The Keg Cake Instructions

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You know I love cool cakes and especially crazy 3D cakes for special occasions. When my friend, Kim, sent me a picture of this amazing, functioning keg cake that her mom had made, I knew I had to share it on the blog, even though I’m not even a drinker. I was in the middle of [...]

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3D Roller Skate and Disco Ball Cake

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  I don’t really have time today for a lengthy tutorial or explanation, but since I was foolish enough post an incriminating picture of the havoc this cake wreaked on my kitchen, I thought I ought to show you the finished product. This was for my neighbor’s 10th birthday, which happens to be her Golden birthday! Her [...]

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A Tangled Celebration

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My daughter (who has a thing for hair) was heart-set on a Rapunzel birthday. Using some great internet resources, a bit of imagination, and a lot of friends and family, we threw a Tangled adventure for the birthday girl and her friends. Where to begin? How about with my little Rapunzel herself and the gorgeous [...]

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Camping Birthday Adventure

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My son has had some pretty cool birthday parties in the past. While the robot, pirate and rocket parties were huge successes, I wanted this year to be a little different. Partly because the thought of a dozen 7 year old boys wreaking havoc in my home wasn’t appealing, and partly because my husband begged me to [...]

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Captain America Cake

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Saturday is US Constitution Day! Didn’t you know that? It must be a big holiday, because my children are allowed to trade in their school uniforms for patriotic red, white, and blue garb tomorrow! So I’m going a little patriotic today, too.  We hosted a combined birthday party at my house a while back for [...]

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A is for Alec–ABC 1st Birthday

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Aa is for Alec So what if he was going on 15 months, Alec finally had his first birthday party, full of A’s B’s and C’s (and other alphabet letters, too)! A little hard to see in these pics, but the white letter banner spells “Happy 1st Birthday Alec” Bb is for ball Contrary to this [...]

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Partying with the Party Girls

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I had a wonderful time partying with the party girls at our Girls Night Out last week! *** All photos courtesy of the magnificent Sierra Studios Photography Hosts and Special Guests: Me, Kristyn, Laura of Laura Winslow Photography,Toni and Kim from The TomKat Studio, and Steph We Partied it up at SweetCakes Cafe in Mesa, AZ [...]

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Nail Polish Cake

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The miracle workers were here all last week, so I finally have some projects around the home that I am about ready to share! But first, let’s finish the spa day party (a few more posts to go!)! I wish I were an amazing cake artist, but my lack of expertise, never holds me back [...]

Taste the Rainbow: Simple Skittle Cake

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A few weeks ago I looked all over my blog for this post I know I had written.  Well, I never found it, because it turns out, I wrote it for a guest posting stint over on the 733 blog. That was last July, so I think they will forgive me, if I repost it [...]

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A "Sing"-ular Sensation — Karaoke Birthday Party

Since we are still partying around here, I thought I should share another party I was involved in recently. In the middle of the chaos that is December, my neighbor contacted me for help with her daughter’s 9th b-day party.  She’s good at event planning, but wanted some insanity thrown into the mix. (Yes, she [...]