A DIY Butterfly Birthday Party Theme

I fell in love with this party!... and so will you when you see

 all the gorgeous handmade details that Nicole 
crafted in planning her daughter's 2nd Birthday Party!

She did an amazing job with
 the Butterfly Theme..

I love that her color inspiration came from fabric!

Enjoy the eye candy and visit her blog for more 

details & tutorials for these party details!

THE MENU:

Cake, old world raspberry bars, lemon tarts, 

strawberries, sugar cookies, sugar flower pots, jello, candy dots,

 pizza from our wood fired oven.

Homemade lemonade, ice water, wine and beer.

THE ACTIVITIES:

Butterfly Badminton, Chrysalis contest, pinata, coloring/arts and crafts

Paula of Frog Prince Paperie created the graphics for this stunning party!

She is such an inspiration to me. so talented!

How adorable is this mini bunting on the cake pedestals.

The Favors: Dollar Store Ceramic Pots 
filled with butterfly themed goodies!
 A butterfly headband, pencils, butterfly-shaped bath fizzies, butterfly-shaped chalk,
and a tiny flower pot with sunflower and zinnia seeds to plant at home.

Be prepared to be impressed...
she made the cake herself!
200 fondant roses! this is one patient and creative mama.
Nicole - "My favorite element--homemade candy buttons!
I loved these things when I was a kid."

I love how she used an already made pinata frame and jazzed it up to go with the look of the party. And you know how much I love garlands...she had the guests walk through this butterfly garland to enter the party!

If you are impressed with this party...

check out all of her fabulous events!

Seeing her creations are so motivating..

with some inspiration, diy projects and custom details you can create

 something just as fabulous yourself!!

lovely job nicole!

Sneak Peek of My Teacher Gift Giving Printables

For those of you wanting to show

 your children's teachers just how 

thankful you are for them.... 

Next week I'll be sharing some fun, budget-friendly Gift ideas!

A great way to jazz them up is with a personalized printable... 

I was going to wait till next week to show you all the labels and treat bag tags...

but I wanted to share at least one!! :)

I made these for a friend and client of mine, Laura!

She is using these Printable Tags to attach to little bags

 of homemade carmel corn and a movie pass gift card! 

what a cute idea right??

Any of you have teachers you want to gift with something special??

All the ideas I will share next week

 will help you be the gift giver you want to be, 

without going over budget!

I'll offer a variety of printables you

can choose from to create clever, 

cute, DIY gifts for your teachers!

Favorite New Patterns for Party Printables

I'm so excited to share some photos of the new 

patterns in my Etsy Shop: Pretty Paperie Printables

I am all about patterns right now..

I loved creating each one and love how they look all together!

So many different combos you can choose from...

 get the perfect personalized detail for your

 birthday party, baby shower, bridal shower etc...

Choose the pattern, colors, frames and fonts! 

Don't you love options??

I printed out and photographed

 some of my favorites.

Personalized Water Bottle Labels - Printable PDF

price: $8

Print , assemble and celebrate!

 

 

 

Here are your options to choose 

from to create your custom printables!

Limitless printing...completely personalized!

 

Personalized Treat Bag Tags - Printable PDF

price: $8 - 2 Styles per PDF

These are perfect touches for party favors or gift giving!

Fill up with something home made or a favorite treat!

 

 

Personalized Tented Cards - Printable PDF

price: $7 - 4 per PDF

Use as place cards, little signs or menu cards!

  

Thanks for having a look. :)

I also just added a bunch of themed party packages to

my shop! and this is what I looked like

 while I was doing it.......sleeping baby means go time... :)

I would love your votes!

And if you have an etsy shop be sure to leave your information below to be mentioned in my Post next week:  "Featured Followers - Mommy Etsy Shop Owners"

 I'm all about supporting other mamapreneurs.. get some free promotion.

A Day in the Life- Favorite Bargains, Blogs, Recipes, Style Tips & Mommy Moments

FAVORITE MOMMY MOMENTS- Park play time.

I love the giggles, swinging, and sliding.

not so much the meltdowns when we have to leave...but I deal.

sophie is a little mommy..

she wanted to push her sister.....

FAVORITE MAKEUP TIPS via keiko lynn
Gorgeous photos..and love her tips and techniques!

FAVORITE BUDGET FRIENDLY
 BEAUTY ROUTINE - Neon Nails Manicure

via Cupcakes and Cashmere.
I love going to get a mani-pedi.....
but sometimes you don't have the time or money for that luxury.
So here's a tutorial to get a similar look..for less!

RECENT BARGAIN FIND- Free Basketball Hoop!
Ben saw this on the side of the road, for a couple days, to be thrown out!
needs to be cleaned up but it works great for sophia! 
she is in a "basketball" stage right now.. :)


we have a bunny that lives in the bushes that hops around while we play!
it's been there since we moved in. sophie calls it the easter bunny. haha.

RECENT PRINTABLES FOR CLIENTS

Lately i've just been pumping out orders from my shop: Pretty Paperie Printables...

which i'm sooo excited about. 

It is really nice to be able to bring in some money for our family..

and be able to do it from home. 
Candy Land Party Package -The Invitation!

Bridal Shower Cupcake Toppers - 
The client chose the colors to fit her bride!

Anyone else have an etsy shop?? 

Leave me a comment with your info and I'll include you in a 

"Featured Followers- Etsy Shop Owners!" Post i'll be doing next week!

If you have a chance to vote for me I would love it!

--For circle of moms just click over and click the thumbs up to cast your vote...

--For the top baby blogs click on the page that pops up..

--and for the top mom blogs you just have to click the button below!

easy peasy.

now excuse me while I go grab up my 9 month old

 who is trying to climb the stairs............:)