4th of July Inspirations

Are you looking forward to 4th of July next week?  There is still plenty of time to throw together a great gathering for family and friends.  Hop on over to my red, white and blue pinterest board to see some amazing patriotic inspiration. Also, I found these adorable party circle which you can download for free at Swanky Press. Glue them to stick to make

All About A Bloom- Link Party

Link Party!!!! I love all the inspiration posted last week.  The creativity is endless.  There are lots of summer and 4th of July ideas.  Make sure to jump back and take a look.  Last weeks most viewed links were… Year End Teacher’s Gifts by Becoming Martha Patriotic Chocolate Dunked Krispies by Back For Seconds Get Cookin’ for the 4th… (invitations) by Jacolyn Murphy Congratulations ladies

Pretty Perfect

Ready for my pretty perfect pick from last week around the web?  My favorite party was Ballerina Birthday Party on HWTMI am so in love with the backdrop made out of tutus.  This party is filled with so many sweet inspirations for the most girlie girl.  Be sure to hop on over and check out all of this inspiration.  PErfectly feminine. Parties in BloomI am

Make It Monday- Bubble Wands

Kids love bubbles and summer is the perfect time to indulge in this outdoor activity.  I found the inspiration for this Make It Monday on Pinterest and HWTM and thought I would try it out.  I learned that bubble wands can be made into any shape with pipe cleaners.  Better yet, pipe cleaner wands hold a lot of bubble mixture, so they make a lot

Strikes ‘N Staches Party

Hey Man! Ready to roll? I am SO excited to share my son, Luke’s Strikes ‘N Staches Party.    We have an amazing old bowling alley across town that was the perfect setting. Luke’s friend all very competitive boys so to play up their manliness, we decided to throw in the mustaches and make it a strikes and ‘staches party.  They had a ball! The color scheme

All About A Bloom Link Party

It’s link party time. I just loved looking at all your creativity last week.  So much inspiration. The most viewed link last week were Fairy Princess Marshmallow Pops By Alison Lawson Cakes Breakfast of Olympic Champions by Jacolyn Murphy and Good For You Cookie Dough by Back For Seconds Congratulations ladies and make sure you grab my  button!  (you need to hyperlink back- no HTML

Party Favors- Gum Ball Tubes

Need an adorable party favor? The more of these gum ball tubes that I make, the more I LOVE them.  They are easy, perfectly coordinated to ANY party and the kids absolutely love them!  Adults too.  Who can resist one of these bright, shiny, juicy treats?  The tubes are available in my Etsy store either empty or filled with a personalized tag.  Check out these

Pretty Perfect

Yesterday was such a “super” birthday,  I thought it only fitting that this was my favorite party around the web last week. Super Dad on Amy Atlas I just love the crisp bold use of primary colors, adorable food names and the graphic comic book style labels.  The clean, uncluttered layout of the dessert table- which keeps the colors from becoming too overwhelming.  My favorite

Make It Monday- Plant a Pumpkin

Since today is my birthday (old), I though I would share an activity I love- planting pumpkins (and other vegetables for that matter).  Before I had children, I was a “gardener.”  I loved spending time in the yard planting vegetables, picking fresh herbs and pruning my 60 rose bushes.  Once my children were born all the love and nurturing that I put into my garden

Parties in Bloom- Father’s Day Inspiration

I was just blown away by this party submission.  Virginie of That Cute Little Cake created this natural dessert table for her husband’s birthday.  It is simply stunning- masculine and elegant all at the same time. I ABSOLUTELY love the wood log pile backdrop. Just gorgeous use of natural elements- perfect for any dad.  Virginie explains: The design started with the unique wood log pile backdrop (tutorial here)