It's a Mario Party!

I helped the fiancé of a friend of my fiancé's (whoa. did you follow that?!) throw a Mario themed birthday party... And it was so much fun! I made all the paper products (banner, labels), as well as the marshmallow pops. Of course, I bombarded my co-planner with ideas found on Pinterest. I clearly need children... But not yet. :)

The fiancé and I were Mario and Peach, and the birthday boy and his fiancé we Bowser and Peach. And that's the whole crew above... We're acting out our characters, if you didn't figure that out. ;)

Wahoo! Happy Crafting!

Navy Water Bottle Labels

You know me and my water bottle labels... I figure people need to stay hydrated and why not stay hydrated with decorated water. Decorated to the theme of the party, to be exact. Below are the navy and white striped labels for Daniel's Navy Party.

 

Super simple. But they'll look awesome with the navy and white striped theme we've got going on. Stay hydrated this summer! And happy crafting all!

Water Bottle Labels

In case you haven't noticed, I make water bottle labels for all the parties I plan. They are super easy and really add some customization (word?) to the party. Below are the pink and black, polka-dot and stripe labels I made for my first client... Yes. You read that right. A client! Remember Erit's Graduation Party? Well her boss was at the party and apparently loved the water bottle labels so she asked that I make some for her upcoming party. I even made super cute invoices!

What do you think? Etsy Shop? I could sell personalized invitations and water bottle labels. They would coordinate, of course. See some of my other water bottle labels here. Happy crafting all!

Grad Party 2011

Last weekend was another graduation party, but this time I got to host it... YAY! My friend Erit graduated with a Masters of Urban and Regional Planning from UCI. Congratulations, Erit! Below are some pictures from the event.

UCI's school colors are navy blue and gold, so we ended up with a navy blue and white polka-dot theme... Don't ask me how that happened, I think I just like polka-dots. Above are the banner I hung over the dessert table, as well as the tissue paper poms I made. I will have to post a tutorial for the poms later.

Above are the water bottle labels I made (I know they look like a lot of work, but I completed that project, start to finish, in less than 20 minutes at about 10:30pm). They are so super easy. I'll have to do a tutorial for those later, too. I also made food labels that matched the banner and water bottes.

And for dessert, I made my usual chocolate graduation caps. What would a graduation party be without my chocolate graduation caps? (Not fun at all, I tell you!) Oh, and of course I made chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. What would a party be without my cream cheese frosting? (Well now it's just not worth attending!) And while I'm on a tutorial kick, I'll have to make a tutorial for these, too... I don't know which is easier, the chocolate graduation caps or the water bottle labels... both are pretty darn simple.

 And what would a blog post about a graduation party be without pictures of the graduate? Above is Erit. Again, Congratulations, Erit! I had the mustaches out once again, but this time I added the eyeglasses... Too fun! What would a party be without eyeglasses and mustaches, you say? (I think you know the answer.) Happy crafting, happy partying, and congratulations to all the 2011 graduates!

Ducky

A friend of mine will be moving to Minnesota in less than a month, so we are throwing her a goodbye party. Growing up, I called her "Ducky," therefore, it seemed appropriate to have a duck themed party... "Good Luck, Ducky!" Below are all the fun treats I made... The cookies are almond-sugar cookies with yellow marshmallow fondant on top. The cupcakes are chocolate with blue vanilla buttercream frosting and a yellow candy duck on top. Doesn't the candy ducky look like he's taking a bubble bath? Ha! I have way too much fun with this sort of stuff... and I clearly need children. Oh, happy crafting!

Polka Dots

Black and white polka dots were the theme of our Teacher Appreciation Brunch for Sunday School this year. I made water bottle labels with a polka dot border and "Thank You" written across the middle. I also made cupcakes as the "thank you" gift for all the Sunday School volunteers... red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, then wrapped them in some black and white polka dot wrapping paper. Yum! The cupcake wrappers were super easy to make as I found a template on the internet, cut, traced, and cut again. And I even thought to wear my black and white polka dot wedges so I totally matched the theme! Happy crafting, everyone!

Graduation

The boyfriend graduated last weekend and I've been dying to share pictures from the party we threw for him. So here they are...

I made water bottle labels that just stuck right over the originals, graduation caps made out of mini Reces Peanut Butter Cups and chocolate squares, and a red velvet cake with graduation cap and scroll made out of fondant. I also took pictures of everyone at the party using some graduation props. Here are a couple of the happy graduate. Most of them turned out pretty funny. So happy graduation to the boyfriend and to anyone else graduating this year! And happy crafting!