Pinterest Christmas Party!

Take a look at this! A fabulous PINTEREST CHRISTMAS PARTY submitted by Sarah McAffry of Sarah C Photography. In light of Sarah's current Pinterest obsession she decided to host a party to let her friends actually complete some of the projects they've been pinning. GENIUS! She picked four DIY projects and had all the supplies ready. Everyone showed up with their scissors in hand ready to get to work! After some yummy holiday appetizers {pizza puffs, easy cheesy bean dip, peanut butter cheese ball and DARLING Santa hat brownie bites), they crafted until the supplies were gone. 

On the list was a moss covered wreath, a Christmas card ribbon garland, a rustic candleholder and a NOEL sign.  Everybody left with three or four projects to decorate their homes with!

Sarah created a 12 page downloadable pdf with all of the project instructions and recipes! Now you can print it out and have all the instructions to make these items on your own...or hey, throw your own party! Download the pdf here. 

Don't forget, you can download a 12 page pdf booklet with all the project instructions and recipes seen in this post! Follow this link to download.

Pick Your Plum Giveaway!

**UPDATE** This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to comment #62- The Harline Family {chosen via random.org}!! 

Hello lovely fans & friends! Today I have another wonderful giveaway for you! WIN A HUGE PICK YOUR PLUM BOX FULL OF SWANK CRAFTING SWAG!

Have you heard of Pick Your Plum? Pick Your Plum offers awesome crafting supplies at a killer deal. The catch? These deals are posted daily...and there is a limited supply so you've got to get it before your neighbor does!

"Have you ever glued your fingers together trying to assemble a project? Stayed up all night just to finish that last craft item before your kids wake? Gussied up your home just so the neighbors would gawk over your fab decor? Borrowed an idea from the store, knowing you could make one, too? PYP has. They know. Join them. Get it before your neighbor does."

- PYP has limited supplies & stellar prices on some of the most swank crafting items.
- They sell it until it's gone or until the time is up.
- You leave feeling like you just won Martha in a crafting contest.
- The supplies arrive in 7-8 shipping days and you've just picked your 'plum'!

Scroll to the bottom of the post to see how to enter the giveaway!

HOW TO ENTER:

Each person can leave up to 4 separate comments if they do all of the below. Please leave your email address so we can contact you if you win. All entries will be verified.

1. Like Pick Your Plum on Facebook and leave a comment on their wall, then come back here & leave a comment saying you did so.

2. Sign up for the Pick Your Plum Newsletter and come back here and leave a comment saying you did so.

Bonus Entries-

3. Follow Kara's Party Ideas on Pinterest and come back and leave a comment saying you did so.

4. Facebook, blog or tweet about the giveaway & come back and leave a comment saying you did so.

Good luck! Giveaway ends Tuesday, Dec 13th at 11:59pm MST. Winner must have a US shipping address.

pool/beach party

i'm finally posting the pool party i did a few weeks ago! i've been so busy lately with a wedding and a couple of parties :).

i printed most of the paper goods via paper and cake...so cute!! love her stuff!

here's the invites that were sent out a few weeks before the party {purchased on oriental trading}...

let the fun begin...

havin' fun in the pool...

i covered these adorable tarts {that my sisters best friend made} with whip cream, kiwi's, and a mango syrup. they were so yummy!

i got this unfinished surf board on ebay a few years ago..and painted it...

i made the cupcake toppers out of colorful cut up straws {and paper and cake's adorable printables}...

we covered the cake with brown sugar for 'sand'...

i stuck pinwheels on top for an added beach effect :).

the beach ball sippers i found online...

i bought some fun wooden surfboards at michaels that all the kids painted...

dad's even enjoy painting! :)...

surf rug to dry/drip off on...

fun was had by all...

circus fabric, cupcake display, & circus toys

I have some fabulous finds for my upcoming circus party to post!
I've been looking for prize toys for my prize booth...could these toys be any more PERFECT?! And the best part, I found them at dollar tree while out of town last week :)!..Darling little circus toys...And cute circus animals...This is a cupcake display that I found on a random website a few months ago...I put it together this morning. Isn't it so stinkin' cute?! I can't wait to see it with cupcakes...And here's the fabric...

So I was at ikea yesterday and randomly came across this fabric..It's not really circus fabric, but I think it's perfect! There's cute flag pennants, polka dots, stripes, and banners running up & down it. I'm going to sew it into some table cloths!...And here's some fun circus fabric I purchased at the fabric store...

I think I'm going to make table runners out of these pieces...

I just couldn't pass up this piece either. I'm going to cut out some of the circus scenes & apply them to cute t shirts for my birthday boys to wear. I'm not exactly sure what I'll do with the rest of it but I'm sure I'll come up with something :)...

And this adorable fabric is going to be the back drop of my photo booth! I'm going to take close up head shots of the guests with clown noses on...and will print the pictures to look like actual photo booth strips...

And last but not least...my other fabulous ikea find!! Isn't this bed canopy darling? It has circus written all over it, too :). I was so excited when I found it! The pennants, so cute..the polka dots, love 'em! I already have a large circus canopy that the gifts are going to go under...but I'll find a good place for this one now too!...Check back soon for my carousel yard poles & circus train cupcakes!