New Years Eve fun!

 I made these silly glasses and then made everyone I saw for a week, let me take their pictures with them - it was fun - I will do it again!!

 I also made these straw embellishments for the kids for their fizzy apple bubbly!

Happy 2014 everyone!

What to do?

I loved these drawings as a kid, we had a little book with them in it - I still have it tucked away.  I used to dream of having this very Fushia  dress made for me for real!  I came across these printables of  and I have no idea what  to make of them.  How to use them in some creative way to incorporate into a project?   I find them so enchanting I had to file them away here so I can find them when I figure out what to do with them.

You can purchase the printables from Olivia Jane Designs on Etsy.

I have to try these!

Made from Popsicle sticks and paint, that's it!!

Check out Suzy's site for a picture tutorial.

a must remember for next year

Okay, maybe it is a little late , especially for us here, but what cute ideas for gift giving next year - they just feel cozy looking at them! Thanks Make and Take.

Luck of the Irish

Isn't this the cutest face painting project!  My friend Magna from CATZ FACES did it.  Check out her website or facebook for clever face, body and belly painting!  She is available for parties and private bookings.  Hmm..almost wish I was pregnant again just so I could get a cute belly painting!  Ah - NO!

Fun for any Party

A little girl named Liv, had a fabulous 1st birthday party 

because she must have a fabulous mom!  Read on...

I was really excited about this photo aspect of the party… first birthdays are difficult to plan because although they’re in celebration of a one year old, it’s really mostly for the adults. Mini photo sessions were a fun way to keep all the guests entertained… and who doesn’t need a family picture?!  This is probably the best time to mention that all the pictures below were taken by the very talented Dawn of Elemental Image. She arrived early to the party to take pictures of the decor, mingled with the guests to get candid shots, did personal photo sessions with each of the families, took all the ‘must have’ shots – blowing out the candles, opening gifts etc. – and put together a slide show of the edited images. She worked hard, got some amazing photos, and out guests raved about her!  To create the backdrop, I rented a pipe frame (it’s the pipe from the ‘pipe and drape’ that rental companies rent for use in creating walls/dividers in convention centers) and draped two lengths of white paper from a roll over it down to the floor. You can find the roll of paper at office supply stores; it’s what teachers use to cover those big bulletin boards they decorate for their classrooms.  I had almost as much fun making the props as everyone did playing with them! We had moustaches & mouths on sticks, chalkboard thought bubbles, empty picture frames & umbrellas. (In the collage above, guess who’s mommy is pregnant with a BOY?!)      Just about half the guests were adults and the other half children, so two favors were in order. The kids took home a moustache or mouth on a stick with a favor tag Beyond Designs made that said ‘Thanks for a picture perfect first birthday – Liv.‘  For the parents, the tag was a mini Polaroid with the details for ordering a 5×7 print from their photo session on the Elemental Image website. I decorated little binder clips with stickers and ribbon to serve aspicture holders.

Magna Glosli's work!

who would'a thunk... Magna did!!!

Cupcake Costume idea from Pottery Barn

costume for Madeline, made from felt