Shabby Chic First Communion/8th Birthday - Sweets Table

The last of the features from Grace's 1st Communion / 8th Birthday Party is our sweets table.  This table was so fun to put together and was done on a budget, using things I've owned and making most of the treats myself.  I just want to add an editorial here...  I know that labeling food items is yesterday's trend.  However, in our family, (including me) we have several Celiacs.  For us, labeling food items is not whether it is on trend, but necessary to avoid food issues.  Hence, my table has labels :)  (And I think they are pretty cute anyway!)

All printables are from Carli at Dimple Prints.  I love, love, love them!

For a DIY tutorial on the backdrop, see here.

I found these pink trays at the Target Dollar Spot.  I used my Silhouette to create the quatrefoil design out of vinyl and then applied it to the front of the trays.  I attached a lace flower to the label.

Kim from Sweeties by Kim graciously made gluten free chocolate covered Oreos for us!  They were wonderful!

The cake pop containers were Easter decorations I found at Kohl's on clearance :)  I simply covered up the bunny on top with a lace flower and covered the bunny on the face of the container with a label.  They fit the cake pops perfectly!

This is my attempt at a cake...  Needless to say the professionals do a much better job!  Grace decided she wanted a Dairy Queen cake.  Seeing as how I couldn't plop a ice cream cake in the middle of a sweets table and that some of our family does not like ice cream cake, I made a chocolate cake.  It tasted better than it looked :)

Happy First Communion Grace!  It was a beautiful day!

Shabby Chic First Communion/8th Birthday - Decorations

If you've looked at any of my blog posts, you will notice that they are picture overloads.  This one is no different!  I think as a DIY / Mom Party Planner, you take extra pride in the work that you do to pull together a special event for your child.  So naturally, it is easy to want to show every last picture, including every angle since one of your projects may look a smidge different at a different angle.  And how knows, your most recent party may get you on some famous party blog (I can always dream, can't I...  Some day!)  And, as a Mom, with no photographic training, my ISO or my Aperture number may be better in one picture versus the other.  Some day, when I have time, I'll take a photography class :)

So, here is a picture overload post of the decorations from Grace's First Communion/8th Birthday party.  Again, the printables are from Carli at Dimple Prints.  All of the other elements, I put together.

So what was your favorite part of the decor?  Mine was the "Blessings for Grace."  Family members were asked to fill out a blessing for Grace for her to keep in her keepsakes to remember the day.  I hope she looks back on the day with as special memories as I will.  Thanks for looking.  Up next, the sweets table :) 

First Communion Fireplace Banners

Slowly but surely it is starting to look like a First Communion / 8th Birthday Celebration around here :)  Can I say again without sounding nauseating how much I love the printables from Carli from Dimple Prints!  They are just perfect.  Here is how I used them for a burlap banner and doily banner to decorate the fireplace.  You'll have to excuse my "expert" photography skills!

 

To make the doily banner, I simply punched out the letters with my 2" scallop punch.  I then glued the letters to the center of the doily, threaded through some baker's twine and simple as that, I had a banner!

To make the burlap banner, I had a left over piece of burlap from a feed sack I used for a home decor project.  I cut it to size, hot glued the paper banner to it, added some festooning with hot glue and then glued a pocket for a wooden dowel I had.  Again, so easy!

Thanks for looking!

Scotcheroo Pops

Watch out cake pops, push pops and brownie pops!  Make room for the Scotcheroo Pop!  Who doesn't love the delicious treat of Scotcheroos?  Even better, Kellogg's now has Gluten Free Rice Krispies (that don't taste like cardboard!)

For Grace's 1st Communion, I found these adorable edible doily rosettes from Sweet Deja Vu on Etsy.

I originally thought I'd use them for a cake decoration.  Then Grace decided she wanted an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen (not really in tune with the theme, Grace...)  So, I improvised, and here is how I used them:

Printable from Dimple Prints

These were SO easy to make!  I used my circle mold cake pan.  I made the Scotcheroos as the recipe notes.  I then took the mixture and filled each mold.  I stuck a dowel in each pop before it hardened.  Then I poured the chocolate mixture on top, spread it around.  After it cooled a bit, I added the doily rosette.  When they were completely cooled, I put them in a cello bag, tied them off with baker's twine and a printable tag.  Easy, peasy!  I am not one for puttsy food projects and this was perfect!

I promise to remember all of you when I am famous with my Scotcheroo Pop book :)  Just kidding of course :)  Thanks for looking.

Baker's Twine Wreath with Paper Doily and Lace Flowers

Only a few days to go until Grace's 1st Communion/8th Birthday party.  So much to do and so little time.  I stayed up way too late finishing off this wreath, but I LOVE how it turned out.  I think I have my new Spring wreath :)  For the 1st Communion, I am going to place a gorgeous sign/banner behind it.  But here it is sans sign:



I used brown and white baker's twine for the top, pink and white baker's twine for the middle and regular twine for the bottom.  I adhered a pink lace flower as well as two paper doily flowers.  The tutorial for the flowers can be found here at Hostess with the Mostess.  This wreath took me almost 3 hours, including kiddo interuptions, bedtime routine and the occasional distraction with Facebook :)

Here is a close up of the lace flowers and doily flowers.  I LOVE the doily flowers!

Tonight's project, trying to figure out what to do with my awesome Scotcheroo pops!  I think I'm going their going to be the new craze on the "pop" scene :)