I love the organized casualness of displaying pictures with clothespins. I like to paint the clothespins and/or embellish with scrapbook paper to coordinate with the party or holiday I am decorating for. Last year, for my kids birthday parties I made a clothespin picture garland around a table. This year, I decided to consolidate the…
Art Birthday Cake
I have been a little slow putting together pictures from my daughter’s art birthday party. There are a lot of pictures to go through and I have a hard time narrowing them down. I’ve also been extra tired and a little burnt out from the parties, so I’ve been taking a little break. My friend…
Gift Bag Wall Art
Have a birthday party to plan? I found a great way to decorate for parties that is cheap and easy! DIY Birthday Party Decor I found these gift bags at ROSS for $4. That means that each piece of wall art was only $2! For this project, I used large gift bags that would fit…
Rainbow Fruit Tray
Isn’t it pretty? here is no hiding that I love fresh fruit. I like to have fresh fruit easy available in the fridge. If the kids are hungry and want a snack, I always say, “Get some fruit.” When the kids were younger we used to buy a lot of fruit snacks. That’s what you…
Rice Krispie Paint Brush
While I was gathering ideas for my daughter’s art birthday party, I came across several parties that had used Rice Krispie Treats dipped in melted chocolate to look like paint brushes. I thought the paint brushes were a cute art birthday party idea and decided to make some “gourmet” Rice Krispie Treat paint brushes for…
Melted Crayon Art
Melted crayons on a canvas. Wow. Can it get better than this!? I saw this stunning idea about a year ago. Since then, I’ve seen the idea everywhere online. When I decided to do an art birthday party for my daughter, the melted crayon art was the first thing that made it to the project…
Art Birthday Party Invitation – Free Printable
I’m throwing my daughter her first “friend” birthday party this week. In the past we’ve done a family birthday party and that was it, but this year I decided to do both – a family birthday party and a friend birthday party. I’m sure I’m spoiling her and definitely out of my mind, but it’s…
When I grow up, I want to be an artist
I have been sharing some projects I have been doing in preparation for my daughter’s art themed birthday party next week. I was going through some of her work from her second grade portfolio and thought this picture and journal entry would be perfect to share. I like her tip – “Be happy and smile.” …
Toy Story Birthday Invite
Toy Story Birthday Party Invitation Idea My friend is having a Toy Story themed birthday party for her son in a few weeks. She has a ton of cute ideas planned. I think a Toy Story birthday party is definitely at the top of the list of “Perfect Birthday Party Ideas.” She asked me if…
Art Birthday Party Invite
I’ve been having fun preparing for my daughter’s art themed birthday party next week. One of the first things on my to-do list was to make the birthday invitations. Art Party Invitation I saw this idea for a crayon box birthday party invitation from Chico and Jo and knew I had to make it. I designed…