birthday party invitations

I have been compensated for this post as a member of the Wayfair Homemaker Program,  all ideas and opinions are completely my own #sponsored  Summer is the perfect time to get outside a throw a backyard Tiki Party. I've gathered all my very favorite essentials from Wayfair to show you how I would throw a big Hawaiian bash! Decor is a must, think lush palms, beautiful vivid flowers, and lots of Tiki inspiration. Pillows, small palm tress, tiki torches and string lights are a great place to start.  Food: These cute pineapple name card holders would work great for holding food labels. I love the idea of serving food from bamboo trays and using bamboo styled utensils. Try baking this delicious  Gratineed Pineapple  from Wives With Knives that is baked with coconuts, macadamia nuts, and gingersnaps. It is as beautiful in presentation as it is in taste. Drinks: Create a signature drink for the party such as a Blue Hawaiian or Mai Tai and serve them from your very own...

New pattern to share with you today: Scandinavian Girls xD

F or the past few years, I have been lucky enough to combine my daughter and son's birthday parties. Saves me tons of stress and time!  This year, our kids decided they wanted a puppy themed party.  I instantly got a ton of ideas!  I contacted Oriental Trading Co.  about doing a product review about some of their puppy themed items.  They carry a ton of items that were perfect for this birthday theme, so I was excited to choose some puppy favors and neat decorations. They really made the party special, and I am so thankful to Oriental Trading Co. for helping me to add these special touches to the party!  Check out all the fun... Invite:   I designed the invitations on Photoshop.  I decided on red, blue, and brown as the color scheme for the party.  #1) I just love those colors together.  #2) Both my kid's favorite color is blue #3) I found dog bowls at the Dollar Tree in those colors!  I backed the above invitation ...

M y family just got home from a 3000 mile two week road trip!  Among other stops, we visited Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park.  Both were beautiful and the inspiration for this month's monthly dinner theme - Celebrating National Parks. Invite: I created the invite on Photoshop.  The fonts I used were Rustler and Rocky Mountain Beauty.  They are both free fonts I downloaded. Decor:  My color scheme was greens and browns. I made the brown National Park poster using cardstock and my Cricut cutter.  I glued the pieces on foam board.  The carved bear and the branches in the vase I already had as decor in my home.  The pine-cones and rocks my kids collected on our trip.  The stuffed bobcat was my daughter's souvenir from Yellowstone. This beautifully carved bear was a wedding present from our friend Josh Slater in Mammoth.  He even carved our names and wedding date into the stump base.  It was one of my favorite w...