A Fabulous Party

This weekend was spent visiting family and celebrating our cousins 10 year anniversary.  I was so excited that I got to be a part of it.  I love making someones day even more special when it all comes together and the room looks beautiful.

My husband doesn't understand why I would put so much work into something like a party.  For me it is all about the final results and seeing how happy it makes someone. 

 We wanted to make this a really fun and bright atmosphere to show it was a celebration.  My favorite part was the hanging paper lanterns and this picture does not do them justice at all.  There were about 70 of them all together and they looked amazing

For the centerpieces we used two different vases filled with gerber daisies and then surrounded the square vase with limes (which I love).  For each picture frame there were two pictures of Ryan & Jackie and their 4 children from throughout the years, which I think adds a more personal touch. 

Ahhh, the Candy Table it was the most popular spot in the entire hall for the kids.  it was adorned with a ton of different candies and guarded by two wonderful girls to make sure that the kids didn't go to crazy. I made the cute Sweet Love banner out of card stock and ribbon.  

Then of course there was the cupcake table.  I thought that this turned out so good.  I made the rectangular cupcake stand out of 1x4's and mdf.  I painted the tops of each one with a fun bright color and then wrapped a ribbon around each to add a little something extra.  

In total I think I iced about 300 cupcakes between the big and the small ones, but it was all worth it in the end to see it come together. 

Pretty In Pink Card Box

Oh how excited am I to be a part of such a wonderful day.  My cousin and his wife are celebrating their 10 year wedding anniversary this month and they are throwing a big party.  

Us girls say make it look pretty and he says keep the cost down and make sure the bar is stocked.  Why can't there be both.  

They don't want gifts but I figured people might bring cards so I made this card box for all those wonderful cards.

The colors are bright and fun so I added a little bit of the pink to the box to add just a pop of color. 

The party is next weekend so I will be sharing some of the fun ideas we came up with for this party throughout the week.  

Going Away Party

It feels like just yesterday that my good friend broke the news to me and told me they were moving all the way across the world to Australia.  That was months ago and we said well we have lots of time left.  The time has ticked down and know we only have a few days left.  

This weekend I was honored to be able to host a going away party for their wonderful children. It was such a blast, we rented out the pool at our local hotel and the kids had a great time swimming.

I decided to go with a teal and Red Theme.  The Centerpieces had balloons and paper airplanes.

The Cake Table ~ I just love the colors

Luggage Cake ~ I used a buttercream for most of the cake and some fondant for more of the detail.  I also used edible printed images. 

Among the large amount of food we had I made these fly cookies.

I am hoping that they will have a great journey and explore and experience so much in the 4 years they will be gone.  They will be dearly missed by me and my family, but what a great excuse to do a family trip to Australia. 

It's a Barnyard Party

My little man Makai turned 2 years old this month and today was a celebration just for him.  I am a lover of parties and making them as unique and different as I can.  My husband says a little to much, lol.  But I absolutely love it.  

 I love having a cake and snack table decorated to go with my theme.  The banner and printable I purchased from stockberrystudios on Etsy (I just love Etsy)

This cake is to date on of my favorites I just love every bit of it.  I was inspired by Melissa at My Cake School.

Well you can't have a kids party without a little crafting so the kiddies all made some sheep masks with a sheep printout, cotton balls, crayons and a little creativity. 

To Darn Cute.

For Favors the kids got a box of farm animal crackers and a bandanna with a little goodie inside.  For the adults I made individual pies.

I also created this Plaque out of some wood I had laying around in the garage.  I stained and then added a vinyl sticker to it.  I had made a few of them with various farm animals on them. 

Cannot Believe my little man is already 2 years old. 

I am one happy Momma to have such an incredible son.