Pumpkin Place Cards

Every year, in addition to carving pumpkins, I like to paint mini pumpkins as table decoration for my annual halloween party. Last year I painted Day-of-the-Dead skulls on a few pumpkins for a table centerpiece. This year, I thought it would be fun to have a mini pumpkin at each table setting with each guest's name hand-painted on the pumpkin. They were so simple to make. I bought the pumpkins at my local grocery store and used black acrylic paint and a small paintbrush to add the names to each … [read more...]

Alice in Wonderland Tea Party

What's more fun than throwing an Alice in Wonderland inspired tea party? As one of my favorite children's stories, nothing sparks my imagination quite like Lewis Carroll's talking flowers, the cheshire cat's smile, the queen of hearts, and of course the Mad Hatter's tea party. Alice in Wonderland is a wonderful party theme and there is so much you can do to recreate the magic that happened down the rabbit hole. For this fun Merry Unbirthday party I used: • Vintage yellow tea set. • Gerber … [read more...]

DIY Paper Heart Garland

One of my favorite things to do when a holiday approaches is make my own crafty decorations for my home. I love to create handmade garlands because they are easy to make for any holiday or special occasion and you can put them up almost anywhere in your home. Hang them in a doorway, a window, chandelier or just on your wall. With Valentine's Day just a few days away, I thought I'd make some pretty paper heart garlands to hang in the window of my living room. I chose to use an MOL Heart Tag with one … [read more...]

DIY Chinese Paper Lanterns

February 3, 2011 is the first day of year 4709 on the Chinese lunar calendar and marks the beginning of the year of the Rabbit. For the Chinese, this holiday is one of the most elaborate, colorful and important holidays of the year! And more than any other Chinese holiday, the Chinese New Year stresses the importance of family ties. The new year's eve dinner gathering is among the most important family occasions of the year. If you're planning to join in the celebrations with your family, you'll … [read more...]

DIY Halloween Cupcake Toppers

Halloween is my all-time favorite holiday. I love the candy, the costumes, the decorations and pumpkins, but most of all- I love the parties. I like to plan and host small get-togethers with friends any time of year, but what better excuse to throw a party than Halloween. My favorite part of party planning is deciding on the menu and making simple crafty decorations to match. This year I've decided to serve cupcakes for dessert and decorate them with these fun cupcake toppers. When hosting any … [read more...]

God’s Eye Birthday Bouquet

Do you remember making these colorful yarn and stick creations when you were young? God's eyes are a fun, easy craft I remember making while attending summer camps as a kid. For this project, I've created a revised version of a god's eye - leaving one stick extra long, so that it can be incorporated into a pretty flower bouquet. I also added my own personalized tag to make this centerpiece extra special, perfect for any child's birthday! SUPPLIES NEEDED: Scrap yarn (bright colors) Embroidery … [read more...]

Feather Favor

Whether you’re celebrating an engagement, wedding or birthday, finding the perfect decorations and favors can be both expensive and time consuming to make. Here is an inexpensive and simple - yet unique - party favor for the free-spirited celebration. Supplies: Feather Ribbon String MOL personalized tag Step one: color palette When gathering your supplies, keep in mind the color palette for your table. You may have a collection of feathers you have gathered over … [read more...]

Chair Garland

homemade birthday decorations

Sometimes finding the right party or birthday decorations are harder than finding the perfect gift! When you find the perfect ones, you then have to hope they don't break the bank. This simple and adorable idea is both easy and inexpensive. Give it a try! Supplies: - Custom My Own Labels Wedding Tags - Colored Cardstock - Paper-cutter or x-acto knife & ruler - Scissors - Glue stick - Hemp string STEP 1: Using a paper-cutter (or x-acto & ruler), cut cardstock … [read more...]