birthday party invitations

Taking the concept of a 'Cat Lady' to a whole new level:)...

I'm a little late with this years printable holiday tags... but there's still a week to go... so, if you haven't wrapped and labeled yet - my Santa and his Alligator assistant might help!        FEEL FREE TO COPY:          •   click on the image           - it will open in its own window             at high resolution  (300 dpi)         •   copy that to your desktop.          •   print as many as you'd like in any size you'd like:)            Happy wrapping and labelling:)! and if you don't think these will do the job... well...  check out the previous year's tags: 2014, 2013 ,   2012 ,   2011 ,   2010

I've been away for a long long time... and have a ton of catch-up to do on blog side of things... I'm going to start with this new print I made "Wild & Free". 

Hi Neighbor! " Ugga Mugga " to all my Daniel Tiger fans out there! I love this brightly colored, animated program for preschoolers based on the PBS Series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood! The show focuses on important lessons like social skills, counting, good manners, and eating healthy. Our dessert table is full of healthy alternatives to traditional sweets, just take a look at my party menu! Baker Aker baked us some banana bread muffins in these bright red polka dot cupcake liners and topped with adorable character toppers from Shop Fluff . To create my backdrop, I wrapped my large foam board (bought at an art store) with blue wrapping paper. I then attached Daniel Tiger wall decals on top of my wrapping paper. This creates a dramatic backdrop for our dessert table and takes less than 5 minutes to make! Apples, apples, everywhere! I added  Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood plastic rings  to store bought candy apples to create a custom dessert for our table. I also filled a w...

O ur daughter just LOVES the Brown Bear Brown Bear book.  She recites it all the time as she sees birds in the sky or ducks at the park.  I thought it would make a perfect theme for her 2nd birthday. Invite: I found the image background online and added the text to it.  The fonts I used were "Return to Sender" for the colorful shaded words and Comic Sans for the white text.  I printed these and then added bright colored card stock behind them before sending them out to guests. I always like my kiddos to dress in theme if possible.  For this party, I found some Brown Bear Brown Bear fabric on Etsy and purchased one yard.  I bought the coordinating fabric, ribbon, and buttons at Joann's.  My amazing mother sewed this beautiful dress.  She is so amazing, she even did it without a pattern!  Thanks Mom!! Oh...and isn't my daughter just the cutest in it! Just loved it. Entry Decor:  I made this entry sign with a little help from my 4 and 6 y...

I've designed this 'Home Sweet Home' ornament for Crate&Barrel and now it's real and available!! It's $10 and they donate it to Rebuilding Togerther, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to rebuild the homes and lives of America's homeowners in need. You can get one here:) .

W ith our monthly dinner falling on the Day of the Dead holiday, I chose Dia de los Muertos as my November theme. I love this holiday because of the bright colors, the focus on culture and tradition, and the idea of honoring the spirits of the dead. Oh...and I love Mexican food. Invite: I designed the invite around an image I found online.  Since most of my guests were coming straight from work, I didn't mention dressing up or wearing makeup.  I did pull in the traditional aspect a bit asking guests to bring a photo or decoration in memory of a lost loved one to place on the alter. Entry Decor:   I made this sign for my entryway.  I drew the skull (with a little help from my overhead projector) and colored it in with marker.  I made the tissue paper flowers and cut the lettering on my Cricut.  The font is Matador, and it can be downloaded for free online. For the "alter, " I borrowed skulls, candles, and some of the other items from friends of mine.  ...