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DIY: How to Make Glitter Votives Tutorial

You may have noticed that I love these little DIY glitter votives.  I use them ALL the time in my shoots and parties.  They add the perfect amount of sparkle.  The best part is they are easy to make and you can make them in any color!     You will need: (affiliate links provided) … Read more

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Carnival Themed Engagement Party with Shutterfly

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and are looking forward to a wonderful week! 🙂 I was totally excited when Shutterfly asked me if I’d like to team up again on a new project.   I had so much fun creating the Graduation party for them last month that when they gave me the opportunity to … Read more

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DIY:Modern Gold Leaf Abstract Vases

For Ashley’s baptism a few weeks ago, I wanted to try something new.  I was wandering the aisles of Michaels one day and ran across these Martha Stewart Foil Transfer sheets. Have you seen them?  I thought it might be neat to try so I grabbed the supplies and came home to try it out.  The … Read more

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Mother’s Day Table Ideas for a Garden Party

Ashley from Sugar and Soirees is showing us how to put together a cute and budget friendly Mother’s Day table today. Celebrating the everyday is a must and it doesn’t have to break the bank! Today I’m thrilled to share with you a budget friendly (and still crazy beautiful) DIY Mother’s Day Table setting. I love … Read more

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DIY: Super Cute and Easy 2 Step Gold Polka Dot Party Drink Bottles

I’m working on getting everything ready so I can share all the details of Ashley’s Baptism and the reception we held at our home, but I just couldn’t wait to share these.  They are absolutely my favorite DIY project from that day and they were SO easy!  When I saw the Michael Miller fabric (the … Read more

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Girl Parties: Fashion Camp Birthday Party

  I’m so excited to share this fun and totally girly party with you!  It was too much fun to make all the individual parts, and putting it all together and seeing it come to life is always so rewarding!  I feel so fortunate to have Fashion Camp close to home and I love the … Read more

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Thai Chicken Pasta Salad

I don’t know about you guys, but I have been in a cooking rut lately.  I am tired of all of my old recipes and always on the hunt for new fresh ideas that don’t take forever to make. Thank heavens for pinterest! 🙂 I stumbled across this recipe last week from Better Homes and … Read more

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Cute Easter Egg Hunt Party Food

Looking for a quick and delicious treat to bring as a hostess gift or party food for an Easter egg hunt this season?  These cute Easter egg hunt treats are sure to please your guests and they only take a minute to make.  That is my kind of party food!  If you have made our … Read more

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Interior Design: Taking your cereal bowl out of the kitchen

I don’t know about you guys, but I grew up in a house where eating anywhere outside of the kitchen was a big no-no.  It still is as a matter of fact.  When I go visit my parents I have to make sure to re-program myself to only eat at the kitchen table.  Well, I’m … Read more

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DIY VIDEO: How to Make Shaped Chocolate Pops with Wilton Candy Melts

As a party planner I spend countless hours searching the internet for the perfect party or picture prop, party favor, creative decoration or party activity. Sometimes it is challenging to find exactly what I have dreamed up, and other times it is just WAY too expensive and out of my, or my client’s budget. Most … Read more

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Free Printable: Easter Egg Hunt Party Favor Somebunny Loves You

You know I can’t let a holiday pass without a free printable! 😉  I whipped up a little Easter printable for Easter treats, classroom parties, egg hunt party favors…you name it! 🙂 You can download the free Easter printable here: Looking for more Easter printables and ideas?  You can find more of my favorites here: … Read more

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Host a Garden Party

Spring has finally sprung!  Hopefully those of you in cold climates will soon begin to thaw out and the sight of flowers blooming and sound of birds chirping will warm your soul. 🙂  We’ve been enjoying unusually warm temperatures all winter long, which has been great…minus the severe drought conditions! 😉  We may not be able … Read more

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St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Pancakes

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  We’re celebrating today with one of our favorite breakfasts- rainbow pancakes.  St. Patrick’s Day is an extra special day in our house because it is also Ashley’s birthday.  She gets SO excited for the leprechaun to come…it has become quite a production in our house.  The leprechaun trap building starts in … Read more

