Graduation Inspiration

With Graduations coming all this month, I decided to put together some inspiration for you! Graduations are a special celebration, and these ideas will be perfect to incorporate into your party! Hats off to all the grads out there!

Invitation: Tinyprints has a wide range of great invitations. They always have the cutest invitations!

The graduation cap pops are from the one and only Bakerella! She always amazes m with what she comes up with!

When I saw these cupcakes from Glorious Treats on The Tomkat Studio I was smitten! How adorable are the diploma's and graduation caps? There's even a tutorial on how to make them!

Push cake pops are the newest trend! How perfect and festive are these pops from Frog Prince Paperie? I love them!

I hope you found some inspiration!

Memorial Day Inspiration

I love Memorial Day. In New England, it's the kick off to Summer and Cookouts! I'm hosting my own cookout, so I was searching the web for some inspiration to display desserts. First stop- Martha Stewart. How cute is this cupcake tier with mini flags? Simple, yet so festive. I also love this cake plate with patriotic bunting from BGH. It really dresses up the look of the cake.

For instructions to make the cupcake tier click here.

For instructions to make the cake stand click here.

AHOY MAYTES!

Arrgh!! A friend of my family Jill Jones Grotnes recently threw her little pirate man Ollie a very fun filled pirate adventure birthday party. I saw her pictures on Facebook and needed to share! From the cake, to the DIY pails, to the treasure hunt, this party was darling! Jill used old pails she had from her baby shower and spray painted them white. She then hand painted the guests name and pirate graphics. Jill couldn't find gold coins for the treasure hunt, so she used gold wrapped candy Rolos instead- Brilliant! The cake looks amazing! What little pirate wouldn't love that?

Pirate Ollie knocking down his treasure chest pinata! I'm sure it was filled with lots of pirate treasures to top off his special day!

Blues Clues Party

I was asked to put together a Blues Clues party for a little girl on Tuesday and the party was Saturday. While still working a full time job, I only had a few evenings to put it all together- but I was up for the challenge.

I found a blue polka dot fabric that was great for the backdrop. I added a “Robin” banner that I created on the computer. I surrounded each side with a couple balloons.

I wanted to use a couple of popular characters to be the focal points on each end of the table. I purchased a shovel and pail and painted the faces of the popular characters “Shovel & Pail.” I filled the pail with floral foam, covered it with gumballs and stuck marshamallow pops out of the top.

For the other side of the table I created “Mailbox.” I painted a mailbox. I placed him on a stick surrounded by a little white fence and fake grass.

I cheated for my cookies. I was making the cake which took a lot of time, so to keep down on my baking, I purchased sugar cookies from my local grocery store. I made paw prints out of fondant and added them to the cookies. I thought they looked adorable!

I also had blue popcorn boxes that I filled with cotton candy and named them “Blue's Dog Fur.” (Yes, a little strange when you think of the name, but it was fitting- I had to!)

The table also had Tickety Tock soda pops, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered oreos, doggie treats (scooby doo graham crackers), and cupcakes with toppers.

I created Handy Dandy Notebooks for the kids which had coloring pages of all the characters inside.

The cake was the hit of the party. I created a bunch of the characters out of fondant as well as Blue’s House. I dyed the cake mix blue, which was the hit! When they cake was cut the kids yelled “IT”S BLUE!” They were so excited to eat a cake that was blue.

Riley the Birthday girl enjoying your table!

Big Sister Riley Joined in on the fun! These two were such dolls!

It was an Awesome PAW-ty!

Printables and Styling: Live Smile Celebrate

Cake, Cupcakes, & Cookies: Live Smile Celebrate

Backdrop: Jo Ann Fabrics

Popcorn Boxes: Walmart

Inspiration for Scooby Snacks & Mailbox: Project Nursery

30th Birthday Dessert Table

My sister threw my brother in law a suprise 30th birthday party this past weekend. She had asked me to create a table featuring all of his favorite foods. We started off with a list of his goto treats: Mounds, Butterfinger bars, peppermint patties, oreos & milk, sour patch kids, sweedish fish and more! I used these store bought items, and created a table on a pretty low budget. Instead of buying all kinds of lavish desserts, I opened all the items and placed them on nice white places. It gave them an upscale feel instead of being in the wrapper. Also sticking with a budget, I made the cake myself. To dress the cake up, I used simple green and black ribbon to wrap around. I also created a happy 30th birthday sign to stick out from the top.

Thomas The Train

CHOO CHOO!!! I recently created a Thomas The Train inspired Birthday Party in a box for a customer. I'm starting to create parties in a box, which I put everything together and ship right to you! The box comes with full instructions on how to set up party including pictures, and ideas for your theme. Here is the recent shoot I did to display the new theme. I hope you enjoy the pictures!

The Invitation

Plate setting

Cupcake Toppers!

Sign for the bounce house

Happy Birthday Banner

Water Bottle Labels

Dining car sign to be used on food table

Centerpieces

A simple layout setup

Thank You card