I've been wanting to do another tropical themed party since the Moana birthday party I created last year. I'm thrilled to be sharing a darling tropical baby shower with you today featuring Cricut and the Martha Stewart Celebrations line from Michaels! This tropical party is my second collaboration in a year-long series with Cricut, Martha Stewart, and Michaels... eek! You can check out the first party HERE, a bright and cheery mint and yellow party that's perfect for those spring and summer ... [ Read More ]
DIY Vacation Memory Cube Keepsake Tutorial
Ahhhh summer. Beach days, endless popsicles, sleeping in, and those fabulous summer vacations. Why not bring a part of your vacation home with you and display it so you can always remember the fun you had on your trip? Today I'm sharing how to make a DIY vacation memory cube that will be a daily reminder of those summer vacation trips. This DIY memory keepsake is fairly easy to put together. One of the coolest parts of this project is the etched vacation destination name and date in the ... [ Read More ]
Edible Sea Glass Candy Recipe
Are you planning an under the sea, ocean, or mermaid party? If so, edible sea glass candy is the perfect treat for you to serve! One of my favorite parts of my daughter's under the sea party was the sea glass candy that I made. It is really easy and inexpensive to make glass candy. Edible glass makes a huge impression on guests because it looks SO realistic! Making sea glass candy is practically the same as how to make homemade suckers, but without the molds. If you want to wow ... [ Read More ]
How to Make Easy Homemade Suckers
Ever wonder how to make homemade suckers that you see in almost every shape and color under the rainbow? Today I'm going to show you how to make lollipops at home!! As a child, I loved when my grandma would visit us in California from Iowa. She always brought us homemade suckers in multiple colors and flavors. What child could resist homemade hard candy?! I was enchanted. My grandma passed ALL of her sucker molds, bags, sticks, oil flavors, etc. on to me. I was thrilled!! These suckers ... [ Read More ]
Finding Nemo Inspired Freakshake Recipe
If you've ever had a freakshake, then you know that they are indulgent, over the top shakes topped with colorful candy, chocolate, donuts, whip cream, sprinkles, and anything else you can dream up! Pixar Pier is opening at Disneyland on June 23rd, so some blogger friends and I thought it would be fun way to start the party early and share some sweet Pixar inspired freakshakes that we created. I live in San Diego and love all things ocean related, so of course that means that I chose to ... [ Read More ]
DIY Party Favor Bags + FREE Printables
One of my favorite things to create for a party are the party favors. Sweet little party favor bags are so fun to make and are a great way to thank guests for coming. Today I'm going to show you how to make some easy DIY party favor bags with inkjet transfer paper sheets. I'll also be sharing a cute free summer printable! Since summer is almost here, I whipped up a set of colorful muslin drawstring bags that make perfect summer party favors or end of the year friend gifts for the kids. ... [ Read More ]