Cherry-O

One of my favorite times of year

is when fresh cherries

show up in the stores!

I can't wait to try all of these!

Find all of the recipes for

these beautiful dessert at

Bon Appetit!

1. Cherry Apricot Crumble

2. Cherry Sorbetto

3. Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream

4. Cherry Pie

5. Chocolate Cinnamon Mousse with Cherries

6. Cherry Apricot Cobbler

These would make great additions to

your Memorial Day get togethers!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Whooo's 3?

My sweet little girl turned 3 yesterday

and we celebrated this weekend with an

Owl Themed Party!

She loves owls!

This was a fun one to put together

and has quickly become a very popular

theme it seems this year!

I decided on Pink, Brown and Yellow

for a color palette.

On with the details....

Sweets

Sweets, Sweets, and more Sweets!

Cotton Candy, Whoppers, Chocolates, Gum Balls and More!

Favors

Ceramic Owl Pots served as the favors.

I made the tags with the saying

"Thanks for Coming

It was a Hoot!"

Cake

Thar cake was made by my favorite

local bakery

Cooper Street Bakery.

Crafts

The kids had so much fun painting
their owls and owl houses.

Place Setting

For the place mats I cut brown

foam sheets into circles!

So, easy and they make these in every color!
Place a pink plate on top of the foam

then topped it off with a yellow plate.

My new favorite thing is to tie

the plates up with matching ribbon!
Thank you so much to Chris at

Celebrations at Home

for this wonderful idea!

Whooo don't love Cotton Candy?

I took big bags of Yellow and Pink

Cotton Candy and shaped them into balls

with a drinking cup!

I then put them on wooden dowels

and placed them in glass vases

filled with lemon drops!

And of course the birthday girl!

I ordered her shirt from Modern Frills!
She designed the shirt around the colors

of the party!

She was right on and super fast!

Check out all of her very cute designs

at her etsy shop!

Owl art design by the very talented

Style Crush!

I had so much fun putting this together

and to see the smiles on all of the kids

faces made the day priceless!

Patriotic Birthday

Hello all!

Sorry I was absent yesterday!

After the owl party this weekend...

I was exhausted!

But, no rest for the party weary right?

Well, I had to get caught up on life!

So, now that I have done that...

I am back for more partying!

This party comes from the

Ritzy Bee Blog!

"Vote for Ike"

was the party theme for this cute

little boy turning 3!

Check out the fun patriotic details!

Love the Polls Open Booth...

Boxed Lunches....

"Like" Ike....so cute!

Ike Likes me favor bags.....

Birthday Boy Campaigning.....

Adorable Woodlands Party

I just love My Sweet and Saucy blog and I was in

for some eye candy when I visited yesterday!

Check out this very cute Woodlands 1st Birthday Party!

The desserts table....

Toddler Treats....

I love the sweet and vintage feel....

and of course you can't go wrong with cake balls!

See all of the pictures here!

Owl Party Sneak Peak

Whoooo is ready to party?

Well, this week is full of fun!

Yesterday my husband turned 40

and my youngest daughter is celebrating

turning 3 this weekend!

She loves Owls and has them all over her room!

So, of course she wanted an owl party.

She also loves pink!

So, we decided on a Pink, Yellow, and Brown Owl party!

Here is are some of the details that I have been working on!

The Invite

Jayme Marie Designs via Etsy

Jayme was great to work with and I feel in love

with the pink and yellow owl design!

The Napkins

Labels to match the invites

The Gumball Favors

Found these a few months back for $1 a piece!

I just changed out the ribbon to match the color palette.

So, I hope that you will come back next week to

see the entire party!

1 2 3 come drink with me...

I love to use drink dispensers!

I love all kinds... in all sizes.

Here are 3 options to choose from!

1. Single from Pottery Barn

2. Double from Bed Bath and Beyond

3. Triple from Z Gallerie

I am not sure what I like better!

All 3 of these would come in handy for

different events and get togethers.

What is your favorite?

Balinesse Inspired Graduation

I was so taken back by the beauty of this

Balineese Inspired Graduation Party

found at D-Tales Events.

The Guest of Honor was from Bali

so, the party was completely inspired by

the cultural style.

The color palette was gold, yellow, and white.

I will let the beauty of this outdoor party

speak for itself!

Pathway leading guests from the cocktail area to the dinning area.

Clothes line used to hang lanterns and clothes pins used to

hold Polaroid pictures.

Serenity now....

Love the long tables with Indonesia style eating low to the ground.

Beverage napkins with natural elements.

The view at night...

That was one graduation party...

Maybe I should go back and get my Masters!

Pink Cupcake 1st Birthday

This next party feature is so sweet and all Pink!

It comes to us from Holly Days blog.

I mean come on....just look at this sweet

little cupcake!

Of course, the party must be pink!

This party had all of the details to

make it beautiful!

Starting at the front door....

Look at those very cute little

pink polka dot buckets

filled with pink carnations

that lined the walkway up to the house!

