Everyday Celebrating

Felted flowers

Yes, please.

DIY: Halloween candy wreath

Hurry up, Halloween!!!  I love fall, love pumpkins and Halloween!

Let's get ready for it!   Starting with this cute and easy candy wreath.

Bag of candy, wreath form, glue gun and some ribbon.  Done!

Makes a cute gift for a teacher to hang in her classroom too.

Thanks Craft-o-maniac!

Cork wreath

The minute I saw this I thought Eat, Pray, Love.  Are you having a girly get together surrounding the premier of the movie?   How about a Tuscan dinner?

What a great decor addition!  Beautiful for a kitchen or a vineyard wedding.  Great gift idea for the wine lover!

Get one at CorkyCrafts.

DIY: Create a set of monogrammed plates

Creating a set of beautiful monogrammed plates is as easy as ever!

Patrice at Lemon Tree Creations shows you the full tutorial on how to create this beautiful set with porcelain markers.

You could have this setting in no time!

And what a great gift!  Get started now to make sets as Christmas gifts for your friends who love to entertain!  Don't forget to look for inexpensive white plates at Goodwill!

  

DIY: Lollipop SOAP

Courtney at Redheads Craft More Fun shows how she made these easy adorable lollipop soaps.

Great party favors! Or would be cute in a child's bathroom with supervision.  I'm thinking of having a candy cane Christmas theme and thinking these would be cute in red/white in my bathroom.

I love the tagline she used to remind those they aren't candy:  "Please enjoy, but do not lick- For eating soap can make you sick!"

DIY: Fairy puffs!

I love these yummy cotton candy on a stick fairy puffs!

Christy of from Glitter to Gumdrops gives a full tutorial on this easy treat.

Perfect for a fairy, princess, circus or Valentine's Day party! 

Fun and easy milestone birthday

Amiee of Sprik Space shows us this great, easy idea for a milestone 30th birthday!

Cover a box with wrapping paper, cut out some circles, add some stickers....

fill with floral foam and slide in 30 suckers and shred.

And she also included $30 in gift cards!

Cute!

DIY: Pleated picture frame for shower decor

Lovely Paper Blog features an easy tutorial on creating a pleated photo frame.  These make a great piece of decor for an engagement party or shower.  

Slide in momentos of the couple, photos and the invitation to create interest and depth to your decor. Send it home with the couple at the end of the night as a gift. 

 

Party activity DIY: Marshmallow guns

That's my son, Keaton, who recently had an AMAZING time at a birthday party when my friend pulled out marshmallow guns for all the boys.  (And yes, I know, there are some people who will read this and be horrified that guns and fighting were included in a children's party.  oh well.)

Talk about a super fun and really inexpensive activity!   My friend said the pvc parts cost about $1/gun.

Buy bags of marshmallows and safety goggles at the Dollar Tree and you're set!

These guns shoot the mini marshmallows and are easy to put together.  You can have the guns already put together for the children or you can make an activity out of the construction.

The Idea Room has fabulous photos that show how to construct your own guns.  As you can see, my son's gun was a bit longer than her diagram, but that's the beauty... create any type of gun you'd like!

At the party we attended, my friend went all out for the boys.  They each were given bandanas which would represent which team they were on.  She built blinds out of huge boxes (a la paintball wars) and each boy was given a pouch to wear to carry extra "ammo".  

The boys all got to take everything home!

My 3.5 year old son was thrilled to be playing with the big boys!  See?  We'll be putting this idea away for one of Keaton's future parties. 

Adorable matchbox favors

I recently happened upon these absolutely precious matchbox favors from Ivy Lane Designs.  Check them out:

Ladybug design with recycled ladybug crayon inside!

similar design featuring train

adorable pink with heart shaped chocolates inside

love these birthday party favors with the child's age in crayon

All of her products are are eco friendly and recycled.  Check out Ivy Lane Designs!