I had a lot of fun planning my daughter’s 8th birthday party. We had a family birthday party and a friend birthday party for her with a rainbow art party theme. For the cake table, I made some melted crayon art. The cake table was also a display for the rainbow candy buffet. I also…
Photo Booth Backdrop
This easy photo booth backdrop was a last-minute, fit-it-in-if-there’s-time-to-prepare-it activity that we did for my daughter’s birthday party. I made this for her friend party. It ended up being a fun addition and I’m glad we included it. I think it will be fun to look back at the pictures of her and her friends…
Clothespin Picture Frame
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…
Crayon Wreath
Crayons are the perfect medium for crafting and creating beautiful decor. I shared my melted crayon art for my daughter’s art party last week. This crayon wreath from A Mrs. in the Making looks so easy to make and a great project to celebrate the beginning of the school year. This would also be a…
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.” …
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…