Birthday Wishes And DIY Dreams

For the past few years I have been assisting my good friend Joyce with her super birthday parties for her little one.  I wrote about last year's party on this post.  This year her baby girl turned three and there was no way her shindig would be anything less than fabulous.  Seems like my friend has been stepping up her DIY game, and of course I was happy enough to assist her with her party inspiration.   

Purchased backdrop and printed letters on banners and doily name.

Pinwheel banner, tissue paper pom poms, and lace ball lanterns.

Joyce's husband made the PVC pipe photo booth backdrop especially
for the big day.  How cute is that?

Of course a photo booth isn't complete without props from
Get Creative Juice.


Even though the dessert table had to be minimized because of
weather issues, as you can see it was huge in presentation.


This was one of my contributions to the super chic party, a DIY
initial frame made from cardboard.  More info to come!

 
Yummy cupcakes on embellished cupcake stands.

Rice Krispie pops with itty bitty flags.


Delicious homemade chocolate pops.

An activity table was available for a house full of children under the
age of eight.

Holy moly tissue paper piñata!  Complete with a pull down wall.
No blindfolds and baseball bat required!

As you all can see, every decoration for the party were all handmade.  With careful pinning, time management (we were already talking about it in January), and budgeting my dear friend was able to pull off another wonderful party for her daughter that the children and adults enjoyed.  Of course the birthday girl was all smiles that day!

Branching Out Centerpieces

I take every chance to get creative at work.  These budget friendly centerpieces were made for a Chamber of Commerce event.  They were made from some branches, paper rosettes, plaster of paris, some decorative swirly things from the craft store, and fake grass.  I must say that they were perfect for the event.  I am hoping that there will be another time I can make these because rolling all of the paper flowers were actually relaxing, really.  I love that each one is unique and not two of them came out the same.  The lovely power of nature and a little bit of paper and glue.  These would be great for a wedding, shower, or for the home.  

Do something crafty, do something for others, do something positive.
Have a great weekend!

Whale Themed Baby Shower

Over the weekend, I attended a baby shower for a friend.  The future baby's nursery is whale themed, so her friends and family decorated the same theme for the shower.  I had to show you all the wonderful details; some of them were handmade and some were store bought, and it all came together so nicely.  It was a beautiful day to shower the parents-to-be with wishes for a lifetime of happiness to their future family.  Move over owls, I think whales are the next big thing!

The shower was at the family's beautiful Christmas tree farm.  

Whale and sea creatures paper plates.

Whale gift bags used as decor around the room.

Handmade whale diaper centerpieces.

How many gum balls??

Yummy cupcakes.

Treat favor bags decorated with whale stickers

Color coordinated candy buffet.

Wishing the best for the parents to be!

Party it Up Sesame Street Style

Can you tell me how to get...how to get to Sesame Street?
C is for cookie...ok let me stop right there.

You may know already that this past weekend was my college friend's daughter's birthday party and the theme was, you guessed it...Sesame Street.  My friend Joyce was full of ideas that she's gathered and has thrown one fabulous birthday party fit for little toddlers and their parents.  She put together everything from the signs, decorations, to favors that all had the Sesame Street theme.  And she had the birthday girl do a few outfit changes as well!! I always love a great party with good food, creative decor, and lovely company!

Personalized banner with the Sesame Street characters & paper fan/wheels.

I guess the celebrant likes her sign?  What do you think?

Centerpieces filled with yummy treats.  I wanted that huge cookie so bad.

Number photo collage for the two year old.

Letter photo collage of the celebrant.

Thank you goodies.  Do you see the the ginormous marshmallow?!

The birthday celebrant checking out her very own street sign.

Tissue paper pom pom characters.  

A birthday party isn't complete without sweet treats!

Party favors with street sign stickers.

Handmade street sign outside by the poster.

Happy Birthday pretty girl!

I'm so lucky to have such crafty and creative friends with fabulous party ideas who let me make stuff for them!!
Thanks for inviting me Joyce!  It was a fabulous party, as always!

Sign Says: Sesame Street

My friend Joyce was planning a birthday party for her two year old.  She told me about it about two months ago and we texted back and forth about her theme's details.  Her daughter loves Elmo from Sesame Street but wanted the party itself to be more colorful instead of one colored theme, so she decided on having a Sesame Street party for her little toddler.  As a crafter,  I thought what is a Sesame Street party without the iconic lamp post??  With some cardboard from boxes, duck tape (I love colored duck tape!), a styrofoam ball and some plaster of paris, I made a personalized street sign for the little one's celebration.  Did I already mention that I love duck tape?!

Did I mention that I love duck tape?