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Interior Design: A Quick Living Room Re-do

I’ve been working on a new project, and I am SO excited with how things are coming along! 🙂  This coffee table find at HomeGoods was almost too much for me to handle!  We’ve added a few pops of color and some new fresh accessories and pillows (also from HomeGoods) and it is looking like … Read more

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Holiday Parties: Cute St. Patrick’s Day Party Ideas

Growing up St. Patrick’s Day was NOT a big holiday in our house. It was more or less a day that we just made sure that we wore something green so we didn’t get pinched. Well, fast forward to today and things have changed a little in our house. 😉 Now St. Patrick’s Day is … Read more

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DIY: St. Patrick’s Day Candy Pops

I am a sucker for a good holiday celebration! And since I am 1/4 Irish, I count down until March, when I get to cook up as much hearty Irish food as my family can handle, decorate with way too much green, and summon mischievous leprechauns to wreak a little havoc around the house, and … Read more

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DIY: Free St. Patrick’s Day Printable

I don’t know about you guys, but one of the things my kids love most about Halloween is getting “boo’ed” by our friends and neighbors. Even more fun for them is getting to actually DO the booing! They love making the treats and then waiting patiently to run them over to the doorstep, knock and … Read more

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Gone Fishing Party by Lauren Haddox Designs

Are you ready to reel in some fun??!! I had a blast working on my boys’ birthday party this year. I think one of the main reasons I enjoyed it so much is because I teamed up with Angela of Angela Marie Events to collaborate on the styling. She brought so many creative ideas to … Read more

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Photography Tips: How to Take Better Pictures of your Party

Here’s a quick photography trick that will add a little brightness to your party table! Whether you are taking photos indoors or out, most pictures of your party details can benefit from a little bounced light. In photography terms, “bouncing” means placing a reflective surface in the path of your light source, so it reflects … Read more

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Holiday Party Ideas: Valentine Party for Kids

I love valentine’s day.  All the cute, corny cards and stuff that the kids make are just too fun!  I put together a little valentine party shoot with some fun things I gathered from the @target last year.  Most of these things are from the dollar spot, and the melamine heart plates were over in … Read more

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Free Printable Valentine: BE MINE Minecraft Valentine

I can’t believe how fast January has flown by!  I feel like I was just prepping for New Years and now it’s February already!  Wow!  I have been meaning to get this photographed and up on the blog for you and it has taken me WAY longer than I planned…that’s life I guess! 😉 I … Read more

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Totally Kool Valentine and free printable valentine card tag

I am so excited to share the valentine’s I’ve been working on this last week. I LOVE valentines day! It is just too fun to be able to create little fun handmade gifts for your friends and family. This Totally Kool Valentine is an option for you that is super reasonably priced, peanut-free (for all … Read more

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Free Printable Valentine: Will You ‘ofishally” be my valentine?

Here’s an oldie but goodie…our most popular valentine ever…pinned hundreds of thousands of times! Wow!! Yep…you read that right! 🙂 These were created using pillow boxes a little satin ribbon, a 1.5 inch circle punch, a 2 inch scallop punch and some goldfish crackers. you know, a little salty to cut through all the sweets … Read more

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Cakes: What’s Trending Now

[pinit] Is it just me, or are cakes getting more beautiful by the day?  I’m getting hungry just looking at these. There are a few cake styles trending that I love! I’m sharing a few here today. If you see one you like, check with your local bakery to see if they can make that … Read more

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Colorful Candy Crush Party

I’m not much of a gamer, but thanks to my kids I am now a HUGE fan of Candy Crush.  When I first saw this awesome Candy Crush themed party by Mona of Lush Parties, I knew I had to share it here! 🙂  The colors and fabulous details on all of the sweets are … Read more

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Free Printable Valentine: What Does the Fox Say?

If you’ve been following me for a while, then you know that I LOVE making valentines!! 🙂  Each year I get such a kick out of coming up with something that is handmade and has a cute or corny saying.  I start thinking of these things in about November and jot ideas down as I … Read more

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