This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Mars, Incorporated. All opinions are mine alone. #SpookyTreats #CollectiveBias I am thrilled to be sharing our haunted forest Halloween party with you today. This party has a classic feel to it and is a little scary and a whole lot of fun! My inspiration for our haunted forest Halloween party comes from one of my favorite literary characters of all time, Ichabod Crane, and his fateful ride through the forest on ... [ Read More ]
DIY Ring Pops for the Fourth of July
Have you ever looked at something and thought, "I can totally make that." Every time I see ring pops in the store I think that, so I got to work and made some DIY ring pops, fourth of July style! My friends at Baker's Party Shop sent me the perfect gem candy mold for making ring pops. It's made of silicone and can be used for making chocolate, hard candy jewels, jewel soap bars, chocolate truffles, AND it can go in the oven, microwave, and freezer. Score! They also sent me some awesome ... [ Read More ]
Old Fashioned Fourth of July Party
This Old Fashioned Fourth of July Party is sponsored by World Market as a member of their Trendsetter Tribe. All ideas and opinions are always 100% my own. Last year my family and I went to the most amazing old fashioned Fourth of July event, complete with a barbershop quartets, rides on an old steamer train, old fashioned games, patriotic crafts, apple pie, and more. It was amazing! I wanted to create a fun, nostalgic party this year that's reminiscent of an old fashioned Fourth of July ... [ Read More ]
Vinyl Easter Egg Decorating
There are a million different ways to decorate Easter eggs, but one of the easiest ways I've discovered is by decorating them with vinyl. Vinyl Easter egg decorating is so easy a child could do it, and there are a whole range of possibilities! You can have a whole set of these eggs completed from start to finish in under 10 minutes, so it's a quick mess-free way to decorate if you're in a hurry. Vinyl Easter Egg Decorations Supplies: Eggs- These can be real, wooden, realistic ... [ Read More ]
Heart Mobile DIY for Valentine’s Day
Today I'm sharing a sweet heart mobile with you that is the perfect addition above your child's bed, as Valentine's Day decor, party decorations, or just for fun! My girls have big Pottery Barn canopy beds with a white piece of wood that runs along the top, which made it easy to hang these in their room. You could cut out all of the hearts from felt using a heart template or just by free handing it, but I made the process a LOT easier by using my Sizzix Big Shot die cutting machine and some ... [ Read More ]
Valentine’s Day Chair Backer Heart DIY
Every year I drool over the Pottery Barn Kids Valentine's Day chair backers, shaped into hearts and giant envelopes and ready for cute love mail from family. This year I decided to take matters into my own hands and make our own Valentine's Day chair backer hearts for our family. The Pottery Barn Kids version costs just under $19, and I made mine for FREE using felt that I already had (felt is cheap at Joann, especially when you have a coupon) and some scissors. I also used a Sizzix ... [ Read More ]