Did you know that June is National Candy Month? I didn’t know either, but I’m totally up for it! Check out the various ways YOU can celebrate National Candy Month!
Food.com has a great list of links to recipes using candy. Milky Way shake? Yes, please!
From Quirkbooks, learn how to make Rock Candy!
OR, how to make gumdrops!
From Bubble and Sweet, learn how to make Marshmallow Ribbon Candy:
And be sure to check out our Candy Land centerpieces in the Diva Entertains shop!
We wrote about fun Father’s Day gift ideas the other day, and I’m continuing today with a few last minute FREE Father’s Day printables!
From Lauren McKinsey – some (not free) ADORABLE “My Dad’s a Superhero” printables… with one freebie at the end of the post. Her printables prices are FAB and so inexpensive ($1.29), so I’m including these as “nearly” free!
From mom.me, some super cute free Father’s Day coupons – easy to print, cut, and give!
Looking for a tag or packaging for your gift? Check out the free Father’s Day printables from Paper & Stitch:
And from The Girl Creative – a great Father’s Day gift idea, and free Father’s Day printable card/photo idea:
Baseball is a great theme for spring and summer birthdays (well, even for fall too!). Here are some great baseball birthday party ideas I found while looking around!
From Itsy Belle, a fabulous array of photos from a Vintage Baseball party. She offers some great tips on doing this on a budget, and you can purchase the printables used in her photos from the Itsy Belle etsy shop:
Martha Stewart has a article on planning a Baseball Birthday Party. Tutorials included are Table Setting, Sandwiches, Favors and How To Make Baseball Cupcakes!
From the Hostess blog, a great photo album of pics from a Baseball party. It includes great ideas for favors, decorating the food table, and more!
And a super cute baseball cupcake cake idea, from Nelson Corner:
There are a lot of ways to personalize a wedding reception, but one of the most unique ways is to create or design your own wedding guest book. In fact, these days, wedding guest books aren’t always “books”. I’ve found some great alternatives, as well as a some traditional ideas, for you today!
From the Creative Cubby, a Polaroid Wedding Guest Book… with great instructions! A fabulous memory maker!
From Something Turquoise, alternative wedding guest book idea…and FAB! A painted canvas guestbook that becomes a work of art for your new home!
From Confetti Day Dreams – a post full of Colorado gorgeousness… AND a fun “guest book” puzzle idea. They used puzzle pieces that the guests could write a note on, and the bride and groom could put the tree puzzle together later, reading all the sentiments as they went!
And for those of you who want a little “bling”, check out these photos on Project Wedding… just a little bling changes a guest book in a BIG way!
Both of my boys are obsessed with space… probably because their dad is too. The movie Star Wars came out in 1977 when my husband was 7 years old, and the obsession began that year. Today I have some super fun ideas for outer space birthday parties… for all YOUR space obsessed boys too!
From Catch My party, a super cute album of outer space birthday photos with a fabulous dessert buffet:
From A Styled Fete, a “To The Moon and Back” party. I love the different dessert items donut holes as meteorites and small candies as asteroids!
From Life Frosting, an Astronaut Training party. She includes some GREAT space shuttle party activity ideas:
And from the Hostess blog, a super colorful BLAST OFF party! Be sure to scroll down and get details on how to make some of the dessert items and the decorations!
Summer is going to be here in two blinks of an eye, and it’s time to start thinking about campfires and s’mores! Now, for the “delicate” among us, not all campfire events have to be OUTSIDE in the wild… some can be inside with A/C and s’mores can be made in more ways than one. (Click HERE to read our s’mores post!) I’ve got a variety of ideas for you to check out today!
From Juli Jacklin’s Cupcakes, a cute photo of campfire cupcakes – perfect for indoors or out:
From Frosted Events, a visual post with lots of campfire party ideas:
From Kara’s Party Ideas, a cute camping party:
From TSJ photography, check out the AMAZING camping party set-up!
And because I can’t post about campfires and camping parties without mentioning s’mores (again)… check out the recipe/ideas for two different kind of s’mores from Moore Minutes. The post if full of other dessert buffet goodness too… AND you need to check out her original post about the entire campfire/camping birthday party HERE.
We talk a lot about adults… and little ones… but rarely do I post about the tweens/teens! Today… we’ll fix that with some great ideas and inspiration!
First up, from Kara’s Party Ideas… a teen girl birthday party, with a Bunco theme!
Another fabulous idea for this time of year… a teen pool party! Check out the gallery of awesome pics from the Hostess blog… with a Hawaiian theme:
For the fashionista party, how about edibleNail Polish Bites .. from luuux.com: You will not believe how easy it is to make these – marshmallows, frosting and tootsie rolls!
From Lollipops and Paper, check out the fab Glow in the Dark Sweet 16 party: In a bit of self-promotion, Diva Entertains is now offering Glow In The Dark Grippy Socks!
From Because Love is a Lifestyle, an entire DIY party… with homemade pizza, crafts and cake! A great party doesn’t have to be a LOT of work…. just lots of fun!
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
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:
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!
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