Party Time: Star Wars Birthday

It was easy picking the theme for my son’s 10th birthday as he’s a big Star Wars fans. First up, the invitation was the intro from the movies. I came up with the… Continue reading →

Party Time: Ever After High Party Table

Miss Parker turned 8 and to celebrate, the treats table was inspired by Ever After High. Pinks and purples were the colors of the day. Since Parker wanted a black-out chocolate cake, Melanie… Continue reading →

Party Time: A County Fair Birthday

I wasn’t sure I could top last year’s Maddie-licious party, but decided to try with a county fair theme after going to the Minnesota State Fair. With a little planning, fun prizes and… Continue reading →

Party Time: An Unbirthday Tea Party

UPDATED: We’ve added pictures from Bellamy Blue and more details. Our next celebration was an “unbirthday” tea party for Parker’s 5th birthday.   We decided to send invitations via Paperless Post. We love that… Continue reading →

Party Time: Maddie-licious

For Maddie’s 9th birthday, she decided she wanted a candy party. And so the wheels were set in motion for a Maddie-licious party.First thing was to get the invitation out. We decided to… Continue reading →

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Easy DIY: Super Mario Coin Game

I used this for trivia game at my son’s Super Mario birthday party, but it can be adapted in all sorts of ways. Red, green and yellow for a car/racing party or wrap… Continue reading →

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Make This: Iced Tea Granita

Super easy and super refreshing. Brew up your favorite tea, sweeten as you like and freeze in a shallow container. Check on it every 30 minutes or so and scrape it up with… Continue reading →

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Make This: Ice Cream Sandwich Bites

I found some leftover cake bits that I had put in my freezer and it hit me that instead of cake pops (or just eating them out of the bag) I could make… Continue reading →

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Make This: Chocolate Salami

This might be the perfect holiday gift. It’s easy, doesn’t require any baking and you can customize it to anyone’s tastes. I used Pretty.Simple.Sweet‘s recipe as the jumping off point. Instead of milk,… Continue reading →

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Easy DIY: Quilted Blanket

This is probably the easiest sewing project you could tackle. All you need are two piece of fabric cut to equal measurements. I found this alpaca flannel and thought it would make a… Continue reading →

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Easy DIY: Bubble Tea Holder

Bubble tea is as popular here as it is in Asia, but one thing that hasn’t really made the jump over are bubble tea holders. A lot of Asian countries are limiting, if… Continue reading →

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Make This: No-bake Desserts

Just because it’s hot doesn’t mean you can’t make some awesome desserts. Here are some favorites that don’t require turning on the oven. Matcha Brigadeiros Fresh Blueberry Pie Key Lime Bars Chocolate Peanut… Continue reading →

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Easy DIY: Pokeball Cards

These cards are perfect for the Pokemon lovers in your life. I used these as thank you cards for a Pokemon birthday party, but they would work as invitations or note cards. You… Continue reading →

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Make This: Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cake

I like my apples crispy. So when a couple of them looked like they wouldn’t be a crisp as I like, yet not bad enough to toss, I thought apple sauce. Then I… Continue reading →

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Make This: Candy-coated Lemon Cake Easter Eggs

Make little Easter egg cakes using candy melts, sprinkles, cake and an egg mold. Bake cake of your choice in either in an egg mold or you can cut out cake to the… Continue reading →