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DIY Summer Wreaths

May 22, 2013 2 Comments

We haven’t talked about DIY Wreaths lately… and I think it’s time, don’t you? Summer is almost upon us.. and it’s time for some fresh summery wreaths!

From Christina’s Adventures, a lovely nautical navy and yellow summer wreath:

From the Crafted Sparrow, a Chevron Summer Wreath:

From Fox Hollow Cottage, a totally unique, FAB Flip Flop Summer Pool Noodle Wreath (say that three times fast!): How fun is this! She walks you through the entire wreath craft!

And from Craft-o-Maniac, another very unique Summer wreath – love the fabric she used!!

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Memorial Day DIY

May 21, 2013 Leave a Comment

Memorial Day is next weekend, and we are planning a simple backyard BBQ with family… but for those of you who have grander plans, I’ve got some fun Red, White, and Blue DIY ideas AND recipes for you!

From BHG, a very simple idea for turning a red, white and blue crepe paper streamer into a table trim. Love it!

From Better Recipes, a yummy Red, White and Blue Dessert Pizza. (Yes, this is definitely on our family BBQ menu now!)

From the Hostess blog, check out the amazing Americana 4th of July Block party post – lots of great ideas for red, white and blue that will work just as easily for Memorial Day!

From Capital B, a ruffly patriotic wreath tutorial – perfect for Memorial Day and 4th of July!

What will you be doing for Memorial Day? We’d love to hear about it!

Filed Under: Decor, DIY Diva, Holidays Tagged With: crafts, desserts, for children, memorial day, party ideas, red white and blue, thanksgiving crafts for adults, wreaths

Sunflower Wedding and Party Themes

May 16, 2013 Leave a Comment

I love sunflowers as a wedding or party them. They are so bright and cheerful and fun… check out some fab ideas and inspiration for incorporating a sunflower theme into your next event.

From CakeCentral.com, an amazing sunflower wedding cake:

Want to find more sunflower inspiration? Simply go to Google.com/Images and type in “sunflower wedding cakes”.

Check out the simple, yet lovely silk sunflower centerpiece from bridecraft.com. She provides a terrific step by step photo tutorial.

Craftionary has a great tutorial for making handmade nylon flowers – love these!

From Sweet Sugarbelle, a DIY tutorial on making sunflower cookies – these would be great for party favors or a reception!

And of course, we have an entire section devoted to Sunflowers in the Diva Entertains shop… check out some of our favorites:

Sunflower Lottery Ticket Holders | Sunflower Favor Boxes | Sunflower Wedding Fans

Filed Under: Decor, Decorations, DIY Diva, Events, Favors, Flower Arrangement Tagged With: birthday, bridal shower, centerpieces, cookies, decorated, DIY, favors, party, sunflower, sunflower theme, wedding, wedding cake

I have so, SO many links to fab DIY projects from Martha Stewart and Martha Stewart Weddings, that I decided to dedicate an entire post to them! Here are some of the most recent DIY wedding project finds, all from Martha Stewart!

Super easy, incredibly elegant Rosette Chandelier decorations: Make sure that you scroll through the pics – their are actually 32 FAB DIY wedding projects.

How about more Martha Stewart DIY decorations? This tissue paper project is both favor and decoration! Tissue paper flower template – perfect for place settings or centerpieces:

Check out these fab doily decorations! What a fun and pretty way to create a garland!

Another super easy project, that adds such a special touch to your tables – ruffly crepe paper table runners:

And look at these Fabulous Fringe Martha Stewart Favor boxes... she includes a great tutorial and photos for making them yourself!

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Thanks to Janissa for sharing pics from her FAB party using our shoe cake topper:

Filed Under: Decor, Decorations, DIY Diva, Events, Favors, Weddings Tagged With: bridal shower, cheap, crepe paper, decorations, DIY, doily, favor boxes, ideas, martha stewart, table runners, wedding

Lemon and Lime Wedding Inspiration

May 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

I collect links to all kinds of wedding (and party) inspiration, and often I realize that themes are emerging among all my collected links. Today is a post based on one of those themes – lemons and limes! The golden yellow and lovely green of lemon and lime make a perfect accents for summer weddings, I think… and I’m not alone!

Check out the GORGEOUS wedding cake gallery of Dream Day Cakes… lots of colors and amazing designs, and I especially love this lime green wedding cake – there are several more in the gallery:

From Bower Power, a beautiful post about a Lemon Lime Wedding… there are some fabulous photos and inspiration, but my favorite are the candy buffet jars. Beautiful fruit filled centerpieces too!

From the Knot, a beautiful lime and floral centerpiece idea:

From a Good Affair, a fabulous yellow and gray theme wedding, with amazing lemon centerpieces:

And Emmaline Bride shares how to make some beautiful lemon centerpieces:

And from The Frosted Petticoat, an INCREDIBLE Italian Lime wedding post… full of lime goodness in every way!

Filed Under: Decor, Decorations, Events, Flower Arrangement, Weddings Tagged With: centerpieces, fruit centerpieces, lemon, lime, lime green wedding cakes, theme, wedding

When Life Hands You Lemons….

