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Come back TOMORROW as I host a Goodwill gift card giveaway! I'll be giving away TWO $10 gift cards. One will be awarded to someone in my hometown area of Middle Tennessee. The remaining card will be awarded to any one of my readers. Come back tomorrow to enter!
Cascarones are brightly colored confetti-filled eggs. Cascarones may be used to decorate centerpieces, wreaths, or party table tops. They are also very popular for Easter celebrations.
Although cascarones make great decoration accessories, they are primarily used as party favors and jokes, or gags, as they are cracked over unsuspecting people's heads.
Buy some at Amols.
Better Homes and Gardens shows this nice way to showcase the memories of your Mom. Place photocopies of your treasured photos in glass jars and vases. Group together various vessels to form a unique photo gallery.
Facebook fan, Tina, is looking for inspiration for her son's upcoming pirate themed party. This one is fabulous and sooo inspirational. My son is starting to get into pirates and swords and I'm tucking these ideas away in case his fascination holds until his birthday.
This party was created By Stephanie Lynn for her son's 3rd birthday. So many great details!
Invitations were sent in bottles with burnt edges. She even added ocean scented oil to the bottles so when they were opened there was a fresh ocean scent!
This is my FAVE piece of the decor. The centerpieces! She cut grapevine wreaths in half to create boats! And used stamped muslin as the sail.
Lots of great activities kept all the guests entertained including:
"Walk the plank!" created from a large piece of scrap wood bound together with decorative jute.
There were several sandboxes and all were filled with buried treasure!
Look at his personal cake!
and each child got to take home a smaller version in cupcake form
There are TONS more details on her blog. Muslin flags added to their playset, treasure maps, etc.
Amazing attention to detail! Drop by and soak it all in!
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I needed a little somethin' somethin' on the corner of a piece of furniture. Something with a little height, but not huge and something I didn't mind if my 3 year old knocked off and destroyed.
Enter Goodwill and Dollar Tree items!
I started with this. I'm always on the lookout for urns at Goodwill. Soooo many great uses! This one is a FTD floral urn. It was originally a very dirty off white. You could tell it was pretty old. Cleaned it up, painted it black...and filled it with floral foam.
Pulled out some spanish moss I also found at Goodwill some time ago and these moss rocks from the Dollar Tree. (I think I used 3 bags.)
From there, I glued down the spanish moss and then started stacking and gluing in the moss rocks. The moss rocks are VERY light, basically styrofoam covered in fake moss. So you really have to glue it down tightly since they have no weight of their own.
Here's the finished product! Easy filler for a table. Two of these would be great to frame a mantel or use as centerpieces on a long table. In the fall, add beautiful fall leaves instead of moss.
GIVEAWAY!
Next week I'll be giving away TWO Goodwill gift cards! One will just be for my Middle Tennessee people!
Stay tuned!!!!
So.
Some people are creative. And some people are REALLY creative. LOL
Ruthanne of Eclectic Whatnot blogs over at Happy Housewife where she shares these amazing bubblegum machine cake pops. How amazing are these?
Go visit! She gives step by step instructions with photos!
Tobi, a Nashville pediatrician, recently submitted photos of her daughter's Pirate Princess Party. Lots of fun details to share that I know will serve as inspiration to others!
Invitations featured illustrations drawn by a friend. She printed the art through Shutterfly and then placed it on cardstock.
Food!
Food served included fruit skewers, chicken nuggets, chocolate covered pretzels, bottled water and soda and cupcakes!
Love those boxes on the food table? Toni picked up crates from the Liberty of London line at Target, turned them upside down and used them to give some height to the table.
Cones were filled with chex mix. Made from scrapbook paper and hot glued to hold their shape. The illustration carried the theme to the cones.
She prepackaged the children's food in gable boxes. (Love the napkin rings, btw!) They included:
Favors for the children were treasure chests from Oriental Trading filled with pirate loot: gold chocolate coins, bandanas, necklaces, tattoos, etc. All the girls also received tutus to take home!
So cute! And a different take on the traditional pirate theme!
Visit Toni over at her blog DrBabyMamaDrama to see links and additional photos.
Martha Stewart does it again with this TO GO strawberry shortcake. You shows it as a wedding favor, but it would be such a great gesture at many a summertime get together. A great take home for Memorial Day or July 4th. Maybe make a red, white and blue sticker for the top, etc?
Let's soften the blow of a Monday with some gorgeous wedding eye candy!
Images by Jessica Claire Photography
The Easter bunny is sure to love this adorable Easter centerpiece put together by my friend Robyn of Mix Mingle Glow. Check out her blog for complete how to and the "behind the scenes" trial and error you don't get to see on Martha Stewart's blog. LOL