Have you ever heard of a “Favorite Things” party? Think Bunco or Book Club with out the commitment. It is the perfect kind of easy-to-plan, low-stress, and high-fun girls-night activity. My friend, Janna, threw one last year and had so much fun that she decided to have another party. This time, I asked her if […]
SNAP! Conference Takeaways and Party Book Giveaway!
June 26, 2012 by 12 Comments
There is still so much to share with you about SNAP Conference from April! (I know, it’s been a while). This time I’m doing it with an awesome GIVEAWAY!! (See the end of the post for details!) There is much to be gained, just from being in the presence of other creative like-minded women, […]
Chapter 5: Book Birthday Printable Favors & Treasure Hunt
May 24, 2012 by 17 Comments
There were a few extra special goodies and favors at the book party. What book worm wouldn’t want their own little bag of bookworms to munch on, while indulging in their favorite page-turner? These were displayed in a bowl on the bookshelf, for the children to grab and enjoy either during the party or to […]
Chapter 2: Book Party Decorations
May 2, 2012 by 8 Comments
The scene of our Book Club birthday party was set by surrounding our literary enthusiasts with books and words at every angle. Our kitchen island was transformed into a temporary library–it’s shelves lined with our heroine’s favorite books (that would have been more meticulously styled, if I had had time to rearrange them all, rather […]
Chapter 1: The Invitations (Book Club Birthday)
May 1, 2012 by 9 Comments
It is time to continue with our celebratory story! This story begins–as all parties should–with a great invitation! A library book card invitation! Alas, an element of irony is already introduced to our story since none of the party guests have experienced libraries with actual cards in the books. I’m certain they all had to […]
Last Minute Easter Party Ideas
April 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
I hope you are enjoying this holiday weekend. I thought I would share a few last minute ideas if you are scrambling to put together an Easter celebration for tomorrow or Sunday. Last year, I had the task of throwing our church Easter party with basically no budget. I’ve already blogged about the cupcakes I […]
Masquerade Masks – Scribble Shop Challenge
March 23, 2012 by 21 Comments
I have hard time walking away from a challenge, so I couldn’t refuse the chance to take part in The Scribble Shop Challenge! Along with many other creative bloggers, I was sent a package from The Scribble Shop–an on-line craft store–full of random craft supplies with a challenge to use all of the supplies in […]
Party Party Budget Busters
March 3, 2012 by 2 Comments
Just one more post about our Party Party this year, but I encourage you to make sure you’ve visited all of the amazing parties and pinned your favorites on Pinterest as a reference for years to come! I mentioned that I would be looking for parties that did big things with little budgets for a […]
Party Party Winner Announced
February 20, 2012 by 3 Comments
Perfection is not usually a word I like to associate with party planning. Inevitably something goes wrong at the last minute, or time runs out for some of the amazing plans to come to life–Perfection just seems to be too lofty a goal. Yet, when I think about the party that has been voted as […]
Ruffling Crepe Paper the easy way
February 16, 2012 by 3 Comments
Last week, I showed you the sweet surprise anniversary party I helped to throw. The highlight of the decorations was the crepe paper streamers that I ruffled in various combos and laid across the white linens. I’m pretty in love with ruffled streamers. This isn’t the first time I’ve used them. They made up […]
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