May 9, 2013 Leave a Comment

You make Lemonade, right? I’ve got some SUPER fab lemon and lemon-related ideas for you today… just in time for Summer!

Check out the adorable Lemonade Stand Party, from The Frosted Petticoat:

Ok, this is really a Pinkalicious party post from vixenMade, but oh my goodness… check out the lemonade stand, based on one of the Pinkalicious books. From a recent posts – here’s how to make Pink Popcorn.

An absolutely FAB lemon/lime cake… from a gallery on Catch My Party:

And a recipe for Strawberry Lemonade popsicals, from Willow Bird Baking… because… yum!

Filed Under: Decor, Decorations, Events, Recipes Tagged With: birthday, food, ideas, lemon, lemonade, party, pinkalicious

Cherry Blossom Parties

May 2, 2013 Leave a Comment

I love, love, LOVE cherry blossoms. Several years ago, I was able to go to Washington, DC in spring to SEE the gorgeous cherry blossoms of that area… and I’ve been in love ever since. Today, I’m bringing you some lovely cherry blossom PARTY ideas!

From Bump Smitten, an incredible baby shower, with a cherry blossom theme: The cherry blossom diaper cake is beautiful!

Click on over to Creations by Kara for a fab DIY Cherry Blossom tutorial! These beautiful faux cherry branches are oerfect for party decor… or anytime!

Martha Stewart has a great recipe for Spring Shower Almond Petite Fours, in cherry blossom theme! She includes the source for the lovely gum-paste cherry blossoms that grace each bite!

And while this isn’t specifically Cherry Blossom… I think the PINK Popcorn recipe from Cravings of a Lunatic would make a PERFECT snack at a Cherry Blossom themed event:

And finally, we offer some amazing cherry blossom favors in the Diva Entertains shop:

Filed Under: Baby Showers, Bridal Showers, Decor, Events Tagged With: baby shower, bridal shower, cake, cherry blossom, diaper cake, faux, favors, how to make, ideas, pink popcorn, recipe, theme, wedding

Ocean, Boat, and Nautical Party Ideas

April 30, 2013 1 Comment

I live in the desert, and I rarely make it to the coast, but I love, love, love to DREAM about the beach… the ocean… boats and crashing waves. I recently decided to “surf” the web (ok..groan) for nautical theme party ideas. Here are some of the great posts I found!

From 6th Street Design School, a fab post full of nautical party ideas! I especially love her “drink station”. And she lists all sources as well as several ‘how-to’ links.

I’ve posted a link to this one before, but you HAVE to check out the Nautical Christening post on the Hostess Blog:

Here’s a fun link to making life preserver cupcakes. You could also purchase white frosted donuts and add, with red frosting or piping gel, red stripes!

And another nautical party from the Hostess blog, this one with a more vintage feel. Octopus (octopi?) are so popular right now…Oh – and check out the Spaceshipslaserbeans shop for very cool printables used in this post.

And you need to click right on over to Diaper Style Memoirs – she has a FABulous post filled with amazing ideas for simple Nautical Party decor. LOVE the photo booth with props!

Filed Under: Birthdays, Decor, Events Tagged With: birthday, food, ideas, nautical, party, theme

Boy Baby Shower – Mustaches and Ties, Oh My!

April 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

I don’t know if you are aware… but mustaches and neck ties are the new “IT” thing when it comes to baby boy baby showers. I have found some super cute ideas for you with mustaches and neck ties… and blue, blue, blue!

Check out the super sweet pics in the “Little Man Baby Shower” photo album on the Hostess blog: There are 16 pics to scroll through.

I found cute printable mustaches from PaperSeed – she has them for cute novelty pics with baby, but you COULD use them as party favors or party “wearables” for your baby shower guests too! She has lots of fun mustache styles

Here’s another great round of pics and ideas for a Mustache Baby Shower, from the Frosted Petticoat:

And we can’t forget the ties, man! Look at the bow-tie pics from this “little man” baby shower, from Gabriela and Belle. They did some adorable necktie favors too!!

And a super cute photo album for a little gentleman baby shower, from the Hostess blog: 9 fun pics to scroll through!

Lastly, check out this Baby Shower Checklist from Parents.com – so helpful!

Filed Under: Baby Showers, Decor, Decorations, Events, Favors Tagged With: baby shower, boy, checklist, little man, mustaches, neckties, printable, ties

FREE Bridal Shower Printables

April 12, 2013 1 Comment

We talked about Bridal Shower games yesterday, and I wanted to follow up today with a couple of fun shower printables I found.

From LoveVsDesign, a cute Bridal Shower Mad Libs:

From WeddingFavorsUnlimited, a bunch of Bridal Shower Bingo cards – printable and ready to go!

And from ontobaby.com, CUSTOMIZABLE chevron cards including changing the colors! Don’t let the “baby shower” title fool you – you CAN use these to make a baby shower invite OR change the tabs to make note cards, thank you cards, and even place cards! Love these!