Sweet treats for all...

she did those cookies herself!

I am so jealous with cookie envy!

I love labels...in fact,

at my daughters school parties they all think I am label crazy!

So, of course I love the collection of labels used....

it's all in the details right?

I know you are with me on this one!

And the sweet banner and favors round out this adorable party!

Love the cupcakes in jars as favors,

of course with a little label!

Smile!

Check out Holly Days Blog for more inspiration!

Oh...and did I mention ladies,

She has a shop!

Check it out here for fun party stuff!

Photo Booth Freebie

Are you having a photo booth or station

at your next event?

Well, Ruffled Blog has some great

downloadable Photo Station Signs!

She has generously given us 3 colors to choose from!

I have saving these away for sure!

Get yours here!

Is that what I think it is?

Yes....it is!

I was researching the web for a beach theme

party for a 1st birthday and came across this treasure!

Check it out!

A Beach Bucket Chandelier!!!

Now if only I could make one!

Pink Zebra Inspiration

A friend of mine contacted me to help her with

a baby shower this summer.

She loves animal print and

the guest of honor is having a girl.

So, we came up with a Pink Zebra Party!

Here are the inspiration boards for the party.....

Paper details and invite by Posh Pixels

Paper poms by Party Poms

Mason Jar Favors, Marshmallows, and Girl Cupcakes by Creative Hostess

Pink Zebra Cupcake Liners by Self Server Baker

Pink Whirly Lollipop by Candy Warehouse

Mason Jar Inspiration

Summer is fast approaching and I am falling

in love with the idea of using Mason Jars!

You could use them for just about anything!

Drinks, Centerpieces, Favors, Lanterns...

Well, you be the judge!

I found this wonderful Inspiration Board

at Every Last Detail Blog!

It screams...SUMMER!

I will be using Mason Jars at

my husbands 40th Speakeasy Birthday party!

What do you think?

What would you use them for?

Teacher Appreciation

One of my favorite crafty blogs

has done it again!

Eighteen 25

has a great teacher gift idea!

Use a craft box to create a box

of school supplies for you teacher!

From this.....

To This....

A peak inside...

This is my version!

Head on over to Eighteen 25 to see her craft box

and to get the full instructions!
Super Easy!

Click here to make your own!

Margaritaville

I can just hear James Taylor now...

What's that familiar song...

I know you are singing it now!

It's Cinco de Mayo and

that means time for a little

Margarita Madness!

Here are some great Margaritas

that I found over at the Food Network!

Hope you can enjoy one of these tonight!

If not....there is aways the weekend!

1. Watermelon 2. Passion Fruit 3. Mango 4. Frozen Strawberry
5. Pineapple Chill 6. Classic 7. Blueberry Lime 8. Jalapeno

So, what might you try?

One Hot Tamale Girls Night

Well, on Friday I told you about my

Girl's Night In Party I had planned!

The party went great and the girls had so much fun

editing their pictures on Picnik!

Picnik is an online photo editing company

that asked me to host a House Party for them!

I gladly accepted!

If you haven't tried it..head over there and check it out!

You can host your own party too!

If you are interested contact me and I will

pass on the information!

The party theme was One Hot Tamale!

With Cinco de Mayo around the corner I thought

this was a perfect theme to tie in.

I opted for a more modern background for my theme

and chose Red, White, and Black as my colors.

The labels were custom made for me by

Parties By Hardie!

She was great to work with and helped me out on short notice!

I used the labels everywhere!

They were great!

I hole punched the edges of the plates and added a tag

attached by a red brad for an little extra touch.

I used metal containers to hold my red and white paper flowers.

Thanks again to Susan at Poca Cosas for the paper flower idea!

And for the napkins, I tied them up with red raffia

and attached a red pepper label.

The desserts table was a big hit!

Chocolate Cake Balls

Strawberry Cheesecake served in Mini Martini Glasses

Key Lime Mousse Cups

Lemon Poundcake with Lemon Mousse and Raspberries

Kahlua soaked Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Mousse

Lemon Cookies

The Favors were boxes of Hot Tamales!

I just covered them in scrapbook paper

and added the label!

I served Sangria and Margaritas for the cocktails!

These made great swirls mixed together!

Yummy!

And of course, I used the labels to make

drink tags for the glasses.

By the way, I got the glasses at Dollar Tree!

WOO...WHOOO...

For the appetizers we had

Grilled Chicken and Beef Skewers

Chips and Queso

7 Layer Dips served in individual wine glasses

Mini Beef Taco bowls

For some reason I didn't get any pictures of the food!

And I wish I had better pictures of the dessert table.

I will do better next time!

Hope you can use some inspiration for your

Cinco de Mayo celebrations this week!
Check out Parties by Hardie

for some printables!

These were custom made but,

I bet you could purchase them too!

Oh...and all the pictures you see..

you guessed it!

I used Picnik to edit them, add text, add borders,

and make the collages!