potthead party :: a night of Harry Potter
December 3, 2010 at 1:45 pm | Posted in PARTIES!! | Leave a commentThe newest cinematic installation of the Harry Potter saga is coming out soon. I recently attended a kids’ party celebrating the stories penned by J.K. Rowling.
We arrived at Hogwart’s full of wizards who resembled Hermoine Grainger and Harry Potter, himself.
My favorite costumes? The golden snitch, of course!
Harry’s owl, Hedwig, also made an appearance.
Professor Mcgonagall quizzed the students on trivia and led them on a tour around the castle. It was a perfect night for a friendly game of “quidditch” freeze tag.
It’s not a party without treats… or is it? We were welcomed into the delightfully sweet world of Honeydukes.
…but be careful what Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans you try.
( I didn’t get a photo of one of the biggest treats of the party. Butter Beer!! It was a hit! A mug of creme soda mixed with a buttery caramel sauce until frothy. mmmm. Might be making that again post Potter.)
japanese dinner party.
September 22, 2010 at 11:02 pm | Posted in feed me!!, PARTIES!! | Leave a comment…as I was saying, I had a really great night with friends surrounded by a barrage of Japanese culinary delights.
Blah, blah, blah. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
I could go on and on… but I won’t. I know it was more fun for me than it is for you to hear about it. Here are just a couple of highlights.
::The Menu::
- edamame + lychee martinis
- seared scallop + toasted sesame microgreen salad
- cold shrimp + soba noodle salad
- an assortment of sushi rolls
- japanese ice cream sundae
And this was the centerpiece. I love my new battery powered candles!! I placed them in a bamboo steamer with brown rice surrounding them. So simple, so pretty.
beach themed birthday party.
June 15, 2010 at 10:40 am | Posted in kidstuff, PARTIES!! | Leave a comment
One of the 1st things to establish is your color scheme. This a great time to mix up vibrant colors to make a couple of focal points. This banner is so simple to make but makes a huge impact. Wouldn’t it look great in her room for the afterparty?
And what is a beach party without a little sand? These little touches really tie everything together.
a stampin’ good time.
June 1, 2010 at 6:58 pm | Posted in kidstuff, painting, PARTIES!! | 1 CommentWe had an” end of the year party” for my little one’s ballet class.
Along with the yummy snacks we also enjoyed a fun craft!
I made some potato stamps for the little ballerinas to jazz up their own tote.
Looks like these ballerinas are also budding artists!
pink poodle pancake party.
September 21, 2009 at 8:38 pm | Posted in family, Holidays!, kidstuff, PARTIES!! | 2 Comments
Pink, pink and more pink.
60 pink balloons make a great pink chandelier.
Personalized dog collars awaited each guest. The “dog tag” was made from shrinky dink paper.
Getting ready for the marshmallow sculptures.
Breakfast for dinner!
Time for “cake”! Freshly baked cinnamon rolls with pink cream cheese frosting to top off our breakfast theme. These toppers were the finishing touch.
Make a wish!
Perfect little take home treat for the guests.
This pretty little princess was tickled pink!
Big sister is already scheming ideas for her next birthday!
twilight goodies.
July 19, 2009 at 6:19 pm | Posted in feed me!!, PARTIES!! | 5 CommentsI made these Twilight cookies for a much anticipated saga discussion.
Of course, I made an apple to represent the book cover.
This heart is supposed to be the diamond charm that Edward gives Bella. I wish you could see the shimmery glittery icing* marbled into the white icing. It sparkled!
I packaged the cookies in this mini suitcase. I had also made “New Moon” shaped cookies, but I didn’t get a good close-up shot. 
I embellished the handle with a vintage key and cute lovebirds. I had no intention of the key “meaning” anything, but my friend brought up an important detail. It could represent the key to Edward + Bella’s cottage! Perfect.
* This is the magic touch to the sparkling cookies.
I used the YUMMY sugar cookie + icing recipe from HERE! Sorry if you’re not impressed with the lack of color in this post. I wanted to keep the dark, vintage feel from Twilight.
Pina Picante, too good not to share.
July 10, 2009 at 10:53 pm | Posted in feed me!!, PARTIES!! | 4 Commentsone of summer’s simple pleasures…
welcome to wonderland.
February 24, 2009 at 1:49 am | Posted in friends, kidstuff, PARTIES!! | 3 Comments
Little did we know that we would venture into Wonderland this weekend. When we heard we would be attending the Mad Hatter’s tea party we put on our finest. A fancy little lady and the white rabbit…and no, we were not late!
We started off by decorating a mad hat!
Down the rabbit hole we fell to the Mad Hatter’s tea party.
The sleepy little mouse in the teapot.
Look at those clever mushrooms. A vanilla wafer glued to a marshmallow with chocolate. 
Alice would yell “clean cup” and everyone ran around the table back to their chairs. What a special treat.
After a mad, mad tea party it was time to continue in our adventure. The girls had a relay race to paint the roses red.
The last leg of our trip was spent playing croquet with flamingos, hedgehogs and live cards!
Time to go! A lovely time was had by all!
a tiny party.
September 22, 2008 at 9:59 pm | Posted in family, kidstuff, PARTIES!! | 11 Comments
It was my Gracie’s 3rd birthday and the theme was “a tiny party”. It fits her so well because she is obsessed with all things miniature. She absolutely loves it when things are “just her size” and totally obsessed with the “baby” version of EVERYTHING!!
I started with planning the setting of our tiny party. We built a 10 inch tall table out of plywood and covered it with grass green minky dot fabric. I made little cushions to look like mushroom tops. The ceiling decorations are paper flowers from Martha Stewart’s line from Michael’s. I was hoping they would brighten up the space and they looked to me like sunshine.
We started the party by making miniature paper bag puppets. They are from Martha Stewart @ Michael’s, as well. I could go crazy in that store! A couple of days before the party I actually saw a tiny party in a box for $15 from Martha Stewart @ Michael’s. Too bad. But I was happy to make all these things for Gracie.
After some outdoor games, the munchkins came in for a tiny feast. Mini grilled cheeses, baby hot dogs, baby bananas, champagne grapes. I made these faux bois placemats. It just added to the whole woodland vibe from the mushrooms. We enjoyed minitinis and smoothies.
And no party is complete without a birthday wish!!
Gracie’s friends left with some lovely LITTLE parting gifts. A mini crayon roll, a personalized magnet, and of course tons of candy!
Isn’t she worth it? It was so much fun to plan this and even more fun to see Gracie’s face. We had such a grand time at such a tiny party! But what to do with all of these decorations? I tried convincing Mia to have a fairy/pixie party, but she’s already got her mind set on a pool party!
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