I tend to think a party is not complete without a rocking front door wreath. Sweet Georgia Sweet makes some of my favorite ribbon wreaths, but this year I didn't have time to order a wreath from Bethany. So I pulled out one of my wreaths from her and studied it until...
One of my favorite decorative touches from my girls' Favorite Things Party were our custom dessert plates. If you haven't seen these before, they are totally cool and pretty low-cost. Create UR Plate sends you either glass or plastic plates (your choice) and you pick...
For my Valentine's Classroom Party, I wanted to think of a low-cost way for the kids to decorate Valentine's Day card boxes. While there are cute options in the craft stores, and you could certainly go the brown paper bag route, I really wanted a Valentine's box that...
One of my favorite party tricks is to transform an everyday item into something party special. It's a sure way to get a low-cost, high-impact result. Which led to me the candy aisle of CVS. (That and the need to pick up a Frappuccino and the latest Vanity Fair.) This...
Did you miss yesterday's tips for planning a Classroom Valentine's Party? I used a tissue fan backdrop, which is a great choice for any party: inexpensive, quick to set up. Tissue fans are especially easy to transport if you have an away from home party. They come in...
I'm sure you've seen this idea loads of places, and if I knew how to figure out who came up with it first, I'd gladly link to them. But this was my first year trying a Christmas Ornament Garland, so I thought I'd document the process for you. It is ridiculously easy....
Welcome to the third tutorial for my Zombie Princess Party! Don't miss the super-easy how-tos for the zombie soda bottles and Princess Creepy Teeth, our dining table centerpiece. Today, I'm showing you how to make bloody handprint napkins. (Think "bloody" in air...
Welcome to the second tutorial for my Zombie Princess Party! See the first tutorial -- zombie soda bottles -- here. Today, I'll show you how to make Princess Creepy Teeth, our zombie party centerpiece. It's really easy, and you need no crafting skills. Zombie Party...
I didn't have party printables for the Zombie Princess Party. (This sometimes happens when you dream up a wacky theme.) So that meant it was up to me to get creative with the decorative details. This week, I'll share with you tutorials for my Zombie Princess Soda...
I honestly never thought I'd be inspired by black rats, but I suppose stranger things have happened at the dollar store. As I was checking out with a basket of 18 toy rats, the cashier looked up at me and said, "Lord, honey, what're you gonna do with all those rats?"...
So if you saw my Black and White (and Rats!) Halloween Party on Monday, I teased that I also styled this party with an alternate bunting. I loved the black rats hanging by their tails in the original bunting — it appeals to my slightly twisted sense of humor, and I...
Have you ever seen party favor balls? They are crepe paper balls formed around itty bitty party favors. Your party guests unroll and unroll and unroll to reveal as many little surprises as you want to wrap. I just made my first favor ball -- Shark Week-style, of...
This is one of those "so easy I hate to call it a "tutorial' tutorials." Baby B loves sharks and wants a shark theme for her next birthday. While that's months away, I figured Shark Week would be a great time to brainstorm and test out some ideas, you know ... six...
A few years ago, the Vice President of Special Projects built my first free-standing party backdrop from PVC pipe. You can see it in use in my Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Party. This system — sometimes called a pipe and drape system — is terrific because it allows you...
For our snow cone stand, I made one of these faux snow cones just for a fun decoration. I ran out of time to make more, but they are so cute and easy, I had to show you the how-to. I think these would be adorable as a garland, hanging across your snow cone stand!...
If you want a little something special for your next party invitation envelope, try making your own envelope! This is so easy if you have a die-cutting machine, like my Silhouette. But you also could sketch and cut out an envelope template free-hand. Then, it's just...
I'm finishing up a few projects for the Gardening Party. (You're still doing the anti-rain dance for me, right?) One of the things I needed were containers that I didn't have to worry about breaking outside. Enter fabric-covered tin cans. This is as easy as cut, Mod...
This is a Barbie art framing project for my daughters' bathroom, but I've always thought that a series of framed art prints would make a great dessert table backdrop. (I'd do two rows of three frames.) This project is easy and inexpensive — you actually could spend...
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