{Real Party} Camp Arts and Crafts - the Sweets Table

If this blog were a child, I think I'd be reported for neglect...  It's been quite a while.  For those still following, thank you.  When I looked at my blog dashboard, I was shocked to see 200 followers!!!  Wow!!!  Thank you all. 

 

I'm back to feature Grace's 9th Birthday Party.  When I asked her what she wanted to do for her party, she said she wanted to do arts and crafts.  I love, love, love the rainbow arts and crafts parties that are so popular right now so I was all in for this theme.  To add our own twist, we made it Camp Grace Arts and Crafts. 

 

I enlisted the help of Carli from Dimple Prints to try to customize printables for the party.  She is SO amazing and came through with an amazing idea.  We turned her camp printables into camp arts and crafts printables, using a rainbow color scheme.  They were perfect!

 

Before I get to the sweets table, here is a quick overview of the party.

 

Sweets Table

 

Trail Mix Bar

 

Arts and Crafts Station

Rainbow Noodles

Party Favors

 

 

Photo Backdrop

 

The Birthday Girl!

Happy Birthday Grace!

Back to featuring our sweets table.  This was almost completely DIY from the backdrop to the sweets.  The only thing I did not make was the cake.  One splurge!  The paper fans took me FOREVER to complete.  I think I gave myself arthritis folding all that paper back and forth.  However, the impact on the table was well worth it! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vendors:

Grace's dress - Gymboree

Grace's headband - Pirouettes and Ponytails, Etsy

Grace and Melissa's necklaces - Create Outside the Box, Etsy

Cake - Monzu Bakery

Printables - Dimple Prints

"I Mustache You to Be Mine" Valentine's Day Breakfast

I'm finally back with a blog post.  Life is so hectic and crazy lately!  It's crazy to think that we are half way through February already.  Let's hope the groundhog was correct and Spring is around the corner because here in Wisconsin we are D.O.N.E. with winter!!!  So longing for blue skies, a warm breeze and grass between our feet!

 

Since that is not coming any time soon, why not celebrate!  This past weekend we had our 3rd annual Valentine's Day family breakfast.  Since starting this three years ago, the kids look forward to this as soon as the calendar flips to February.

 

If you follow this blog, you know I am always planning a party in my head...  So last year I thought I was so clever when I came up with the theme "I mustache you to be mine" for our Valentine's Day breakfast for the following year.  (See my Pinterest Board here.)  Little did I know that it would be THE theme for this year!  Oh well, I guess creativity loves company :)

 

This post is a picture overload. Vendor information is at the end of the post.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I mustache you to be mine" sign - BritneyLeighs on Etsy
"I mustache you to be mine" printables - Lil' Luna
Grace and Ethan's shirts - Junie Grace on Etsy
Fondant cupcake toppers - Fondant Fantasy on Etsy
Heart and Mustache Garland - Oriental Trading
Mustache pics - Oriental Trading
Fuzzy Mustache stickers - Target
Mustache washi tape - Raquelbcn on Etsy

Thanks for looking!  Happy Valentine's Day :)

Valentine's Day wreath and chalkboard

After the wrapping paper is all torn off and the gifts tucked away, I am ready to dismantle my holiday decorations.  It seems to be more work year after year.  As I'm packing away the last wreath and greenery, I ask myself - why do I do this every year?  And then I look around my house and it looks so empty and naked.

So, what's a girl to do?  Decorate for Valentine's Day!  This year I'm in love with the chalkboard fad that seems be everywhere.  I found a vintage looking chalkboard from Zulily and whipped this up.

 

 

Sorry, no step-by-step tutorial.  This was pretty easy to do.  I purchased a small wreath form from Joann.  I then took small paper doilies and folded them into fourths, used a push pin to secure to the wreath at the corner and filled in the wreath.  I "fluffed" the doily as I went.

 

 

I also purchased the gingham ruffle trim and hot glued it in a circle to a piece of circle felt I had cut out. I then hot glued the "flowers" to the wreath.

I added a little pom pom trim to the top, attempted to write fancy chalk writing on the bottom and there you have it. It took me less than the second half of the Packers wiping up the Vikings :)

 

 

Thanks for looking!