Halloween Wreath

DIY Halloween Wreath

I fell in love with a mummy looking Halloween wreath from thechicadeeshop on Etsy and have been dieing to create my own mummy wreath inspired by this beautiful wreath. I recently picked up the supplies and put it together.  The best news?  It was much easier than I thought it would be and only took [...]

Photo Booth Backdrop

Rainbow Photo Booth Backdrop

This easy photo booth backdrop was a last-minute, fit-it-in-if-there’s-time-to-prepare-it activity that we did for my daughter’s birthday party. I made this for her friend party.  It ended up being a fun addition and I’m glad we included it.  I think it will be fun to look back at the pictures of her and her friends [...]

Clothespin Picture Frame

Rainbow Clothespin Picture Frame

I love the organized casualness of displaying pictures with clothespins.  I like to paint the clothespins and/or embellish with scrapbook paper to coordinate with the party or holiday I am decorating for. Last year, for my kids birthday parties I made a clothespin picture garland around a table.  This year, I decided to consolidate the [...]

Gift Bag Wall Art

Gift Bag Wall Art

Have a birthday party to plan?  I found a great way to decorate for parties that is cheap and easy! DIY Birthday Party Decor I found these gift bags at ROSS for $4.  That means that each piece of wall art was only $2! For this project, I used large gift bags that would fit [...]

Crayon Wreath

Crayon Wreath Tutorial

Crayons are the perfect medium for crafting and creating beautiful decor.  I shared my melted crayon art for my daughter’s art party last week. This crayon wreath from A Mrs. in the Making looks so easy to make and a great project to celebrate the beginning of the school year.  This would also be a [...]

Monster Painted Rocks

Painted Rock Monster Magnets

These painted rock magnets from Zoe at Coast Inspired Creations are absolutely adorable.  I love the bright vibrant colors, cute monster smiles, and wiggly googly eyes. Here is what Zoe said about this project: This is a relatively simple project that can be spread out over a few days, so is great to amuse the [...]

Melted Crayon Art

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Melted crayons on a canvas.  Wow.  Can it get better than this!?  I saw this stunning idea about a year ago.  Since then, I’ve seen the idea everywhere online. When I decided to do an art birthday party for my daughter, the melted crayon art was the first thing that made it to the project [...]

Homemade Lollipops

Homemade lollipops made with candy

I absolutely adore this idea from Meaningful Mama.  It is a project you can have your kids help with and it turned out super cute. Here is what Jodi said about this project: This remains one of my favorite projects, and it is really simple. All you do is take bright, hard candy and break [...]

Lemonade Stand Sign

Lemonade Stand Sign

I don’t know if you can get any more creative and cute than anything created by a kid. My daughter is endlessly creative and always has crayons or scissors within arms reach for her projects.  For birthday and Christmas gifts, she would be more likely to ask for craft supplies than Barbies. When school was [...]

Summer Fun Activity Ideas

Summer Fun Activity Ideas

I love summer.  It is like a three month birthday party or holiday celebration.  Constant activities, friends, playing outside, great food, late nights, ice cream – everything about summer is fantastic. Last year I created a summer bucket list.  We had a lot of fun looking at the activities and planning for the next event.  [...]