Notre Dame Party

We had a little party of five to watch Notre Dame playing against Alabama for the National Championship, unfortunately they lost big time! :(

It was heart breaking but at least we had some yummy food to keep us happy. I made some cake pops, ND chocolate letters, popcorn, wings, chips/dip and veggies. Now we have to wait until next year! 

GO ND!!

GO ND 2013!

Make a Wish Birthday Party

When my sweet friend, Bird, invited me to contribute to her Spring/Summer issue of Bird’s Party magazine, I was thrilled, excited, honored and a bit nervous! 

This was my first time ever taking part in such an amazing magazine!

Everything came together when I got the help from some very talented ladies! 

Here are the details of Make a Wish Party for my daughter's 9th Birthday:

Inspired by dandelions on an open field, with a color scheme of aqua and white, I created a whimsical make a wish birthday party for my daughter's 9th Birthday.

Dandelions were the focus of this party with lots of DIY crafts and decorations.

The dessert table was full of yummy and incredible treats by fabulous vendors that made the sweet table stunning! 

I used photo boxes with dandelion print on them to display the dandelion marshmallows and cake pops. I wanted to create the feeling that they were in a real dandelion field.

DIY dessert table backdrop: made out of foam board covered with fabric and I added the WISH banner from  Bird's Party Make a Wish collection.

I wanted to create a magical escape for the girls to enjoy their treats, make crafts and just simply enjoy each other's company. Using white fabric strips, fishing line and the trees as poles, I made a marquee in the back yard where I set up a table on the grass and used pillows as chairs. I decorated the marquee with DIY poms and paper lanterns. 

Wish Tee and Flower clip by Three Little Bows

To die for Cake Pops by The Gourmet Pop 

Gorgeous Dandelion cupcake toppers by Edible Details

So beautiful that the girls didn't want to eat them!!   

 Dandelions Marshmallow by The Marshmallow Studio 

Amazing Details!!

Delicious Chocolate Covered Oreos by Sweet Temptations

Incredible cookies by Sugar Dreams 

DIY decorations:

DIY Birthday Wreath:foam wreath, yarn, paper flowers and cupcake toppers from Bird's Party Make a Wish collection.

DIY dandelions displayed on the dessert table:simply hot glue white feathers to a round styrofoam and glue the foam into a floral wire.

DIY Party Favors:

Each girl received a mini canvas purse with a notebook and puff ball pen, a puff ball hair clip and an artist apron. 

DIY stenciled mini canvas purses and apron: dandelions stencil, fabric paint, stencil brush, boa and rhinestone.

DIY Make a Wish Wood Sign: I used different sizes and fonts of letter stencils to create the Wish sign.

DIY favors table backdrop: Painted dandelions on postboards glued to a foam board.

As seen on HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTESS

Vendor's Credit:

Styling and Photography by Crissy's Crafts 

Party Printable by Bird's Party 

Cupcake toppers by Edible Details                         

Chocolate Covered Oreos by Sweet Temptations             

Dandelions Marshmallow by The Marshmallow Studio 

Cake Pops by The Gourmet Pop 

Cookies by Sugar Dreams 

Wish Tee and Flower clip by Three Little Bows

Lanterns and mini cupcake stands: Petite Party Studio 

Dandelion Stencil: Cutting Edges Stencils  

Backyard Picnic - Family Time!

This past Saturday, I surprised my hubby and kids with a backyard picnic!!

While they were at the movies, I made all the yummy  treats! We had zucchini muffins, brigadeiros, strawberries, veggies, turkey subs and bruschettas.

They were so surprised and happy! We spent the afternoon playing ball, cornhole game, blowing bubbles and eating all the treats!

My husband is in charge of the cooking on the weekends, we barbecue almost every weekend so he HAD to bring his grill over and grill some delicious ribs!!

This was so fun to put together  just using items from our home and I only used what I already had in the fridge! 

A fun, affordable and a great family time day! :)

 The gorgeous ribbon garland is from A to Zebra Celebrations. 

Love is all you need sign is from Walmart.

LOVE my Live Simply sign from Barn Owl Primitives!

Family sign from HomeGoods

Yummy brigadeiros!!!

No makeup!!!

Welcome Spring Picnic

We had  a small picnic to celebrate Spring! The girls were on Spring Break last week and the weather was just gorgeous for a picnic!

 The picnic was very simple and layedback. For the backdrop, I used a wall accent on a foam board that I purchased from Hobby Lobby for $10. The Wall accent is now on my daughter's bedroom wall. ;) 

I also made a balloon banner to dress up the table. Balloons are an inexpensive way to bring colors to your party. For the cupcake toppers, I used scrapbook flowers that I found at Michael's for 50cents!!! Crazy, insane cheap right? I also found the plastic candy container with mini scoops at Michaels for 50 cents, too!!Don't you just love when you find a good bargain? ;)

I purchased the mini paper cupcake stands at the brand new and fabulous Petite Party Studio. What a cute store!! Love it!!

For snacks and treats, we had whole wheat turkey flower sandwiches, pigs in the blanket, chocolate covered strawberries, ants on a log(celery sticks with raisins), carrots, homemade red velvet cupcakes, M&Ms, chocolate kisses and cupcake pizzas. The kids played card games, climbed trees, blew bubbles, played in the playground, blew dandelions and also rested on the blankets.

 The picnic was a wonderful way to celebrate Spring! 

The girls really enjoyed spending the afternnon outside. One of my daughter's girlfriends said that the last time that she had a picnic was when she was four and that we need to do this more often! I couldn't agree more!!

I love when I can pull together a simple and affordable get together for my children and their friends!

Free spring/picnic labels from Sew Craft Create.