It all started last Christmas when I made a tin advent calendar to countdown to Christmas. My kids loved counting down the days and having a special activity and treat to look forward to each day. After Christmas, I made a Valentine countdown and an Easter countdown. Because the kids had so much fun with…
Rainbow Cakes
10 Best Rainbow Cake Ideas I love rainbow cakes. I really, really love rainbow cakes. They are my all-time favorite birthday cake ideas. I fell in love with rainbow cakes when Amy from the Idea Room featured one on her blog a few years ago. It is a pretty simple and leave-you-speechless way to celebrate…
Pink & White Candy Buffet for Baby Shower
My BFF, Cheryl, threw a bridal shower this weekend for her sister, Alicia, who is also one of my good friends. She is having a baby girl in a few weeks. Cheryl thought it would be fun to have a pink and white candy buffet for a party favor. I have been collecting apothecary jars…
Cupcake Topper Ideas
Oh how I love cupcakes. They are endlessly fun. They are oh so cute. They are tasty. What is not to love!? I hope you like cupcakes as much as I do because I’m going to be sharing my favorite ideas and recipes in the coming days. Before I get started on creating and sharing…
Oreo Pops
I love Oreo’s. They are the perfect cookie. They are great on sundaes. They are great on caramel apples. They are great on cupcakes. The only thing better than an Oreo cookie is a chocolate covered Oreo. The only thing better than a chocolate covered Oreo is a chocolate covered Oreo with sprinkles. The only…
Happy Unbirthday
Do you have a kid with a summer birthday? This idea is for you! In my last post I showed you the spotlight collage we put together for my daughters spotlight week. For a lot of elementary aged kids, their spotlight week also coincides with their birthday week which means they get to bring in…
Spider Party
Get ready for some pictures. I had a lot of fun with Emily’s spider birthday party theme. It obviously works great for Halloween and was cute for a little girl’s first birthday party as well. The spider party theme all began with the spider cake idea I got when I was looking for Halloween decorations….
Spider Cake
It all started with a cute metal pumpkin stand I picked up as a door buster at a local home decor store. When I saw it, I immediately thought “cake stand” and knew the cake would be spider or spider web themed. I found a bunch of cute spider cake ideas on pinterest. What ultimately…
DIY Dessert Stand
I picked up a simple 3-tiered glass dessert stands a few months ago. When I bought them I was looking for a simple cake stand that I could reuse for anything and decided to go with glass because it would go with anything. My set is similar to this one on amazon.com. I wanted to…
Halloween Birthday Party Invitation
I must have looked through a hundred invitations and started a dozen different designs before getting Emily’s birthday party invite done. I wanted to include that it was both a Halloween party and a birthday party into the wording. We call her “Bugga Boo” so the prominent BOO text was perfect. Spider Web Halloween Birthday…