It’s been a wild week around our house so we’re all looking forward to a fun, relaxing weekend and can’t wait to watch the big game this Sunday.  I’m pretty sure I’ll  be watching with one eye on the game and the other on my sewing project. There’s four things I really love about the [...]

This past week we got together with our cousins for a little tie dye activity. We invited Jen, a tie dye expert, to come teach us how to tie dye. Jen has been tie dying for a long time… she estimated she has dyed well over a thousand items.  She was so organized and knowledgeable [...]

It’s so easy to make these sweet little doll party hats.  All you need is a handy template, patterned scrapbook paper, scissors, glue, a pompom and round elastic cord. These hats are just the right size for a favorite doll… and are even perfect party hats for a tiny party. Click here to download my [...]

My girls celebrated their 1930′s American Girl party a few days ago.  According to them, it was the best birthday’s EVER. It was one of my all time favorite birthday parties too.  (Do I say that every year?) Well if I do, I really mean it this year.  I love the 1930′s.  I love American [...]

A birthday party starts with an invitation.  And for a 1930′s party, an invitation that looks like a handkerchief is just about perfect. A quick internet search turned up the perfect template for my invitations….  found at Eat Drink Chic by Amy Moss. Amy’s handkerchief templates were so lovely and perfect, I ended up using [...]

We had quite a party at our house yesterday.  Ten little girls make for a very fun and lively time. I loved the Woodland theme and it was difficult not to go really crazy.  But since I was on a budget, I needed to get creative, rather than buying a lot. When the girls arrived, [...]

The party invitations went out this week for my girls’ 8th birthday party.  I wanted to make them homemade…. and I wanted to keep them simple. A bowl was my best friend for this project.  I used it to trace the toadstool cap.  Then I drew the bottom of the toadstool free hand.  Once I [...]

Yesterday was Ben’s 9th Birthday Party, a Percy Jackson and the Olympian’s Party.  Unless you are currently in elementary or junior high school you may have never heard of Percy Jackson… it is a wonderful series of books about a young unlikely hero and Greek Mythology come to life in the modern age.  My husband [...]

I love to throw birthday parties.  I think my heart will break when my kids get too old for them. The best kind of party is a homemade party… which means making invitations, decorations and party favors. One of my favorite’s was a Cooking Party for Lily and Emma’s 5th birthday.  Oh, wow… was it [...]

Are you ready for a great hoedown? Here’s a fun birthday party for a little boy.  Cuz what boy doesn’t love cowboys? It all starts with the invitations.  Here’s how I made the “Wanted” invitations above.  Dress your little cowboy in a hat and bandanna.  My cowboy insisted on a six-shooter too.  He couldn’t wait [...]