressed up with feather boas, gloves and necklaces Sugar cube teaspoon relay Walking while balancing books on heads Tea pot pinata...
Sunday is our Vintage Tea Party, so I hope to share photos with you in about a week. You'll be able to purchase the full party plan in my shop. But until then, here's a tutorial for you: how to line the back of a cabinet with fabric. I used our china cabinet for our...
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