I shared this post over at Design Dazzle a couple weeks back, but I also wanted to make sure you didn't miss it. Balloon garlands are so much fun to make and add such impact to you party. I've used them a few times now, and I'm always shocked how quick and easy they...
Party Tutorials
Tutorial: How to Make a Felt Ball Garland
Do you love felt ball garlands as much as I do? (Please say yes!) I think they are perfect for party layering -- which I am declaring a thing. I usually just buy my felt ball garlands, because they are pretty darn inexpensive on Etsy. But, I also wanted to try making...
Halloween Party Hacks: Candy Bar Serving Trays + Easy Cupcake Toppers
For the kids, Halloween is about dressing up, running around with friends, and candy. My Halloween needs are simpler: it’s pretty much all about the candy. Shopping for Halloween candy gave me one last Halloween party idea to share with you: turning candy bars...
Tutorial: How to Make Halloween Party Soda Bottles
Parties are one of the few times I let my kids have soda because I'm a mean mom. Sort of. Mainly, Baby B is still awful about brushing her teeth, so why coat them more with soda? Anyway, I love using colored sodas or milk in my parties just because of the color they...
Tutorial: How to Make a Halloween Candy Centerpiece
When I was little, all the kids carried the orange plastic pumpkin pails at Halloween. (This is the point where Baby B would wave her forearms like a T-Rex, and ask, “Mommy, did the dinosaurs look like this?” She's a charmer.) I thought it would be fun to turn a...
Tutorial: How to Make a Halloween Party Backdrop
The backdrop I made for my Pumpkin Decorating Halloween Party is super easy to make and really takes no crafting skill at all —so it's right up my alley! I actually looked for a jack-o-lantern printable that I could have printed extra large, couldn't find one, and...
101: How to Style a Party Place Setting
I wanted to show you how I put together the party place settings at my Kentucky Derby inspired graduation party. This is the same technique I use for almost every party, so once you've got this easy layering system down, you can tweak the style and use it for all your...
Tutorial: How to Make Mini Rose Loving Cups
So even though my graduation party is not a Kentucky Derby party, it is definitely Kentucky Derby-inspired. I thought I'd bring you the tutorials just in time for this weekend's derby. Today, I'm walking you through how to make mini rose loving cups. They look...
Tutorials: How to Make a Kentucky Derby Party Centerpiece
The more I worked on my graduation party, I realized how well elements of would work as a Kentucky Derby party. Today, I'm showing you how to make a Kentucky Derby party centerpiece. A toy horse and faux flowers say "run for the roses" to me! Horse Centerpiece...
How to Make Christmas Tree Cake Toppers
A multi-layer fondant cake that wows has it's place on dessert tables, but other times, you want quick, easy and inexpensive. But of course, you also want cute. These 3-D Christmas tree cake toppers provide the wow — quickly, easily and cheaply. Here's how to make...
How to Make DIY Halloween Treat Cones
Call them party cones, treat cones or tussie mussies, these cone-shaped treat holders are just plain cute! I love making Halloween treat cones for: Giving my family Halloween treats Presenting party favors Leaving the neighbors a "you've been boo'ed" surprise Hang the...
Tutorial: How to Make a Christmas Tree Tissue Tassel Garland
I love tissue tassel garlands, but I'd never made one before. It is really so much easier and faster than I thought it would be! But I also thought it would be fun to dress up the garlands a bit. So here's how to make my Christmas Tree Tissue Tassel Garland! (This is...
Tutorial: How to Tie the Perfect Bow
One of the big jumping off points for my Witch's Tea Party was this black and white striped ribbon. I just loved how clean and crisp the pattern is, and wanted to be sure to incorporate lots of bows made from the ribbon. But there is a trick to getting your bows just...
Tutorial: How to Make a Floral Teapot Centerpiece
When I styled my Vintage Tea Party, one of my absolute favorite elements was the floral teapot centerpiece. I decided to recreate the look for my Witch's Tea Party (featured on Love the Day!) -- but to figure out the DIY version. Enter: the styrofoam ball and a whole...
DIY Shark Party Ideas: How to Make Shark Treats, Shark Soda & Shark Favors
Full disclosure: I freaking LOVE the Sharknado series. It is so exquisitely dumb. So we'll be watching on Wednesday night, and that's why I'm recapping my Shark Week ideas from last year. It's not too late to use any of these free shark printables or whip up my shark...
Tutorial: How to Make Art Party Watercolor Decorations
When I was planning the mini art party that I shared with you yesterday, I wanted to add a few party printables. But, I also didn't want to spend my mini budget on printables. So, I bought two dollar store sets of watercolors and the girls and I painted our own art...
Tutorial: How to Make Jolly Rancher Lollipops
This week is all about getting ready for our bake sale to benefit The Confetti Foundation. (Here's why I support them.) And since this is a one-woman-and-twins effort, we have spent a fair amount of time on Pinterest, looking for recipes that are (1) bake sale...
Tutorial: How to Make Confetti Party Favor Bags
For my daughters' 10th birthday party — we called it the Twins' Top 10 — I went old school with the party favor bags. We decided to have a party favor bar. We stocked it with five of the girls favorite things, and invited our guests to pick and pack their own party...
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