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Sparkle Princess 3rd Birthday Party!

July 6, 2016 No Comments

This year, Avery had enough of an opinion that SHE wanted to pick the theme for her third birthday party. I had the luxury of being in total control of her first and second birthday and honestly thought I’d have a couple of more years to decide party themes, but apparently not! I’m not upset though because doing a sparkle princess theme was actually a lot of fun and gave me a little challenge with the dessert table. I ended up doing Princess Popcorn, White Chocolate Castles, Crown Cookies, Royal Gumballs, Majestic Sixlets and Magic Star Fruit Wands! Oh and her cake was by Affordable Splendor Cakes and absolutely DELICIOUS.

Here are some shots from the day.

We had such fun at Avery’s party! Can’t believe she’s 3! Love our baby girl!

Desserts, DIY

Avery’s Play Kitchen

August 12, 2014 No Comments

I knew once I saw this kitchen on Lay Baby Lay I wanted one EXACTLY like it. Thankfully my hubby is super talented and handy and with the help of his dad, he managed to get this kitchen done in just a couple of days and right in time for Avery’s first birthday party!

Avery helps me in the kitchen a lot (which really means that she wants me to hold her all the time so I am usually cooking with her in my arms!) so I thought she’d love her own kitchen and it would be one that she can play with for a few years. I’m hoping she likes to cook and bake like her mama! (Check her out in her ruffle butt and baby apron that her grandma made! Too cuuuuuuute!)

Just in case you missed her smash cake and first birthday party photos, you can check them out here and here! We had the best time celebrating our little stinker butt! (She’ll hate that nickname someday I’m sure but for now it fits haha.)

Desserts, DIY, Ice Cream, Inspiration

DIY Ice Cream Parlour

July 23, 2011 No Comments

I’ve kind of got ice cream on the brain lately. There is no end in sight to this ridiculous heat and it’s kind of hard not to think about the best ways to stay cool or should I say what to eat to stay cool. And if you’re having an outside birthday party or a wedding right now, you’re probably even more concerned with the best way to keep your guests cool. I have an idea! I came across this blog earlier today and absolutely fell in love with this DIY Ice Cream Parlour from Eat Drink Chic. I know dessert and candy buffets have been around for awhile now and are probably a little played out but I never get tired of seeing the creativity that goes into these beautiful tables. If you’d like to see more photos and find out how to recreate every cute little detail yourself, just click here!

Desserts, DIY, Inspiration

DIY Cake Stand

July 12, 2011 No Comments

(Colorful Tiered Stands by Joy’s Hope)

A couple months ago I happened to see a picture on Facebook of a cake stand that one of my friend’s had made. Yes, made. How you ask? She simply glued a candlestick to the bottom of a plate and voila! Cake stand! So naturally I was intrigued as I absolutely love cake stands and would buy them all if I could. And the basic premise seems simple enough: buy cheap, vintage cake plate, glue to cheap vintage candlestick. Well, I set out this weekend to do a little vintage shopping and about two hours into my search I came to the conclusion that I’d rather shell out $30-45 bucks for a brand new one instead of searching through antique store after antique store for something that was kinda, sorta cute and might possibly work even though I’d really like to spray paint it or alter it in some major way. I mean, this is supposed to be easy right? Shop, buy, glue. That’s it! Right???

Well, I might have been in too much of a hurry or just simply didn’t want to take spend the money on “vintage” items (we’re talking at least $3 for a semi-ugly candlestick and another $7-15 for a somewhat decent vintage plate…a look I’ve discovered I’m not that into) but I soon gave up trying my hand at this little DIY craft and decided to just share some links with you all that I found, should you decide to do it and have better luck for materials than I did.

I still think the idea is awesome and want to try it, I just need more time to shop and plan. In the meantime, check out these uber-talented crafty blogs. Let me know if you try it–I’d love to see a picture of what you come up with!

1. Vintage Stands

2. Wooden Tiered Stands