Make It Monday- Custom Party Favor Bags

Muslin bags make great party favor bags and are very simple to personalize. They can also be used to wrap a gift.  This idea has been around for a while but just this week I have seen them on lots of party sites- probably because they are so easy to make and pretty inexpensive.  I just used them for bowling party I did but here

This Time Last Year- Pirates Vs. Mermaids

This time last year, I was hosting a pirate and mermaid party for my twins birthday.  Color scheme was pale pink, pale blue and black- which I love.  The soft pastel was perfect for Charlotte but there was plenty of black for Luke.  I divided the dessert table into a pirate side and a mermaid side and used burlap on the tables to create a sand

Happy Birthday and Link Party 9

Happy 6th birthday to the sweetest twins I know- my little Luke and Charlotte. The perfect pair, two peas in a pod, who I love endlessly. Here is one of my favorite photos of them from a few years ago. Ready for this weeks Link Party?Last weeks most viewed entries were DIY Cupcake Stand by Busy Modern Family Odd Uses For things Around Your House

All about A Bloom- Link Party 9

Happy 6th birthday to the sweetest twins I know- my little Luke and Charlotte. The perfect pair, two peas in a pod, whom I love dearly. Here is one of my favorite photos of them from a few years ago. Ready for this weeks Link Party?Last weeks most viewed entries were DIY Cupcake Stand by Busy Modern Family Odd Uses For things Around Your House

Amy Atlas’s Book, Sweet Designs, finally arrived at my house at 3 o’clock today. I have been waiting for it for months and have been reading it since I opened the box.  It is utterly amazing.  I don’t even know where to begin!If you haven’t bought your copy you can get it here!  Guess what- she has a whole apple of my eye chapter!  I

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Pretty Perfect

Hi have two absolutely pretty and proper parties to share with you this week. Featured Submission- Derby Days! Are you going to a Kentucky Derby event this year?  It seems as if more and more people are.  It’s a great reason to have a beautiful party.  I absolutely love this party submitted by Deanna of Mirabella Creations.  Best of all the Deanna has made the

Make It Monday- Family Photo Books

Don’t forget to enter our Bulldogs and Bows giveaway! Have you made a photo book yet?  They are a great way to organize your pictures and personalize them to a person or event.  Each year I make a book for each of my children and for our family.  The books for my kids go from birthday to birthday and our family book goes from September

Teacher Appreciation

   I can’t believe that we only have a handful of weeks of school left.  I think I’m more excited for summer than my kids, actually.  Love those lazy days of sun and late mornings.  Anyways, this is the perfect time to honor the teachers in your life.  I used to be an elementary teacher before I had children and believe me, it is such

Bulldogs and Bows Giveaway and Link Party 8

I am so excited to share this amazing give away from Bulldogs and Bows. Are these not the cutest little outfits?! Bulldogs and Bows offers the most adorable hand smocked outfits for boys and girls ranging in age from 6 months to 5 year. They are the perfect little party attire.  Bulldogs and Bows was founded by Riley Leitner and Lacey Smith through their love

Party Planning 101- Dessert Tables

When planning a party, the one thing that I usually get stuck on is the layout of the dessert table.  First, I want to share that I am approaching this from an art history perspective since that was my major in college.  I look at dessert tables like a piece of art, a sculpture perhaps. So, when I talk about things like negative space, texture,