Wait Til Your Father Gets Home
Just a bit of all the little bits of life at home!
Since we had most of the food and drinks down at our neighborhood pool for the beginning of the party, I decided to keep the desserts at our house (and more importantly in the a/c). I served homemade cupcakes and homemade firecracker cookies (see links for both recipes below). We also had fresh red, white, and blue fruit (that went really fast), red, white, and blue taffy, and … [Read more...]
It's been so fun reliving my little guy's birthday this week! I hope you've enjoyed all of the tutorials so far. Today I'm sharing one of my favorite projects from the party, Jackson's {Monthly Photo Banner}. To make the banner you'll need: your favorite photo from each month from the past year (4 x 6) colored cardstock white cardstock chip board numbers jute twine corner punches 2 … [Read more...]
Here's another super quick and inexpensive idea for party decor! I was inspired by these topiaries, found at Simply Designing, but, I wanted something a little smaller. To make my version of star topiaries, you''ll need: red, white, and blue construction paper or cardstock star punch (Hobby Lobby) straight pins styrofoam balls (mine were 4 inches from Jo Ann's) wooden skewers paper … [Read more...]
I'm sharing two tutorials from the party today! Head over to see Kate @ Cheap Crafty Mama for my tutorial on making a Burlap & Twine name banner, and read on here for the details on my version of a birthday party "guest book". I knew before having my little guy's birthday party that I definitely wanted some sort of a "guest book" for him me to look back on (let's be honest, he most likely … [Read more...]
One thing that I love to do at the beginning of any season is change the look of my grapevine wreath on our front door. I purchased it with the mindset that it would serve as the base for most of the wreaths I made throughout the year (and it has saved me a ton of money in the process). That way, all I have to do is change out the flowers and decor that I choose, and I immediately have a brand … [Read more...]
