Season to Sparkle pt. 5: Glittering Glasses and Scatter Sparkle

Sadly, we’ve reached the final day of our Party Hop. I’m going to miss all of the sparkling eye candy. But before we get too sad, we have 3 more great projects to go–sure to give you your glittery fill:   I have spray-painted glassware stems gold before, but I have never gone glittery. I […]

Season To Sparkle pt.4-Messy Garland, Bows and Fringe

We’ve got more glitz and glam for your holiday parties this season! Make sure you check each post this week for links to all of the spectacular DIY projects that comprise our Season to Sparkle Holiday party! I’m crushing big time on this messy Holiday Garland by Mod Podge Rocks! It looks like a party […]

A Season To Sparkle pt. 3 – Party Hats and Goodies

We’re back today with more sparkly details from the Season to Sparkly Party Hop! Here is my big reveal! I created the DIY Glitter Christmas Party Hats for the occasion. I’ll show you how you can make your own in just a minute. I am a huge sucker for caramel and chocolate. These fancy Cashew Turtles […]

A Season to Sparkle pt. 2 Sequins and Cupcake Toppers

  Our Season of Sparkle Party Hop continues today with three great projects you can incorporate into your holiday celebrations. How pretty is the DIY Sequin Holiday Wreath. You can find directions to make your own at The Cake Events Blog.   Dress up your holiday with these fun cupcake toppers by The Frog Prince Paperie. […]

The Party Hop: The Season To Sparkle

Are you getting in the holiday mood yet? Don’t worry if not, this Sparkling holiday party will have you in a festive mood in no time! I was super-lucky to be invited to participate in Sara’s (Confetti Sunshine) latest Party Hop. If you haven’t seen her other party hops–and you should–she gets a dozen or […]

Scooby-Doo Halloween

I couldn’t jump into the line-up of holiday posts I have coming your way without reporting on Halloween 2014.   Zoinks! Jeepers and Jinkies! It’s the gang from Scooby-Doo! We continued our tradition of family Halloween Costumes this year by dressing up as Scooby and his friends. The slightly spooky storylines make it a perfect […]

Glowing Neon Laser Tag Party

Turning 10 is a pretty big deal! Even if your mom recently had a baby and is super-busy and worn-out, 10 still needs to be celebrated, right? 10-year-old boys can also be a big deal–a big, noisy, rambunctious big deal for a mom to deal with…particularly when there are several of them together in a […]

Along Came a Spider Halloween

Spiders and spider webs are a Halloween staple. They are inherently creepy, but the black and white design can also be sophisticated or fun in Halloween decor, costumes, and treats!   With all of my spare time, I teach music classes for kids. Last year during Halloween time, I was teaching the “Black Spiders” semester of […]

Glow in the Dark Trunk or Treat Backdrop DIY

I’ve been on a bit of a glow-in-the-dark kick lately. It started with my son’s Laser Tag Birthday (which will be up on the blog very soon), and transitions nicely into Halloween! I was already scheming up some glow in the dark ideas for our trunk for this year’s Trunk or Treat when I was given […]

Of Life and Death

I generally like to keep this blog a rather light and happy place to be. This is mainly because I think life should be light and happy whenever possible, hence my penchant for perpetual party planning. Nothing brings me greater joy than to see the face of a loved one light up from a welcome […]