{DIY} Chalkboard Cake Stand

A few months ago I found a plain, ceramic cake stand  at Michaels for $4.99! 

Score. 

...Double Score since I had a 40% off coupon! 

Using Chalkboard and Metallic bronze paints (both I already had)
I turned it into a Chalkboard Cake Stand 
to write fun little notes for Caiden.

Total Cost: Less than $5
*Big Smile*

{DIY} Mini Sombrero Pinata

Cinco de Mayo is this Sunday and I wanted to share this Easy DIY

...a perfect favor to any Fiesta! 

What you'll Need: 

crepe paper 

tissue paper or napkin

paper cup

paper dessert plate

candy

Tools:

craft knife

scissors

glue

fringe scissors (if you have it or just use regular scissors to create fringe)

tape

Directions:
1) Create a hole on you paper plate by tracing the bottom of the cup and cut with your craft knife
2) Cover your hole with tissue paper
3) Cut the outer rim of the plate
4) Fill your cup with Candy
5) Center your cup onto the plate and tape the edges down

6) Cut strips of 1 1/2" crepe paper and fringe 3/4 of the way

    

Starting from the bottom of your hat 

7) Glue and start covering the outer rim (I didn't fringe the rest of the bottom, just took 1" strips to cover)

8) Work your way upward to completely cover the plate and cup

**You'll notice that I placed the Fringe upwards towards the top of my cup**

I got these fun and FREE PRINTABLES from Kara's Party Ideas, click HERE! 

Have a Fun and Safe Weekend! 

Birthday Giveaway

Happy May!! 

It's my Birthday month 

and I want to celebrate with you by doing a little Giveaway to one of my favorite party shops...

One lucky winner 

will get a $30 Gift Certificate to 

Shop Sweet Lulu!! 

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Giveaway will start on 05/01/13 12am (Pacific Time) and end 05/09/13 12am (Pacific Time)

Winner will be announced on my Birthday...

May 9th! 

Good Luck

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DIY Maracas

If you're like me...

then you probably still have those plastic Easter Eggs all over your home. 

I like to keep them for next year but 

with Cinco de Mayo around the corner...

I turned a couple of eggs into Maracas for Caiden to play with! 

He loves them and I'm surprised we've had these for more than a week already. 

Here's how to make your own Toddler-Tested (and survived) Maracas

What you'll Need:

2 Plastic Eggs, Jumbo Paper Straws (got them at Target), Rice or Beans, Crepe Paper Streamer

Tools:

Tape, Hot Glue, Mod Podge, Brush, Scissors 

Directions: 

Fill your Eggs with rice (or beans)...I filled them up with about a teaspoon 

Tape the center of the Egg to seal

Cut the straw in half (so you have one for each egg)

Hot Glue the straw to the center bottom of your egg, for added security use tape as well (once the glue dries)

Brush Mod Podge all over your Egg and add strips of Crepe paper to cover 

Add glue to smooth out the paper and if it tears, just add another layer of crepe paper

Once it's dry, add another layer of glue. 

Have fun! 

Gender Reveal Party {Pink or Blue}

One of the biggest party trends are Gender Reveal parties...and I love it! 

What a great way to find out if you're having a boy or girl (or both) 

together with family and close friends.

It's a special moment 

and I was honored that my friend, Jen asked me to help put this together. 

She wanted a "Pink or Blue" themed party and I was allowed the creative freedom...Woohoo

so I added Gold and had some fun...

Here are some pictures and details of the party
Enjoy!

How awesome is that "Forever Young" sign? It was a wedding gift made by a friend of theirs...

Young is their last name :)

It was the perfect setting for the Dessert table 

and I had them put their baby pictures up on the mantle.  

The icing in the cake was going to let them know if they're having a Boy or Girl. 

To do this "reveal" have your doctor seal a note of the gender in an envelope and give it to the baker and they'll either make the icing inside blue or pink. 

I loved how Jen highlighted the "HE" and "SHE" on the Hershey bars! 

Guests had a fun way to show what they thought the Youngs were going to have.

I made Blue bow-ties and Pink hair-bows for them to wear!  

Marking your answer on a chalkboard is a great way to see which gender had the most vote. 

(Both Caiden and I thought they were having a Girl.)

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Blue or Pink were also in the drinks :)

How perfect are these drinks for a Gender Reveal Party?! 

Prosecco & Rock Candy Cocktails

pour Brut Prosecco into a Champagne glass and garnish with a rock candy 

and watch the color change! 

 Congratulations again,  Jen and Justin...cannot wait to meet your little
GIRL!! 

Kitchenaid Shopping Spree - GIVEAWAY

 +++WooHoo...I'm so excited to be part of another awesome GIVEAWAY!!! I've teamed up again with bloggers and business owners to giveaway $700 worth of Kitchenaid Goods! So what are you waiting for? +++++++

Kitchenaid Shopping Spree

    Worth $700

    Open Worldwide, April 3 - 24, 2013

To help hold this contest, I am proud to be partnering with an awesome group of bloggers and business owners including Spaceships and Laser Beams, Michelle's Party Plan-It, This Little Mama, Flaired Affairs, Inkberry Cards + Design, Mimi's Dollhouse,DimplePrints, BellaGrey Designs, A Wife A Mom A Life, Party-Tales, Paper and Style Co., My Garden Party, PaperCandee, Miss Party Mom, Sweet Eats Cakes, Toadally Cute, Calamity Kate's Kitchen, Kyonda's Korner, Karo's Fun Land, Life Revolves Around Them, Go Against the Grain  Lilli May Designs  and Saving By Design.

Prize: The winner can select up to $700 in Kitchenaid brand products (not including sales taxes), which will be delivered to the single destination of their choosing. The winner has the option of receiving $800 USD in PayPal funds in lieu of receiving their prize.

The winner will be selected randomly via Rafflecopter. The odds of winning are dependent on the number of people entering. Should the winning entrant(s) not respond within 48 hours of being emailed, another winner(s) will be selected. Please ensure spaceshipsandlaserbeams@gmail.com is on your safe email list. We would hate to have to redraw another winner!

Eligibility: Contest is open worldwide from April 3, 2013 at 12:01 am ET to April 24, 2013 at 11:59pm ET. All entrants must be 18 years of age. Void where prohibited by law.

Disclosure: I did not receive compensation to be part of this giveaway. This giveaway is in no way associated with Kitchenaid, PayPal, Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. This blog is not responsible for prize distribution. Should unforeseen circumstances arise, contest can be cancelled at any time without notification. Please contact Stephanie from Spaceships and Laser Beams at spaceshipsandlaserbeams@gmail.com should you have any questions.

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Plastic Monster Eggs

Worked on my second guest blog post over at Spaceships and Laser Beams this week...

Check it out here and turn those plastic eggs into MONSTERS!