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Tutorial: Valentine’s Day Candy Box Bunting
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...
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Tutorial: How to Customize Your Plates to Match Your Party
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...
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Tutorial: How to Make a Ribbon Wreath
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...
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Tutorial: 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...
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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...
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Tutorial: Watercolor Art Party 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 didn’t want to spend my mini budget on printables. So, I bought two dollar store...
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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...
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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...
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Tutorial: 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...
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DIY 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...
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Tutorials: Kentucky Derby Party Centerpieces
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. Mini Loving Cup...
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101: How to Style a Party Place Setting
I wanted to show you how I put together the 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...
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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...
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Halloween Party Centerpiece Tutorial
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...
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Tutorial: 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...
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Halloween Party Candy Bar Serving Pieces + 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...
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