I love trying out new DIY crafts and Easter provides the perfect excuse to get creative. If you are feeling the creative spark, here are my top 5 to try. 1. Lovely Indeed {Typography Easter Eggs}I first saw this one on Instagram and fell in love {I said a Hip Hop....}. It takes a serious crafter, with a silhouette or a cricut but I am willing to be that serious crafter. Click here for the Project Link 2. Ombre by Lauren ConradJust set your color scheme and go wild with the glitter. You can always count on Lauren to add some sparkle where she goes. Click here for Project Link. 3. Paint {or Marker} a cityscape from Fraulein KleinThe beautiful photos in this Project make translation unnecessary. Just grab an ultra thin brush and get creative. Click here for Project Link 4. Add a Twist with Camille StylesAgain, I love that you can customize the colors and that every egg turns out different. Inspired by Design Mom, Camille gives a beautiful step by step. Click here for Project Link. 5. Play with your food with Adventure in CookingOpen the refrigerator and experiment with plant based dyes and herbs. Plant dyes never come out the color that I expect but they are always beautiful and I love the prints that the herbs make. Click here for Project Link Easter is early this year so get cracking! {I better get cracking too!}
I can't wait to see what you come up with! Birthday party design can be a challenge, especially for kids. They tend to be set in their ways and only want what their friends like. So even if they have been to 20 Princess parties, there are some little girls who just want a princess at their party too. Well not this little girl! {I mean mom...} Our son's birthday is half a year away from his little sister's, so they each begin planning as soon as the last guest has left their sibling's party. So Mid-October, someone decided "Fashion" was the theme this year. Up until the planning of the actual event, she was pretty set in her theme. When we got down to what a "Fashion Birthday Party" meant, we had a slight difference of opinion. Theme and Inspiration
Invitations With a more concrete idea in my head, I start to work on the elements of the event. First, the Invitations. They were inspired by backstage passes that I found but I kept it simple and monochromatic. After all they are really more for the enjoyment of the parents than the children who can barely read. Handwritten names in calligraphy gave the invitations a sophistication. I used a variety of white and black patterned papers on the front of the invitations, that I planned to carry into the decorations. The back was straightforward; when, where and a little what to wear {added to prevent princess costumes}. Decorations
Once the photos were hung, the space began to look more like a studio. Curtains were hung in an archway for the show with a red "carpet" for the girls to walk down. A photographer and mommy "paparazzi" were given a space at the end of the carpet. The Main Event Little girls were whisked behind the curtain and their makeovers began. From a little sparkle added to their cheeks and lips, to accessories to spice up their look. We basically turned out dining room into a very large tickle trunk and let the girls play dress up. {Snacks were available throughout} The stations that were set up behind the curtains to get the girls red carpet ready became part of the decor of the event so we kept them to theme in mostly black and white. When they were ready, we sent them out to the red carpet and the awaiting paparazzi. {Make sure to take the parents' emails to send photos of their child}. Once the girls were fashioned out, we moved onto the traditional birthday party schedule of events. Presents, cake, and optional craft. The craft was coloring black white drawings of dresses from different eras in fashion. Final Touches Thank you gifts were filled with cookies and cream cake pops covered in white chocolate and a small square of temporary tattoos {the tiniest bit of Frozen}. They were then individually wrapped in white tissue paper with black ribbon. I really like the idea of a small Thank you gift and wrapping them makes them that much more special. This isn't an event for 30 kids but I would still try and do something special if it were. Thank you! While most of the items were handmade by Rose, we are grateful for the help from the moms who helped make the girls glamorous. As with anything many hands make light work and I think that the adults enjoyed the party as much as the girls, which made it a success in my books.
Big Thank you to Genevieve Goyette Photography for the photo shoot and the action shots at the event. To celebrate summer, there is nothing better than a little care package. You could give these to a teacher or a recent graduate as a sort of "great work, now take some time to relax and enjoy." I really like that the recipient gets to open several little items that go along with the relaxing summer. The pieces can be changed depending on the season and the recipient. Here is an example of what I put together for the teachers and daycare workers as an enjoy summer present. People really appreciate the inclusion of something homemade and granola is simple to make in large batches. I used pistache's version. But there are lots of great recipes available and if you are really rushed for time you can buy a gourmet batch and fill simple containers. I like making tags for each item so that it doesn't just look like a bag full of stuff. (If you click on the image below, you can print these ones for yourself!) Along with a handwritten note, this is one of those gifts that is sure to please. We would love to see what you put in your relaxation gift!
Looking for a unique way to decorate your wedding or next party? Events of all sizes welcome the addition of flowers. Their colors and textures really add something special. I used these simple tissue paper flowers to help carry the color theme of the last wedding I planned. It is such a simple way to add your personal touch and so easy to customize to your event, that I wanted to share it. So get out those scraps of tissue paper and your scissors and I will show you how eay it can be.
Decorating: These flowers are so quick and easy to make you may just starting putting them everywhere. Play around with the size by cutting the tissue larger or smaller. Or try a more pointed edge for a different look. Using more than one color paper gives a fun look as well. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination and what you have on hand The best part is there is no watering necessary!
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