Several of you expressed interest in learning more about how we put together the robot invitations. One reader, Sharon, figured out the basic concept, and already made her own version. The nice thing about robots is that they can look like whatever, and are usually made of basic shapes. I designed Bob and left off […]
Boy Birthdays Revisited–Part 2
September 4, 2010 by 3 Comments
(cont. from yesterday) No. 3–Trenton’s Truck PartyThis is where we started inviting friends, and things got serious. Well,…seriously fun! Here are a few images from the day. You can read the full report here: No. 4 – The Rocking Rocket Birthday Overall, this may have been one of the best parties I’ve done. The rocket […]
Inspiring Invitations
August 26, 2010 by 9 Comments
I was recently asked by a reader to re-create this Nancy Drew invitation for her daughter’s birthday. I originally designed this invitation for my daughter’s 7th birthday and posted about it here. This isn’t the first time I’ve had this request from a reader. I’ve done 4 or 5 of these invitations for little aspiring sleuths and […]
Tea Party Revisited
June 1, 2010 by 3 Comments
All photos (except invitation) by Jodee Ballantyne Last week, Shannon from My Baby Clothes Boutique did a guest post (and a GIVEAWAY) about having a tea party with your toddler. So much of what she said reminded me of this party my daughter and I threw for her friends. It wasn’t her birthday, or […]
Party Party Finalists Revealed!
January 26, 2010 by 13 Comments
Finally, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! I know they always say that picking winners is so tough, yada yada yada, but this was really SO TOUGH! That’s why I am glad you are doing the voting for me to pick the final winner of the party party, that will get $30 to Paper […]
The 2nd Annual Party Party (and a Wild Party Post)
January 15, 2010 by 14 Comments
OK, everyone! It’s time to celebrate two years of blogging madness! It’s party time! I’ll go first: Back in the middle of November, when everyone was frantically posting about Thanksgiving and Christmas, we threw a WILD surprise party for my sister-in-law, Kristin. Of course, I didn’t get a chance to blog about it then, but […]
"Goodnight, Baby" Shower
September 28, 2009 by 7 Comments
My sister seems to throw a lot of baby showers. And since we don’t live in the same state, there is a lot I can’t help her with, but I always seem to get involved in the brainstorming, and design of the shower. We’ve loved the idea of doing something centered around children’s books, ever […]
Pirate Files-Invitations and Other Old Paper
September 22, 2009 by 5 Comments
I think I missed “talk like a pirate day,” but I still promised to share some of the behind the scenes, DIY tips from my pirate party. It might be fun to go pirate for your Halloween party this year. (See this cool party for inspiration). We delivered messages in bottles for our pirate party […]
Kira’s Fishy Birthday (a PBP)
August 11, 2009 by 13 Comments
First of all, what is a PBP? It stands for “Pre-blogging Party.” You see, I’ve been crazy a lot longer than I’ve had this blog. Lately I’ve been looking at photos of parties from years past, and I’ve realized that without a digital camera, and the plans to blog about party details, my pics leave […]
Shanda & Preston-Summer Fun Wedding
July 17, 2009 by 12 Comments
Yesterday was my sister’s 4th wedding anniversary. She asked me to send her some wedding photos (since I have them all, since I offered to scrapbook them for her. What? It’s only been 4 years! I have a page or two done already!) Looking through the pictures I was reminded of what a fun wedding […]
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